An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Nanjing No. 3 High School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R.China on 16 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:50 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and BY4RRR. The contact should be audible in most of eastern China. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. In addition, the audio should be available via IRLP and EchoLink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
Nanjing No.3 High School has a history of over 100 years. It is a full-time school consists of 37 senior classes and 27 junior classes in three campuses. More than 3000 students are currently studying in this school. Besides normal courses, Chinese handwriting, English listening and speaking, computer, fundamental volleyball skills etc. are also taught in the school.
The school is well known for its women's volleyball team and amateur radio club. The women's volleyball team is a 4-time world champion and 6-time national winner. The amateur radio club has completed more than 20 thousand QSOs with other stations from all over the world.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. Can you see the Great Wall from the ISS? 2. Do you sweat in the space and how do you handle it? 3. If air leak happens in the ISS, what emergency actions will be taken? 4. How do you handle the waste generated in the space? 5. Is it very quiet on the ISS? 6. What does your family think of your work in the space? 7. On the ISS, in which direction will the plants grow? 8. How do you maintain oxygen supply on the ISS? 9. What does it feel like when you go through the black-out-area? 10. Is there any robot on board the ISS? 11. How far does the ISS fly per hour? 12. How can you keep ISS on its own orbit? 13. What if you happen to get sick? 14. What if you lost connection with the ground? Is it possible for the spacecraft to go back to the earth automatically? 15. Have you ever seen some space junk with your own eyes? 16. Does earth look any different from it used to be? 17. What is the longest distance between the ISS and the earth? 18. Which time zone do you use in the space? 19. What do you feel about space walk (EVA)? 20. What do the stars look like in the space?
Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1) Amagasaki Child Science Hall, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, direct via 8N3AMA Tue 2007-08-28 08:27 UTC
2) Ashland Greenwood High School, Ashland, Nebraska, direct via K0ASH Wed 2007-08-29 16:03 UTC
3) Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, Illinois, direct via N9CHA Wed 2007-09-05 18:38 UTC
ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.
ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO