An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Smithsonian Air and Space - Udvar-Hazy, Chantilly, VA

on 15 June. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:11 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 W6SRJ.

The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

National Air and Space Museum - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Innovations in Flight Family Day

The theme of this program is to give museum visitors the opportunity to learn about the innovations in aircraft design and what it takes to become a pilot by talking with pilots about how they learned to fly, what they fly, and how they use their aircraft. The day is designed to inform visitors of the opportunities in both military and civilian aviation. Visitors have the opportunity to talk with a diversified group of pilots to see different types of aircraft. This year we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo Program.

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

1. What is your favorite thing to do in microgravity?

2. How important are the people in mission control?

3. What is a normal day look like?

4. What was the launch like?

5. What is your least favorite part of being in space?

6. Are there any animals on station?

7. Did you know you wanted to be an astronaut when you were a kid?

8. There is a NASA T-38 at this event, what was your biggest challenge

in learning to fly?

9. Where are you now?

10. What is your favorite space food?

11. What happens if someone gets sick?

12. What is around you?

13. Do you have a degree in science?

14. What kind of exercise do you do?

15. Do you have ice cream?

16. Do you ever get bored?

17. What did you take up with you that is special?

18. What do you miss?

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Next planned event(s):

1. Rowan Preparatory School, Claygate, United Kingdom, direct via GB4RPS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-06-20 12:48:55 UTC

Watch for live stream at https://live.ariss.org/

2. King Island District High School, Currie, TAS, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI

Contact is go for: Wed 2019-06-19 08:49:20 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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