An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Chuuou Elementary School, Toyoake, Japan on 09 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:22 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8N2JCES. The contact should be audible over Japan and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

Toyoake is a city contiguous to the east in Nagoya-shi, Aichi. The children (about 870 students) are learinig many knowledge of science and engineering through various experiments.

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

1. What kind of experiments do you carry out, in ISS?

2. What is the most beautiful scenery, that you can see from ISS?

3. Can aurora be seen from ISS?

4. During the stay in ISS, do you have any free time?

5. While in ISS, what is the most difficult daily routine?

6. In space, which planet would you like to visit?

7. In future,can human beings live in space?

8. I heard that, in space one grows taller. Is it true?

9. From ISS, do the stars look beautiful?

10. How many times a day do you go around the Earth?

11. Have you ever suffered from space sickness?

12. Other than Earth, do you think human beings or animals exist in space?

13. How does the Earth look like, from ISS?

14. What do you do, when you fall sick in ISS?

15. What shape and size can the moon be seen from ISS?

16. At the time of rocket launching, do you feel any sickness?

17. How do you sleep in the ISS?

18. In ISS, how do you dispose garbage and waste products?

19. What do you eat in ISS?

20. In ISS, for how many days can food, air and water be stored?

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

Sign up for the SAREX maillist at

http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex

Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the

International Space Station (ARISS).

To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

Next planned event(s):

1. Escola Estadual "Gonçalves Dias", Boa Vista, Brazil, direct via PV8DX

Thu, 13Feb2014, 17:19 UTC

2. ITIS Giovanni Caramuel, Vigevano, Italy, telebridge via AH6NM

Sat, 15Feb2014, 10:11 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

--- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com