ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.22-26

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

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FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at

Istituto Comprensivo 1 Chieti, Chieti, Abruzzo,Italy

April27, 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 IstitutoComprensivo 1 Chieti in Chieti, Abruzzo. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each yearbetween students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboardthe ISS.

Istituto Comprensivo Chieti is an urban school in Chieti with about1,000 students ages 4-14 years. The school’s STEAM program includes lessons andprojects for students at every grade level in the school. Previous school yearshave engaged students in robotics, and enabled students to participate in theINDIRE project (coding and robotics). Students have also participated in projectESA "Zero Mission- Astro Pi", and in 2021 met with ESA Astronaut LucaParmitano. Members of the amateur radio team from Pescara are supporting theschool for this ARISS contact, including instructing students on the equipmentrequired to make the contact and installation of the communication equipment.

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask questions of Astronaut SamanthaCristoforetti, amateur radio call sign IZØUDF. Local Covid-19 protocols areadhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency forthis contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within theISS-footprint that also encompasses the relay ground station.

The amateur radio ground station for this contactis located in Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy. Amateur radiooperators will use the call sign IZ6BMP to establish and maintain the ISSconnection.

TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for April 29, 2022 at 9:49 am CEST (Chieti) (07:49UTC,3:49 am EDT, 2:49 am CDT, 1:49 am MDT, 12:49am PDT).

Thepublic is invited to watch the live stream at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlAR81pM4kM

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

1.Come si é sentita quando é stato annunciato a lei di andare alla base spaziale?

2.Quando torni dallo spazio, in cui non c'è gravità, alla terra che sensazionihai?

3.Che effetto ti fa vedere la terra girare?

4.Che tipo di test hai dovuto superare per entrare nella NASA?

5.Ti sei mai sentita sotto pressione?

6.Chi o che cosa ti ha ispirato e dato la forza di perseguire la carriera diastronauta?

7.Quali studi si devono fare per diventare un astronauta e in particolare tuquali hai fatto?

8.Quanto tempo ha impiegato per entrare nella ESA?

9.Quali competenze tecniche e informatiche sono necessarie e perché? Attraverso qualicorsi di studio si acquisiscono?

10.Quanto dura l’addestramento per andare nello spazio?

11.E’ stato difficile abituarsi a muoversi con la mancanza di gravità nellospazio?

12.Com'è possibile la trasmissione di dati dallo spazio alla terra in tempo reale?

13.Qual'è il tempo massimo per rimanere sulla stazione spaziale?

14.È mai stato sperimentato un metodo per vedere esattamente cosa c'è dentro laluna?

15.Quanto impegno e sacrificio è necessario per diventare astronauti? Quale gioiasi prova ad essere astronauti?

Translation

1.How did you feel when you were told you would go to the space station?

2.How do you feel when you come back on the Earth, when you come back to gravity?

3.How do you feel when you see the Earth rotation?

4.What kind of test did you have to pass to enter NASA?

5.Have you ever felt under pressure?

6.Who or what inspired you and gave you the strength to pursue your career asastronaut?

7.What studies do you have to do to become an astronaut and in particular whichones have you done?

8.How long did it take you to enter the ESA?

9.Which technical and I.T. skills are needed and why? How can you get them?

10.How long is the training to go to space?

11.Was it hard to learn to move in lack of gravity in space?

12.How can data be transmitted from space to Earth in real time?

13.What is the maximum time to stay on a space station?

14.Have people ever tested a way to see what's inside the moon exactly?

15.How much effort and sacrifice does it take to become an astronaut? What joydoes it feel to be an astronaut?

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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