ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.24-14

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at

Second Chance School of Orestiada, Orestiada, Greece

 

March 17, 2024—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students at the Second Chance School of Orestiada located in Orestiada, Greece.  ARISS conducts 60-100 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

 

The Second Chance School of Orestiada (SDE Orestiadas) is an adult (18-66 years old) education school for men and women who want to complete their (nine-year) compulsory education (equivalent to a high school diploma). The curriculum includes the following subjects: Greek, English, Mathematics and Computer Science, Physical and Social Sciences, Environmental Education and Aesthetic Education. SDE Orestiadas offers classes in Information Technology, Mathematics and Physical Sciences. In the first year of their studies, students also learn basic concepts of Astronomy, Earth’s solar system and their orbital movements, and planet creation.  During a hosted astronomy event, a presentation was given by a representative from the local amateur astronomy association.

 

This will be a telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions of astronaut Loral O’Hara, amateur radio call sign KI5TOM. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the telebridge station.

 

The ARISS amateur radio ground station (telebridge station) for this contact is in Glenden, Australia. The amateur radio volunteer team at the ground station will use the call sign VK4KHZ, to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for March 20, 2024 at 19:45:54 pm EET (GREECE) (17:45:54 UTC, 1:45 pm EDT, 12:45 pm CDT, 11:45 am MDT, 10:45 am PDT).

The public is invited to watch the live stream at:  https://youtube.com/@sdeorestiadas9736

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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. Can you grow your own food on ISS? For instance, your own vegetables in order to consume them?

2. What kind of diet do you follow on ISS and what is your favorite food?

3. What is it like to live and work in a microgravity environment?

4. Is all the hard work and sacrifice worth it to get the privilege of seeing the Earth from above?

5. What’s the most exciting experience you have ever had in space?

6. How did you feel the very first time you went to space?

7. Did you become an astronaut to earn a living or to experience something new?

8. How long is it before someone can return to the ISS?

9. How do you contact your loved ones on Earth during your mission?

10. What’s your daily routine on ISS?

11. What do ISS astronauts do in their free time?

12. Was it easy or hard to adjust on ISS?

13. Which is the most interesting scientific research conducted on ISS?

14. How many hours do you work, do you have shifts?

15. How do you face seclusion and long term stay in an enclosed area?

16. What kind of difficulties do you face on ISS?

17. How long and how do astronauts prepare to go into space?

18. What is sleeping like in space?

19. Have you seen the Aurora from the ISS? And if so, how was it?

20. How often are supplies provided?

21. After your experience on ISS, do you evaluate life in a different way?

 

About ARISS:

 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the ISS. In the United States, sponsors are the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN) and the ISS National Lab—Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see http://www.ariss.org

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Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

                                                                              

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