An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Liceo Scientifico 'Francesco Cecioni", Livorno, Italy and Liceo Artistico Melotti, Lomazzo, Italy on 3 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:27 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between IR0ISS and IQ5LI. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian.

The liceo scientifico "Francesco Cecioni" in Livorno is a high school with about 1200 students. The school was born in 1972 as a subsidiary but in 1974 already got its own identity for the experimental and innovative methods introduced as response to the demanding instruction innovation. Since 2010 the school has four specializations: scientific, linguistic, artistic and humanistic; the half of the students follow the scientific specialization. From the '80s, Liceo Cecioni sent its representatives to the final rounds of the national competition in math and physics. At present, astrophysics is the topic of the "Astrolab" program, reserved for the best students of the school and organized in collaboration with a network that includes: TNG at Las Palmas (Canary), Pisa and Pavia University, Arcetri Observatory (Florence) and S.Marcello Pistoiese Observatory (Pistoia). The deep involvement in the "Zero Robotics" competition has increased the interest of the students in the space research.

Liceo Artistico "Melotti" in Lomazzo (Como) is arts high school addresses the study of aesthetic phenomena and artistic practice. It promotes the acquisition of specific methods of research and artistic production and the competence of related languages and techniques. It provides students with the tools necessary to know the artistic heritage in its historical and cultural context and to fully appreciate its presence and value in today's society. It helps students to deepen and develop their knowledge and competences and to mature the skills necessary to give expression to their creativity and design skills in the field of arts. (Age 14-18)

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

1. Come 'è la percezione del tempo lassù?

2. Dopo tutto ciò che hai visto c'è ancora qualcosa che può impressionarti?

3. Cosa ti piace di più della vita nello spazio a gravità zero?

4. Hai mai avuto paura mentre ti trovavi nello Spazio?

5. Come gestisci o sfoghi le tue emozioni e tensioni sulla ISS?

6. Quanti anni hai studiato per diventare ciò che sei ora?

7. Ti sarebbe utile un sistema di realtà virtuale che simuli la vita sulla

terra?

8. Qual è di preciso il tuo ruolo nella stazione orbitale?

9. Qual è il problema più difficile che hai incontrato durante la tua

missione?

10. Quante volte sei stato nello Spazio?

11. Qual è il problema di convivenza più grosso a bordo della ISS?

12. Cosa provi quando ti rendi conto di essere lontano dalla Terra?

13. Cosa provi quando guardi fuori nello spazio?

14. Ti è mai capitato di vedere qualcosa di strano fuori nello Spazio?

15. Quando eri piccolo ti sarebbe piaciuto diventare astronauta?

16. Che significato ha per te essere un astronauta?

17. Come cambia il tuo umore quando sei nello spazio rispetto a quando sei a

terra?

18. Puoi affermare di avere realizzato il tuo sogno e che è tutto ciò che hai

sempre voluto?

19. Qual è la cosa che più ti spaventa riguardo alla tua missione?

20. Credi che un giorno la tecnologia potrà darci la possibilità di popolare

altro pianeta?

21. E' fastidiosa la sensazione di "pesantezza" che hai al lancio?

22. Ti relazioni ogni giorno con la bellezza, la maestosità e la stranezza

dello spazio; la tua concezione di questi termini è cambiata rispetto a

quando eri sulla terra?

23. Hai la possibilità di personalizzare un tuo spazio sulla stazione

spaziale?

24. Cos'e la prima cosa che pensi guardando la terra da lì?

25. Quale uso immagini per le sfere di Zero-Robotics?

26. Sei stato chiamato dall' ESA oppure hai mandato un curriculum?

27. La prima volta che sei stato nello spazio è stata la più memorabile?

28. Quanto è durata la preparazione a questo viaggio?

29. Quale cambiamento nel tuo fisico noti quando vivi a lungo nello spazio?

30. C'è mai stata qualche emergenza e se sì, come agite?

31. Qual è stata la "scintilla" che ha acceso la tua passione per lo spazio?

32. Che scopo hanno le tue missioni?

33. E' mai accaduto a qualcuno di prendersi un raffreddore o un'altra

malattia a bordo della ISS?

34. Si riesce a vedere l'inquinamento prodotto dalla terra nello spazio?

35. Cosa accade quando uno starnutisce a bordo della ISS?

36. Le manca la sua famiglia?

37. Come gestireste una situazione di emergenza medica a bordo?

38. Prima di partire occorre una preparazione fisica e di che tipo?

39. Quali sono gli odori dominanti a bordo della stazione spaziale?

40. Che cosa ti affascina di più nello spazio?

1. What is the perception of the time on the ISS?

2. After all that you have seen, is there something that still impress you?

3. What do you like more in the life at zero gravity?

4. Have you ever had fear while in space?

5. How to you manage the emotions and the stress on the ISS?

6. How long did you study to become what you are today?

7. Would a virtual reality system simulating the life on earth useful to you?

8. What is your role on the ISS?

9. What has been the most difficult problem you had in this mission?

10 .How many time have you been in space?

11. What is the biggest cohabitation problem on board the ISS?

12. What do you feel when you realize to be far from earth?

13. What do you feel when you look out to the space?

14. Have you ever seen something strange in the space?

15. Did you image to become an astronaut when you were young?

16. What does it means for you to be an astronaut?

17. How does your mood change respect when you are on earth?

18. Can you assert that you realized your dream and that this is what you

expected?

19. What is that mostly get you scared in your mission?

20. Do you think that the technology will allow us to live on another planet?

21. Was the extra weight sensation at the launch annoying?

22. You daily relate with the beauty, stateliness and oddity of the

space: did these terms change since you were on earth?

23. Did you personalize your own space in the ISS?

24. What is the first thing that came to your mind when you look at the

earth?

25. What use do you foresee for the Zero Robotics spheres?

26. Have you been contacted by ESA or did you send a curriculum?

27. Was the first time in space the most memorable?

28. How long was the training for this mission?

29. What are the body changes that you notice when you live in space?

30. Have you ever experienced a station emergency and how are you ready for

it?

31. What was the spark that turned on your passion for the space?

32. What are the purposes of your missions?

33. Did anybody get ill when on board the ISS?

34. Can you see the pollution on earth from space?

35. What happens when you sneeze on the ISS?

36. Do you miss your family?

37. How would you manage a medical emergency on board?

38. What physical training do you need before to fly to space?

39. What are the strongest smells on the ISS?

40. What mostly fascinates you in the space?

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1. Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Leonardo Da Vinci", Lanusei, Italy, direct via ISØBWM

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA

Contact is a go for: Sat 2017-11-04 10:12 UTC

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2. South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach, FL, direct via WS4FSC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA

Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-11-06 16:17 UTC

3. Liceo Statale "Ilaria Alpi", Rutigliano, Italy, I.I.S.S. "T.Fiore-C.Sylos",

Terlizzi, Italy, and Liceo Scientifico "Valdemaro Vecchi", Trani, Italy telebridge via VK4KHZ

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA

Contact is a go for 2017-11-11 11:16 UTC

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Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

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