ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.22-43

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Summer Camp Students at

Several Challenger Learning Centers, includingthe Buehler Challenger & Science Center, Paramus, New Jersey, USA

July25, 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 students at various ChallengerLearning Centers located in six different states in the U.S.  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.

The Challenger Learning Center organization is a not-for-profiteducation organization, established by families of the Challenger STS-51L Crew.The Centers use space-themed simulated learning and role-playing strategies tohelp students bring their STEM (science, technology, engineering andmathematics) classroom studies to life. This organization reaches hundreds ofthousands of students, and tens of thousands of teachers every year through itsnetwork of Challenger Centers. The Buehler Challenger & Science Center, in Paramus,New Jersey has coordinated this ARISS contact with seven Science Centers in sixU.S. states, and seven cities, which will allow students at each Center to aska question during the contact.

Those participating Challenger Centers are:

Buehler (BYOO-ler) Challenger& Science Center - Paramus, NJ

Scobee Education Center - SanAntonio, TX

Challenger Learning Center ofMaine - Bangor, ME

Town of Ramapo ChallengerLearning Center - Airmont, NY

Challenger Learning Center ofNorthwest Indiana - Hammond, IN

Challenger Learning Center at theKentucky Science Center - Louisville, KY

Challenger Learning Center of theTwin Tiers Region - Allegany, NY

This will be a Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask theirquestions of Astronaut Bob Hines, amateur radio call sign KI5RQT. LocalCovid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. 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 Glenden, Queensland, Australia. Theamateur radio volunteer team at the ground station will use the callsignVK4KHZ, to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for July 28, 2022 at 12:14 pm EDT (New Jersey)(16:14 UTC, 11:14 am CDT, 10:14 am MDT, 9:14 am PDT).

Thepublic is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/user/ccsse

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

1.  What life experience do you think helpedprepare you for being an astronaut?

2.  What training prepared you for living insmaller spaces for long periods of time in space?

3.  Going to space must change your perspectiveof the world. What is your favorite experience from living in space you like totell your family and friends?

4.  What does space food taste like?

5.  What do you do when your equipment needsrepair while outside the space station?

6.  What is the most beautiful thing in space?

7.   How did it feel for you personally to go tospace?

8.  How are the immune cells tested in the HumanImmune System Study?

9.  I have a question about the Earth SurfaceMineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT). How does the heating and cooling ofthe atmosphere happen, and why do we need to monitor this?

10.Have you ever seen anything funny and/or amusing from space?

11.Can you put contacts on in space or do you need to wear glasses?

12.Can you see where day and night are on Earth from space?

13.What does it feel like on Station with microgravity?

14.What was the most exciting thing you discovered in space?

15.Who and what inspired you to go to space and possibly the moon?

16.What were your emotions when you first stepped on the rocket and knew you wereachieving your dreams?

17.What do you look forward to most when you get home?

18.:I have a hamster named “Donut” and she’s a little brown dream ball of fluff. Doyou have any pets and can you take them to space?

19.How do you communicate with your friends and family while on station?

20.What was/is the hardest part about being in space?

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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