An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Shinoda Elementary School, Izumi City, Japan on 23 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:47 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8N3SD The contact should be audible over Japan and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

Shinoda Elementary School is located in the south of Osaka prefecture in Japan. Founded 145 years ago, the school currently has 495 enrolled students for the 2018-2019 academic year. Shinoda Elementary School students are attentive, conscientious learners with a great respect for their peers. The current sixth grade consists of 90 students, 19 of whom were chosen to ask their questions to the astronauts.

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

1. Why did you want to become an astronaut?

2. How many languages do you need to know to become an astronaut?

3. What was the last thing you thought about before getting on the rocket?

4. Why do you change 3 members at a time?

5. What country has the same time as the space station?

6. Is it tiring living in zero gravity?

7. Do you sleep well in space?

8. In space do you feel hot or cold?

9. What do you do if you have a cold or a fever on the space station?

10. What do you do if you get injured on the space station?

11. How do you drink liquids in space?

12. When you are eating, what do you do when your food starts floating away?

13. What is the fastest way to move in space?

14. Are there any dangers living in the space station?

15. Have you ever seen an alien or a UFO?

16. What is your favorite planet?

17. Have you ever seen a black hole?

18. Because there is no gravity in space, do you get dizzy when you walk

around?

19. Who is the first person you want to see when you come back to earth?

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Next planned event(s):

1. ISS R&D Conference-San Francisco, CA, (CASIS#2), participating

school Quest Institute for Quality Education, San Jose, CA, telebridge via VK5ZAI

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT

Contract is a go for: Thu 2018-07-26 20:22 UTC

About ARISS:

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

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