An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Shaftesbury High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

on 10 April. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:57 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 VK6MJ. The contact should be audible over Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

Shaftesbury High School is a public school in the Pembina Trails School Division serving approximately 700 students from grades 9 through 12 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Grade 9 students from schools across the division have been invited to Shaftesbury to share in celebrating Canada's role in space through a contact with Canadian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques. Currently in its 50th year, Shaftesbury has been a leader in innovative STEAM projects through the Shaftesbury High Altitude Robotics Project (SHARP) and the Shaftesbury ARISS Telebridge Service (SATS). Recent Mars simulation research conducted by Shaftesbury students has been published for presentation at the 2019 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Texas.

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

1. What is your favorite feature of Earth from space?

2. How has space science changed our lives for the better?

3. Is solar energy the only power source for the ISS?

4. What type of training have you had to support your mental health while in

space?

5. How is water used on the space station, and is it fully recycled?

6. What is the most challenging problem you have solved while in space?

7. What do you do for entertainment in space?

8. What scientific discoveries have been made recently on the ISS?

9. How is your diet different on the ISS than on Earth?

10. How significant a threat are space junk and meteoroids to the ISS and

have you seen either?

11. How do you deal with being sick or injured in space?

12. How do astronauts celebrate birthdays in space and will you be

celebrating an early 50th birthday on the ISS?

13. What effect did the recent hole have on the integrity of the ISS, and how

was it fixed?

14. What personal sacrifices have you made to be on the ISS?

15. How often and how do you communicate with family?

16. How has seeing the Earth from space without political borders changed

your perspective on how we should treat others and our environment?

17. How will a new toilet system improve life on the ISS?

18. Are you worried about changes to your DNA while in space or about other

long term effects on your health?

19. How do countries differ in their training programs as they prepare

astronauts for life on the ISS?

20. Access to space is limited to only a select few. Do you foresee a time

where everyone can experience space?

21. How important is an Outer Space Treaty as more countries embark on space

travel?

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Next planned event(s):

1. École des Charmilles, Thyez, France, telebridge via ON4ISS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-04-11 12:55:18 UTC

2. Huntington High School, Huntington, TX, direct via KI5AJL

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-04-15 15:39:46 UTC

3. Park Co. Public Library with Boys & Girls Club of the High Rockies, Fairplay, CO, direct via WØW

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-04-15 17:15:53 UTC

4. École internationale de Saint-Sacrement, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, direct via VE2GHO

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Wed 2019-04-17 18:55:09 UTC

About ARISS:

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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