October 20,
2009
COMMANDER FRANK
DE WINNE TO TALK WITH STUDENTS IN IEPER, BELGIUM
An
Expedition 20 ARISS school contact is planned for ISS Commander Frank De Winne
with participants from VTI Ieper high school and elementary school Piramide, Roeselare,
Belgium.
VTI
profiles itself as a school for thinkers, daredevils and doers, where
technicians feel at ease. The policy of the technical institute consists of
three pillars: the pupil is the central focus, the staff makes the difference
and regional embedment. All pupils asking questions are
first-year students, following a general education providing the basics of
construction, electricity, mechanics and carpentry.
Elementary
school de Piramide is special as it is a method school according to the vision
of Carl Medaer. This means that children, parents and teachers join hands to
make projects work. In an atmosphere of respect for everybody’s freedom and
opinion all subjects are mixed to develop a theme. All pupils asking questions
are aged between 10 and 12.
This telebridge contact is scheduled on Friday 23
October at approximately
The audio
will expectedly be distributed on *AMSAT* and *JK1ZRW* EchoLink servers.
Participants
will ask as many of following questions as time allows:
1. Klaas.
Is het moeilijk om andere kleren aan te trekken ?
Is it
difficult to change clothes?
2.
Louise. Waarom werd jij precies gekozen
om naar het ISS te gaan ?
Why were
you selected for a space mission?
3.
Andreas. Wekt het ISS statische
elektriciteit op door de draaiing ?
Does the
movement of the ISS generate static electrical charges?
4. Aron.
Waarom ben je kosmonaut geworden ?
Why did you
become an astronaut?
5. Timo.
Hoe lang was je F-16 piloot ?
How long
have you been F-16 pilot?
6. Robbe.
Zie je de sterren zoals wij ze op aarde zien ?
Do you see
the stars as we see them from Earth?
7. Tjorven.
Hoe voelt het als je terug vertrekt uit het ruimtestation ?
How do you
feel when leaving the station?
8. Gianni.
Welke problemen heb je reeds ondervonden ?
What kind
of problems did you experience?
9. Nick.
Gaat de tijd snel in de ruimte ?
Is time
fast in space?
10. Bram.
Moet je wel eens het ruimtestation verlaten ?
Do you have
to get out of the station sometimes?
11. Robin.
Heb je nooit zin in een zak frieten ?
Do you
sometimes wish you had a portion chips?
12. Xena.
Wat doe je om je te ontspannen ?
How do you
relax?
13.
Cameron. Bestaat er nog een ander manier om elektriciteit te produceren in de
ruimte dan zonnepanelen ?
Is there
another way to produce electrical power in space than solar panels?
14. Yara.
Wat is jouw taak aan boord ?
What is
your task on board?
15.
Lennert. Wat ga je als eerste doen als je terug thuiskomt ?
What will
you first do when back home?
16. Jelle.
Wat doen jullie met jullie afval ?
How do you
dispose of waste?
17. Linde.
Heb je soms meningverschillen met je collega’s aan boord ?
Do you
sometimes have a difference of opinion with crew members?
18.
Ambroos. Heeft er iemand al een gaatje in z’n tand gehad ?
Did it
happen, that a crew member developed tooth caries?
19. Delphine. Wat is het gevolg voor het
lichaam als je lang in de ruimte verblijft ?
What are
the effects on the human body after a long time in space?
20. Julie. Wat zal je taak zijn als
boordcommandant ?
What is
your task as commander?
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 onboard 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.
73
Gaston
Bertels - ON4WF
ARISS
Chairman