ARISS school contact planned November 2,
2012 – Downlink audible over Europe
An International Space Station school
contact has been planned with participants at Primarschule Aesch, Forch,
Switzerland on 02 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:47
UTC, which is 14:47 CEWT. The duration of the contact is approximately 9
minutes and 30 seconds.
The contact will be direct between
OR4ISS and HB9TSO. The downlink signals
should be audible over Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen
in on the 145.800 MHz FM.
Aesch is a small village situated on a
hill in the middle of forests and green meadows. Even though it is a rural
area, Zurich can be reached in just 20 minutes by train. The Primary School
Aesch counts 180 students. They are at the age of four to twelve years and go
from kindergarten up to sixth grade. The school brings children with various
cultural backgrounds together. This cultural and linguistic diversity enriches
school life and helps exercise tolerance and respect, which is an important
value for teachers and students.
Participants will ask as many of the
following questions as time allows:
1. Alessandra: Why did you decide to
become an astronaut?
2. Anne-Catherine: What kind of
education and training did you have to do to become an astronaut?
3. Marah: What did you think and feel
before you flew to space?
4. Charlotte: What was it like when you
got to space for the first time?
5. Giulia: What kind of work do you do
while you are in space?
6. Janis: Do you sometimes feel bored in
space or do you have a hobby you can do in the spaceship?
7. Marco: What do you work on when you
are on earth?
8. Lindsey: What do you like the most in
space?
9. Max: What is the most impressive
thing you have seen in space?
10. Marc: What is the temperature like
on the moon? And what do you wear when you are on the moon?
11. Michelle: How does zero gravity feel
like?
12. Tim: What is difficult to do when
you are in zero gravity?
13. Pablo: Is it easy to float in space
or do you have to practice it previously?
14. Diego: What do you eat on the
spaceship? Can you cook there?
15. Saara: How does the food taste? Is
it good?
16. Yi You: How do you eat and drink in
space? Do you use knives and forks?
17. Philip: What do you do when you
don’t have any more food on the spaceship?
18. Marcia: How and where do you sleep
when you are in space?
19. Noah: How do you use the bathroom in
space?
20. Julia: What do you miss the most
from earth when you are in space?
21. Janick: How long have you stayed in
space and when will you return to earth?
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.
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Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Chairman