ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.22-62

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at

Escola Naval (Brazil Navy Academy), Island of Villegagnon, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

November25, 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 students at the Brazil Navy Academy located in Rio de Janeiro. 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.

Founded in 1792, The Brazil Navy Academy is a higher educationmilitary academy which trains officers for the Brazilian Navy. Through afive-year program, the school’s main objective is to graduate marines,logistics and fleet officers for Brazil’s naval service. Training also hasincluded instruction on their training ship “Brasil” during a world-wide tour.

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions ofAstronaut Josh Cassada, amateur radio call sign KI5CRH. Local Covid-19protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlinkfrequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners thatare within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the relay ground station.

The amateur radio ground station for this contactis on the Island of Villegagnon in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Amateurradio operators using call sign PY1AX, will operate the ground station toestablish and maintain the ISS connection.

TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for November 28, 2022 at 9:23:41am BRT (Brazil)(12:23:41UTC, 7:23 am EST, 6:23 am CST, 5:23 am MST, 4:23am PST).

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

1.What are the projections for life on the Moon? Is it going to happen in thenear future or is it something far from happening?

2.If there are any, what are the effects of the Theory of Relativity on you onthe space station?

3.Have you ever felt the “overview effect”? How does it feel to see everythingyou know in front of your eyes, without borders, without wars, withoutreligions, just a celestial sphere in the middle of the darkness and emptiness?

4.How do space agencies deal with health complications that might arise when anastronaut returns to Earth after a long period in orbit?

5.What is the most difficult challenge you have encountered in space?

6.What are the short-term and long-term objectives of the station?

7.How do you counteract the side effects of staying in a microgravity environmentfor a considerable amount of time?

8.The importance of the International Space Station is immeasurable. How do yousee it shutting down? And what are the consequences?

9.What is the preparation to work for a long time and to survive in the station?

10.How can the ISS work to reduce the trash left in space?

11.How is Artificial Intelligence (AI) used on the International Space Station andfor which purpose?

12.What are the benefits of the ISS for humanity?

13.What experiments are you doing at the moment?

14.What is the procedure if someone has a serious health problem?

15.Have you ever had any contact with the amateur radio community before boardingthe ISS?

16.What is the most important thing when you are getting ready for a mission?

17.How does the application process for the space station work and who selects thecrew?

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 (SCaN). The primary goal ofARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts,and mathematics 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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DaveJordan, AA4KN

ARISSPR

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