ARISS News Release No. 24-27
DaveJordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE
ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at
Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School Center forInnovation, Raleigh,
North Carolina, USA
April 27, 2024—AmateurRadio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received scheduleconfirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboard theInternational Space Station (ISS) and students at the Centennial Campus MagnetMiddle School Center for Innovation located in Raleigh, NC. ARISS conducts 60-100 of these specialamateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crewmembers with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.
CentennialCampus Center for Innovation Magnet Middle School is a 6th through 8th gradepublic school serving approximately 470 students. As a Center for Innovation, students workwith STEM learning and the Design Thinking process to develop those skill setsand characteristics of an Innovator and thus are preparing for careers not yetimagined. In anticipation of this ARISS contact, students have learned aboutthe ISS and have taken a virtual tour of the ISS. Students have also participatedin various design thinking challenges, including designing a moon lander - ashock absorbing system that will protect two astronauts (marshmallows) whenlanding on the moon (dropped from a height).
This will be atelebridge Contact via AmateurRadio allowing students toask their questions of astronaut Matthew Dominick, amateur radio call sign KCØTOR.The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard bylisteners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses thetelebridge station.
The ARISS amateur radio ground station (telebridge station)for this contact is in Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S. The amateur radio volunteerteam at the ground station will use the callsign K6DUE, to establish andmaintain the ISS connection.
The ARISS radiocontact is scheduled for May 1, 2024 at 8:03:49 am EDT (NC) (12:03:49 UTC, 7:03am CDT, 6:03 am MDT, 5:03 am PDT).
The public isinvited to watch the live stream at: https://youtube.com/live/4ZU7I208cw4
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As time allows,students will ask these questions:
1. What is thelimit for how long someone can stay in space? How long have you been in space?
2. What is thebiggest challenge you face in your daily life aboard the ISS?
3. What doescollaboration with your fellow crew members look like on board the ISS?
4. What is thehardest part about being an astronaut, and how to you maintain a positiveattitude?
5. How does itfeel when you come back down to earth? Does it feel weird because of thedifference of gravity?
6. How manyyears did you have to study to become an astronaut and what do you study?
7. When do youuse resilience on your job? How do you stay motivated when working on difficulttasks?
8. Could you see the eclipse from the ISS? Whatother space events can you see from the ISS (like the eclipse) that we may nothave thought about?
9. We focus onthe Design Thinking process to solve problems. What process do you use to solveproblems?
10. How longdid it take you to feel like you were at home? Or what would make you feel moreat home?
11. What issome advice you would give to students willing to follow your career path?
12. What is anunderrated/not really known part of your job?
13. What typeof science projects are you working on?
14. Have youever worked with others in the station on a collaborative project? If so, howdid you collaborate as a team?
15. How doastronauts prepare for a journey to space?
16. How do youprepare for emergencies on the ISS? For example, do you have fire drills?
17. What foodsare you able to grow in space?
18. How often do you work with astronauts fromother countries? Can you describe what that is like and what challenges you mayface?
19. Have youever had any ventilation problems on the ISS, if so what did you do to fix it?
20. What wasthe process you went through to adjust to zero gravity? How does that feel?
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) isa cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the spaceagencies that support the ISS. In the United States, sponsors are the AmericanRadio Relay League (ARRL), Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), RadioAmateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), NASA’s Space Communications andNavigation program (SCaN) and the ISS National Lab—Space Station Explorers. Theprimary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology,engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizingscheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS andstudents. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents,and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied to space, spacetechnologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see http://www.ariss.org
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