An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Escola Estadual "Gonçalves Dias", Boa Vista, Brazil on 13 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:23 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and PV8DX. The contact should be audible over Brazil 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.

The School was founded in 1977. Works in two shifts, morning and afternoon with a total of 800 students.The school has a specialty program dedicated to Computer Science and related areas - students in this area are directly involved in the ARISS event that is to take place in February. These same students are involved in the development of questions and related studies. The school has 70 teachers and 30 administrative support staff.

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

1. Why did you decide to be an astronaut?

2. How long can a person live in space?

3. How do you communicate with your family?

4. After the mission, what are the most critical physical and psychological

effects on your body and mind?

5. If someone is critically injured on the ISS, what would you do with

them?

6. In case of illness, how is aid provided?

7. What kind of research are you doing on the ISS?

8. Do you feel disoriented when you return home?

9. Given the incredible committment to become an astronaut, do you ever

doubt your choice?

10. How do you bathe on the ISS?

11. What is the most interesting thing you have seen in Space?

12. Is oxygen recycled continually on the ISS or do supply vehicles bring up

new oxygen?

13. What is a typical day like on the ISS?

14. Since there are people from different countries on the ISS, what is the

language spoken on the Station and what kind of food do you eat?

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

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Next planned event(s):

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

Sat, 15Feb2014, 10:15 UTC

2. Delaware Township School, Sergeantsville, NJ, telebridge via VK4KHZ

Wed, 19Feb2014, 15:04 UTC

3. Marymount University (Fort Belvoir Elem.), Arlington, VA, telebridge via

K6DUE

Wed, 19Feb2014, 19:02 UTC

4. Australian Air League - South Australia Wing, Elizabeth, South

Australia, Australia, telebridge via AH6NM

Fri, 21Feb2014, 08:36 UTC

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

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