An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at USA Science and Engineering Festival, Washington, D.C

on 16 Apr. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:19 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 OR4ISS and IK1SLD. 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 English.

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

1. What inspired you to become an astronaut?

2. What kind of training did you receive to become an astronaut? What were

the hardest parts of it?

3. What do you do in space when you are not working?

4. How is sleeping in space different than sleeping in your bed? I read that

you have to be strapped into your bunk during missions.

5. When you get off a boat, sometimes your legs are really wobbly, does

this happen when you come home from space? Do you have to readjust to the

heaviness of gravity?

6. On Earth, we get regular check-ups to make sure we are healthy and fit

for school or athletics. In space, do you monitor your health, like blood

pressure? If so, are the machines that are used altered in any way for

space flight?

7. We saw online that some of you are conducting research on headaches in

space. Are headaches worse in space? Do people get more of them?

8. Do you use 3D printing in space? We have heard that you can print parts

to repair things that break.

9. Do things go wrong on the Space Station? What do you do to prevent that

from happening?

10. How does new technology modernize today's space flight in comparison to

early explorations? Does it change how data is collected, or allow for

better quality photographs?

11. How would you compare communication with your family compared to how

Apollo astronauts communicated with their families? How has technology

changed it?

12. What are some of the problems or challenges with space? travel for

someone who is not physically fit? How does NASA ensure you are ready to

go into space?

13. We have teams to work on our robots, solar cars, and other projects. How

is being on the ISS like being on a team?

14 Do the astronauts ever get mad at each other?

15. We love Space Movies! Which movies are most accurate? What parts are

totally unrealistic in most movies?

16. How long does it take to get to Mars and do you think there will be

anyone living there, like astronauts or scientists, in our lifetime?

17. What was the scariest thing that has happened to you while on the Space

Station or while blasting off?

18. While flying over Washington DC, can you see any of the monuments?

19. When do you think the general public will be able to take a space trip?

How soon do you think it might be a normal thing to do?

20. What are some of your concerns for having untrained people fly into

space?

21. Have you seen anything that makes you think there might be space aliens?

22. How many days of supplies do you always keep in reserve?

23. If there were a one way mission to Mars, would you try to be on that

crew?

24. What did you do as a kid that helped you prepare to be an astronaut?

Anything that you now can see was essential?

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

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Next planned event(s):

1. St Richards Catholic College, Bexhill on Sea, UK, direct via GB4SRC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI

Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-04-18 14:56:06 UTC

2. STEM Trajectory Initiative with Albuquerque Public Schools,

Albuquerque

New Mexico, direct via NM5HD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ

Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-04-22 17:32:37 UTC

3. Wellesley House School, Broadstairs, Kent, UK, direct via GB1WHS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI

Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-04-23 12:10:50 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), and the 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 informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

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