ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.22-30

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at

Forum Accademico Italiano e.V., Köln, Germany

 

May 18, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and Italian students at three schools in Germany and one school in Firenze, Italy. 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 Forum Accademico Italiano e.V. (Cologne), is an association created to encourage interaction among Italian scientists based in Germany with those scientists within the local Italian community, with special attention to Italian children attending German schools. The Forum Accademico Italiano organized this ARISS contact event (Project) with the aim of building a bridge between young students and scientists with a common interest in science, space and human spaceflight. The Project is strongly interdisciplinary and directed to develop different skills: language, communication and critical thinking. The languages used in the Project are Italian, German and English. Schools participating in this event include three schools in Germany: Am Zugweg School in Cologne, Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium in Cologne, HerkunftSpracheUnterricht in Bedburg/Elsdorf, and the Istituto San Giuseppe in Firenze, Italy. Participating students range in ages 10 -16 years and have engaged in various STEM subjects to understand the role of space exploration in society and what it means to be an astronaut. Members of the European Astronaut Centre of the European Space Agency in Cologne are helping with the preparation and implementation of this Project as well as sharing their expertise and knowledge in the field of Human Spaceflight.

 

This will be a telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions of Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, amateur radio call sign IZØUDF. Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. 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 telebridge station.

 

The ARISS amateur radio ground station (telebridge station) for this contact is in Paardekraal, South Africa. The amateur radio volunteer team at the ground station will use the callsign ZS6JON, to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

 

The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for May 20, 2022 at 2:14 pm CEST (Cologne, DE) (12:14 UTC, 8:14 am EDT, 7:14 am CDT, 6:14 am MDT, 5:14 am PDT).

 

The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otZcANd1vXo

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As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. Was war das Spannendste, was Sie bisher im Weltraum gesehen haben?

2. Cosa hai provato durante la tua prima missione nello spazio?

3. Quali esperimenti sono stati difficili da realizzare?

4. In cosa consiste la tua missione sulla ISS?

5. Woran forschen Sie?

6. Quando nasce la tua passione per lo spazio?

7. Qual’e' la velocità di crescita di una pianta nello spazio?

8. Che sensazione si prova ad essere sospesa nell’aria?

9. Warum sind Sie Astronautin geworden?

10. Se ci fosse un pianeta roccioso con caratteristiche simili alla Terra ma di maggiore massa, cambierebbe il tipo di allenamento per adattarsi a una maggiore gravita'?

11. La tecnologia nello spazio funziona come sulla Terra?

12. Was machen die Astronauten im Weltall?

13. Wie träumt man? Träumt man überhaupt?

14. Durante le tue missioni,quali sono stati i rischi o pericoli piu' gravi che hai dovuto affrontare?

15. Che cosa si deve fare quando ci si ammala nello spazio?

16. Quanto tempo ci hai messo per diventare astronauta?

17. Wie merkt man, ob es Tag oder Nacht ist? Wird man überhaupt müde?

18. Qual'e' la tua vista preferita dallo spazio?

19. Quali sono le conseguenze sul corpo umano dopo un soggiorno prolungato nello spazio? Sono necessarie cure specifiche per ristabilire i valori fisici alterati?

20. Ti piace stare nello spazio? Perche'?

 

Translation

1. What's the most exciting thing you've seen in space so far?

2. How did you feel during your first space mission?

3. Which experiments were difficult to complete?

4. What is your mission on ISS about?

5. What are you researching on ISS?

6. When was your passion for space born?

7. How fast do plants grow in space?

8. What do you feel when you float in the air?

9. Why did you become an astronaut?

10. If a rocky planet with similar characteristics to Earth but a larger mass existed, how would your training change to adapt to a stronger gravity?

11. Does technology in space work as on Earth?

12. What are the astronauts doing in space?

13. How do you dream in space? Do you dream at all?

14. During your missions, what were the biggest risks or dangers you had to face?

15. What do you need to do when you become ill in space?

16. How long did it take you to become an astronaut?

17. How do you tell if it's day or night? Do you get tired at all?

18. What is your favourite view from space?

19. What are the consequences on the human body after a long stay in space? Do you need any specific treatments to re-establish normal physical values?

20. Do you like to be in space?

 

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. 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 www.ariss.org

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