An International Space Station Expedition 18 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Technopolis, Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium on 03 Janurary. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1035 UTC.
The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and VK4KHZ. 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.
Technopolis® is a permanent platform for science and technology in Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium. The mission of Technopolis® is to bring science and technology to the people. For this purpose Technopolis® offers permanent and temporary exhibitions, organises workshops, school activities and other outreach activities for 4 to 99 years old : a Science Week and Science Festival, an annual exhibition at the Royal Palace in Brussels and many activities for a variety of organisations (governmental, private and educational). Technopolis® is also involved in a broad range of European projects to promote science and technology to a broad audience.
The radio contact with ISS will be incorporated in the planning during the Christmas holidays. It will be an extra activity to promote scientific and technical studies to the target group of schoolchildren and students.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. How long could I live in ISS as a boy of 12 years old, without becoming ill?
2. How is it to make a walk in space?
3. Can you still hear the Big Bang?
4. What do you have to do if you have to do pipi in space?
5. Since when are you an astronaut?
6. Do you recycle your garbage or do you throw it outside?
7. How many days do you stay in the ISS?
8. Are you not afraid to fall to earth when you go outside the ISS?
9. How long do you have to study to become an astronaut?
10. How do you spend your free time in a space station?
11. What do you eat?
12. How do you take a bath?
13. When was your first spaceflight and how did you like it?
14. How does the launch of the Space Shuttle feel like?
15. Can you just go outside to fix something?
16. What are your feelings during launch, when you leave the earth?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s):
Aaxam Jatiya Vidyalaya, Guwahati, India telebridge via W6SRJ, Wed 2009-01-07 07:54 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/ 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 Aaxam Jatiya Vidyalaya, Guwahati, India on 07 January. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 0801 UTC.
The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over western North 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.
AXAM JATIYA VIDYALAYA (AJV) is a co-educational high school situated in Guwahati City in Assam in the North-East India. Assam is the land of natural beauty through which the mighty river Brahmaputra flows. Assam is also famous for its tea, oil and the one-horned Rhino.
AXAM JATIYA VIDYALAYA (AJV) was established in January 1, 1994, and is registered with the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA), Government of Assam, India. The school has classes from Class Ĥ to Class X, and total strength of students is about 1300 and total strength of teachers is about 100. The primary medium of instruction in the school is Assamese. But English is taught as a compulsory second language with special emphasis on Spoken English. Apart from English, other subjects are Science, Mathematics, Social Science, Assamese, Computer Science, Sanskrit, Music, Fine Arts, Hindi, Geography, History and others. The school also has Saturday classes for ? Musical instrument (Violin, Tabla etc), Fine Arts, Dance (Satriya, Bharat Natyam), Yoga etc.
The school has a record of excellence in the state level examinations. In the 2008 Matriculation (class X) Examination (conducted by the Government Board), out of a total of 83 students who appeared for the examination, 39 students got distinction marks (80% and above) in English; moreover a student of this school stood first out of the total students in the entire State of Assam who appeared in the said examination.
The students of the school are proud to host the Space Talk with Mike Fincke whose wife Renita Saikia hails from Assam.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the difference in environment inside and outside the Space Ship? 2. How the quality of the air is maintained inside the Space Ship? 3. What type of food do you normally eat in the Space Craft? Can you heat or cook food there? 4. Can you sleep normally inside the Space Ship? How do you set your sleeping and waking times? 5. How do you manage water in the Space Ship? Do you recycle or manufacture? 6. How do you take a bath? Is it possible to take a shower inside the Space Craft? 7. Do you lose the sense of direction in zero gravity? How do you adjust? 8. Can you see any seasonal changes on Earth? Can you see any man-made or natural structures on Earth? 9. What type of Scientific Experiments are you doing at present in the ISS? 10. What would be the one most significant achievement of this expedition? 11. What do you do in your spare time inside the spacecraft? Can you watch TV or listen to Radio? 12. How many sun rise and sun sets you see in a day? 13. How do you maintain your health in space? Can you exercise in zero gravity? 14. We have heard that you are learning Assamese in Space through the Assamese Flash Cards. Apuni Oxomiya kobo pareneki?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact 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/ http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
This is great! I belong to this Guwahati city though I work in New Delhi and presently here only for other works.
I came to know about this event from today's local newpaper. It has a Headline coverage in 'The Assam Tribune' http://www.assamtribune.com But there is no mention of 'ham radio' in the news. Pity.
Our Satellite Antennas with Tracking Mechanism with TS 2000X and a TM D700 is of no use for this type of contact [ http://www.qsl.net/vu2msy/vu2nct ]
This is through 'Telebridge' ..?? Is not it?? http://www.qsl.net/vu2msy/phantom.htm
Cool!. A telebridge reference at [ http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=184751 ]
Congrats. Keep it up.
Best 73s de Sandeep VU2MUE [ Previously VU2MSY ] http://www.qsl.net/vu2msy http://www.riverdevil.org/APRS/vu2msy
2009/1/6 Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] [email protected]
An International Space Station Expedition 18 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Aaxam Jatiya Vidyalaya, Guwahati, India on 07 January. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 0801 UTC.
The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over western North 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.
AXAM JATIYA VIDYALAYA (AJV) is a co-educational high school situated in Guwahati City in Assam in the North-East India. Assam is the land of natural beauty through which the mighty river Brahmaputra flows. Assam is also famous for its tea, oil and the one-horned Rhino.
AXAM JATIYA VIDYALAYA (AJV) was established in January 1, 1994, and is registered with the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA), Government of Assam, India. The school has classes from Class Ĥ to Class X, and total strength of students is about 1300 and total strength of teachers is about 100. The primary medium of instruction in the school is Assamese. But English is taught as a compulsory second language with special emphasis on Spoken English. Apart from English, other subjects are Science, Mathematics, Social Science, Assamese, Computer Science, Sanskrit, Music, Fine Arts, Hindi, Geography, History and others. The school also has Saturday classes for ? Musical instrument (Violin, Tabla etc), Fine Arts, Dance (Satriya, Bharat Natyam), Yoga etc.
The school has a record of excellence in the state level examinations. In the 2008 Matriculation (class X) Examination (conducted by the Government Board), out of a total of 83 students who appeared for the examination, 39 students got distinction marks (80% and above) in English; moreover a student of this school stood first out of the total students in the entire State of Assam who appeared in the said examination.
The students of the school are proud to host the Space Talk with Mike Fincke whose wife Renita Saikia hails from Assam.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
- What is the difference in environment inside and outside the Space Ship?
- How the quality of the air is maintained inside the Space Ship?
- What type of food do you normally eat in the Space Craft? Can you heat
or cook food there? 4. Can you sleep normally inside the Space Ship? How do you set your sleeping and waking times? 5. How do you manage water in the Space Ship? Do you recycle or manufacture? 6. How do you take a bath? Is it possible to take a shower inside the Space Craft? 7. Do you lose the sense of direction in zero gravity? How do you adjust? 8. Can you see any seasonal changes on Earth? Can you see any man-made or natural structures on Earth? 9. What type of Scientific Experiments are you doing at present in the ISS? 10. What would be the one most significant achievement of this expedition? 11. What do you do in your spare time inside the spacecraft? Can you watch TV or listen to Radio? 12. How many sun rise and sun sets you see in a day? 13. How do you maintain your health in space? Can you exercise in zero gravity? 14. We have heard that you are learning Assamese in Space through the Assamese Flash Cards. Apuni Oxomiya kobo pareneki?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact < http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact%3E .
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/ < http://www.ariss.org/%3E (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO
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An International Space Station Expedition 18 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 20 January. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1806 UTC.
The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and ON4ISS. The contact should be audible over most of Europe. 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.
The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario is an academic pediatric hospital affiliated with the University of Ottawa, with a mandate for care, research and teaching. Over the past thirty years, CHEO has established itself as a world-class academic health sciences centre providing leading-edge treatment, diagnostic and laboratory services for children and youth aged 0 to 18 years. CHEO houses the Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health and the Ontario Newborn Screening Program. CHEO is an active partner in the Champlain Local Health Integration Network, providing leadership in all aspects of pediatric health and wellbeing.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you take a shower/bath 2. What is the best part about being an astronaut? 3. What do you eat? 4. How do you communicate with family? 5. What do you do if you dislike another crew member? 6. What do you do for fun? 7. Do you sleep in a bed? Or do you just "bob"? 8. What kind of clothes do you wear? Is it hot or cold? 9. Have you ever seen a balloon in space? 10. What kind of training do you need before you can live on the I.S.S? 11. Are you ever worried that the I.S.S will go out of orbit and crash? 12. Have there ever been any pets in space? 13. How can you tell if its night or day in space? 14. What do you do with all your waste and garbage? 15. When you go outside for a space walk what do you wear and how long does it take to get ready? 16. Are there any long term health affects from being in space - for example, is the life expectancy of astronauts lower after they have been in space for a long period of time?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1. Castor Valley ES, Greely, Ontario, Canada, Tue 2009-01-27 19:30:18 UTC 2. CERAM EAI RUE Albert Einstein Sophia Antipolis, France, Thu 2009-01-29 14:54:52 UTC via VK4KHZ 3. Ecole & Collège Jean XXIII, Pamiers, France, Fri 2009-01-30 13:08:47 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 the Castor Valley Elementary School in Greely, Ontario, Canada on 27 January. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1934 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and VA3ITB. The contact should be audible over most of eastern 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.
Castor Valley Elementary School is a French Immersion site in the Ottawa District School Board. It is nestled in the cornfields of Greely found on the outskirts of Ottawa, the Canadian capital. There are currently 660 students enrolled at CVES attending Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 classes. Castor Valley students are eagerly awaiting January 27th, anticipating what it will be like to communicate with Commander Mike Finke aboard the ISS. We are very excited to make contact with someone who is not on this planet.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Can you see pollution on earth from space? 2. How do you talk to your family from space? 3. What are some of the most important qualities to becoming a good astronaut? 4. What are the changes that happen to your body when you're in space and then when you return to earth? 5. What time is it in space right now? On earth we have many different time zones. Does this affect you in space? 6. What kind of defenses do you have to protect you from space junk? 7. What is one of the most exciting things that you have seen in space? 8. Since you've been in space have you ever been in danger? 9. Do you think your job as an astronaut will change the world in a positive way? If yes, in what way? 10. What do you do in your spare time? 11. Are there any similarities between living in space and living on earth? 12. What has been your greatest challenge living on the International Space Station? 13. What activity do you enjoy most while in space? 14. Can you provide examples of how research is conducted in space? 15. Are there any man-made structures that are visible to the naked eye as you look down at earth right now? 16. How many times do you orbit the world in one year? 17. Have animals, like cats and dogs ever been in outer space?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1. CERAM EAI RUE Albert Einstein Sophia Antipolis, France, Thu 2009-01-29 14:59 UTC via VK4KHZ 2. Ecole & Collège Jean XXIII, Pamiers, France, Fri 2009-01-30 13:13 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 the CERAM EAI RUE Albert Einstein Sophia Antipolis, France on 29 January. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1459 UTC.
The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over most of 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.
CERAM business school offers French and international students a 4 years bachelor degree with two years spent abroad in one of 25 partner universities in USA, Canada and Australia. Bachelor degrees cover Aviation, Engineering, Computer Science, Life science, Business and Communication. During the first two years more than 80% of the courses are taught in English.
Like a North American University, the CERAM Bachelors EAI is organized around colleges and departments. There are two colleges: The Technology College which comprises 5 departments (Aviation, Engineering, Computer Science, Life Science and Mathematics) and the Business College with its Business department and its Communication department. Located at Sophia Antipolis, the prime European Technopole near Nice, CERAM counts more than 2000 students with more than 25% international students. The Bachelor programs represent 500 students on site and 500 students abroad.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Can you describe the sensation of being in space? 2. What are the consequences of micro gravity over time? 3. How long does it take to adapt to microgravity? 4. How is the difference between the training and the reality? 5. How does your body orient itself when in microgravity, knowing that your internal ear does not work properly? 6. Did you have surprises during your mission, for instance things you had not been trained for? 7. What are your missions on board? 8. How does it feel to be in space and look at Earth? 9. Does the fact of having been in Space will or have changed your life and your vision of the world? 10. Can you explain the space shuttle motion and trajectory to reach the space station, for example its rotation during the climbing? 11. According to you what does the space station represent for the scientific community and the world in general? 12. Do you consider the astronaut job to be risky? Which risks are there? 13. What are the main difficulties to face to go into space? 14. How many persons are selected to become astronaut and for how long? 15. What is the physical training to become an astronaut? 16. What was your most impressive mission in the space station or into space? 17. What is the required training to do before a mission in the space station? 18. How long does a classical mission in space or in the space station last? 19. What are the steps to pass through to become an astronaut? 20. Is there a limiting age 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. Ecole & Collège Jean XXIII, Pamiers, France,Fri 2009-01-30 13:08 UTC 2. Humber College Institute of Technology & Higher Learning, Toronto, ON, Canada, Mon 2009-02-02 17:29 UTC 3. Pilton Bluecoat Junior School, Barnstaple, UK, Fri 2009-02-06 14:48 UTC 4. Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath, Herzogenrath Germany, Sat 2009-02-07 10:32 UTC 5. College Of Agriculture, Central Agricultural Univ. (along with Maniput Univ.), Imphhal, Assam, India, via VK4KHZ Sun 2009-02-08 10:06:08 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 the Ecole & Collège Jean XXIII, Pamiers, France on 30 January. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1313 UTC.
The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and F0CUQ. The contact should be audible over 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.
We are students of year 7, we are between 10 and 12 years old and our high school is called Jean XXIII, which is the name of the famous Pope from 1960. Our school is situated in Pamiers, in the department of the Ariège, at the foot of the Pyrenees, in the south-west of France. Pamiers counts around 15,000 inhabitants: it's the home town of the musician Gabriel FAURE. Our school has around 220 children in the primary school and 300 in the secondary school. Our school has two extra-curricular options : one's a football team and the other provides training as a fireman.
Some of us worked on space and planets last year and we should have had a radio contact with the French astronaut Léopold EYHARTS, which unfortunately didn't happen. We are very happy and pleased to have the opportunity to talk with an astronaut about his job and we thank him very much for answering our questions.
The control operator will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Is it the first time you have been in space? 2. How was your trip from the Earth to the space station? How long did it take? 3. How many astronauts are there in the shuttle? 4. How long have you been an astronaut? 5. When you were a child, did you want to be an astronaut? 6. How long do you have to stay in space? 7. How do you communicate with your family? 8. What clothes do you wear? Are your spacesuits comfortable? 9. Do you have pets? 10. Do you do any sport? 11. What happens if you are sick? Do you have medicine to treat yourself? 12. Is there a time difference in space? 13. What is the temperature outside? And in the space station? 14. How do you generate and store electricity? 15. How much time does it take you to go around the Earth? 16. What do you do with your rubbish? 17. How does your day at the station go? 18. What is life like in zero gravity? 19. Do you ever get out of the spaceship? How do you manage to do so? 20. Does the Earth look beautiful from space?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1. Humber College Institute of Technology & Higher Learning, Toronto, ON, Canada, Mon 2009-02-02 17:29 UTC 2. Pilton Bluecoat Junior School, Barnstaple, UK, Fri 2009-02-06 14:48 UTC 3. Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath, Herzogenrath Germany, Sat 2009-02-07 10:32 UTC 4. College Of Agriculture, Central Agricultural Univ. (along with Maniput Univ.), Imphhal, Assam, India, via VK4KHZ Sun 2009-02-08 10:06:08 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 College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphhal, Assam, India along with Maniput University on 08 February. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1005 UTC.
The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and VK4KHZ. 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.
Central Agricultural University, (CAU), Imphal, Manipur (India) The Central Agricultural University was established in 1993 in the city of Imphal in Manipur, India. The University extends its jurisdiction to total seven colleges in six states in the North-East India namely: College of Agriculture, Imphal (Manipur), College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H. (Mizoram) , College of Fisheries, (Tripura), College of Horticulture & Forestry (Arunachal Pradesh) , College of Home Science (Tura, Meghalaya) , College of Engineering & Post Harvest Technology (Sikkim) and College of Post Graduate Studies in Meghalaya. The University offers various graduate and post graduate and Doctorate degrees in various branches.
Manipur University, Canchipur Manipur University, established in July 5, 1980. It is located at Canchipur, Imphal, the capital city of Manipur. The University campus located in the historic Canchipur, the old palace of the kingdom of Manipur. The campus is endowed with historical and cultural places, the most famous being the Langthabal Palace which was established by Maharaja Gambhir Singh in 1827A.D. just after the liberation of Manipur from Burmese occupation. The University has 72 affiliated colleges and one constituent college i.e. Manipur Institute of Technology (MIT).
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Do you have to carry air from earth for use in the ISS? Do you produce oxygen there? 2. What is the most interesting part you see in the night sky there? Do you see the planets better than from earth? 3. Recently you and your colleague did a space walk outside the ISS. How risky is a space walk? Do you have to do space walks often? 4. Do you see the state of Manipur with the Loktak lake from space?. How does it look? 5. How small a thing you can recognize on the earth from space? Can you recognize individual buildings? 6. What is the primary mission behind the ISS? 7. Do you see if ISS program may help in future to grow more food and help the world hunger project? 8. Was there any experiments conducted to see how plants grow in space in zero gravity? 9. How do you maintain your physical fitness in the ISS? Can you exercise in zero gravity? 10. When will you return on Earth? With this trip over all how long you will stay in space? 11. May we request you to plan a visit our University in Manipur in coming years to give a talk to the students. 12. Are there any facilities for your entertainment in the SPACE? 13. Do you hear daily news from earth station? And how is it possible? 14. Have you ever encountered a meteor in your flight? 15. Can you give us some words of hope from space to the students of the North East? 16. We have heard that you love foreign language? Have you picked any Manipuri or Meitei words?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1. Istituto Comprensivo Pietrasanta1-Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado, "Padre Eugenio Barsanti", Pietrasanta, Italy, Tue 2009-02-10 10:24:39 UTC
2. First and Second Lyceums of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis Greece, Wed 2009-02-11 07:43:22 UTC 36 deg
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 South Park Elementary, South Park, Pennsylvania USA on 17 February. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1811 UTC.
The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over eastern 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.
Currently our school curriculum for space and related subjects is minimal. We cover the following concepts and topics in 1st through 4th grade: rockets, Amelia Earhart, solar system, rotations, revolutions, atmosphere facts and planets' moons. We also explore constellations and the myths associated with them. We do a lot of hands-on science but can't seem to do much of that in relation to space.
We are very excited and fortunate to be awarded this opportunity. This will definitely enhance our curriculum. Recently, we had an assembly hosted by the Carnegie Science Center on space exploration and what it is like living in space. Since we have announced that we will be involved with the Telebridge Conference, students are asking questions and sharing stories about what they know about astronauts, exploration of space, stars and outer space. We look forward to this unique opportunity and are appreciative of the time and effort put forth by NASA to reach out to students.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What kind of subjects should I study if I want to become an astronaut? 2. What qualifications do you need to become an astronaut? 3. How long do you train with NASA before you go into space? 4. How long did you prepare in Russia for Mission 18? How is it different from NASA? 5. How long is the trip into space? (minutes hours? ) Is it scary? 6. What is it like to be in space? 7. How do you steer the space station? 8. If you look out your window right now, what do you see? 9. How is life different in the Space Station? 10. What would happen if you dropped something during a space walk? 11. How will your research in space help mankind? 12. How do you keep you food on your plate? 13. What are your job responsibilities for this space mission? 14. What is the top speed of the space shuttle? 15. How old do you have to be to be an astronaut? Also, is there a weight limit? 16. What is the most amazing thing you have seen in space? 17. What landmarks on the surface of the Earth can you see from space? 18. Do you ever get motion sickness from being in space without gravity? 19. What do you do for fun in the Space Station? What do you eat? 20. How long does it take you to orbit the earth? 21. Do you think there is life on other planets? If so, which ones? 22. What would you do if the ship's engine broke down? 23. Can you hear a shout in space? 24. Is the moon very bright? 25. Which place in space do you think we will inhabit first - Mars or the Moon? 26. What is the temperature o the moon? How many astronauts have been there? 27. Do you have to be a pilot to be an astronaut? 28. What experiments are you conducting in the space station? 29. Does your body feel real heavy when you return to Earth? 30. What do you miss on earth? 31. What would happen if you took your suit off? 32. How long do you stay on the Space Station? 33. Do you look at the stars differently since you have been in space? 34. How do you land the space shuttle? 35. What do you hope to discover in space? Have you found anything mysterious? 36. What is the temperature of the Space Station?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1. Salluit Schools, Salluit, Quebec, Canada, via W6SRJ, Thu 2009-02-19 14:17 UTC 2. Erie Planetarium, Erie, PA via W6SRJ, Sat 2009-02-21 18:19 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 South Park Elementary, South Park, Pennsylvania USA on 19 February. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1411 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.
Salluit is the second northernmost Inuit community in Quebec, Canada, located on Sugluk Inlet close to the Hudson Strait. Its population was 1072 in 2001 (Census of Canada), currently 1143, and growing rapidly. It is not accessible by road, but by air through Salluit Airport. Salluit means "The Thin Ones" in Inuktitut, referring to a time when local inhabitants were facing starvation as a result of a lack of wildlife.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What does Canada do on the International space station? 2. Can you see Salluit, right now? 3. What are the effects of the body living in space for a long period of time? 4. Is there rain, snow or wind in Space? 5. How long can astronauts stay in Space? 6. Is it cold or warm in Space? 7. What is the training process to become an astronaut? 8. Is there night and day in Space? 9. How was the International Space Station built in Space? 10. How do you clean yourself in Space? 11. What do astronauts eat and drink in Space? 12. Have you seen unusual things in Space? 13. What kind of work are you doing in Space? 14. Why does the moon change form from Earth? (cycles) 15. What are some dangerous facing astronauts in Space? 16. How do you go to the bathroom? 17. How many countries are involved in the international space mission? 18. If, the moon is sand, why does it shine? 19. Why do countries send people to into space? 20. Do all countries use the same vehicles to send their astronauts to space?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1. Erie Planetarium, Erie, PA via W6SRJ, Sat 2009-02-21 18:19 UTC 2. Oregon City Schools, Fassett Middle School, Oregon, Ohio, Mon 2009-02-23 14:34 UTC 3. Chatham Public School, Taree, NSW, Australia, via K6DUE, Wed 2009-02-25 07:31 UTC 4. 1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, Italy, Wed 2009-02-25 07:49 UTC 5. Hampton Bays Middle School, Hampton Bays, New York, Wed 2009-02-25 13:56 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 Erie Planetarium, Erie, PA USA on 21 February. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1820 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.
The Erie Planetarium is operated by the Erie County Historical Society. It began programming in the winter of 1959/1960 making it one of the oldest planetariums still in operation. We serve thousands of school groups, scout groups, private functions and host the local national astronomy day festivities. The planetarium has worked with astronaut Mike Fincke on various occasions and we are glad that he supports our endeavors. We look forward to working with him in the future and are happy to have him as our friend.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What would be the hardest thing to fix on the station? 2. Do you play checkers in space and how do you keep them from floating away? 3. Do you celebrate the holidays when you are in space? 4. How do you sleep in space? 5. How do you workout in space? 6. How do you recycle water? 7. How often do you get to see & talk to your family while you're in space? 8. Is it scary on the outside of the space station? 9. Have you seen the Hubble Telescope from the station? 10. What does the moon look like from space? 11. How fast does your ship impact Earth when you land? 12. What does it feel like to be launched on a rocket? 13. How many computers are there on the station? 14. Why did you decide to become an astronaut? 15. How many times do you see the Sun rise in one day? 16. Can you watch T.V. in space? 17. What types of experiments are you doing on the station? 18. How do you get new oxygen in the station? 19. What is the longest time someone's been in space? 20. Can you see star colors in space? 21. How Much fuel do you use during launch? 22. What does it feel like to walk in space? 23. Can you see the northern lights from space? 24. What does it feel like to walk in space?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1. Oregon City Schools, Fassett Middle School, Oregon, Ohio, Mon 2009-02-23 14:35 UTC 2. Chatham Public School, Taree, NSW, Australia, via K6DUE, Wed 2009-02-25 07:32 UTC 3. 1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, Italy, Wed 2009-02-25 07:50 UTC 4. Hampton Bays Middle School, Hampton Bays, New York, Wed 2009-02-25 13:57 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 Chatham Public School, Taree, NSW, Australia on 25 February. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 0732 UTC.
The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and K6DUE/3. The contact should be audible over eastern 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.
Chatham Public School is situated in Taree on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. It is 320kms north of Sydney and approximately 10kms off the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Taree (population 20000) was once a prospering dairy farming town however now it is more diversified with dairying, timber, fishing, small industry and tourism. The Manning River runs through Taree and it is one of only three rivers in the world with a twin delta system.
There are 307 students at Chatham Public School with ages ranging from 5 to 12 years. There are 37 Aboriginal students, most from the Biripi tribe, and they are descendants of the original owners of Australia before it was colonized in 1788 by the English. We have 17 teachers with a good mix of experience and younger teachers. A number of teachers live in outlying coastal communities and travel to work each day - ranging from 10 to 50 kms. Chatham PS has a highly resourced technology system allowing students to engage in internet, multi media and publishing activities on a daily basis.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1) How long did it take you to train to become a qualified astronaut? 2) How do you exercise in space? 3) What type of food do you eat at the space station? 4) How long does it take to get back to Earth from the space station? 5) What is the best part about being an astronaut? 6) Has anyone ever become very sick up there and what happens if they do? 7) How many astronauts go into the space station each year and how many are at the space station at a time? 8) How hard is it to do things in space without any gravity? 9) What types of clothing do you wear up there? 10) How were you selected to go to the space station and were you nervous before you left Earth? 11) What would you like to see happen at the space station in the future? 12) How long are you expected to be up at the space station and what's the longest time anyone has spent up there? 13) What do you miss most about Earth? 14) Where does everyone sleep and how do you stay in bed? 15) What are some of the most interesting things you have seen at the space station? 16) What sort of equipment do you use at the space station? 17) How long does it take to get to the space station from Earth? 18) What do you do to entertain yourselves? 19) Is the space suit heavy? 20) Has anything ever gone wrong at the space station?
Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact .
Next planned event(s): 1. 1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, Italy, Wed 2009-02-25 07:50 UTC 2. Hampton Bays Middle School, Hampton Bays, New York, Wed 2009-02-25 13:57 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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