ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.23-31

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Educators at

SPACE (Space Port Area Conference for Educators), Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

June18, 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 educators at the Space Port AreaConference for Educators located at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateurradio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew memberswith ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

The Annual Space Port Area Conference for Educators (SPACE) aimsto serve teachers from across the nation by providing professional developmentopportunities, and high-quality STEM instructional resources. Attendingeducators spend three days at The Center for Space Education developingcurriculum and forming relationships. Educators are given a once in a lifetimeopportunity to be immersed in the operations of Kennedy Space Center -including keynote sessions with astronauts, launch directors, and other spaceicons, as well as behind the scene tours of Space Port Operations.  This year’s conference is highlighted with anARISS contact that will also help educators better understand the ARISSSTEM/STEAM experience.

This will be a telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio and participants will ask theirquestions of Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, amateur radio call sign KI5VTV. Thedownlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard bylisteners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the telebridgestation.

The ARISS amateur radio ground station(telebridge station) for this contact is in Glenden, Queensland, Australia. Theamateur radio volunteer team at the ground station will use the callsignVK4KHZ, to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for June 21, 2023 at 10:52:25 am EDT (FL) (14:52:25UTC, 9:52 am CDT, 8:52 am MDT, 7:52 am PDT).

The publicis invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtube.com/live/pcguZFKKPCI

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Astime allows, participants will ask these questions:

1.How much noise is there on the ISS compared to your work space on the groundand how do you adapt?

2.What are skills that you had to learn/practice to complete your work on theISS?

3.Do you play any music on instruments or your personal devices while on the ISS?If so, what do you play?

4.If a student is interested in becoming an astronaut, what nutrition andexercise advice would you provide them for training on Earth versus training onthe ISS?

5.What is one trait that you think is absolutely necessary to become anastronaut?

6.If you have been on an EVA or near an astronaut that has been on one, is thereany detectable smell? What does space smell like?

7.What do you do to handle the monotony of long term confinement to a smallcontrolled environment?

8.Do you have any hobbies that helped prepare you for your work aboard the ISS?

9.Are your dreams different in zero g?

10.How is your impression when you see from another perspective the earth, thegeography, the ocean?

11.What would surprise us that you are unable to do in space that we take forgranted here on Earth?

12.What type of activities are taking place onboard the ISS that are part ofNASA's Moon to Mars efforts?

13.Commitment to the ISS has been shown through 2030 for several countries. Afterthat, what's next? What do our students have to look forward to?

14.What does your exercise routine consist of to maintain your health andstrength, while living in space?

15.What was your application to become an astronaut like? Did it take you numeroustimes? Did you do anything in between applications to improve your chances?

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 (SCaN). The primary goal ofARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts,and mathematics 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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