ARISS News Release No.23-64
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
UPDATED COPY
(Questions 11, 12, 13, 15 and 19 have been changed and
a third live stream link has been added
since the initial release on Dec 9)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at
Primary School of Zipari Kos, Zipari, Greece
December 12, 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 the Primary School of Zipari Kos located in Zipari, Greece. 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.
The Primary School of Zipari is located on the island of Kos in the Dodecanese in Greece. The Island of 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 in innovative programs such as European Erasmus+ programs and often takes part in Pan-Hellenic competitions. This year an Astronomy School Club was formed to prepare students for this ARISS contact. Other student activities include participation in the ESA Moon camp challenge (2nd and 6th grade students), robot building, how to track the ISS, and amateur radio communication (including morse code).
This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions of Astronaut Andreas Mogensen, amateur radio call sign KG5GCZ. 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 on the island of Kos in the Dodecanese in Greece. Amateur radio operators using call sign SV5BYR, will operate the ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection.
The ARISS 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).
The public is invited to watch the live stream at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVW_nsutRMEfS2e8tURrltw
at https://linktr.ee/zipariss2023 and also at https://www.youtube.com/@dimzipar
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As time 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 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 American Radio Relay League (ARRL), Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN) and the ISS National Lab—Space Station Explorers. 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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