ARISS event - Padthaway Primary School, Padthaway, SA, Australia, Tue (Mar 03) at 08:32 UTC
An International Space Station Expedition 18 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Padthaway Primary School, Padthaway, SA, Australia on 03 March. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 0832 UTC.
The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over western N. America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Audio from the contact should also be available via the AMSAT conference on EchoLink and via the 9010 Discovery reflector on IRLP. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
Padthaway is a small town in the South East of South Australia 287 km from Adelaide with a population of 300. It is famous for its wines and agriculture. Our small school is a great school with 38 students in 3 classes. On behalf of the students, staff, parents and our community, Ithank you for this wonderful opportunity to talk to you.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What do you do if you get travel sickness? 2. What do you use the space station for? 3. What experiments are you doing in space? 4. What is your mission at the moment? 5. What has been the most drastic and important thing that has broken? 6. Is it possible to grow anything in space? 7. What kind of training did you do to go into space and how do you keep at your physical best in space? 8. How long have you been in space altogether? 9. What is your favourite food in space and do you ever get to eat ice cream, lollies or junk food? 10. Has there ever been a wind up in space and if so did it do any damage? 11. Did you want to be an astronaut when you were a kid? 12. What is the strangest thing you have seen in space? 13. Has being in space and doing your tests convinced you that aliens can exist? 14. Is it fun bouncing around in space? 15. Is it hard working outside the ISS without any gravity? 16. How do you land in the Space Shuttle? 17. Have you ever wished from a shooting star? 18. Why is the Space Shuttle the only spaceship that can be reused and not the others? 19. What is the Space Shuttle’s top speed? 20. How can we speak to outer space life forms? 21. What do you enjoy the most about being in space? 22. What do the stars look like and do you count them to go to sleep? 23. Has a comet, meteor or space junk ever hit the ISS? 24. What happens if you run out of fuel? 25. How hot and how cold does it get outside the ISS? 26. Are you scared if you lose contact with earth? 27. Do you miss your family when it gets boring?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): TBD
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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
An International Space Station Expedition 18 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Sewickley Academy, Sewickley, PA, USA on 12 March. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1552 UTC.
The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and WH6PN. The contact should be audible over Hawaii. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Audio from the contact should also be available via the AMSAT conference on EchoLink and via the 9010 Discovery reflector on IRLP. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
Founded in 1838, Sewickley Academy is Pittsburgh's oldest independent school, enrolling approximately 800 students prekindergarten through grade 12. A premier coeducational, college-preparatory day school, the Academy prepares its students for a lifetime of success by inspiring them to reach their full potential as curious, courageous and compassionate learners.
The participants will be 5th graders who's science curriculum pretty much focused on space from October to January, with each student doing a project on a planet. Last month, they simulated a NASA space mission where they were in charge of finding a missing space ship. Students began preparing for their space mission weeks ahead of time in their classrooms. They studied the planets and their moons so they would be familiar with navigating the solar system, and they practiced the necessary multiplication tables and plotting and decoding skills in math class and science lab. Finally, the students designed their "official" mission patches in their computer lab.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Do you see clouds move in the air from space? 2. How do you control yourself when there isn't any gravity? 3. How do you prepare to go from Earth to space and then back? 4. How do you exercise and how long do you exercise? 5. Have you ever seen something undiscovered by humans in space? 6. Who inspired you to be an astronaut? 7. Is there electricity in space and how do you get the energy? 8. Can you explain how you prepare for a space walk? 9. When new parts are being sent into space, how do you attach them to the Space Center? 10. What does it feel like to float in space? 11. What does it feel like to sleep on the wall and can you tell that you are not lying flat down? 12. How do you brush your teeth in space? 13. How do you take a shower? 14. What do you do in your spare time in space? 15. How has your life changed since you have become an astronaut? 16. How does the sun look in space? 17. How does the food taste in space? 18. Since there is no gravity, can you please explain some cool tricks you can do?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): TBD
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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
An International Space Station Expedition 18 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Cotswold School, Christchurch, New Zealand on 26 March. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 2352 UTC.
The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and VK5ZAI. The contact should be audible over eastern Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Audio from the contact should also be available via the AMSAT conference on EchoLink and via the 9010 Discovery reflector on IRLP. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
Cotswold School is located in Bishopdale, Christchurch, New Zealand. We provide quality education for children from Year 0 - Year 6. The current roll is 480 children, 19 classrooms and 23 teachers. The children asking the questions range in age from 5 - 10 years old.
We take pride in enriching our teaching of the New Zealand Curriculum with the following life long values: caring, community, communication, creativity and challenge.
During Term 2, 2008 throughout the school we learned about space. Each level of the school took on a lightly different slant - designing space suits, space travel, and general knowledge about our solar system were some of the aspects covered. During this time I applied to make contact with ISS. We saw this as an opportunity to create a memorable learning experience for the children at Cotswold.
Also during 2008 we started our own Low Power Fm Radio Station. The radio station DJs provide a brief location report each day using Orbitron - a satellite tracking software programme. This continues to be a daily aspect of our radio programme.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you eat food in space? 2. How do you drink in space? 3. How do you exercise is space? 4. What can you do in your spare time in space? 5. How long do you stay in space for? 6. How do you have a shower and keep clean in space? 7. How big is the space station? 8. What can you see out the window right now? 9. What are you working on at the moment? 10. What do you wear in space? What do you wear inside the space station? How is it different from what you wear outside the space station? 11. What equipment do you have on the space station? 12. How do you prepare meals? 13. What equipment do you wish you had on the space station? Why? 14. How do you send notes or messages to your family? 15. Have you made any new discoveries so far? 16. How powerful is the rocket that launches you? How fast does it go up? 17. How many times have you been in space? 18. What do you miss most when you are in space? 19. What is the biggest thing you have seen in space? 20. Can you see meteors crashing into Earth's atmosphere? 21. Have you seen any garbage floating around in space? 22. What's your biggest accomplishment while you have been in space? 23. How many problems have you had to solve while you have been in space this time? How did you solve them? 24. How long did it take you to become an astronaut? 25. Do you have to be big to be an astronaut or can you be any size? 26. How much do you get paid? 27. When are you coming back to Earth? How do you get back to Earth?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1. Istituto Comprensivo Statale "Alessandro Volta", Mandello Del Lario, Lecco, Italy,Fri 2009-03-27 14:03 UTC 2. St. Joseph High School, Nepean, ON, Canada, via LU1CGB, Fri 2009-03-27 13:38 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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
An International Space Station Expedition 18 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at St. Joseph High School, Nepean, ON, Canada on 27 March. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1338 UTC.
The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and LU1CGB. The contact should be audible over southern S. America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Audio from the contact should also be available via the AMSAT conference on EchoLink and via the 9010 Discovery reflector on IRLP. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. In consideration of the international nature of the ISS, how do you deal with religious and political differences on board? 2. What are your views on entering space via the Soyuz versus the shuttle? 3. What are the overall objectives of the ISS? 4. What is the most difficult or inconvenient thing while you stay on the ISS? 5. What do you do in your free time in the ISS? 6. What are your fears when you are in space? 7. You recently had to take refuge in the Soyuz module because of space debris; do you have to do this often? 8. With all your training and preparation, was there something that surprised you, that you were not prepared for? 9. Do you see signs of climate change from the ISS? 10. Does the ISS have any military significance? 11. How does your experience living in Neemo compare on the ISS? 12. Do you think the Space exploration will become routine? 13. With the increasing numbers of occupants on the ISS, do you anticipate problems? 14. Does the view of the universe appear different on the ISS than from earth? 15. Do you have other sources of power should the solar array fail? 16. How do you handle waste on the Space Station? 17. How long are your work shifts, and what do you do during your free time? 18. What are you looking forward most, when you return to earth?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1. Istituto Comprensivo Statale "Alessandro Volta", Mandello Del Lario, Lecco, Italy, Fri 2009-03-27 14:03 UTC 2. Parkside Community College, Parkside, Cambridge, UK, Mon 2009-03-30 17:00 UTC 3. The Girl's Middle School, Mountain View, CA via K6DUE, Mon 2009-03-30 18:22 UTC 4. Science Dream Association (SDA), Kobe-city, Japan, Tue 2009-03-31 09:56 UTC 5. Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School, Dorado, Puerto Rico, Tue 2009-03-31 15:36 UTC 6. Kalori Catholic School, Wallaro, Australia, via WH6PH, Wed 2009-04-01 07:25 UTC 7. Milwee Middle School, Longwood, Florida via ON4ISS, Wed 2009-04-01 17:55 UTC 8. Miyahara Elementary School, Saitama, Japan, Thu 2009-04-02 09:14 UTC 9. CAMUS, Viry Châtillon, France, Thu 2009-04-02 13:35 UTC 10. Carl Sandburg Elementary, Kirkland, WA, via W6SRJ, Thu 2009-04-02 19:35 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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
An International Space Station Expedition 18 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at : Istituto Comprensivo Statale "Alessandro Volta", Mandello Del Lario, Lecco, Italy on 27 March. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1403UTC.
The contact will be a direct between stations OR4ISS and collaborating stations I2JRY and IZ2PBM . The contact should be audible over Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
"Alessandro Volta" is a co-ed primary and secondary school in Mandello del Lario, a little town in Northern Italy, situated on the shore of the Lake Como. Mandello del Lario is known for the motorcycle factory "Moto Guzzi".
The students are aged 6 to 14. Nine classes are involved in the ARISS project with students aged 12 to 14. The students and the teachers of the school share their interest with experts of the voluntary group "Deep Space" in the city of Lecco in discovering the Space on its different aspects.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Why did you become an astronaut? 2. How do you spend your free time? 3. How long are you already on board the ISS? 4. How many people are there on the ISS? 5. What is your role on board the ISS? 6. What does your daily routine look like? 7. What are you seeing outside at the moment? 8. Is it difficult to get used to zero gravity? 9. Is it hard to eat in microgravity and what do you eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner? 10. When did you become an astronaut? 11. Have you ever seen any meteorites from the ISS and are you afraid of them? 12. What are the minimum and maximum temperatures inside and outside the ISS? 13. How far is it to the Earth from the ISS? 14. How long is it day, how long is it night and how is your time divided into day and night? 15. Can you recognize the different continents on Earth from there? 16. How often do you receive news from your family? 17. How long did you train to become an astronaut? 18. How many chambers are there inside the ISS? 19. What kind of energy runs the ISS on?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1. Parkside Community College, Parkside, Cambridge, UK, Mon 2009-03-30 17:00 UTC 2. The Girl's Middle School, Mountain View, CA via K6DUE, Mon 2009-03-30 18:22 UTC 3. Science Dream Association (SDA), Kobe-city, Japan, Tue 2009-03-31 09:56 UTC 4. Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School, Dorado, Puerto Rico, Tue 2009-03-31 15:36 UTC 5. Kalori Catholic School, Wallaro, Australia, via WH6PH, Wed 2009-04-01 07:25 UTC 6. Milwee Middle School, Longwood, Florida via ON4ISS, Wed 2009-04-01 17:55 UTC 7. Miyahara Elementary School, Saitama, Japan, Thu 2009-04-02 09:14 UTC 8. CAMUS, Viry Châtillon, France, Thu 2009-04-02 13:35 UTC 9. Carl Sandburg Elementary, Kirkland, WA, via W6SRJ, Thu 2009-04-02 19:35 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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
International Space Station ARISS school contacts have been planned with participants at Parkside Community College, Parkside, Cambridge, UK and The Girl's Middle School, Mountain View, CA on 30 March. The events are scheduled to begin at approximately 1700 UTC and 1822 UTC respectively.
The first contact will be a direct between OR4ISS and GB4FUN, the second is a telebridge between stations NA1SS and K6DUE. The contacts should be audible over Europe and then Eastern N. America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Audio from the telebridge contact should also be available via the AMSAT conference on EchoLink and via the 9010 Discovery reflector on IRLP. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
SPARKS Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths Club has a core aim of enthusing young people about physical sciences. The club is open to students in years 7 to 9. (11-14 years old). All students across both secondary schools, and other younger children in our local primary schools and cub scout groups have been invited to apply to ask questions to Charles Simonyi. This has been particularly strongly promoted in science lessons to all year 7 and 8 students (480) and also to year 9 and 10 (480). Ten local primary schools have been invited to take part. Part of the application process involved research into both the ISS and into Charles Simonyi. This competition process has led to students asking each other and researching the answers to difficult questions about space and the Earth. This work extends and enriches the taught curriculum. We have also made links with cub scout groups who have been looking at astronomy and encouraged them to enter. Within the schools we see this very much as promoting science as something that is cool and exciting and are linking this with our earlier Teddies in Space project which was very successful in getting students across the schools (and nationally) interested in the science of space exploration.
Participants from Parkside will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What would a teddy astronaut find the most frightening part of a space mission? 2. What experiments could a bear do on the ISS? 3. Do the patterns of the stars look different from the ISS? 4. If a child was on the ISS would they grow normally? 5. Does the excitement and experience of space flight make your whole body feel different? 6. What would you choose to do on your next mission? 7. Would a bear feel lonely on the ISS? 8. What is the most impressive piece of equipment on the ISS? 9. Can you take a photo of Cambridge and send it to us, please? 10. How do you know which way is down? 11. What skills would a bear need to become an astronaut? 12. What does a shooting star look like up close? 13. What are the other astronauts doing right now? 14. Can you drink water on the ISS? 15. Why do we need rockets to go into space - why can't we just use aeroplanes? 16. Could a bear eat marmalade sandwiches on the ISS? 17. Is it easy to sleep on the ISS? 18. At night what is the brightest part of the Earth? 19. Can I become an astronaut?
The Girls' Middle School (GMS) is a small, independent school for girls in 6th-8th grade, located in Mountain View, California. GMS nurtures, empowers, and educates girls during a pivotal time in their lives. Our project-based, hands-on curriculum encourages girls to collaborate, think critically, and experience the joy of learning. Through practice, girls grow to value their voices, develop empathy, and set and reach their personal goals. By offering non-traditional educational opportunities, respecting teachers' independence, and assessing students authentically, we create a community in which girls take risks, expand their horizons and realize their potential. By intentionally recruiting a diverse group of high-achieving girls, we work toward a more equitable world.
Participants from the Girl's Middle School will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is it like living at the space station? 2. What is the best thing about being in space? 3. How is being in space different than what you expected? 4. What kinds of things do you do in space? 5. What does it feel like being weightless? 6. What is the most amusing thing to do when you are weightless? 7. Do you ever feel like a tiny particle in reference to space? 8. What is the weirdest thing you've seen or done in space? 9. Is it hard to be with the same people for so long? 10. What is it like coming back to Earth after being in space? 11. What does earth look like from space - is it surprising to see it as a whole? 12. What do you do for training to go to space? 13. What is your mission working in the space station? 14. What kinds of experiments are you performing and what have you learned? 15. How do you eat and drink in space? 16. What kinds of things do you eat while you're in space? 17. How do you take a bath or shower in space? 18. What is it like to sleep in zero gravity? 19. What made you interested in going out to space? 20. Was it your dream to go to space when you were a kid?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1. Science Dream Association (SDA), Kobe-city, Japan, Tue 2009-03-31 09:56 UTC 2. Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School, Dorado, Puerto Rico, Tue 2009-03-31 15:36 UTC 3. Kalori Catholic School, Wallaro, Australia, via WH6PH, Wed 2009-04-01 07:25 UTC 4. Milwee Middle School, Longwood, Florida via ON4ISS, Wed 2009-04-01 17:55 UTC 5. Miyahara Elementary School, Saitama, Japan, Thu 2009-04-02 09:14 UTC 6. CAMUS, Viry Châtillon, France, Thu 2009-04-02 13:35 UTC 7. Carl Sandburg Elementary, Kirkland, WA, via W6SRJ, Thu 2009-04-02 19:35 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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
International Space Station ARISS school contacts have been planned with participants at Kalori Catholic School, Wallaro, Australia and Milwee Middle School, Longwood, Florida on 01 April. The events are scheduled to begin at approximately 0725 UTC and 1755 UTC respectively.
The first contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and WH6PN, the second is also a telebridge between stations OR4ISS and ON4ISS. The contacts should be audible over Hawaii and then Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Audio from the telebridge contacts should also be available via the AMSAT conference on EchoLink and via the 9010 Discovery reflector on IRLP. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
Kalori Catholic School is located in Wallaroo, on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. We have 123 students at present with 24 staff members, 12 of them teachers. It is 160 km north of Adelaide. Wallaroo is a major port for export of grain. Kalori is celebrating 140 years of education on the 27 – 29th March. The school began in 1869 by Blessed Mary MacKillop (one day we hope she will become Australia’s first Saint).
Participants from Kalori will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How hot is it inside the space shuttle? 2. How do you drink in you space suit? 3. How do you brush your teeth in space? 4. How do you sleep in space without floating off? 5. Do you eat and drink the same things in space as you do on earth? 6. Do you lose or put on weight in outer space? 7. What is it like re-entering into earth? 8. What is it like to live in a rocket and how do you to go the toilet? 9. Why do you have a space suit? 10. How do you get out of the Space Ship? 11. How fast do you go when leaving and re-entering the earth’s atmosphere? 12. How did you know that you wanted to be an astronaut and who inspired you/is your hero? 13. Do you have to have any injections before going into space? 14. How do you fix the outside of the space shuttle? 15. How big is the living area of your space shuttle? 16. How do you keep in contact with your family? 17. How many people are with you in the space shuttle?
R. T. Milwee Middle School is currently located in Longwood, Florida and is part of the Seminole County Public School District in Seminole County, Florida. Milwee Middle School is located in Longwood, Florida and serves approximately 1,000 students in grades 6-8. Milwee is an A-rated school and beginning with the 2009-2010 school year will be a pre-engineering magnet school. When R. T. Milwee Middle School was originally built in 1923-1924, it was named Lyman School after Howard C. Lyman. Mr. Lyman was on the local board of trustees for the bonding and building of schools in Seminole County and a well-known civic leader who helped found Rollins College. He had been tragically killed in a driving accident at Daytona Beach in July 1923.
Participants from the Milwee will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. When you perform biological experiments, what kind of special care do you have to give to the organisms? 2. How does it feel to sleep in space? 3. Does the ISS protect against radiation and UV rays? 4. What do you do in your free time (for fun)...after you are done experimenting? 5. Has there ever been problems inside the space station with the equipment? If there has, what was it, and what happened to fix the problem? 6. How does it feel to break the sound barrier? 7. If a baby is born in space, how can he/she stay alive? 8. Is it harder to do work in space than on earth? 9. What do you think is the most important experiment that you are working on? 10. What is it like to live in space and be away from your family for so long? 11. Have you ever worked with any animals on the ISS? If so, was it fun? 12. When you eat, does the lack of gravity effect how your digestive system functions? 13. How much oxygen are in your tanks? How do you feel in space? 14. Does the Earth rotate so fast that we can’t feel it? Or so slow we can’t see it? 15. Is there artificial gravity on the ISS? 16. What is one of the more specialized pieces of equipment you use and what does it do? 17. What nationality would a baby be if it was born on the ISS? 18. How do you communicate with others that don’t speak the same language? 19. What kind of experiments do you conduct on the ISS? 20. How do you communicate with Earth? Are you able to speak with your families? 21. How did you feel when you first saw Earth from space for the first time? 22. How do you operate the ISS? 23. Have you ever brought something from earth to see how it was affected in space? 24. What type of food do you eat, special-made astronaut food or real food that you normally eat on Earth. Which is better? 25. Do you wake up at different times every morning because you are passing over Earth’s many time zones? 26. Do you play the Wii and/or watch House on telelvision? 27. When you go into space, why don’t you burn if there are millions of stars located everywhere? 28. Do you have iPODS in space? 29. How do you avoid meteors and flying objects other than yourselves? 30. Is it possible to get a cold or fever while in space?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1. Miyahara Elementary School, Saitama, Japan, Thu 2009-04-02 09:14 UTC 2. CAMUS, Viry Châtillon, France, Thu 2009-04-02 13:35 UTC 3. Carl Sandburg Elementary, Kirkland, WA, via W6SRJ, Thu 2009-04-02 19:35 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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
International Space Station ARISS school contacts have been planned with participants at Miyahara Elementary School, Saitama, Japan, CAMUS, Viry Châtillon, France and Carl Sandburg Elementary - Lake Washington School District, Kirkland, Washington, USA on 02 April. The events are scheduled to begin at approximately 0914 UTC, 1335 UTC and 1935 UTC respectively.
The first contact will be a direct between NA1SS and 8J1KW, the second is also a direct between stations OR4ISS and F8BPA. The third contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contacts should be audible over Japan, Europe and then western North America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Audio from the telebridge contact should also be available via the AMSAT conference on EchoLink and via the 9010 Discovery reflector on IRLP. The participants are expected to conduct the first conversation in Japanese and the following two conversations in English.
The Miyahara elementary school was founded as a Kamo school on May 30, 1873. Now, our school has 35 classes and about 1200 children. Koichi Wakata was taught at our school from 1st grade to 4th grade.
Participants from the Miyahara will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Chikyu jyou demo muhyuuryoku ha taiken dekimasuka (Can I experience the micro gravity even on the earth?) 2. Jiyu jikan ha naniwo simasuka (What do you do at free time?) 3. Ucyu deha douyatte gohanwo taberu nodesuka (How does it eat meal in space?) 4. Ucyu sute-syon kara nagare boshiwo takusann miemasuka (Do you see a lot of shooting stars from the space station?) 5. Fuku ha sentaku dekirunodesuka (Can you washed your clothes?) 6. Ucyu deha douyatte neru nodesuka (How do you sleep in space?) 7. Ucyu deha tewo arautoki dousuru nodesuka (How do you do when the hand is washed in space?) 8. Discovery go ha donokuraino hayasade tonndeirunodesuka (How fast does the discovery fly?) 9. Tano eisei ha kokusai ucyu sute-syon to butsukattari sinainodesuka (Do other satellites knock against the International Space Station?) 10. Ucyu ni hougakuha arimasuka Hoijisyaku wo motte ittara dounarimasuka (Is there a direction in space? How do it become it if the azimuth magnetic needle is taken?) 11. Byoukini natte simatta baaiha donoyounisite naosunodeuka (How do you care of your health when getting sick in space?) 12. Myjyuryoku te don na kanjidesuka (What feeling is micro gravity?) 13. Ucyu ni ikuto honega yowakunaranaiyouni donoyouna doryokuwo nasatteimasuka (What effort do you do so that the bone should not weaken when going to space?) 14. Ucyu ni detasyunkanha don na kibunndesuka (What feelings is it momentarily by reaching to space?)
Two schools are participating in the ARISS Project on the occasion of the centenary of the Port Aviation aerodrome which was once located in Viry-Châtillon.
The Albert Camus school currently has 180 pupils divided into 8 forms from 1st to 5th grade. It also has the distinctive feature of being the only school in the area to be open to visually impaired children gathered within a specialized form. These children who are either partially sighed or blind are provided education in a small group class, and on specific time slots, they are also integrated into the ordinary classes that have 26 pupils on average. The 5th grade class that is participating in this project has 28 pupils, 14 boys and 14 girls, aged 9 to 11.
The Jules Verne school has some 240 pupils divided into 11 forms going from 1st to 5th grade. In this school some children of non French speaking origin or background are taken care of on specific time slots and within a specialized class to learn French. This school is also located in a Priority Education Area. The 4th grade class that is participating in this project has 22 pupils, 10 girls and 12 boys, aged 8 to 10.
On the occasion of ARISS Project, the pupils of both forms have met many times. This resulted in the setting up of a website on the work that has been achieved since the beginning of the academic year and which will be carried on until the satellite link with the astronauts. The website address is the following: http://ecole.verne.free.fr/contact/
Participants from CAMUS will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What course of study must one pursue to become an astronaut and go to space? 2. What kind of feelings or emotions do you have during the taking-off or landing phases of the shuttle? 3. Have you got a timetable that you must strictly follow? 4. Do you often have the opportunity to communicate with your family and friends on Earth? And, if so, by what means ? 5. Have you ever carried out animal experiments on the ISS? 6. Is there anything lacking in terms of comfort? 7. Have you ever fallen sick on the ISS? If so, what did you do? 8. Do all of you wake up at the same time everyday or do you keep to your usual waking-up time when in your home country? 9. Did you celebrate Christmas on the International Space Station? 10. How long does it take for you to put on a spacesuit? 11. Did you ever hit objects? 12. Did you ever break down from living in confinement and being away from your family? 13. Is there any event out there that frightened you or made you feel panicky? 14. What is the best moment that you can think of since you have been on the International Space Station ? 15. What is the temperature on the ISS? 16. Has the ISS ever broken down? What steps are to be taken in such case? 17. Does it taste the same as on Earth when you swallow water or fruit juice bubbles? 18. Which module do you prefer on the ISS and for what reason? 19. Do you see the moon and sun as when looking at them from Earth? 20. What sensations do you feel once you are back on Earth, especially with regard to walking (capacities)?
Located in Kirkland, Carl Sandburg Elementary School is a neighborhood school with an enrollment of 497 students in grades kindergarten through six. In addition to the Sand-burg programs, Sandburg hosts Discovery Community School as well as the Quest Pull-Out Enrichment program three days each week. Our goal is that all students will become collaborative workers, quality producers, self-directed learners and community contributors. Every member of the Sandburg staff is committed to creating meaningful learning experiences and maintaining an environment of collaboration, connection, support and academic rigor to en-sure the success of each of our students. Sandburg has a very active and involved PTSA that provides significant support to our school in many ways. Our generous parents support the Carl Sandburg community with over 35 enrichment activities including, math, science, the arts, chess, sports, and leadership, as well as tutoring services and homework support. These extracurricular activities and events enhance the experience and education of every student.
Participants from the Sandburg will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What does Earth look like from outer space? 2. How do people exercise in space? 3. How does the rocket move? 4. What is the prettiest planet? 5. When you are floating is everything the same weight? 6. What is it like landing? What is it like taking off? 7. Do you get claustrophobic up in space? If so, how do you train for that? 8. Does it take more energy to move when weightless than to walk? 9. What do you see in space when you are coming back to earth? (re-entry) 10. Why did you go up there (for new science information, pleasure or another reason)? 11. How much energy does the ISS use? 12. What type of school did you have to go to train? 13. When you were a child what did you want to be when you grew up? 14. What was the hardest part of training? 15. What were you think when you were about to take off? 16. What food did you get to eat while on your mission? 17. How did you sleep without floating away? 18. What are you bringing up with you (if anything)? 19. Did you get scared or frightened when you go up in space? 20. Do they make you do anything unnecessary?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): Kawanishi Seiwadai comm. center, Hyogo, Japan, Thu 2009-04-09 07:37 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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
An Expedition 19 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan on 09 April. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 0737 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between NA1SS and 8N3KS. The contact should be audible over Japan. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in Japanese.
Kawanishi City is in the residential suburbs that still has wonderful nature. The history of Kawanishi City is very old. A lot of historical shrines and culture still exists. Our community center was established as a exchanging place in 1987. It is put to practical use for regional peoples exchanging place through sports and culture.
Participants will ask as many of the following (translated) questions as time allows: 1. (How did you feel when you entered the International Space Station after the space shuttle docked with it? 2. (What has been the most challenging and satisfying work you have experienced in space? 3. (Are you floating with your microphone while you are talking to us? 4. (Why did you want to be an astronaut? 5. (I've heard that the Great Wall of China can been seen from the moon. Can you also see buildings in Japan from the ISS? 6. (Global warming has reportedly been progressing. Does the Earth look different from the globe you saw in your previous missions? 7. (You will undergo an experiment on whether people can endure life in space for three months. Why did you decide to undergo such an experience even though it may put your health at risk? 8. (Will children be able to travel in space in the future? 9. (What is the most important item that you have taken with you in your trips to space? 10. (Have your viewpoints changed since you took your previous space journey? If so, please describe them? 11. (What will happen if space debris or meteorites hit the ISS? 12. (Can you see how the universe stretches out from the ISS? 13. (Are there any events that surprised you during your space trips? 14. (Viewed from the ISS, can you see the Earth rotating? 15. (What's the hardest problem you had in space? 16. (Can you see the aurora from space? 17. (What do you think about during your space missions? 18. (Have you ever seen any unidentified flying objects? 19. (What's your favorite space food? 20. (What would you like to do if you have free time during your long-term stay on the ISS? 21. (Is there any star you’ve seen for the first time during the current space mission? 22. (Can you endure a long-term stay on the small ISS? 23.(In the future, what would you like to do as an astronaut?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): Ulvila Upper Secondary School, Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland, Fri 2009-04-17 07:36 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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
An Expedition 19 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Ulvila Upper Secondary School, Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland on 17 April. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 0736 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between NA1SS and OH1F. The contact should be audible over Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
The Ulvila Upper Secondary School is located in western Finland. In the Ulvila Upper Secondary School there are approximately 320 students. The age bracket of students is 16 to 19 years on average. The variety of educational opportunities offered at Ulvila Upper Secondary School can provide a basis for the academic and personal growth. The main academic objective is to give the students means for taking part in studies at universities and polytechnics. We provide a large selection courses consisting of compulsory courses, specialization courses and applied courses. For example, in our school one can study also the basics of Astronomy and Space Physics in optional courses. We are very excited about the ARISS project.
Participants will ask as many of the following (translated) questions as time allows: 1. What was the journey to the Space Station like? 2. What does it feel like to be light as a feather? 3. Do you feel any dizziness without gravitation? 4. What does the earth look like from space? 5. What does your work consist of? 6. What do you miss the most on earth? 7. What is the best thing in your job? 8. What kind of education do you have? 9. How do you wash yourself? 10. How did you end up being an astronaut? 11. Do you have a strict diet and what does it consist of? 12. Do you believe in UFO´s? 13. Do you have any free time? 14. Do you have to be in a good shape to get into space? 15. How long periods do you spend on the space station? 16. What is the most unforgettable memory of your career? 17. What's your favorite task in the space station? 18. Would you like to visit the moon? 19. Do you get to watch TV? 20. Can you see pollution?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): St. Edward School, Ashland, Ohio, Mon 2009-04-20 16:35 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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
An Expedition 19 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at St. Edward School, Ashland, Ohio, USA on 20 April. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1636 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between NA1SS and N8IHI. The contact should be audible over N. America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
St. Edward School is a Catholic school that was established in 1953 and is located in the college town of Ashland, Ohio. There are 154 students currently enrolled in grades kindergarten through eight. The school welcomes students of all faiths and various backgrounds.
The philosophy of St. Edward School is to provide a warm, happy, and creative atmosphere for learning while fostering a love of God, self, and others. St. Edward combines high academic standards with the gospel message and a strong sense of community. The students consistently perform well above the national average on standardized tests and are always in the top five schools in the Cleveland Diocese. Academic lessons are routinely extended beyond the classroom setting to such arenas as the art museum, opera, symphony, and university science labs. All classes at St. Edward School participate in yearly community service projects as well as character development programs.
Participants will ask as many of the following (translated) questions as time allows: 1. How are medical emergencies handled on the International Space Station? 2. What were your thoughts during the last ten seconds of count-down before you took off on your journey to the Space Station? 3. We are studying black holes. Have you seen any evidence of black holes from the Space Station? 4. What is the one thing about Earth you miss most? 5. How many houses on Earth could the Space Station's solar panels provide with electricity? 6. We saw your sleeping arrangements. How does someone fall asleep while standing up in a sleeping bag? 7. What do you believe the International Space Station does to promote peace and cooperation around the world? 8. How did you prepare for your trip to the International Space Station? 9. Where do you put trash and how do you get rid of it? 10. What does the Earth look like from outer space? 11. How do you drink and eat in space? 12. What planets have you seen? 13. How many different countries are involved with the Space Station? 14. What kind of experiments are performed on the Space Station? 15. What kinds of materials were used to make the Space Station? 16. How is energy stored on the space station? 17. What kind of training and education did you have to go through to become an astronaut? 18. If you didn't exercise for one week, what would the effects be on the body? 19. How is the Aura Mission helping us to understand the condition of out atmosphere? 20. What is the most significant thing you've learned living in space? 21. If someone gets a cut how does the blood flow out? 22. What does it feel like to float around in space? 23. Do you feel lonely when you are in space? 24. What is the temperature outside the space station?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): National Air and Space Museum, Space Day, Washington, D.C., USA, Sat 2009-05-02 15:23 UTC via W6SRJ
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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
An Expedition 19 ARISS contact has been planned with participants at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, Space Day, Washington, DC on 02 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1523 UTC.
The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over western N. America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Audio from the contact may also be available via the AMSAT conference on EchoLink and via the 9010 Discovery reflector on IRLP. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics. This ARISS contact is part of the space day events celebrating NASA's 51st anniversary and 40th year anniversary of the first moon landing. This event is made possible by the generous support of Lockheed Martin.
This will be a live public event. Persons selected from the audience (mainly students) will be asking the questions so no advance copy of the questions is available.
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): Flemish Space Days, Belgium, Sun 2009-05-10 10:51 UTC via W6SRJ
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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
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An Expedition 19 ARISS contact has been planned with participants at Flemish Space Days, Leuven, Belgium on 10 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1055 UTC.
The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over western N. America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Audio from the contact may also be available via the AMSAT conference on EchoLink and via the 9010 Discovery reflector on IRLP. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
For the 5th time VRI - Flemish Space Industries - organizes with the support of the Federal and Flemish government the Flemish Space Days. This year the event will focus especially on the new mission of the Belgian ESA astronaut Frank De Winne and on the International Year of Astronomy. In the Brabanthal in Leuven the Flemish space and aviation industry, research centres and educational institutes will show their latest technological and scientific developments to students and the large public. On Friday May 8th the Flemish schools are invited in order to try to stimulate young people to choose for a technical or scientific career. Different booths occupied by space and aviation industry, research centres and other actors in the field of aeronautics and astronomy will lead the visitor into the fascinating world of space. Workshops and lectures will highlight the applications of space technology in daily life.
Participants will ask as many of the following (translated) questions as time allows: 1. Don't you get dizzy from floating around in the ISS? 2. What is the greatest disadvantage of living in weightlessness? 3. Is it quiet in the Space Station or do the space station and the instruments make a lot of noise? 4. Do you have to do a lot of unforeseen repairs on the Space Station? 5. Do you have free time and what do you do then? 6. How warm is it inside the ISS and how cold is it outside? 7. How long do you have to do physical exercises a day? 8. Is it true that you are taller in space than on earth? 9. Do you see the Moon from the space station and do you see it in the same way as from Earth? 10. What would happen if you leave the space station without a space suit? 11. Can you see the Sun from the Space Station and does it ever get dark in the ISS? 12. Do you see the same starry sky as from Earth? 13. Can you watch TV in the ISS or make a phone call? 14. How do you sleep? Floating? 15. Is the astronaut suit comfortable? 16. Don't you ever quarrel being together for such a long time in a small place? 17. How do you go the toilet? 18. What do you miss the most in space? 19. There aren't any showers in the ISS. How do you wash your hair? 20. Is the astronaut food tasteful?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): Besyo Elementary School, Saitama, Japan direct via 8J1KW, Mon 2009-05-11 11:02 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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
An Expedition 19 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Besyo Elementary School, Saitama Saitama, Sitama, Japan on 11 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1101 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between NA1SS and 8J1KW. The contact should be audible over Japan. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in Japanese.
The Besyo elementary school separates from the Miyahara elementary school (ARISS school contact was success at 2 April 2009) in 1974, and comes the 34th anniversary after founding a school. Koichi Wakata studied from 5th and 6th grade. Also he graduated this school.
Participants will ask as many of the following (translated) questions as time allows: 1. (Do you (Wakata) catch a cold? In space, is it cold?) 2. (What is most happiest in the International Space Station?) 3. (What do you see the star seen from space?) 4. (What color is space?) 5. (School song of the Besyo has the phrase that is 'Let's advance holding both stars of the future'. Do you (Wakata) find your future star?) 6. (We have many smell in the earth. Is there variously smell in the space? What smell is there?) 7. (What dream do you have at sleep in space?) 8. (Where does N pole of the compass point in space?) 9. (What difference do you see the earth when for the first time and going to space this time?) 10. (We heard that the bone weakened when was in space. Please teach what you do something because it is not.) 11. (What is changing the body felt most first because it goes to space?) 12. (How do you process the garbage in the International Space Station?)
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): Kawanishi Seiwadai comm. center, Hyogo, Japan, Wed 2009-05-20 06:58 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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
An Expedition 19 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Miyahara Junior High School, Saitama, Japan on 26 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1112 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between NA1SS and 8J1KW. The contact should be audible over Japan. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in Japanese.
The Miyahara junior high school was established at 1947. The number of whole school students is 1014 people. Koichi Wakata learned and graduated this school.
Participants will ask as many of the following (translated) questions as time allows: 1. (In space, there are neither air nor gravity, and the living space is different from the earth. What is the most surprised phenomenon?) 2. (What feeling is no sense of the top and bottom though thought that an upper and lower sense disappears because there is no gravity in space?) 3. (We heard when we watered it in space, water was hardening after it had scattered momentarily as ice. How does the organism become it if the organism (small animals) was thrown out in space?) 4. (Light extends from zonal to widening toward the end and advances in the space when light is applied to the dark in the earth. How do you see the stripe of light in space?) 5. (The stereoscopic effect disappears so that quantities of light may decrease, and when the night comes in the earth, only light in the window floats on the plane and the building is gotten. How do you see it when you see the planet in space? Is there a stereoscopic effect?) 6. (It comes to have a narrow view of things because of a decrease in quantities of light and the sphere of endeavor is decreased in the earth as the night comes in daytime. How has view changed on the earth in space that is the dark of darkness?) 7. (I think that it goes straight, and the refractive index is different from the ground of light because in space, there is no air. What outlook on the distance on the earth and difference do you cause? Moreover, what influence does the change in this outlook on the distance give work?) 8. (It was studied that the living thing evolved according to the environment. If the person came to be going to live in space in the near future, do you think that which part causes the adaptive variance to space easily most in person's sensory organ?) 9. (I think that Wakata has done an extraordinary effort to become an astronaut. Is space beautiful when you are going to space? Please teach the charm point of it.)
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1. Mahopac Public Library, Mahopac, New York, Wed 03Jun09 15:47 UTC via ON4ISS 2. Kawanishi Seiwadai comm. center, Hyogo, Japan, Sat 06Jun09 07:55 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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
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Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY]