An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Sol Plaatje Primary School, Mahikeng, South Africa, and Scuola Secondaria di I Grado, Caprino Bergamasco, Italy on 02 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:34 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between IR0ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy 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.

Scuola Secondaria di I Grado:

Caprino Bergamasco and its school are located atop of hills in between Bergamo and Lecco region. The school facility, recently built, serve the small community of 3000 people, it has pupils from age 3 to 14. Students from 11 to 14 have been involved in the ARISS activity, belonging to classes 1E, 2E, 2F and 3E.

Sol Plaatje Primary School:

It is a co-ed school having Gr.0-Gr.7. There are 1216 learners in the school, planet Earth and beyond is part of the curriculum and as a school they try to develop the learner's knowledge about space bodies and inculcate a love for the subject within the learners.

Sol Plaatje Primary School participated on at the 2014 SAASTA Astronomy Quiz with a team - made by Ebenitha Esterhuizen, Kgotlholela Seagisa, Oratile Selatlhedi and Orefile Morule, prepared by the teacher Ms Micalla Lucas - and resulted the best among more than 1.700 schools.

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

1. When did you dock to ISS and which is the purpose for your mission?

2. Quale e' stata l'esperienza piu' emozionante che hai vissuto fino ad ora?

3. I would love to be an astronaut one day and I would like to know what the

requirements are to become an astronaut?

4. Quali sensazioni si provano durante il lancio?

5. In case of emergency, what safety measures do you have in place on the

ISS?

6. Dalle foto che invii sembra che a bordo ci sia un clima molto bello di

amicizia, quando siete stati scelti hanno pensato anche alla

compatibilita' di carattere?

7. What are the living conditions like on the ISS?

8. Noi viviamo in un piccolo paese sulle colline bergamasche e alcuni di noi

vengono da paesi lontani, possiamo pensare ad un futuro come cittadini

del Mondo senza perdere il ricordo delle nostre origini?

9. What equipment/tools do you use on the ISS?

10. Qual e' la cosa più difficile da fare in microgravita'?

11. Give a brief explanation of how you felt when you first experienced

microgravity?

12. Abbiamo osservato che la reazione tra aceto e bicarbonato produce

effervescenza e sviluppa CO2, in grado di far gonfiare un palloncino.

Cosa accadrebbe in microgravita'?

13. What activities or strategies do you have in place when preparing to go

to space?

14. Abbiamo osservato la crescita di batteri e altri microrganismi, che

potrebbero provocare malattie, in un terreno di coltura sterile dopo

averlo toccato con la punta delle dita. Prima di partire

avete seguito un protocollo di igiene particolare per non infettare la

ISS?

15. How long does it take for your body to adapt to the gravity on Earth

after you have returned from space?

16. Cosa succede se qualcuno si ferisce procurandosi un taglio sulla ISS? Se

ci si sente male sulla ISS cosa succede?

17. How many countries are involved in the International Space Station

project?

18. Acqua, olio e alcool in un cilindro graduato, tendono a stratificarsi, a

causa delle diverse densita': si potrebbero in microgravita'? Cosa

accadrebbe?

19. The ISS rotates in low Earth orbit, what does it mean?

20. Dato che da li riesci a vedere tutto il mondo, hai scoperto qualche cosa

di nuovo come popoli che vivono in zone nascoste o difficili da

raggiungere?

21. Come si fa a riprodurre l'atmosfera sulla ISS?

22. Quale e' la tua paura più grande? Quale e' la cosa peggiore che potrebbe

succedere sulla ISS?

23. Ti piacerebbe uscire per una passeggiata spaziale? Potresti averne

l'opportunita'?

24. Hai sentito lo sbalzo di temperatura mentre salivi in orbita? Che

temperatura c'e' fuori dalla ISS?

25. Quale e' il paese più illuminato di notte? Da li che effetto fa

l'inquinamento luminoso?

26. Cosa ne pensi della presenza di vita extraterrestre?

27. Cosa sarebbe successo se il tuo fisico non si fosse preparato prima di

entrare in microgravita'?

28. Cosa ti manca di più della Terra? Cosa ti manchera' di più della ISS?

29. Questo era il tuo sogno da sempre o si e' formato nel corso del tempo?

30. Quante volte alla settimana si fa esercizio per mantenersi in forma?

Quale e' la parte più difficile dell'allenamento?

English translation for the Italian school:

2. What was the most exciting moment up there until now?

4. What did you feel during the launch?

6. From your photos we see a very nice friendship among you. Have you been

selected also considering this?

8. We live in a small town in the hills of Bergamo, and some of us come from

distant countries, can we think of a future as citizens of the world,

without losing the memory of our origins?

10. What's the hardest thing to do in microgravity?

12. We observed that the reaction between vinegar and baking produces

effervescence and CO2, able to inflate a balloon. What would happen in

microgravity?

14. We observed the growth of bacteria and other microorganisms that could

cause disease, in a sterile culture soil, after touching it with your

fingertips. Before leaving, did you follow a specific protocol in order

to not infect the ISS?

16. What happen if someone is injured on the ISS? And if you feel sick?

18. Water, oil and alcohol in a graduated cilinder, tend to stratify, due to

the different density. What would happen in microgravity?

20. From up there you can see all over the world, have you discovered

something new like people who live in hidden areas or hard to be reached?

21. How do you reproduce the atmosphere on the ISS?

22. Which is your biggest fear? And what's the worst thing that could happen

on the ISS?

23. Would you like to go out for a spacewalk? Might you have the opportunity?

24. Did you feel the change in temperature while in orbit? Which is the

temperature outside the ISS?

25. Which is the most illuminated country, as seen from space? From up there,

what's the effect of light pollution?

26. What do you think of presence of extraterrestrial life?

27. What would be happened to your body if not trained for microgravity?

28. What do you miss most of the Earth? What will you miss most of the ISS?

29. Was this your dream of becoming astronaut or did you realize it over the

years?

30. How many times a week do you train to stay fit? Which is the hardest part

of the exercise?

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Next planned event(s):

1. Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "Enrico Fermi", Lucca, Italy,

direct via IQ5LU and Studi di Firenze - Dipartimento di Fisica e

Astronomia, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, direct via IQ5PO

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS

The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF

Contact is a go for: Sat, 09May2015, 09:52 UTC

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA.

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/

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

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