An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Turkey Space Camp, Izmir, Turkey on 19 March. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:59 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 W5RRR. The contact should be audible over the state of Texas and adjacent areas. U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

As a space and science education center, Space Camp Turkey is primarily focused on motivating young people from around the world to pursue careers in science, math, and technology. Through interactive, space-related simulations, both youth and adults learn about communication, teamwork, and leadership in a dynamic, fun-filled environment.

Programs at Space Camp Turkey focus on simulators to give participants the sensations of working and living in space. At Space Camp Turkey, we pack years of mission training into 2 to 6 day programs. Space Camp Turkey is one of only two Space Camps in the world. We are proud to have the only such facility in Turkey, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. It is located in the Aegean Free Zone, a high-tech industrial park in Izmir, operated by ESBAS. Izmir is a vibrant Aegean city on the western coast of Turkey with a population of over 4 million.

Education and entertainment center Space Camp Turkey, which was opened on June 12, 2000 has been visited by more than 250 thousand young people and adults from over 60 countries. Our state-of-the-art facility offers an ideal environment where young people from different nations can come together to build long-term friendships and understand other cultures.

Our counselor staff (Turkish and International) consists of college graduates and undergraduates. Some are education majors while others are pursuing masters and doctorate degrees in astronomy or have certificates in various education programs. All program staff members receive training in the following areas: space education, Space Camp Turkey activities, and safety for simulator operations.

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

1. What does a launch feel like?

2. How long did you have to train before you actually flew to space?

3. What changes did you feel in your body as a result of microgravity?

4. What do you do when you aren't on a space mission?

5. What is the coolest thing you have seen while on the space station?

6. How would sneezing be different in weightlessness?

7. Do we age faster in space?

8. What is the most interesting thing about the Artemis mission?

9. Does your appetite change in space?

10. When you were younger, did you think about becoming an astronaut in the future?

11. Can you hear any sound in space?

12. Do you ever feel like you are upside down in space?

13. Who controls the space station?

14. What does space smell like?

15. What are the three things that you miss back on Earth?

16. How do you grow vegetables and fruits in space?

17. How can I visit the planets?

18. How do you see stars from space?

19. What would you like to take with you from home for your space travel? I would take my plush kangaroo.

20. This year we are celebrating our 20th anniversary of Space Camp Turkey. We would love to hear your message to our campers listening to you right now.

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Next planned event(s):

1. SPDW Voortrekker Movement, Oranjeville, South Africa, direct via ZS9SPD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA

Contact is go for: Fri 2020-03-27 09:47 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 ISS National Lab 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 public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

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