ARISS News Release No.23-64
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
UPDATED COPY
(Questions11, 12, 13, 15 and 19 have been changed and
a third livestream link has been added
since theinitial release on Dec 9)
FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE
ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at
Primary School of Zipari Kos, Zipari, Greece
December12, 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 Primary School ofZipari Kos located in Zipari, Greece. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each yearbetween students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboardthe ISS.
The Primary School of Zipari is located on the island of Kos in the Dodecanese in Greece. The Islandof Kos, with a population of 35,000, is in the southern part of the country.The school serves 400 students aged 6-12 and 45 teachers, and participates ininnovative programs such as European Erasmus+ programs and often takes part inPan-Hellenic competitions. This year an Astronomy School Club was formed toprepare students for this ARISS contact. Other student activities includeparticipation in the ESA Moon camp challenge (2nd and 6thgrade students), robot building, how to track the ISS, and amateur radiocommunication (including morse code).
This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions ofAstronaut Andreas Mogensen, amateur radio call sign KG5GCZ. The downlinkfrequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard by listeners thatare within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the relay ground station.
The amateur radio ground station for this contactis on the island of Kos in the Dodecanese in Greece. Amateur radio operators usingcall sign SV5BYR, will operate the ground station to establish and maintain theISS connection.
TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for December 14, 2023 at 3:17:31 pm EET (Greece)(13:17:31 UTC, 8:17 am EST, 7:17 am CST,6:17 am MST, 5:17 am PST).
Thepublic is invited to watch the live stream at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVW_nsutRMEfS2e8tURrltw
at https://linktr.ee/zipariss2023 andalso at https://www.youtube.com/@dimzipar
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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:
1.How long have you been in space?
2.How many people, men and women are there now on the space station?
3.Can you name one reason you became an astronaut?
4.Do you believe there is life on other planets?
5.How did you feel the first time you left Earth?
6.What is your favorite food in space?
7.What is your favorite spot in the Space Station?
8.How did you feel when you first saw the Earth from above?
9.What scares you in space?
10.What do you miss about Earth?
11.After how long do you start missing your loved ones? Does training prepare you?
12.How do you talk to your loved ones and how often do you get to?
13.Do you ever feel lonely or get bored on the Space Station?
14.What is the main danger you might encounter there?
15.How do you get treatment in space if you get sick?
16.What is your favorite sport? Can you play that in space?
17.What do you do for fun in space?
18.Which is your favorite planet and why?
19.Do you ever have to make repairs in space, and do they always go as planned?
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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