ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.21-30

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at

Lycée Jean Moulin, Les Andelys, France

May18, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is thegroup that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students aroundthe globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).

This will be a Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students fromLycée Jean Moulin. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISSAstronaut Thomas Pesquet, amateur radio call sign KG5FYG, during theARISS radio contact. French is the language that will be used for thiscontact.  The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ andmay be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that alsoencompasses the ARISS radio telebridge station.

ARISS team member David Payne, using call signNA7V in Portland, Oregon will serve as the relay amateur radio station. Each student asking a question onthe ARISS radio will be conferenced in from home or social-distancedat school.

TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for May 20, 2021 at 10:38 am CEST (LesAndelys, France) (8:38 UTC, 4:38 am EDT, 3:38am CDT, 2:38 am MDT, 1:38 am PDT).

Lycée JeanMoulin (LJM) is a rural, vocational school with about 1000 students ages 15 to20 years. Students in the local primary and junior high schools will alsoparticipate in the ARISS contact. LJM’s educational programs include STEMcourses that lead to vocational baccalaureate degrees in various science andtechnology fields. The school also offers internship opportunities in theaeronautics and space industry. LJM partners with ArianeGroup, an aerospacecompany, and the Normandy Aerospace Club that has supported the school’sstudents in various aerospace and engineering projects. Some of these include buildingand programming a Mars Rover, developing scale models of Ariane rockets, roboticprograming, and developing star-tracking technology for a telescope. LJM also partnerswith members of the Radio Club de Vernon who will be supporting the ARISScontact.

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

1.Cela vous fait quoi d'être le premier français nommé commandant de bord del'ISS?

2.Quelles sont vos préparations physique et mentale pour votre mission sur l'ISS?

3.Quels sont les impacts de l’apesanteur sur le corps à long terme?

4.Quels sont les impacts psychologiques de la vie dans l'espace?

5.Quelle est le déroulement de vos journées?

6.Comment sont les lits dans l'ISS?

7.Quel est le type d'expériences scientifiques que vous faites durant votremission?

8.Comment peut-on identifier les étoiles dans L'ISS?

9.Le corps vieillit plus vite dans l’espace. Avez-vous eu des problèmes lors devotre précédente mission?

10.L’espèce humaine peut-elle se reproduire en Impesanteur?

11.Y'a-t-il des points communs personnels entre les astronautes?

12.Comment vivez-vous le fait d'être loin de votre famille?

13.Comment se passe le retour sur terre?

14.Qu’avez-vous envie de faire en premier quand vous redescendez sur terre?

15.En tant que Normand quelle est votre fromage préféré?

16.Est-ce que vous avez  du fromagedéshydraté? Et si oui il est aussi bon que sur terre?

17.Que répondez-vous aux théories des « Platistes »?

18.Qu'est ce qui est le plus difficile de faire comme mission dans l'espace?

19.Avez-vous vu la Terre se dégrader au fur et à mesure du temps passé dans l'ISS?

20.En 2023 Vernon est la présidente des villes Ariane à quelques kilomètres denotre lycée. Pourriez-vous venir nous voir et nous raconter votre expérience?

Translation

1.How does it feel to be the first Frenchman to be appointed as ISS captain?

2.What are your physical and mental preparations for your mission on the ISS?

3.What are the impacts of weightlessness on the body in the long term?

4.What are the psychological impacts of living in space?

5.What is your day like?

6.What are the beds like in the ISS?

7.What kind of science experiments do you do during your mission?

8.How can we identify the stars from the ISS?

9.The body ages faster in space. Did you have any problems on your previousmission?

10.Can the human species reproduce in Zero-gravity?

11.Are there any personal common points between astronauts?

12.How do you feel about being away from your family?

13.How is the return to earth going?

14.What is the first thing you want to do when you come back down to earth?

15.As a Norman, what is your favourite cheese?

16.Do you have dehydrated cheese? And if so, is it as good as on earth?

17.How do you respond to the theories of the "platists"?

18.What is the most difficult thing about doing a mission in space?

19.Have you seen the Earth deteriorate as you spend time on the ISS?

20.In 2023 Vernon is the president of the Ariane cities a few kilometres from ourhigh school. Could you come and tell us about your experience?

ARISS– Celebrating 20 Years of Amateur Radio Continuous Operations on the ISS

About ARISS:

AmateurRadio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture ofinternational amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support theInternational Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the RadioAmateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL),the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s Space communicationsand Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration ofscience, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS doesthis 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 take part in hands-on learning activitiestied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, seewww.ariss.org.

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