An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Collège Michel Lotte, Le Palais, France on 28 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:38 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU1CGB. The contact should be audible over portions of Argentina and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in French.

Belle-Ile-en-mer (Belle Isle) is a French island off the coast of Brittany in the département of Morbihan, and the largest of Brittany's islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The island measures 17 km by 9 km, and the main port is Le Palais. Michel LOTTE Junior High School is a small insular state school.

It's thus isolated and in charge of training 160 pupils aged between 11 and 15 (6th grade to 9th grade), all living in the island.

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

1. Est-ce que le décollage depuis la Terre est difficile?

2. Quelles sensations avez-vous eu en quittant la Terre?

3. Quel est votre rôle dans la station?

4. L'apesanteur est-elle fatigante?

5. Que faites-vous pendant votre temps libre?

6. Combien de temps dormez-vous en moyenne?

7. Rêvez-vous dans l'espace?

8. Quelles sont vos activités préférées?

9. A votre retour, accepteriez-vous de venir nous rencontrer à Belle-Ile?

10. Qui fera les 4 EVA (Sorties extra-véhiculaires)?

11. Comment communiquez-vous avec votre famille?

12. Qu'avez-vous comme risques à sortir à l'extérieur de la station lors des

EVA (Sorties extra-véhiculaires)?

13. Comment vous soignez-vous si vous tombez malade?

14. Comment votre corps réagit-il dans l'espace?

15. Quelle quantité de nourriture avez-vous emporté pour six mois?

16. Faut-il beaucoup d'entraînement pour se préparer afin d'aller dans

l'espace?

17. Qu'est-ce qui vous plaît le plus dans l'espace?

18. Comment faites-vous pour recycler vos déchets?

19. Comment vous procurez-vous de l'eau potable?

20. Combien de temps mettez-vous pour redescendre sur Terre?

Translation:

1. Is the taking off from the earth difficult?

2. What did you feel when you left the earth?

3. What's your role on board the station?

4. Is weightlessness exhausting?

5. What do you do on your spare time?

6. For how long do you usually sleep?

7. In space, do you dream?

8. What are your favorite activities?

9. After you come back, would you accept to come visit us in Belle-Ile?

10. Who will do the four extra-vehicular activities (EVA)?

11. How do you communicate with your family?

12. What dangers do you face when you are outside the space station during the EVA?

13. How do you heal when you are sick?

14. How does your body react in space?

15. How much food have you brought for the next six months?

16. Do you need a lot of practicing to go to space?

17. What do you prefer in space?

18. How do you recycle your rubbish?

19. How do you get drinkable water?

20. How long does it take to get back to earth?

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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 Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

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