ARISS News Release                                                                                               No.  21-18

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISS ContactScheduled for Students at Goodwood Primary School

in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

March 15, 2021—AmateurRadio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received scheduleconfirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the groupthat puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around theglobe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).

This will be a telebridge contact via amateur radio and students will take turnsasking their questions of Astronaut Victor Glover, amateurradio call sign KI5BKC. Englishis the language that will be used for this contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is145.800 MHZ.

ARISSteam member David Payne, using call sign NA7V in Portland, OR will serve as therelay amateur radio station.

The ARISS radio contact isscheduled for March 17, 2021 at 7:02 pm ACDT (Adelaide), (08:32 UTC, 4:32 am EDT, 3:32am CDT, 2:32 am MDT and 1:32 am PDT).

Goodwood PrimarySchool has a studentpopulation of 490 students in the main school (Preschool through Year 7). Teachersused the ARISS contact event as a focus in the development of a curriculum andlearning activities. The key themes were: Science and Technology in space (includingthe use of telecommunication equipment on the ISS, such as ham radio) and HumanCohabitation in Space (with specific focus on the ISS). Another theme was Earthand Space Sciences (including modeling Earth’s solar system and studying thecountry’s aboriginal understanding of the night sky and its use for timekeepingthrough their oral cultural records, petroglyphs, paintings and stonearrangements).

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

1.What inspired you to become an astronaut?

2.How do you stay fit and exercise in space because it is easier to do things upthere?

3.What was one of your favourite experiences that you had going into space?

4.What are some of the tasks astronauts have to complete in space and on theInternational Space Station?

5.What is the biggest thing you have to conquer when in space and why is it sochallenging?

6.What was the most unexpected thing you felt in your body when you travelled intospace?

7.Do you think there is another planet that humans can live on besides Earth?

8.When a supply ship is dropping off supplies, how do they align and slow downthe ship for docking?

9.If you could take only one thing to the space station what would it be?

10.What research are you doing up there and how does it benefit mankind?

11.How long do you get to stay in the space station each time?

12.What diets are you on and what can you eat?

13.Do you have any quotes or messages to give our generation today?

14.After returning back to Earth, how would an astronaut physically and mentallyfeel?

15.What does an average day in the space station look like and what do you enjoyabout it?

16.What do you think you’ll miss the most about space when you leave theInternational Space Station?

17.Is there an exercise program you have to follow in order to help you recoverwhen returning to Earth?

18.How exactly do air locks stop all the air from escaping?

19.What is your favourite thing to do in zero gravity on the space station?

20.What is the future of the International Space Station and are you going tobuild anything?

ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Amateur Radio Continuous Operations onthe ISS

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, sponsorsare the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio RelayLeague (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s SpaceCommunications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promoteexploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematicstopics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew membersaboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students,educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, andamateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

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