ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.23-04

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at

Cache County School District, Millville, Utah,USA

February5, 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 RidgelineHigh School located in Millville, UT.  ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateurradio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew memberswith ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

Cache County School District (District) is sponsoring this ARISScontact, which will take place at Ridgeline H.S. in the suburban community ofMillville, UT. The District offers 12-week-long astronomy courses; about 150 astronomystudents in grades 9-12 (ages 14-18 years) from both Ridgeline HS and nearby SkyView HS will be at Ridgeline HS for the contact. The District’s mainorganizational partner for this contact is the Bridgerland Amateur Radio Club(BARC), club call sign W7IVM. Members of BARC have provided technical expertisefor the radio equipment setup and will be operating the ground station duringthe contact. Students have also been learning about amateur radio from BARCmembers during Ham radio license classes, and participating in hands-onactivities during the club’s HF field contests and other ham classes. BARCmembers also provided Ham radio exam sessions for the students and thecommunity. Other activities BARC members provided the astronomy students includedparticipation in amateur radio satellite contacts, and a hidden transmitterhunt.

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions ofAstronaut Josh Cassada, amateur radio call sign KI5CRH. The downlink frequencyfor this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are withinthe ISS-footprint that also encompasses the relay ground station.

The amateur radio ground station for this contactis in Millville, UT, USA. Amateur radio operators using call sign W7IVM, willoperate the ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for February 7, 2023 at 11:45:54 am MST(Utah) (18:45:54UTC,1:45 pm EST, 12:45 pm CST, 10:45 am PST).

The public is invitedto watch the live stream at: Astronomy students prepare to talklive with an astronaut on the International Space Station or at

The PodCACHE: Making Contact withthe International Space Station

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

1.What is your biggest, personal goal in relation to space?

2.What keeps you pushing your limits when you are struggling to find motivation?

3.Was there a specific book, movie, or show that inspired you to become anastronaut?

4.How excited do you feel about the Artemis program and its upcoming missions?

5.How fast are you able to spin in a weightless environment?

6.Despite all your training and preparation for space, what is something aboutliving in space you didn't expect?

7.What is your favorite part about the ARISS program?

8.What are you currently researching?

9.What is the part of your job you look most forward to?

10.What is the most fun or interesting experiment you have conducted inspace?

11.Does sleeping in the sleeping bag trigger insomnia?

12.Do you ever get claustrophobic?

13.Which NASA project do you feel is the most important to us as human beings?

14.When did or what made you first realize you wanted to be an astronaut?

15.What's the most beautiful view you've seen from space?

16.How many repairs do you usually do to/on the space station daily?

17.If able to access music in space, what types do you usually listen to?

18.Is there a food you think is better in space than Earth?

19.Are plants grown aboard the ISS similar in size as the same plant grown onEarth?

20.What is your favorite 'trick' to do in a weightless environment?

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 http://www.ariss.org

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