ARISS event -SRJC Day Under the Oaks, Santa Rosa, California USA, Sunday (May 06) 16:48 UTC
An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at the SRJC Day Under the Oaks in Santa Rosa, California USA on 06 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:48 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible in western portions of North America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
Santa Rosa Junior College is home to 40,000 students in the California wine country of Sonoma County. We're located approximately 38 miles north of San Francisco. We are fortunate and proud to be the home of W6SRJ - one of the telebridge stations for ISS school contacts.
Day Under the Oaks is our annual open house for prospective students, teachers, and the community. The event attracts over 10,000 visitors and is held on the beautiful 110 acre main campus which has hundreds of majestic oak trees with classic ivy covered brick buildings. Some of the oaks and other tree specimens were planted by renowned botanist Luther Burbank.
Day Under the Oaks (DUO) includes demonstrations for students of all ages, including a robot competition, building computer models, shows in our planetarium and tours of the W6SRJ telebridge station. DUO attendees explore SRJC's outstanding instructional program exhibits and demonstrations and a festive array of other colorful activities, plus sample the delicious array of food prepared by student clubs! At Day Under the Oaks you can visit the stunning world class Pomo basket collection in the Jesse Peter Museum and watch the colorful Native American dancers or the dramatic Chinese Dragon Dance Troup. Other activities include a children's theatre, sports clinics and fencing and karate competitions, and dazzling magic shows in the Chemistry Lab.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What kind of research will be done on the space station (ISS) once it is completed in 2010? 2. What challenges do you face while you're in space without any gravity? 3. You participated in the Anomalous Long Term Effects on Astronauts Experiment - Have you seen the results of this experiment yet and what could be the cause of the light flashes?
4. What has been the most exciting part of the Expedition 15? What has been the least exciting? 5. Describe what you like best about being in space? 6. How long did it take you to adjust to microgravity? How long will it take you to re-adjust to earth's gravity when you return?
7. We visited NASA in Houston last month and saw the astronaut training area. What are some differences between training here and doing the real thing up in space?
8. I'm entering a robotics contest today. Do you think my interest in robotics will help me become an astronaut? 9. What do you enjoy most about your current mission? 10. What type of projects or experiments are they working on right now? 11. Since you hold records for number of spacewalks and total time spent on spacewalks by a woman, can you tell us about what kind of jobs you perform while on your spacewalks?
12. How long does it take to reach your destination in space from the time you leave earth? 13. I understand that the ISS is noisy inside - how high is the noise level and why is it so noisy? 14. Was it more or less effort to run the Boston Marathon from Space? 15. What type of exercises do you do in space so that you don't lose muscle tone? 16. What did you like best about your training? What did you like the least? 17. Have you ever seen satellites or "space junk" from the space shuttle or the space station? If so, what have you seen?
18. How many years of schooling did it take you to become an astronaut? 19. What was one of your most interesting moments in space? 20. For fun, do you ever run up the walls and do stunts like in the Matrix movie?
Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS is not functioning in the automatic modes properly and may be silent more than usual. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA, Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE, Wed 2007-05-09 14:58 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.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico USA on 09 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:44 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and W5SCA. The contact should be audible in central portions of North America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
Sunset Mesa Schools is an independent, non-sectarian school in Albuquerque's Northeast Heights. The preschool program enrolls children as young as 3, and the school graduates 5th graders who are prepared for any middle school environment or challenge. Sunset Mesa, for 50 years, has helped students excel in core academic subjects and develop commendable character in their personal growth. Students are taught traditional values and encouraged to practice them, both in their pursuit of academic growth and in their development as productive, honest, congenial citizens of the community.
The science curriculum over the past ten years has moved increasingly to "hands on," inquiry based instruction. This is the practice from kindergarten through 5th grade. Field trips often complement the science curriculum. A two day retreat for 4th and 5th graders each year has science as one of two emphases.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. How does the transition from liftoff to weightlessness feel? 2. Does the space station's orbit around the earth make you feel dizzy?
3. Are you able to see space junk as you travel in your orbit around the earth? If so, how much and what kinds? 4. Can you see any bodies of water on Earth that are smaller than oceans? 5. Are the Northern Lights visible from the space station? 6. Other than Earth, are any other planets visible to you from your current location? If so, which ones? 7. Since you are closer to the planets than when you are on Earth, have you seen anything interesting or weird on any of them? 8. By observing planets while you are in space, can you predict how the relationships between planets might change in the future? 9. Have you seen a solar eclipse while you were in space? How does a solar eclipse seen from space look different from one seen from Earth? 10. What is the most interesting thing you have seen in space during your mission? 11. How many of the planned laboratories are completed and what is their average size? 12. Do you receive special training for the experiments you are conducting, besides the training you have for being in space? 13. Is there anything in space that holds promise for curing diseases that we don't have cures for on Earth? 14. What scientific discoveries are being made during this mission? 15. Has your current experiment on flames and metal alloys provided any improvements that might prove useful on Earth? 16 Have you ever wanted to quit being an astronaut? If so, why? 17. Do humans age slower in space than on Earth? 18. What do you and the other astronauts do for fun while you are on your mission? 19. How do you get oxygen when you are inside the Space Station?
Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS is not functioning in the automatic modes properly and may be silent more than usual. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE, Wed 2007-05-09 14:58 UTC Barrhaven Public School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VA3MGY Tue 2007-05-15 15:27 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
An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Barrhaven Public School, Ottawa, ON, Canada on 15 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:22 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and VA3MGY. The contact should be audible in northern portions of North America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
Barrhaven Public School is a school of approximately four hundred and twenty five students. This year, half our students are enrolled in the French Immersion Program and half of our students are enrolled in the regular English program. It is well known for its open and welcoming atmosphere. Our school motto is "Barrhaven Public School Learning Together/ Apprenons Ensemble" which the teachers, staff and students follow each and every day.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is your favorite part about being an astronaut? 2. What experiments are going on at the space station right now? 3. Do most of your friends work in space exploration? 4. Have you used the Canada Arm? 5. Have there been any close calls while you were on the space station? 6. Is it difficult to be a female astronaut? 7. Can you eat with the helmet on? 8. Are the space suits heavy? 9. Can you make gravity on the space station? 10. Was it always your dream to be an astronaut? 11. Is it cold in space? 12. Do you have a special diet to eat in space? 13. How do you prepare food in space? 14. Which is more difficult; a day at home or a day on the space station? 15. When do you think people will travel to Mars? 16. Have you seen asteroids or comets? 17. Besides your husband and dogs, what else do you miss from earth? 18. Can you smell odors in space? 19. Do you do laundry in space? 20. How long would it take to get to Neptune? 21. Have you seen a shooting star and made a wish while in space? 22. Is it hard to fall asleep in space? 23. Do you need to be strapped in to sleep? 24. How many years on average does it take to train to become an astronaut? 25. Do you wish you could bring your dogs with you in space? 26. Do you have a favorite planet besides earth? 27. Does the moon look different from the space station? 28. Have they detected any signs of life on Mars? If not, do you think they will? 29. Can you hear music with your helmet on? 30. Do you wear glasses? Would it be hard to wear glasses in space?
Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS is not functioning in the automatic modes properly and may be silent more than usual. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School, Emmett, Idaho, direct via W7VT Wed 2007-05-16 18:47 UTC Toyon Elementary, San Jose, California, direct via K6MFW Mon 2007-05-21 17:18 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
An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School, Emmett, Idaho USA on 16 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:47 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and W7VT. The contact should be audible in western portions of North America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School in Emmett, Idaho has approximately 410 students in grades 4 through 6. Boise, our capital city, is only 30 miles away. We are located in a beautiful valley that is rapidly changing from a rural farming community to a commuter suburb of Boise. We are proud to be a 2004 NASA Explorer School. Our NASA Family Nights, Character Education Program and music program are further sources of pride. We also offer an after-school science club, the Discovery Club, that has a membership of over 150 students.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. If NASA can stop bone loss in astronauts in space, can they stop it on earth, too? 2. As we continue to explore, where should we set up our next base---the moon or Mars, and why? 3. Is controlling Canadarm 2 like playing the Gamecube or is it more high tech? 4. If two objects of different masses are in orbit, will the larger mass attract the smaller? 5. If you need to check outside for problems, what do you use? 6. Has any spacecraft been hit by space debris? 7. How many different food choices do you have for lunch? 8. How do you determine the mass of an object in space? 9. Would fish be able to live and swim in microgravity? 10. Do you ever get to talk to your family? If so, how often? 11. Is NASA using anything besides exercise to stop bone loss? 12. What abilities should you have before applying to be an astronaut? 13. What do you miss about Earth that you can't have on the ISS? 14. If you take a partially inflated balloon outside the station, what will happen to it? 15. If a small object hits the station, what would you do? 16. What are you trained to do if there are large solar flares coming toward the station? 17. Once in a while do you forget where you are and try to eat things the way you would on earth? 18. When you launched from Earth, how did you feel during the acceleration? 19. Why are the solar arrays so large? Can they be smaller? 20. If I were to become an astronaut, what would I need to get to the ISS?
Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS is not functioning in the automatic modes properly and may be silent more than usual. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): Toyon Elementary, San Jose, California, direct via K6MFW Mon 2007-05-21 17:18 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
An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Toyon Elementary, San Jose, California USA on 21 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:21 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and K6MFW. The contact should be audible in western portions of North America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
Toyon is located in the northeast foothills of San Jose. Our population is approximately 470 students in kindergarten through fifth grade, which includes two special day classes. Our diverse student population celebrates the many cultures and ethnicity of our district. Cultural diversity at Toyon includes African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Filipino, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and White. The primary languages spoken at home include: Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Punjabi, Hindi, Samoan, and Tagalog. Toyon is an NASA Explorer School.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1: When you were a small child, did you dream of being an astronaut? 2: How many years did you have to go to school to become an astronaut? 3: Why did you choose to be an astronaut when you could have chosen an easier job? 4: How does it feel to leave the earth's atmosphere? 5: What is it like to float in space? 6: Do you still wear a spacesuit even if you're in the space station? 7: Is it fun to work in space? 8: What is your favorite thing to do in space? 9: How long can you live in space? 10: Have you done a space walk? What did you do? 11: How do you know when it is night or day? 12: How many planets can you see from the space station? 13: Have you seen anything weird in space? 14: What have you learned by living in space? 15: Do you speak other languages on the space station? 16: Does it get hard for you to stay up there with the same people all the time? 17: What do you miss most when you are up in the space station? 18: What are some challenges you face in space? 19: Do you regret going through all the training and hard work to go to space, or was it worth it? 20: How many years will you stay an astronaut?
Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS is not functioning in the automatic modes properly and may be silent more than usual. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): EFLS Sainte-Marie Suarlee, Suarlee, Belgium - Tue 2007-05-29 07:22 UTC via W6SRJ JSC Teacher to Teacher Workshop, Houston, Texas, USA - Thu 2007-05-31 17:32 UTC via WH6PN
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
An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska, USA on 07 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:47 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and KL7XJ. The contact should be audible in southern portions of Alaska and northwestern North America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
The Challenger Learning Center of Alaska is a vital and valuable educational resource for our state and is recognized as a strong component of our state educational system. Our center provides a highly successful on-site and distance learning environment unlike any other in Alaska. We inspire students to study science, math and technology through a medium of space and earth sciences education. Students are encouraged to pursue higher educational goals and opportunities that will better prepare them for success. This highly developed and technologically advanced facility provides educational opportunities tailor-made to the geographical diversity of our state, while meeting the statewide academic standards.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. Do you believe in life on other planets? 2. What do you do for entertainment in Space? 3. Can you see constellations better when up in space? 4. I heard that the Great Wall of China is visible from space. Are there any other man made or natural features that you have seen from the space station? 5. What's sleeping like in space when there is no gravity to hold you or your sheets down? 6. Does living in space affect your hair or fingernail growth? 7. Does it feel any different floating upside-down when there is no gravity? 8. How is the space station protected from objects flying around in space? 9. What has been your most exciting experience on the space station? 10. What do you miss most from earth besides you family and a home cooked meal? 11. Does food taste different up in space? 12. How is the digestive process affected by the lack of gravity?
Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): Maples Collegiate, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, direct via VE4NSA Thu 2007-07-12 16:45 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
An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at the Maples Collegiate, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 12 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:51 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and VE4NSA . The contact should be audible in southern portions of Canada and eastern portions of the United States. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
The goal of the Manitoba Space Adventure Camp is to introduce Manitoba High School Students to a variety of aerospace-related subjects and activities to increase their awareness, appreciation, and motivation for science and technology in Manitoba. This year's camp (9-13 Jul 07), hosted at the Canadian Airforce 17 Wing in Winnipeg for the second straight year, will actually involve two separate camps: a first year camp similar to last year, plus an advanced camp for those students coming back and who have continued their participation in the Win-Cube project (Win-Cube is a multi-year project that has Manitoba High School Students involved in the planning, designing, building and eventual launching of a satellite). While most of the learning activities will take place at the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Studies in form of lectures and presentations, students will also have the opportunity to build and launch model rockets at a nearby range, operate satellite navigation devices, participate in a high altitude balloon launch, and communicate internationally through the use of amateur radio satellites.
Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you ensure that all your software, technology, and equipment, are compatible with each other even though they are made by different countries? 2. How often do you exercise emergencies, like a fire, leak or evacuation and how quickly can you leave the station? 3. How is the time for use of the space station split between the different countries? 4. What happens to the carbon dioxide that astronauts exhale aboard the station? 5. How important do you believe the occupation of space will be in the future? 6. How will the space station being sustained after the shuttle is retired in 2010? 7. Financing the ISS is becoming more difficult. What do you think about having more tourists on the ISS or even a privately funded tourist module? 8. How does the ISS avoid being hit by objects and how much damage has the ISS already sustained from micrometeorites? 9. What was the biggest surprise for you so far being in space? 10. How often does the ISS orbit need to be adjusted? 11. What is the one thing you would like to do in space that is not part of your duties or schedule? 12. How important is it for the crew to have amateur radio on board and what do you like best about it? 13. What experiments are you currently conducting? 14. Are there any long-term psychological effects after living in a secluded environment in space for many months? 15. Is there any affect of zero gravity inside the ISS for the growth of your hair? 16. How do you think the occupation of space will affect certain industries such as mining and real estate? By this I mean how likely is it that we would start mining close bodies, and will areas in space become property like land on earth? 17. In comparison to down here, how much higher is your exposure to radiation and how do you protect yourself? 18. The purpose of the ISS is to study at zero gravity. Will there ever be a module with real gravity? 19. Can you see any satellites or man-made space objects other than the shuttle or the Soyuz spacecraft? 20. Why is the space station dumping water over board. Isn't that wasteful and potentially dangerous? 21. Suni Williams just set a record for female time-in-space endurance. Do you think one gender is more or better suited for long duration spaceflight missions? 22. When the ISS and a space shuttle dock together, do you feel any vibrations? 23. How can a Canadian school design an experiment for the space station and how long would it take to get it up there? 24. Do sun flares affect communications between the ISS and ground stations or any other systems?
Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Florida, telebridge via W6SRJ Tue 2007-07-17, 18:20 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 http://www.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with children at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Florida USA on 17 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:27 UTC.
The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible in western portions of the United States. 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.
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is located in Orlando, Florida. It is one of the few hospitals in the United States where obstetrics and children's services are combined, increasing the chances for survival of high-risk newborns as well as enhancing the quality of care for mother and child. The children who participate in this contact will be patients at the hospital. It will be an exciting surprise and enriching experience that will make their hospital stay a memorable event.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. What kind of food do you eat, and is it good? 2. How long can you stay out on a spacewalk? 3. What experiments are you doing in space? 4. What duties are yours on the Space Station? 5. How do you communicate with your family? 6. What do you do if you get sick in space? 7. What can you see on Earth from Space? 8. How long will the Space Station last? 9. What skills do I need to be an astronaut? 10. What is your favorite thing to do on the Space Station? 11. How does the Space Station stay in orbit? 12. How does the air stay fresh on the Space Station? 13. If an object hits the Space Station, what would you do? 14. What was your launch in the shuttle like? 15. How much water do you use, and how do you get it? 16. Do the solar panels provide all the power for the Space Station? 17. How many computers do you use on the Space Station? 18. When and how will you return to Earth? 19. How do you exercise in space? 20. How many persons can stay on the Space Station?
Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): Challenger Learning Center of Lucas County, Oregon, Ohio via KB9UPS, Wed 2007-07-25 11:38 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 http://www.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with scouts at the 21st. World Scout Jamboree in Chelmsford, England on 04 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 21:11 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and GB100J . The contact should be audible in most of Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
2007 is the Centenary of the Scout Movement which started on the 1st August 1907 when Baden Powell took twenty boys from different backgrounds to Brownsea Island to try out his thoughts.
The 21st. World Scout Jamboree is held at Chelmsford, Essex, England with a theme of 'One World One Promise'. There are representatives from over 200 countries making up the 32,000 participants and an 8,000 strong International Service Team. This is the largest ever Scouting event.
Whilst at the Jamboree, the participants take part in adventurous activities, educational activities such as learning about 'The Element' (Air, Water, Fire and Earth) and a Science Laboratory, 'Global Development'. Each day 4,000 participants leave the Jamboree to help with Community Projects.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. How do you stop yourself from bumping into objects when you are asleep? 2. What is the best thing you have seen from space? 3. Can you see the Sunrise from outer space? 4. With no fresh meat and vegetables available, what is your typical daily menu? 5. How long will it take for you to be back to normal after your duty on the Space Station? 6. Can you see weather features such as Hurricanes and Lightening Storms for the Space Station? 7. How do you spend your spare time on the Space Station? 8. Do you have your own room on the Space Station? 9. Can you receive the TV Soaps on the Space Station? 10. What made you want to be an Astronaut? 11. How long do Astronauts spend on the Space Station? 12. What is the most memorable Occasion, Sight or Activity whilst on the Space Station. 13. Are you nervous about your return journey to Earth?. 14. How often are you able to speak to your family from the Space Station? 15. On a normal day, how long do you work? 16. What do you miss the most? 17. How easy is it to get on with each other in the confined space? 18. What happens to tears when you cry in zero gravity? 19. Do you see much space debris from other space activity? 20. Have you ever been a member of the Scout or Guide Movements, if so, has it helped you during your time in space?
Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/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.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
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
An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Amagasaki Child Science Hall, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan on 28 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:27 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and 8N3AMA. The contact should be audible in most of Japan. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.
ARISS SCHOOL CONTACT are members of children who are very interested in science,environment and space. They all gathered for this plan held at Amagasaki Child Science Hall. Amagasaki, the town where this ARISS program would be held, had a great problem of environmental pollution because of the industrial growth. We studied about the environment thinking of the nature of our town Amagasaki as a theme. Now,children are working very hard on practicing English for their own question to the astronaut. They are looking forward to the contact with the space and wondering what kind of answer they would get.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the most important when you use a robot arm? 2. Can you imagine it's raining when you see the earth cloud? 3. How many days do you stay in the Space station? 4. Is food floating in the stomach in the zerogravity? 5. Do astronauts have decayed teeth? 6. What is the attractive point of the space? 7. The garbage in the space is increasing. Can you decrease them? 8. Can you see a lunar eclipse or a solar eclipse in the space? 9. We see stars twinkling in the sky.How do they look in the space? 10. How do you deal with the left over food you have in the International Space station? 11. What is the most wonderful event these days? 12. Do you have any idea of how to stop or prevent the global warming from space station studies? 13. What kind of research do you have on the Space Station? 14. Have you ever seen meteorites in the space? 15. What would you do if a solar battery ran out? 16. What did you do first when you went to the outer space? 17. What would like to do first when you com back to the earth? 18. I hear forest fire occurs because of the global wavming. Do you often see forest fire on the earth from the International Space station?
19. How does the Ourora look from the space? 20. Do you think Ozone layer can be helped from international space station research?
Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1) Ashland Greenwood High School, Ashland, Nebraska, direct via K0ASH Wed 2007-08-29 16:03 UTC
2) 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
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