ARISS CONTACT PLANNED WITH SCHOOL IN
An International Space
Station Expedition 17 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants
at Scuola Media Statale Donato Forlani,
The contact will be a direct contact between stations OR4ISS and IZ7MKW. The
contact should be audible over
The Scuola media D. Forlani is a middle school in the suburb of Conversano, a
small town located 30km from
The school has 30 classrooms and various laboratories, including an astronomy
lab. About 250 pupils attend the school, aged from 11 to 14. Extracurricular
activities include English conversation, sport, theatre, the environment and
other research activities.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. What is the most ambitious spatial project for the
future?
2. What do you see at the moment when you are looking outside the ISS?
3. How does it feel to be in space?
4. Is it difficult to get used to zero gravity?
5. What do you think about extraterrestrial life in the universe?
6. How many years ago did you start your career as astronaut?
7. What studies are necessary to become an astronaut?
8. Where does the electric power come from on board the ISS?
9. Was it your childhood dream to become an astronaut?
10. At what age did you discover your passion for space?
11. What do you miss most from Earth during the mission?
12. How long can a human being stay in orbit without any physical problems?
13. What happens if an astronaut gets seriously ill in space?
14. What do you think about future projects of living on the moon?
15. What systems do you use for the communication to the Earth?
16. Is there any danger for the ISS module to be hit by Space debris?
17. How are the daily astronauts duties organized on board the ISS?
18. What kind of optical instruments have you on board to watch the space?
19. What are the main scientific experiments during Expedition 17?
20. What are the minimum and maximum temperatures inside and outside the ISS?
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. See http://www.ariss-eu.org/schoolcontacts.htm
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Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS-Europe chairman