An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at I.I.S. "Ciampini-Boccardo", Novi Ligure, Italy and I.T.I.S. "Magistri Cumacini", Como, Italy on 25 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:24 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between IR0ISS and ground stations I1LJV and IZ2MCC. 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.

Watch for live streams at:

Novi Ligure school: https://www.facebook.com/Istituto-Ciampini-Boccardo-210130833074338/

and

Como school: http://www.arilomazzo.it/ISS-Magistri/

Stories:

I.I.S. "Ciampini-Boccardo"

Our school, the Secondary School "Ciampini-Boccardo" of Novi Ligure, was founded in 2010 by the merger of two pre-existing schools in town: the Secondary School "G: Boccardo" and the Secondary School "G. Ciampini. The school "G. Boccardo" offered education for administrative professions, while the school "G. Ciampini" offered education for technical professions. Immediately before and after the merger, the school has grown significantly and so now students are offered a richer field of choices. The school population is 1280 students and there are about 210 teachers and staff. The school consists of two units located in "Viale Saffi" and in "Via Verdi". Students are offered the following opportunities:

I.T.I.S. "Magistri Cumacini"

The I.T.I.S. "Magistri Cumacini", founded in 1951, is one of the largest and highly qualified high schools (attended by about 1200 students between 14 and 19 years). The Institute is located on the outskirts of the city of Como. The I.T.I.S. "Magistri Cumacini" offers two years of teaching to complete general education and, thereafter, the school gives the opportunity to attend three-years with four options: Construction, Environment and Territory; Electronics and Electrical Engineering; IT and Telecommunications; Mechanics, Mechatronics and Energy saving.

The school since 2004 has been operating an Amateur Radio Station with the Callsign IZ2MCC

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

1. Come bisogna prepararsi prima di un viaggio nello spazio?

2. A partire da quale età e fino a quando si può essere astronauta?

3. Come si comportano le piante in assenza di gravità?

4. Quale è la dieta di un astronauta?

5. Come ci si adatta alla microgravità?

6. Di che tipo sono i generatori elettrici per i servizi della ISS e a

che tensione lavorano?

7. Cosa ne pensi del riutilizzo delle navette spaziali?

8. E' vero che la giornata lavorativa sulla ISS e' di 10 ore?

9. Come viene gestito lo smaltimento dei rifiuti sulla ISS?

10. Tramite quale tecnologia avete accesso alla rete Internet?

11. Secondo te, la competizione spaziale tra privati porterà dei

benefici per il futuro dell'esplorazione spaziale?

12. Come funzionano i dispositivi di protezione in caso di corto

circuito?

13. Cosa ne pensi dell'utilizzo di robot nelle missioni spaziali?

14. Si usano batterie per accumulare energia elettrica? Se si, di che

tipo e con che autonomia?

15. Che conseguenze ha sul fisico la lunga permanenza nello spazio e

come si studia?

16. Come si agisce nel caso di un danno all'esterno della ISS?

17. Durante la missione hai del tempo libero? Se si, come lo

utilizzi?Novi Ligure

18. Sono necssarie manovre di riabilitazione al ritorno dalla missione?

19. Che cosa hai provato la prima volta che sei stato in EVA?

20. Come ha reagito la tua famiglia quando hai deciso di diventare

astronauta?

21. Secondo te la stazione orbitale intorno alla Luna sarà simile alla

ISS?

22. Tra la scorsa missione e questa, hai trovato qualcosa di diverso?

23. Nella nostra società abbiamo avuto una accelerazione tecnologica, è

arrivata anche a bordo della ISS?

24. Perché hai scelto di diventare astronauta?

25. Abbiamo parlato la dott.ssa Ravagnolo di Altec, ha parlato di cibo

e di menù spaziali. Quali sono i piatti che ti sei portato a bordo

della ISS?

Translated:

1. How do you prepare for space travel?

2. What is minimum and maximum age to be an astronaut?

3. What are gravity absence effects on plants?

4. What diet does an astronaut need to follow?

5. How do your body adapt to microgravity?

6. What kind of electric generator is used on the ISS and at what

tension?

7. What is your opinion on the reuse of space rockets?

8. Do you really work 10 hours a day on the ISS?

9. How do astronauts dispose of waste on the ISS?

10. What technology do you use for internet connection?

11. Do you think that competition between private companies on space

issue will bring benefits for the future explorations?

12. How does safety system work in case of short-circuit?

13. What is your opinion on the use of robots during space missions?

14. Do you use batteries to store energy? If so, what kind of batteries

and what autonomy?

15. How does long stay in the space affect the human body?

16. How do you react in case of damage outside the ISS?

17. Do you have free time during your mission? If so, what do like to

do?

18. After astronauts are back from their mission, do they need

rehabilitation?

19. What were your feelings and impressions during your first EVA?

20. What was your family's reaction when you decided to become an

astronaut?

21. Do you think that the space station in lunar orbit will be similar

to the ISS?

22. What differences have you recorded between your current and your

previous mission?

23. Is life on ISS facing the same technology acceleration that we are

experiencing in our society?

24. Why did you choose to become an astronaut?

25. We recently met Mrs Ravagnoli from Altec Company who spoke about

space nutrition. What type of food did you bring with you on the

ISS?

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Next planned event(s):

1. Golden Oak Montessori, Castro Valley, CA, telebridge via K6DUE

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-10-28 15:50 UTC

2. Young Scientists Program at USC and Vermont Elementary School, Los

Angeles, CA, direct via KN6CHS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Contact is go for: Mon 2019-10-28 18:57 UTC

3. Farmwell Station Middle School Space Dreamers, Ashburn, VA, direct

via K4LRG

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-10-29 15:01 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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