ARISS News Release No. 21-61
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE
ARISS ContactScheduled for Students at Wolfgang-Kubelka-Realschule (WKR), Schondorf amAmmersee, Germany
November 29, 2021—AmateurRadio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received scheduleconfirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the groupthat puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around theglobe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).
This will be a telebridge contact via amateur radio and students will take turnsasking their questions of Matthias Maurer, amateurradio call sign KI5KFH. LocalCovid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 437.525MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that alsoencompasses the telebridge station.
ARISSteam member Shane Lynd, using call sign VK4KHZ from an amateur radio clubstation in Glenden, Queensland, Australia will serve as the relay amateur radiostation.
The ARISS radio contact isscheduled for December 2, 2021 at 3:16 pm CET (Schondorf, DE), (14:16 UTC, 9:16 am EST, 8:16am CST, 7:16 am MST and 6:16 am PST).
The Wolfgang-Kubelka-Realschule(WKR) is a rural secondary school in Schondorf, a village on the Westbanksof the Ammersee in Bavaria, Germany. About 560 boys, ages 10 to 17 (grades 5 to10) attend WKR. WKR is part of the MINT (STEM) network with special focus onmathematics, computer science, natural science and technology. WKR incorporatedcourse materials in advance of the ARISS contact that included information on lifein space on the ISS (required astronaut training), artificial satellites, and scientificresearch onboard the ISS. In preparation for this contact, studentsparticipated in several activities which included: launching a balloon with anonboard transmitter (which included an environmental experiment), building a model of the ISS in a specialworkshop, and visiting the DLR Satellite Ground Station in Weilheim and/or theColumbus Control Center in Oberpfaffenhofen. The ARISS contact will be supported by the localDARC amateur radio community.
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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:
1. Warum sind Sie Astronaut geworden?
2. Wie lange hat Ihr Flug zur ISSgedauert und wie lange wird Ihr Rückflug sein?
3. Wie fühlt sich Schwerelosigkeit anund ab wann spürt man den Muskelabbau?
4. Was gibt es zum Essen und wie wirddas Essen verzehrt?
5. Was macht ein Astronaut, wenn erSchmerzen bekommt?
6. Wie erleben Sie die Lautstärke anBord der ISS?
7. Gab es schon tolle Momente beimUmkreisen der Erde?
8. Welcher Versuch wird für Sie derSpannendste sein?
9. Haben Sie private Dinge mit an Bord?
10. Können Sie private Mitteilungen zurErde senden?
11. Wie funktioniert das Schlafen aufder ISS?
12. Sieht man von der ISS Anzeichen derKlimaveränderung auf unserem Planeten?
13. Wie gestalten Sie ihre Freizeit aufder ISS?
14. Werden Sie einen Außenbordeinsatzhaben?
(translatedfrom German):
1.Why did you become an astronaut?
2.How long did your flight to the ISS take and how long will the return flightbe?
3.What does zero gravity feel like and how long is it before you notice yourmuscles weakening?
4.What is there to eat on the ISS and how is the food consumed?
5.What does an astronaut do if in pain?
6.Is it very noisy on the ISS? How do you cope with the noise?
7.Have there been any fantastic/great moments when orbiting the Earth?
8.Which test or experiment will be the most exciting for you?
9.Do you have any private belongings on the ISS?
10.Can you send private messages to Earth?
11.How do you sleep on the ISS? How does it work?
12.Do you see signs of climate change on our planet from the ISS?
13.How do you spend your free time on the ISS?
14.Will you perform an EVA – Extra Vehicular A?
ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Amateur RadioContinuous Operations on the ISS
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, and NASA’s Space communications and Navigationprogram. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science,technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this byorganizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard theISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators,parents, and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied tospace, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org
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