ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.23-04

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at

Cache County School District, Millville, Utah, USA

 

February 5, 2023—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 Ridgeline High School located in Millville, UT.  ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

 

Cache County School District (District) is sponsoring this ARISS contact, which will take place at Ridgeline H.S. in the suburban community of Millville, UT. The District offers 12-week-long astronomy courses; about 150 astronomy students in grades 9-12 (ages 14-18 years) from both Ridgeline HS and nearby Sky View HS will be at Ridgeline HS for the contact. The District’s main organizational partner for this contact is the Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club (BARC), club call sign W7IVM. Members of BARC have provided technical expertise for the radio equipment setup and will be operating the ground station during the contact. Students have also been learning about amateur radio from BARC members during Ham radio license classes, and participating in hands-on activities during the club’s HF field contests and other ham classes. BARC members also provided Ham radio exam sessions for the students and the community. Other activities BARC members provided the astronomy students included participation in amateur radio satellite contacts, and a hidden transmitter hunt.

 

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions of Astronaut Josh Cassada, amateur radio call sign KI5CRH. 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 relay ground station.

 

The amateur radio ground station for this contact is in Millville, UT, USA. Amateur radio operators using call sign W7IVM, will operate the ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

 

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 7, 2023 at 11:45:54 am MST(Utah) (18:45:54UTC, 1:45 pm EST, 12:45 pm CST, 10:45 am PST).

 

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: Astronomy students prepare to talk live with an astronaut on the International Space Station or at

The PodCACHE: Making Contact with the International Space Station

 

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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. What is your biggest, personal goal in relation to space?

2. What keeps you pushing your limits when you are struggling to find motivation?

3. Was there a specific book, movie, or show that inspired you to become an astronaut?

4. How excited do you feel about the Artemis program and its upcoming missions?

5. How fast are you able to spin in a weightless environment?

6. Despite all your training and preparation for space, what is something about living in space you didn't expect?

7. What is your favorite part about the ARISS program?

8. What are you currently researching?

9. What is the part of your job you look most forward to?

10. What is the most fun or interesting experiment you have conducted in space? 

11. Does sleeping in the sleeping bag trigger insomnia?

12. Do you ever get claustrophobic?

13. Which NASA project do you feel is the most important to us as human beings?

14. When did or what made you first realize you wanted to be an astronaut?

15. What's the most beautiful view you've seen from space?

16. How many repairs do you usually do to/on the space station daily?

17. If able to access music in space, what types do you usually listen to?

18. Is there a food you think is better in space than Earth?

19. Are plants grown aboard the ISS similar in size as the same plant grown on Earth?

20. What is your favorite 'trick' to do in a weightless environment?

 

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 International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) and NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN). 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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