ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.22-47

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at

Cambridge Public Library and Idea Exchange, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

August15, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between astronauts aboard theInternational Space Station (ISS) and Canadian students at the Cambridge PublicLibrary located in Cambridge, ON.  ARISSconducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year betweenstudents around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard theISS.

The Cambridge Public Library through Idea Exchange is dedicatedto creating an environment of curiosity and discovery, inspiring lifelonglearning, reading and creativity for the community at six locations across theCity of Cambridge. Prior to this ARISS contact the library has provided a varietyof STEAM activities centered around space, science, and engineering geared towardchildren in kindergarten – grade six. Members of the Cambridge Amateur RadioClub are supporting the library during this ARISS contact.

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 relay ground station.

The amateur radio ground station for this contactis in Cambridge, ON, Canada. Amateur radio operators using call sign VE3SWA,will operate the ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for August 18, 2022 at 1:45 pm EDT (ON, CAN) (17:45UTC, 12:45 pm CDT, 11:45 am MDT, 10:45 am PDT).

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

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

1.How long does it take an astronaut to go to space?

2.Is space fun?

3.Has anybody been to Pluto yet?

4.How fast does a rocket go?

5.How does the spaceship not hit asteroids in space?

6.Is the sun yellow or white?

7.What is your favourite planet?

8.How do you sleep in space?

9.Do you like the food here or in space better?

10.How do you stay happy?

11.Do you miss your family?

12.Is there candy in space?

13.What do you do if you are feeling bored?

14.What is your favourite thing you have seen in space?

15.How do you go to the washroom in space?

16.How long are you in space for?

17.How do you eat? Does it just float away?

18.How big is the engine of a spaceship?

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

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