ARISS News Release No. 24-27
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at
Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School Center for Innovation, Raleigh,
North Carolina, USA
April 27, 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 Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School Center for Innovation located in Raleigh, NC. 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.
Centennial Campus Center for Innovation Magnet Middle School is a 6th through 8th grade public school serving approximately 470 students. As a Center for Innovation, students work with STEM learning and the Design Thinking process to develop those skill sets and characteristics of an Innovator and thus are preparing for careers not yet imagined. In anticipation of this ARISS contact, students have learned about the ISS and have taken a virtual tour of the ISS. Students have also participated in various design thinking challenges, including designing a moon lander - a shock absorbing system that will protect two astronauts (marshmallows) when landing on the moon (dropped from a height).
This will be a telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask 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 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 Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S. The amateur radio volunteer team at the ground station will use the callsign K6DUE, to establish and maintain the ISS connection.
The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for May 1, 2024 at 8:03:49 am EDT (NC) (12:03:49 UTC, 7:03 am CDT, 6:03 am MDT, 5:03 am PDT).
The public is invited 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 the limit for how long someone can stay in space? How long have you been in space?
2. What is the biggest challenge you face in your daily life aboard the ISS?
3. What does collaboration with your fellow crew members look like on board the ISS?
4. What is the hardest part about being an astronaut, and how to you maintain a positive attitude?
5. How does it feel when you come back down to earth? Does it feel weird because of the difference of gravity?
6. How many years did you have to study to become an astronaut and what do you study?
7. When do you use resilience on your job? How do you stay motivated when working on difficult tasks?
8. Could you see the eclipse from the ISS? What other space events can you see from the ISS (like the eclipse) that we may not have thought about?
9. We focus on the Design Thinking process to solve problems. What process do you use to solve problems?
10. How long did it take you to feel like you were at home? Or what would make you feel more at home?
11. What is some advice you would give to students willing to follow your career path?
12. What is an underrated/not really known part of your job?
13. What type of science projects are you working on?
14. Have you ever worked with others in the station on a collaborative project? If so, how did you collaborate as a team?
15. How do astronauts prepare for a journey to space?
16. How do you prepare for emergencies on the ISS? For example, do you have fire drills?
17. What foods are you able to grow in space?
18. How often do you work with astronauts from other countries? Can you describe what that is like and what challenges you may face?
19. Have you ever had any ventilation problems on the ISS, if so what did you do to fix it?
20. What was the process you went through to adjust to zero gravity? How does that feel?
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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