ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.21-66

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at

DLR School Lab Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

December9, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is thegroup that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students aroundthe globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS).

This will be a Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students in Braunschweig,Germany. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS Astronaut MatthiasMaurer, amateur radio call sign KI5KFH, during the ARISS radio contact. LocalCovid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprintthat also encompasses the ARISS radio telebridge station.

Amateur Radio Operators using call sign DN2DLR in Braunschweig, Germany, will serve as the relay amateur radio station.

TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for December 10, 2021 at 2:50 pm CET (Braunschweig,DE) (13:50 UTC, 8:50 am EST, 7:50 am CST, 6:50 am MST, 5:50am PST).

The DLR SchoolLab Braunschweig (of the German Aerospace Center [DLR]) is an

extracurricularlearning institution supported by the state of Lower Saxony. The DLR School LabBraunschweig invites students, age 11 to 18, to participate in hands-onexperiments in many of DLR’s research fields such as aeronautics, space(satellite navigation), energy, transport, and radio communication/ham radio. DLRalso offers students hands-on experience in professional fields such as airtraffic controller, pilot and engineer. In preparation for this ARISS contact,students were provided virtual reality tools that allow the user to conduct avirtual spacewalk on the ISS, and a virtual tour of the ISS (both inside andoutside). More than 2,000 students have participated in the STEM activities inthe months leading up the ARISS contact. The school will be supported on thecontact by a team of ham radio operators from the radio clubs VFDB and AKAFunk(Technische Universität Braunschweig) and two school staff who are licensed hamoperators. These radio operators will provide more in-depth training on hamradio equipment for those students selected to ask questions during thecontact.

Viewthe live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at

https://youtu.be/0cGJuwnhaSI%C2%A0or%C2%A0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c...

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions

1.Wird die ISS zu Geburtstagen oder Weihnachten dekoriert? (HvF)

2.Bei den Fotos von der ISS sieht man immer nur die Erde. Wie sieht der Blick inden Sternenhimmel aus? (IGSFF)

3.Was werden Sie als Erstes tun, wenn Sie wieder auf der Erde sind? (RC)

4.Was macht man während des Fluges zur ISS? (GrS)

5.Was finden Sie am Leben auf der ISS am besten? (WG)

6.Was passiert, wenn ein Astronaut im Weltall davonschwebt? (HvF)

7.Können Sie in der ISS ihr Smartphone normal benutzen? (IGSFF)

8.Ihre Mission heißt "CosmicKiss" als Liebeserklärung an den Weltraum.  Was haben Sie bisher ammeisten daran geliebt, auf der ISS zu sein?

9.Was hat dir beim Astronautentraining am meisten und was am wenigsten Spaßgemacht? (GrS)

10.Wie schläft es sich da oben? (WG)

11.Was war bisher die größte Komplikation während Ihres Aufenthalts auf der ISSund wie haben Sie diese gelöst? (HvF)

12.Kann man Einschläge von kleinen Teilchen auf die ISS wahrnehmen, zum Beispielhören oder spüren? (IGSFF)

13.Was würde passieren, wenn man ohne Raumanzug ins Weltall geht? (RC)

14.Welches Essen von Zuhause vermisst du am meisten? (GrS)

15.Wie ist die Luft da oben? (WG)

16.Haben Sie schon einen Außeneinsatz auf der ISS durchgeführt? Wenn ja, was habenSie dort gemacht? (HvF)

17.Wie wäscht man seine Wäsche auf der ISS? (IGSFF)

18.Wie riecht der Weltraum? (RC)

19.Wie wird der Müll auf der ISS entsorgt? (GrS)

20.Was ist Ihr Liebligsplanet? (WG)

(Translatedfrom German):

1.How is the ISS decorated for birthdays or Christmas?

2.Many pictures that were taken on board the ISS show our planet Earth. What doesspace look like from the ISS?

3.What is the first thing you are going to do when you are back on Earth?

4.What do you do during the flight to the ISS?

5.What do you like best about living on board the ISS?

6.What would happen if an astronaut floats away in space?

7.Does your mobile phone work on board the ISS like it does on Earth?

8.Your mission is named ‘Cosmic Kiss’ as adeclaration of love for space.  What have you loved most of all aboutbeing on the ISS so far?

9.What did you enjoy the most and the least during astronaut training?

10.How is sleeping up there?

11.What was your biggest difficulty on board so far and how did you solve it?

12.Can you hear or feel the impact of small particles on the ISS?

13.What would happen when an astronaut goes on space walk without a spacesuit?

14.Which meal from home do you miss most?

15.How is the air up there?

16.Have you already carried out a space walk? If yes, what did you do?

17.How do astronauts do laundry in space?

18.How does space smell?

19.How do you dispose waste on the ISS?

20.Which is your favourite planet?

ARISS– Celebrating 20 Years of Amateur Radio Continuous Operations on the ISS

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, and NASA’s Space communications and Navigationprogram. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science,technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this byorganizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard theISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators,parents, and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied tospace, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org

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