An International Space Station Expedition 14 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia on 04 April. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 22:39 UTC.

The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible in Eastern portions of Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. Additional listening options are listed below. _________________________________ IRLP - Connect to the IRLP reflector 9010. You may also connect via the IRLP Discovery website at http://www.discoveryreflector.ca/listen.htm.

EchoLink - The audio from this contact should be available on the EchoLink *AMSAT* (node 101 377) and the *JK1ZRW* (node 277 208) conference rooms. Please connect to the *JK1ZRW* server to keep the load light on the *AMSAT* server. This will ensure good audio quality for all listeners. _________________________________

Glenden State School is a Prep (Preschool) to Grade 12 Campus, situated about 180km from the nearest populated centre, Mackay, in the state of Queensland, in north-eastern Australia. The school and town were purpose-built, on what was formerly grazing land, to service the Newlands Coal Mine. At present, our school has 230 students and 16 teaching staff.

Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What made you want to have such a fun but risky job? 2. What preparation is needed before beginning your mission on the International Space Station? 3. How many years did it take to get trained to become an astronaut? 4. Can you have a pet rabbit in the Space Station? 5. What are the biggest dangers you face in space? 6. What happens to your blood in space? 7. When you are near the sun, is there any other way to see the corona besides during an eclipse? 8. What is your number one goal in space? 9. How does the Space Station stay in orbit and what Newton's Law of Motion is acting upon the Station? 10. How do you get electricity on the Space Station? 11. How do you cope with missing everybody on Earth? 12. Do your tears float when you cry in space? 13. Can you see any effects of global warming from the Space Station? 14. How do you know if it's night or day on the Space Station? 15. How do you open cupboards without the food floating out? 16. What do you do if you lose all communication with Earth? 17. How do you use the toilet in space? 18. Has an astronaut ever had his or her birthday on the Space Station and, if so, how do you celebrate? 19. In the Station, how hot and cold does it get?

Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS is not functioning in the automatic modes properly and may be silent more than usual. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact .

Next planned event(s): Dutch Ministry of Education Delta Researchers School, telebridge via NN1SS, Tue 2007-04-10 07:25 UTC Salt Creek Primary School, Salt Creek, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ, Thu 2007-04-12 03:10 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.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).

Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO