An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Zuni Hills Elementary School, Sun City, AZ on 22 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:47 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

My name is Jennifer Cheesman and I am a 6th grade science teacher at Zuni Hills Elementary School. I am very passionate about space and space education and have been since I was a student in the 7th grade when the Challenger explosion occurred. I already knew I wanted to be a teacher at that time and long dreamed of being a teacher in space. Unfortunately, my eyesight is not good enough for space travel. I have attended Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama twice through Honeywell. During the summer 2013, I was one of 35 teachers selected for the NASA microgravity university where we had the chance to fly our student experiment on board the zero g plane. This is my 7th year at Zuni Hills and my 20th year of teaching overall.

We, at Zuni Hills, are home of the Grizzlies (mascot) and have award winning teachers and sports teams. There is both National Junior Honor Society and Student Council (which I also co-sponsor). Last year we took home the district football and softball trophies for the first time in our schools history. Zuni Hills has been opened since 2001. Last year solar panels were installed over our parking lot and playground so that we can conserve energy and stay cool in the 110 plus degree heat.

Zuni Hills Elementary School is a K-8th grade school and falls in the Peoria Unified School District. Our district is the third largest in the state of Arizona with 33 elementary schools and 7 high schools. Our district is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. Our district has a 95% graduation rate and last year students accepted more than 50 million dollars in scholarships

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

1. What do you do on the ISS?

2. Can you see other planets from the space station?

3. What does space look like?

4. What do you eat?

5. Is it fun being in space?

6. What does earth look like from space?

7. How long does it take to go around the earth

8. What kind of sports can you play in space?

9. Have you ever done a spacewalk and what was it like?

10. What made you want to become an astronaut?

11. How does it feel to be in a place with no gravity?

12. What is the best part about being in space?

13. What have you learned in space that could help us here on earth?

14. How do you get oxygen into space?

15. How hot or cold can it get in space?

16. Do you like your job?

17. Is it hard to eat or breathe in space?

18. How do you return to earth?

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Next planned event(s):

1. SPACE KAMP - Sterrenlab, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, telebridge via

IK1SLD

Contact is a go for: Tue, 26Aug2014, 11:36 UTC

2. Winfree Bryant Middle School, Lebanon, TN, direct via WC4AR

Contact is a go for: Tue, 26Aug2014, 16:12 UTC

3. Dorothy Grant Elementary, Fontana, CA, direct via K6DGE

Contact is go for: Wed, 27Aug2014, 18:31 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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