ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.23-48

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at

Escuela Preparatoria La Salle, Torreón, Mexico

September19, 2023—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboardthe International Space Station (ISS) and students at the Escuela PreparatoriaLa Salle in Torreón, Mexico.  ARISSconducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year betweenstudents around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard theISS.

La Salle High School is an affiliate of La Salle University andlocated in Torreón, Coahuila Mexico. The school has various campuses (ElementarySchool, Middle School, High School, University level) throughout Mexico.

This will be a telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask theirquestions of Astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, amateur radio call sign KI5WSL. Thedownlink 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 Casale Monferrato, Italy. Theamateur radio volunteer team at the station will use the callsign IK1SLD, toestablish and maintain the ISS connection.

TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for September 22, 2023 at 10:19:45 am CST (Torreón,MEX) (16:19:45 UTC, 12:19 pm EDT, 11:19 amCDT, 10:19 am MDT, 9:19 am PDT).

Thepublic is invited to watch the live stream at: www.ariotti.com.

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

1.What is the daily routine of work and activities of an astronaut and how arethey organized to perform scientific investigations?

2.How is the weather on the space station? When you return to earth, do you have a different feeling in terms ofclimate and environmental seasons?

3.What was the greatest sacrifice you have made to be able to be where you arenow?

4.Do you believe that life exist not only in the earth, elsewhere in theuniverse?

5.What are you most passionate about in your career as an astronaut, and whatwould you say to people who aspire to be one?

6.What has been the biggest mental or physical challenge you have experienced onthe space station?

7.As a member of a space station, what has been the most surprising momentyou have experienced in space so far? How has it affected you personally andprofessionally?

8.We often hear about scientific research being conducted at the InternationalSpace Station, but could you share a personal moment that made you appreciatethe beauty and wonder of space while living on the station?

9.Ivanna: My dream is to work at NASA. I have been in several science andtechnology competitions to achieve it, and I am very interested in technology,space, and undiscovered things, what else could I do to get there?

10.How does your perspective change as a human being, when you see deepspace?

11.According to your experience, what are the physical and personalattributes that an astronaut needs to be prepared to go the space station andreturn to earth?

12.What is the most powerful space rocket engine in the world and why?

13.What sparked your interest in space and how did you become an astronaut?

14.How hard is it to get used to the lack of gravity? How long did it takeyou to get used to it?

15.What sensation does your body feel when you leave and return to theearth?

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 American Radio Relay League(ARRL), Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), Radio Amateur SatelliteCorporation (AMSAT), NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN)and the ISS National Lab—Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS isto promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, andmathematics 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 http://www.ariss.org

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