ARISS News Release No.23-03
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE
ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at
Norwich Free Academy, Norwich, Connecticut, USA
January27, 2023—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboardthe International Space Station (ISS) and students at the Norwich Free Academy locatedin Norwich, CT. ARISS conducts 60-80 ofthese special amateur radio contacts each year between students around theglobe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.
Founded in 1854, Norwich Free Academy (NFA) is a secondaryschool in eastern Connecticut, with a student population of more than 2,100, andserving local communities as well as international students from China, Canada,and Finland.
Leading up to this ARISS contact, NFA integrated an array oftopics into the science curriculums for all grades. Students investigatedNewtonian gravitational laws and Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion using ahands-on lab, a PhET interactive simulation, and video lessons. Students learnedabout the systems in place to help keep astronauts alive while living andworking on the ISS; one student used NASA resources for a research project todiscover how basic human needs (air, water, sleep, exercise, etc.) are met onthe ISS. The NFA Amateur Radio & Engineering Club (ham radio call sign W1HLO)members and advisors installed an amateur radio satellite ground station oncampus last year, thanks to a generous ARDC grant. Students in the club now gethands-on learning at the ham station for how to communicate using amateur radiosatellites and how to receive weather satellite images.
Students will ask their questions of AstronautJosh Cassada, amateur radio call sign KI5CRH, who will use ARISS’s ISS callsign NA1SS. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and audiomay be heard by listeners within the ISS footprint that also encompasses theground radio station at NFA. NFA club advisors and members, using the callsign W1HLO, will establish and maintain the amateur radio operations for thisARISS connection.
TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for January 30, 2023 at 1:55 pm EST (CT) (18:55:20UTC, 12:55 pm CST, 11:55 am MST, 10:55 am PST).
Thepublic is invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtu.be/pTkaCtam8m0
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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:
1.What was the journey like for you to become an astronaut and is there anythingyou would recommend to someone aspiring to become one?
2.Can you tell us about how the ISS is resupplied and what kinds of things getdelivered to you?
3.What experiments are going on in the ISS?
4.Are you concerned about disuse osteoporosis and what do you do in space preventit?
5. If you get sick in space, what would you do?
6.How do you use the bathroom in space?
7.What does your routine look like on the space station from when you wake up towhen you go to sleep?
8.What does the food you eat taste like?
9.How do you keep in contact with friends and family?
10. What were the hardest things to get used towhile in space?
11.How do you stay clean in space?
12.What was the most dangerous thing you’ve experienced in space?
13.Have you gotten taller in space and if so, has it caused any pain?
14.Is it possible for things to collide with the ISS and what would you do if thathappened?
15.What do you do on your free time?
16.What does it feel like entering and leaving space?
17.Has being an astronaut changed your views aboutsociety and our planet?
18.How do you sleep?
19.What is your favorite and least favorite part about being on board the ISS?
20.Why did you decide to be an astronaut after hearing all the dangers that comewith it?
21.What is the grossest thing in space?
22.What is it like to go on a spacewalk?
23.Will you bring back any souvenirs from space?
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the International Space Station(ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur SatelliteCorporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS NationalLab-Space Station Explorers, Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) andNASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN). The primary goal ofARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts,and mathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts viaamateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before andduring these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities takepart in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, andamateur radio. For more information, see http://www.ariss.org
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