ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.22-30

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at

Forum Accademico Italiano e.V., Köln, Germany

May18, 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 Italian students at three schools inGermany and one school in Firenze, Italy. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these specialamateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crewmembers with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS.

The Forum Accademico Italiano e.V. (Cologne), is an associationcreated to encourage interaction among Italian scientists based in Germany withthose scientists within the local Italian community, with special attention toItalian children attending German schools. The Forum Accademico Italiano organizedthis ARISS contact event (Project) with the aim of building a bridge between youngstudents and scientists with a common interest in science, space and humanspaceflight. The Project is strongly interdisciplinary and directed to developdifferent skills: language, communication and critical thinking. The languagesused in the Project are Italian, German and English. Schools participating inthis event include three schools in Germany: Am Zugweg School in Cologne,Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium in Cologne, HerkunftSpracheUnterricht in Bedburg/Elsdorf,and the Istituto San Giuseppe in Firenze, Italy. Participating students rangein ages 10 -16 years and have engaged in various STEM subjects to understandthe role of space exploration in society and what it means to be an astronaut. Membersof the European Astronaut Centre of the European Space Agency in Cologne are helpingwith the preparation and implementation of this Project as well as sharing theirexpertise and knowledge in the field of Human Spaceflight.

This will be a telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask theirquestions of Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, amateur radio call sign IZØUDF.Local Covid-19 protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact.The downlink 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 Paardekraal, South Africa. Theamateur radio volunteer team at the ground station will use the callsign ZS6JON,to establish and maintain the ISS connection.

TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for May 20, 2022 at 2:14 pm CEST (Cologne, DE)(12:14 UTC, 8:14 am EDT, 7:14 am CDT, 6:14 am MDT, 5:14am PDT).

Thepublic is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otZcANd1vXo

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Astime allows, students will ask these questions:

1.Was war das Spannendste, was Sie bisher im Weltraum gesehen haben?

2.Cosa hai provato durante la tua prima missione nello spazio?

3.Quali esperimenti sono stati difficili da realizzare?

4.In cosa consiste la tua missione sulla ISS?

5.Woran forschen Sie?

6.Quando nasce la tua passione per lo spazio?

7.Qual’e' la velocità di crescita di una pianta nello spazio?

8.Che sensazione si prova ad essere sospesa nell’aria?

9.Warum sind Sie Astronautin geworden?

10.Se ci fosse un pianeta roccioso con caratteristiche simili alla Terra ma dimaggiore massa, cambierebbe il tipo di allenamento per adattarsi a una maggioregravita'?

11.La tecnologia nello spazio funziona come sulla Terra?

12.Was machen die Astronauten im Weltall?

13.Wie träumt man? Träumt man überhaupt?

14.Durante le tue missioni,quali sono stati i rischi o pericoli piu' gravi che haidovuto affrontare?

15.Che cosa si deve fare quando ci si ammala nello spazio?

16.Quanto tempo ci hai messo per diventare astronauta?

17.Wie merkt man, ob es Tag oder Nacht ist? Wird man überhaupt müde?

18.Qual'e' la tua vista preferita dallo spazio?

19.Quali sono le conseguenze sul corpo umano dopo un soggiorno prolungato nellospazio? Sono necessarie cure specifiche per ristabilire i valori fisicialterati?

20.Ti piace stare nello spazio? Perche'?

Translation

1.What's the most exciting thing you've seen in space so far?

2.How did you feel during your first space mission?

3.Which experiments were difficult to complete?

4.What is your mission on ISS about?

5.What are you researching on ISS?

6.When was your passion for space born?

7.How fast do plants grow in space?

8.What do you feel when you float in the air?

9.Why did you become an astronaut?

10.If a rocky planet with similar characteristics to Earth but a larger massexisted, how would your training change to adapt to a stronger gravity?

11.Does technology in space work as on Earth?

12.What are the astronauts doing in space?

13.How do you dream in space? Do you dream at all?

14.During your missions, what were the biggest risks or dangers you had to face?

15.What do you need to do when you become ill in space?

16.How long did it take you to become an astronaut?

17.How do you tell if it's day or night? Do you get tired at all?

18.What is your favourite view from space?

19.What are the consequences on the human body after a long stay in space? Do youneed any specific treatments to re-establish normal physical values?

20.Do you like to be 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 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. The primary goal of ARISS is to promoteexploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematicstopics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radiobetween crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radiocontacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-onlearning activities tied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. Formore information, see www.ariss.org

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