ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.22-37

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at

Istituto Tecnico Industrile “Alessandro Rossi”, Vicenza,Veneto, Italy

June10, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts aboard theInternational Space Station (ISS) and Italian students at the IndustrialTechnical Institute "Alessandro Rossi", located in Vicenza, Veneto.  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 Technical Institute "Alessandro Rossi" of Vicenzais one of the oldest technical schools in Italy. It was founded in 1876 by thesenator and industrialist Alessandro Rossi, who wanted to import the model ofthe German technical schools into Italy. The institute’s students (ages 14 to19) can specialize in electrical technology, computer science,telecommunications, mechanics, or chemistry. The telecommunications students,supported by a company created by former students, built the antenna for thiscontact.

The institute collaborates with lower-middle schools (withstudents ages 11 to 14) to teach the introduction of robotics and artificialintelligence. Two of these schools have been asked to participate in this ARISScontact:  the "Don Bosco"Comprehensive Institute, in the municipality of Monticello Conte Otto, a fewkilometers from the city of Vicenza, and the "Antonio Barolini"Comprehensive Institute, in Vicenza.

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions ofAstronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, amateur radio call sign IZØUDF. LocalCovid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. Thedownlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard bylisteners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the relayground station.

The amateur radio ground station for this contactis in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. Amateur radio operators will use call sign I3IRV toestablish and maintain the ISS connection.

TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for June 14, 2022 at 12:08:55 pm CEST (Vicenza,ITA) (10:08:55

UTC,6:08 am EDT, 5:08 am CDT, 4:08 am MDT, 3:08am PDT).

Thepublic is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DeYw0Fi0xA

Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

1.Guardando dagli oblo' capita di vedere satelliti artificiali?

2.Guardando dall’alto la vastita' e la bellezza dello spazio, ti commuovi daessere umano o ti entusiasmi da scienziato?

3.Il vostro addestramento in astronautica vi tornera' utile per la vitaquotidiana?

4.Saresti disposta ad arrivare fino a Marte?

5.Secondo te e grazie ai tuoi studi, sara' mai possibile vivere su un altropianeta?

6.Era il tuo sogno fin da bambina diventare un'astronauta?

7.Sulla ISS Il giorno e la notte si alternano come sulla Terra?

8.Riesci a riassumere in tre parole le sensazioni che provi vedendo la Terradallo spazio?

9.Quali effetti fisici e mentali si riscontrano una volta ritornati sulla Terra?

10.Che cosa pensi dei viaggi commerciali nello spazio?

11.Hai mai avuto dei momenti in cui ha pensato di lasciar perdere la vita daastronauta? Se si, come hai cambiato idea?

12.Durante le tue missioni, quali sono state l'esperienza più emozionante e quellapiu' deludente che hai vissuto?

13.Immagino che il percorso per arrivare dove sei sia stato molto lungo e ricco diostacoli, come hai trovato la forza di superarli?

14.Che tipo di difficolta' hai dovuto gestiredurante il tuo percorso professionale?

15.Dalla ISS potete comunicare con le vostre famiglie?

Translation

1. Looking from the portholes, doyou happen to see artificial satellites?

2. Looking at the vastness andbeauty of space from above, are you moved as a human being or do you getexcited as a scientist?

3. Will your training inastronautics be useful for your daily life?

4. Would you be willing to go allthe way to Mars?

5. In your opinion and thanks toyour studies, will it ever be possible to live on another planet?

6. Was it your dream since childhoodto become an astronaut?

7. On the ISS, do day and nightalternate like on Earth?

8. Can you summarize in three wordsthe sensations you feel seeing the Earth from space?

9. What physical and mental effectsare experienced upon returning to Earth?

10. What do you think aboutcommercial space travel?

11. Have you ever had moments whenyou thought about giving up your life as an astronaut? If so, how did youchange your mind?

12. During your missions, which werethe most exciting and the most disappointing experiences you have had?

13. I imagine that the path to getto where you are has been very long and full of obstacles, how did you find thestrength to overcome them?

14. What kind of difficulties did you have to manage during yourprofessional career?

15. Can you communicate with yourfamilies from the 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, 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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