Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule - 2003-02-24
Hochwald-Gymnasium, Wadern, Germany, Direct via DL0WR
2003-02-27 10:21 UTC
ISIS Malignani, Cervignano del Friuli, Italy
2003-03-06 08:33 UTC
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2003-02-24 19:00 UTC
The ARISS (a joint effort of AMSAT, the ARRL, NASA, the ARISS international partners including Canada, Russia, the European Partners, and Japan) operations team wishes to announce the following very tentative schedule for ARISS school contacts. This schedule is very fluid and may change at the last minute. Remember that amateur radio use on the ISS is considered secondary. Please check the various AMSAT and ARISS webpages for the latest announcements. Changes from the last announcement are noted with (***). Also, please check MSNBC.com for possible live retransmissions (http://www.msnbc.com/m/lv/default.asp). Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.80 MHz.
For information about educational materials available from ISS partner space Agencies, please refer to links on the ARISS Frequently Asked Questions page.
If you are interested in supporting an ARISS contact, then you must fill
in an application. The ARISS operations mentor team will not accept a
direct request to support an ARISS contact.
You should also note that many schools think that they can request a
specific date and time. It does not work that way. Once an application
has been accepted, the ARISS mentors will work with the school to
determine a mutually agreeable date.
Websites that may be of interest include:
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/index.html
http://ehb2.gsfc.nasa.gov/edcats/educator_guide/
Your completely filled out application should be returned to the
nearest coordinating ARISS region if your specific region is not
listed. E-mail is the preferred method of submitting an application.
Here are the email addresses:
ARISS-Canada and all other countries not covered: ve2ka@rac.ca (Daniel Lamoureux VE2KA)
ARISS-Europe: jh.hahn@gmx.net (J. Hahn, DL3LUM / PA1MUC)
ARISS-Japan and all Region 3 countries: iaru-r3@jarl.or.jp (Keigo Komuro JA1KAB)
ARISS-Russia: n2ww@attbi.com (Valerie Agabekov N2WW/UA6HZ)
ARISS-USA: ARISS@arrl.org (The American Radio Relay League)
ISS Expedition 6 crew:
Kenneth Bowersox KD5JBP
Nikolai Budarin RV3FB
Donald Pettit KD5MDT
Field School Park Ridge, Illinois
TBD
Proposed questions for Field School are:
1. What do thunderstorms look like for the ISS?
2. Do you ever get claustrophobic in the ISS?
3. What did the Leonid meteor shower look like from the space station?
4. Why did you want to become an astronaut?
5. What is your diet like in space?
6. Can we talk to you only when you are above us?
7. What changes in the Earth have you seen from photos you have taken?
8. Which of your experiments is your favorite and why?
9. How do you keep the things that you use in the space station from floating away?
10. During a shuttle launch, "lift off" is straight up. On an airplane, "take off" is at an angle. Why is there a difference?
11. How do you sleep in space?
12. Do you ever get dizzy in the space station?
13. Will any of the ISS experiments help the military to learn how to make better weapons?
14. What kind of experiment are you doing on kidney stones?
15. What does it feel like to be in zero gravity?
16. Is it hard to get around in the space station?
17. Is brushing your teeth in space just like brushing your teeth on Earth? If not, how do you brush your teeth?
18. How do the astronauts get from the space shuttle onto the space station, and how do the astronauts exit the space station to get back to earth?
19. How long does it take to orbit the world?
20. Is it difficult to move around in the space station?
21. Have the space station experiments led to any surprises or accidental discoveries?
22. What is your opinion of civilians going to space?
23. Have you noticed any changes in your own body from having been in space?
24. Do you ever get homesick?
Hochwald-Gymnasium, Wadern, Germany, Direct via DL0WR
2003-02-27 10:21 UTC
Proposed questions for Hochwald-Gymnasium are:
1. What do you do in your spare time?
2. Are there a ceiling and a floor in the ISS to help you with your orientation?
3. What's the view like? Can you see planets and meteorites?
4. What was your motivation to become an astronaut?
5. Is it hard to adapt to the zero gravity and how long does it take to adapt?
6. What's the food like? Do you live on a special diet or are you allowed to drink alcohol on special occasions like New Year's Eve or someone's birthday?
7. How do you perceive time, seeing that many sunrises in one day?
8. What projects are you working on at the moment?
9. Have you done any spacewalks yet and if so, how does it feel like?
10. Are you able to see fireworks on New Year's Eve or any of the natural disasters like volcanic eruptions, bush fires or tornadoes?
11. How often do you talk to your families and do you have special communications devices to talk to them?
12. What do you miss most while you are in space?
13. What do you think you will miss most about the ISS once you've returned to earth?
14. Are there any social rules or even fixed regulations how to relate to other members of the crew?
15. How do you solve conflicts? Is there a 'boss' who has the last word?
16. Is there an age limit to become an astronaut?
Cowichan Secondary School, Duncan, BC, Canada, Direct via VE7POH
TBD
Proposed questions for Cowichan are:
1. Seeing the earth from space, without borders, racial or cultural divisions, on an International Space Station, must be an incredible experience. What impact has this had on your life?
2. Why did you want to become an astronaut?
3. Is it scary living so far away from earth? Do you get lonely?
4. How does the body know that it is time to go to sleep went there is no day or night?
5. What do you think the next step in manned space exploration will be?
6. Could you choose one of the experiments that you are doing and explain why it is an advantage to do it in space?
7. Technology and Science are advancing so rapidly that it almost seems routine to go to the International Space Station. How is the International Space Station unique in providing a path for space exploration into the future?
8. Being up in space months at a time, have you seen or experienced anything that cannot be explained by current science?
9. A focus of previous missions has been to study how the human body adapts in space. How do you personally find your physical well-being affects your mental and behavioural state?
10. Has the experience of being and working in space lived up to your expectations, and if so, in what ways?
11. Being in space is such an awe-inspiring experience; which life lessons have kept you on track to achieve your stellar status?
12. When you sleep in space, do you dream, and if so, have your dreams changed?
ISIS Malignani, Cervignano del Friuli, Italy
2003-03-06 08:33 UTC (***)
Lounsberry Hollow Middle School, New Jersey
TBD
Krueger School of Applied Technology, San Antonio, Texas
TBD
Proposed questions are: (***)
1. What effects can you feel the moment you enter Outer
Space?
2. To become an astronaut, what is the best field to study?
3. What routine work do you do every day?
4. Do you ever get into fights in space?
5. How do you keep food fresh
6. What does the Moon look like from the ISS?
7. What is the best and the worst part of your job?
8. How do you emotionally prepare for a launch?
9. What is the longest time you have ever spent in Space?
10. How will the ISS affect the economy of the U.S. ?
11. What is the base temperature inside the ISS?
12. Why did you become an astronaut?
13. When you came back to Earth can you feel the difference?
14. What time zone are the clocks on the ISS set to?
15. How do you maintain breathable air
16. Does the food taste gross up there?
17. What are you trying to grow in your plant experiments,
and how are they turning out?
18. Once your done with the solar panels, how much energy
will you be pulling in?
19. If the atmosphere in the ISS was suddenly contaminated
with gas or particles what actions would be taken?
20. What unusual sights on Earth can you see?
Saint Ursula's College, Toowoomba, Australia
Proposed questions are: (***)
1. What part of the world are you currently over and describe in as much depth as possible what you see when you look out the window.
2. How much of the Earth's surface can see when you look through the window.
3. When you view the Earth, what evidence can you see that humans inhabit the planet?
4. What part of the space station are you talking from and how big is it?
5. If we give you our email address could you send us a picture of the Earth from space? Preferable Australia.
6. When you look at the Earth, what moves you the most?
7. Given this unique experience you are currently undertaking, what do you perceive mankind's place in the universe is.
8. What everyday event struck you changing the most when living in space.
9. What does a typical day for you involve.
10. What type of experiments are you doing and what relevance do they have for us back here on Earth.
11. We hear about the amount of space debris there is in space, have you seen any and are there any special precautions you have to make to avoid hitting them?
12. What nationalities share the International Space Station with you and who determines what work they do?
13. Do female astronauts and male astronauts share the same facilities and how much privacy do you get?
14. How did your family respond when you told them you where going to live onboard the space station?
15. What do you most miss about Earth?
16. Have you fulfilled all your ambitions regarding your career?
The latest ARISS announcement and successful school list is now available on the ARISS web site. Several ways to get there.
Latest ARISS announcements and news http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
Successful school list
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
or
click on English (sorry I don't know French)
you are now at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/
click on News
Currently the ARISS operations team has a list of over 60 schools that we
hope will be able to have a contact during 2003. As the schedule becomes more solidified, we will be letting everyone know. Current plans call for an average of one scheduled school contact per week.
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors