ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.22-41

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at

2nd Sayama group Saitama Council ScoutsAssociation of Japan,

Saitama, Japan

July11, 2022—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 Japanese scouts in Sayama City.  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.

2nd Sayama group Saitama Council Scouts Association of Japanwill be hosting this ARISS contact for scouts who have been participating inscouting activities including learning about amateur radio, electricity, andspace. During this scouting event they will have also hosted an amateur radiolicensing class.

This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions ofAstronaut Kjell Lindgren, amateur radio call sign KO5MOS. 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 ground station.

The amateur radio ground station for this contactis in Sayama City, Japan. Amateur radio operators, using call sign 8J1SBS, willoperate the ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for July 13, 2022 at 8:57 pm JST (Saitama,Japan) (11:57 UTC, 7:57 am EDT, 6:57 am CDT,5:57 am MDT, 4:57 am PDT).

Thepublic is invited to watch the live stream at: https://space.sayama.jp

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

1.What does the moon look like from the ISS?

2.What are the inconvenient points about zero gravity?

3.What are the good points about zero gravity?

4.How old were you when you wanted to become an astronaut and why?

5.What does it feel like to float with zero gravity?

6.What space food do you like?

7.Is it difficult to move around in the ISS?

8.What does a soap bubble look like in space?

9.Which planet do you like in the solar system?

10.How do you decide night and day in the ISS?

11.Can you draw pictures in the ISS?

12.Do you see any shooting stars from the ISS?

13.What is your daily routine on the ISS?

14.Can you change the speed of the ISS?

15.How heavy is a space suit?

16.How do you take a bath in 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, Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) andNASA’s Space communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISSis to 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 www.ariss.org

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DaveJordan, AA4KN

ARISSPR

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