ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.22-40

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at

Il Cielo Itinerante c/o The Center for Space Geodesy of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) in Matera, Italy

July11, 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 students at the ASI Center for SpaceGeodesy in Matera, Italy.  ARISS conducts60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students aroundthe globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

Il Cielo Itinerante is an Italian non-profit association foundedin 2021 by Ersilia Vaudo, Alessia Mosca, Giovanna Dell'Erba and Giulia Morandowith the goal of providing STEM classes to disadvantaged children with agesranging from 9 to 14 years. The association is hosting this ARISS contact forstudents from various Italian cities. They also visit all the regions of Italyto bring to students, where the need is greatest, practical sciencelaboratories and guided observations of the sky with professional telescopes.

This will be a telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask theirquestions 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 bylisteners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses thetelebridge station.

The ARISS amateur radio ground station(telebridge station) for this contact is in Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S. Theamateur radio volunteer team at the ground station will use the callsign K6DUE,to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for July 13, 2022 at 11:11 am CEST (Matera,Italy) (9:11 UTC, 5:11 am EDT, 4:11 am CDT,3:11 am MDT, 2:11 am PDT).

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

1.Hai acquisito abitudini, durante l'addestramento e le missioni, che ti sonotornate utili nella vita quotidiana?

2.Cosa si prova di fronte alla consapevolezza di essere entrati nella storia?

3.Sulla ISS, senza i benefici della luce del Sole, assumete la vitamina D inpillole o negli alimenti?

4.Dalla ISS si ha percezione di segnali legati al cambiamento climatico?

5.Cosa ne pensi del turismo spaziale? Un’occasione per l’umanita' o un privilegioper pochi?

6.Negli ultimi anni stiamo avendo un’evoluzione green nei mezzi di trasporto. E'cambiato qualcosa da questo punto di vista nei voli spaziali?

7.Ad oggi sei l'unica donna italiana ad essere andata nello Spazio. Sonoaumentate in Italia le donne candidate al bando per diventare astronauta?

8.Come fate a regolare le diverse fasi del giorno nello Spazio e a distinguere ildi' dalla notte?

9.Quanto tempo impiega un essere umano adadattarsi nello spazio?  Hai notato differenze tra uomini e donne?

10.Come ci si sente a lavorare econdividere lo spazio vitale con gli altri sulla ISS?

11.Come si trascorrono le serate d’estate nello Spazio? Guardando le stelle sedutiattorno ad un falo'?

12.Sulla ISS disponete di farmaci sintetizzati apposta per gli atronauti perpatologie e malesseri non comuni sulla Terra?

13.Come e' nata la tua passione per i viaggi nello spazio?

14.Quali prove hai dovuto affrontare per diventare una astronauta?

15.In assenza di peso l’odore e il gusto sono percepiti allo stesso modo?

16.L'atmosfera della Terra ci protegge da molti pericoli provenienti dallo spazio,e' pensabile una missione su Marte dove l'atmosfera e' estremamente rarefatta?

17.Quanto tempo ci e' voluto per arrivare dalla Terra alla ISS dove siete ora?

18.Come fate a riabituarvi alla gravita' quando tornate sulla Terra?

19.Cosa puoi dirci dell'esperimento Ovospace?

20.Da tempo siamo alla ricerca di altri pianeti abitabili. Pensi sara' possibilein futuro viaggiare a velocità piu' elevate di quelle attuali?

Translation

1.Did you acquire habits during training and missions that have become useful inyour daily life?

2.How do you feel when you are aware of having entered the history?

3.On the ISS, without the benefits of sunlight, do you get vitamin D in pills orfood?

4.Is there any perception of signals related to climate change from the ISS?

5.What do you think about space tourism? An opportunity for human kind or aprivilege for a few?

6.In recent years we have been experiencing a green evolution in means oftransport. Has anything changed from this point of view in space flights?

7.To date, you are the only Italian woman who flew in space. Have womencandidates for the call to become an astronaut increased in Italy?

8.How do you manage phases of the day in Space and how to distinguish between theday and the night?

9.How long does it take a human to adaptto space?  Have you noticed any differences between       adaptation for men and women?

10.How does it feel working with andsharing living space with others on ISS?

11.How do you spend summer evenings in Space? Looking at the stars sitting arounda bonfire?

12.Do you have drugs synthesized on the ISS especially for astronauts for diseasesnot common on Earth?

13.How was your passion for space travel born?

14.What trials did you face to become an astronaut?

15.In the absence of weight, are the smell and taste perceived in the same way?

16.The atmosphere of the Earth protects us from many dangers coming from space, isa mission to Mars where the atmosphere is extremely thin is conceivable?

17.How long did it take to get from Earth to the ISS where you are now?

18.How do you get used again to gravity when you return to Earth?

19.What can you tell us about the Ovospaceexperiment?

20.We have been looking for other habitable planets for some time. Do you think itwill be possible in the future to travel at higher speeds than today?

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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