ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.23-41

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at

Australian Air League - South Australia Group,Salisbury, South Australia, Australia

August22, 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 the Australian Air Leaguelocated in Salisbury, SA, Australia. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each yearbetween students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboardthe ISS.

The Australian Air League (AAL) is a not-for-profit, civilianoperated aviation youth organization in Australia. Its objective is toencourage the spirit of aviation and air-mindedness in the youth of Australia.

The first training Squadron opened at Manly, New South Wales on17 January 1935 with 30 Cadets aged between 14 and 23 years. The first girlsSquadron opened in 1944. The Correspondence Wing commenced in 1941. By 1942,26,000 boys had been trained in aviation and 125 Squadrons operated in threestates. There are around 76 active Squadrons.

This ARISS contact event will be hosted at the Australian SpaceDiscovery Centre, where visitors can explore the latest innovations in spacetechnologies. The AAL educational program includes a number of space relatedcourses and activities including Space Flight and Astronomy as well as theoryand practical experience in Electronics, Radio Communications and Physics.ThePort Adelaide Squadron of the SA Group of the AAL has its own amateur radiocall sign VK5AIR and practical activities include providing cadets with theopportunity to use this call sign and establish communications with otheramateur radio hams.

This will be a telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask theirquestions of Astronaut Warren Hoburg, amateur radio call sign KB3HTZ. 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 Casale Monferrato, Italy. Theamateur radio volunteer team at the station will use the callsign IK1SLD, toestablish and maintain the ISS connection.

TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for August 25, 2023 at 6:41 pm ACST (Salisbury,AUS) (9:11:46 UTC, 5:11 am EDT, 4:11 am CDT,3:11 am MDT, 2:11 am PDT).

The public is invitedto watch the live stream at: Watch forLivestream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at www.ariotti.com

An additionalLivestream is available at https://www.facebook.com/AustralianAirLeague/

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

1.What can you see in space from the ISS that you can't see from earth?

2.How often do cargo missions launch to the ISS?

3.Can you have ice cream in space?

4.How many astronauts go in one rocket trip to the ISS?

5.Is it possible to light a match?

6.How long have you been in space so far?

7.How do you as an astronaut stay fit in space?

8.How long do you spend in space?

9.  What do you like most in space?

10.What do you miss the most on Earth when you are in space?

11.How do you get water in space?

12.What is the longest time anyone has spent in space at once?

13.When is the next major upgrade to the ISS?

14.Have you got any animals on the ISS currently?

15.Do you still feel hungry when you travel in space?

16.What games do you play in your free time?

17.When do you go to sleep?

18.How long do people usually stay up in the ISS at a time?

19.What does the take-off feel like and does it make you feel sick?

20.What do you eat?

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 Satellite Corporation(AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-SpaceStation Explorers, Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) and NASA’s SpaceCommunications and Navigation program (SCaN). The primary goal of ARISS is topromote 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 http://www.ariss.org

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