ARISS News Release No.23-49
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE
ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at
Colegio Educación del Talento (Talent EducationCollege), Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina
September22, 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 Colegio Educación delTalento in Yerba Buena, Argentina. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateurradio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew memberswith ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.
Talent Education College provides a backbone music instrumentalcurriculum based on the Suzuki philosophy. The school is a registered center ofTrinity College London and offers intensive English and internationalcertificates as well as other disciplines with extracurricular activities (Orchestra,Science Club, Singing Workshop). Members of the Radio Club Tucuman (LU5KHF) aresupporting the school for this ARISS contact.
This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions ofAstronaut Andreas Mogensen, amateur radio call sign KG5GCZ. The downlink frequencyfor this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard by listeners that are withinthe ISS-footprint that also encompasses the relay ground station.
The amateur radio ground station for this contactis in Yerba Buena, Argentina. Amateur radio operators using call sign LU5KHF,will operate the ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection.
TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for September 25, 2023 at 12:04:47 pm ART(Argentina)(15:04:47 UTC, 11:04 am EDT, 10:04 amCDT, 9:04 am MDT, 8:04 am PDT).
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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:
1.How did you feel by the time you got to space?
2.How did you prepare to go to space and how long did it take?
3.How does it feel to see space from a spacecraft?
4.Is it true that time passes differently in space?
5.What is the most dangerous thing you have experienced in space?
6.What is your favorite movie about space and is it similar to reality?
7. What happens if a crew member becomes ill or injured in thespaceship?
8.What is the biggest technical challenge in spacewalking and how do you preparefor it?
9.What do you study to become an astronaut and how long does it take?
10.Why did you decide to become an astronaut and have you always wanted to be one?
11.How old were you when you first travelled to space?
12.How long does it take to fully leave the Earth?
13.How do you sleep in space?
14.How is the training for emergencies carried out?
15.What are the main safety precautions that must be carried out?
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 American Radio Relay League(ARRL), Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), Radio Amateur SatelliteCorporation (AMSAT), NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN)and the ISS National Lab—Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS isto promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, andmathematics 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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