ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.22-42

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at

Kitaogura Elementary School, Uji, Japan

July19, 2022—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 Japanese students at the KitaoguraElementary School located in Uji, Japan. 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.

Kitaogura Elementary School (about 207 students) is celebratingits 50th anniversary this year and will mark it by hosting this ARISS contactfor their students who are also interested in amateur radio. Their students’ enthusiasmfor the hobby includes fifth grade students who, in 2020, operated a ham station(callsign 8J3YAA/3) that introduced amateur radio to the surrounding community.Members of the amateur radio clubs (KANSAI ARISS PROJECT & JARL Kyoto Club)are supporting the school for this ARISS contact.

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio and allow students to ask questions of Astronaut KjellLindgren, amateur radio call sign KO5MOS. Local Covid-19 protocols are adheredto as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for thiscontact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within theISS-footprint that also encompasses the ground station.

The amateur radio ground station for this contactis in Uji, Japan. Amateur radio operators, using call sign 8N35ØK, will operatethe ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for July 21, 2022 at 5:38:43 pm JST (Uji, Japan)(8:38:43 UTC, 4:38 am EDT, 3:38 am CDT, 2:38 am MDT, 1:38am PDT).

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

1.Why did you want to become an astronaut?

2.How can I become an astronaut?

3.What was the most difficult part of your training before going into space?

4.How did you feel during launch?

5.How long does it take to get from Earth to the ISS?

6.Is it hot or cold in space?

7.How large is the ISS?

8.Do you have your own room in the ISS?

9.What is something you wanted to take to space but couldn't?

10.How do you eat and drink in space?

11.Do you have any space food that you eat on special occasions such as yourbirthday or the last day of a mission?

12.Is there a bath in the ISS?

13.How do you sleep in zero gravity?

14.How do you wash your clothes after changing?

15.How do you spend your free time?

16.How do you enjoy amateur radio on the ISS?

17.What is the most difficult thing to do in space?

18.What kind of view can you see from the ISS?

19.When will you come back to the Earth?

20.If you get used to weightlessness, do you have any problems when you return toEarth?

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, Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) andNASA’s Space communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISSis to 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 www.ariss.org

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DaveJordan, AA4KN

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