ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.24-14

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at

Second Chance School of Orestiada, Orestiada,Greece

March 17, 2024—AmateurRadio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received scheduleconfirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboard theInternational Space Station (ISS) and students at the Second Chance School ofOrestiada located in Orestiada, Greece. ARISS conducts 60-100 of these special amateur radio contacts each yearbetween students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboardthe ISS.

TheSecond Chance School of Orestiada (SDE Orestiadas) is an adult (18-66 yearsold) education school for men and women who want to complete their (nine-year)compulsory education (equivalent to a high school diploma). Thecurriculum includes the following subjects: Greek, English, Mathematics andComputer Science, Physical and Social Sciences, Environmental Education andAesthetic Education. SDE Orestiadas offers classesin Information Technology, Mathematics and Physical Sciences. In the first yearof their studies, students also learn basic concepts of Astronomy, Earth’s solarsystem and their orbital movements, and planet creation.  During a hosted astronomy event, a presentationwas given by a representative from the local amateur astronomy association.

This will be atelebridge Contact via AmateurRadio allowing students toask their questions of astronaut Loral O’Hara, amateur radio call sign KI5TOM.The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard bylisteners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses thetelebridge station.

The ARISS amateur radio ground station (telebridge station)for this contact is in Glenden, Australia. The amateur radio volunteer team atthe ground station will use the call sign VK4KHZ, to establish and maintain theISS connection.

The ARISS radiocontact is scheduled for March 20, 2024 at 19:45:54 pm EET (GREECE) (17:45:54 UTC,1:45 pm EDT, 12:45 pm CDT, 11:45 am MDT, 10:45am PDT).

The public isinvited to watch the live stream at:  https://youtube.com/@sdeorestiadas9736

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As time allows,students will ask these questions:

1. Can you growyour own food on ISS? For instance, your own vegetables in order to consumethem?

2. What kind ofdiet do you follow on ISS and what is your favorite food?

3. What is itlike to live and work in a microgravity environment?

4. Is all thehard work and sacrifice worth it to get the privilege of seeing the Earth fromabove?

5. What’s themost exciting experience you have ever had in space?

6. How did youfeel the very first time you went to space?

7. Did youbecome an astronaut to earn a living or to experience something new?

8. How long isit before someone can return to the ISS?

9. How do youcontact your loved ones on Earth during your mission?

10. What’s yourdaily routine on ISS?

11. What do ISSastronauts do in their free time?

12. Was it easyor hard to adjust on ISS?

13. Which isthe most interesting scientific research conducted on ISS?

14. How manyhours do you work, do you have shifts?

15. How do youface seclusion and long term stay in an enclosed area?

16. What kind ofdifficulties do you face on ISS?

17. How longand how do astronauts prepare to go into space?

18. What issleeping like in space?

19. Have youseen the Aurora from the ISS? And if so, how was it?

20. How oftenare supplies provided?

21. After yourexperience on ISS, do you evaluate life in a different way?

About ARISS:

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) isa cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the spaceagencies that support the ISS. In the United States, sponsors are the AmericanRadio Relay League (ARRL), Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), RadioAmateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), NASA’s Space Communications andNavigation program (SCaN) and the ISS National Lab—Space Station Explorers. Theprimary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology,engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizingscheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS andstudents. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents,and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied to space, spacetechnologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see http://www.ariss.org

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