An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Salesiano "G. Bearzi", Udine, Italy, and Intercultura Onlus, Milano, Italy on 31 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:38 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 eastern U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian.

Presentation Istituto Salesiano "G. Bearzi"

Brief description of the school and the amateur radio school club (if there is one): The school is a salesian school with 750 students, from 6 to 20 years old. We have also a small hostel for college students.

Presentation of Intercultura

Intercultura is the Italian representative of AFS Intercultural Programs (New York, an international, no profit, voluntary based organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities and cultural exchange programs throughout more than 60 different countries in the world, involving every year 13.000 students and an equivalent number of families and schools. In Italy, Intercultura is a no profit organization (Onlus) recognized by the Italian government, under the patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The professional staff of Intercultura is made by 40 people who work in the headquarter of Colle Val D'Elsa (Siena) or in the PR offices based in Milan and Rome. The 4.000 affiliated volunteers are organized in 150 local chapters and offer voluntary work to promote international school based exchange programs.

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

1. If you could choose one competence you learned with AFS and now you're

using in the ISS, what would that be?

2. How long does it take to wear the "EMU" and go out for an "EVA"?

3. Have you been more afraid at 17 when you faced a brand new Country to live

in with Afs, or now that you our in the space?

4. Right after an "EVA", do you need to fill up on liquids and on minerals?

5. What is your best advice for us, young people, to create our future?

6. How long does the "QJA" take to pressurize?

7. In the ISS program, half of the living environment has been developed in

Italy: is it an example of the Made in Italy: what is the most "Italian"

ting on the ISS?

8. Which is the most interesting experiment you've carried out?

9. You're Italian and you're working with people from different

nationalities: what has been the role of Italy in the ISS international

program?

10. During these weeks, along with the lack-of-strength feeling to your

hands, have you experienced any other symptoms?

11. Today we start our AFS experience in Italy: any suggestions?

12. Which is the most important lesson I have to learn about teamwork?

13. Today we start our AFS experience in Italy: any suggestions to feel at

our ease here?

14. After rehydration, is the taste of food any different?

15. We are living a moment of clash of cultures: what is your message of

peace, as you are seeing the Earth from above, without frontiers?

16. Can you choose on which axis you want to sleep?

17. Many of our Italian Intercultura students abroad has just a made a you

tube video for you since you are an inspiration for them. Have you seen

it? What message would you like to give to these young people?

18. So far, which is the most exciting aspect of this experience, in your

opinion?

19. A moment of joy, of anger.. : what did you find in common between your

experience at 17 in the Us and the one you're living now?

20. Is there a difference in physical training for men and for women?

21. I know that you put the Intercultura tshirt in your luggage: when are you

going to show it?

1. Qual è la cosa più importante che hai imparato durante il tuo anno

all'estero e che ti aiuta ora nello spazio?

2. In quanto tempo si riesce ad indossare la EMU ed uscire per una EVA ?

3. Avevi più paura a 17 anni quando hai affrontato un Paese ignoto con

Intercultura o ora a essere nello spazio?

4. Dopo una EVA avete bisogno di reintegrare con Sali minerali e liquidi

extra?

5. Che messaggio vuoi dare a noi adolescenti per costruire al meglio il

nostro futuro?

6. In quanto tempo si pressurizza il QJA ?

7. Circa la metà dell'ambiente abitabile della Stazione Spaziale

Internazionale è stata costruita in Italia, tra cui la bellissima Cupola

da cui si può osservare la Terra. Cosa hai trovato di tipicamente

italiano nella ISS?

8. Qual è l'esperimento più interessante che avete fatto?

9. Tu, italiana, lavori con persone di nazionalità diverse: ci sono state

delle incomprensioni interculturali? Come le avete risolte?

10. In queste settimane di permanenza, oltre alla sensazione di avere meno

forza nelle mani, hai riscontrato altri sintomi ?

11. Inizia oggi il nostro semestre in Italia: un tuo consiglio perché questa

esperienza dia al meglio i suoi frutti?

12. Qual è la cosa più importante che devo imparare per lavorare in team?

13. Inizia oggi il nostro semestre in Italia con Afs: un tuo consiglio per

ambientarci al meglio?

14. Il gusto dei cibi, dopo la re-idratazione , sono differenti?

15. Stiamo vivendo un momento difficile di scontro di civiltà. Dalla tua

prospettiva privilegiata in cui vedi un mondo senza frontiere, qual è il

tuo messaggio di pace?

16. Potete scegliere su quali dei tre assi dormire?

17. Sei un'eccellenza italiana, tant'è che gli studenti italiani attualmente

all'estero con IC ti hanno dedicato un video, perché costituisci una

fonte di ispirazione per molti giovani. Quale vuole essere il

tuo messaggio a loro, a noi e ai giovani italiani, uomini e donne del

futuro?

18. Fino ad oggi qual è la cosa più bella di questa esperienza che ti porti

nel cuore?

19. Ci sono esperienze e/o fatti in comune tra l'esperienza attuale nello

spazio e quella passata a 17 anni negli Stati Uniti?

20. C'è una differenza tra esercizio fisico per donne e per uomini?

21. So che hai messo nel tuo bagaglio la maglietta di Intercultura: quando

pensi di usarla?

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Next planned event(s):

1. Scuola Media Locatelli-Oriani, Milano, Italy, telebridge via TBD and

Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Bachelet", Cernusco sul naviglio,

Italy,

telebridge via W6SRJ (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Samantha Cristoforetti IZØUDF

Contact is a go for: Thu, 05Feb2015, 10:37 UTC

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Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

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