An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Fair Lawn High School, Fair Lawn, NJ on 14 March. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:44 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and W2NPT. The contact should be audible over the middle and eastern portions of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

No school information available at this time.

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

1. Were you afraid the first time you went into space?

2. What kind of food do you eat in space?

3. What education do you have to go through to become an astronaut?

4. How would you describe NASA's new vision for exploration?

5. What was your greatest fear during your training to become an astronaut?

6. What does it feel like floating up in space?

7. What does the earth look like from space?

8. What kind of work do you do on the international space station?

9. How do astronauts address issues of sanitation and waste?

10. What was your favorite part of the training to become an astronaut?

Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact.

Next planned event(s):

1. Pawel Wlodkowic University College, ZOK, Zespól Szkól Zawodowych Nr

2, Plock Scientific Society, Primary School in Liszyno, Plock and

Liszyno, Poland, direct via SP5ZBA/5

Contact is a go for: Thu, 17 Mar.2011 09:21 UTC

2. Luitpold-Gymnasium Muenchen, Munich, Bavaria, D-80538, Germany,

direct via DN2MQT Contact is a go for: Thu, 17 Mar. 2011 14:05 UTC

3. SIP Cossar / Da Vinci, Gorizia, Italy, and Elena Guerra Middle

School, Rome, Italy direct via IW3QKU

Contact is a go for: Sat, 19 Mar. 2011 08:38 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,

David - AA4KN