ARISS CONTACT PLANNED
WITH STUDENTS AT FLEMISH SPACE DAYS,
An Expedition 19 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants
at Belgian Space Days, Brabanthal,
The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The participants are
expected to conduct the conversation in English.
ARISS VOIP coordinator Graham Lawton G7EVY will distribute the radiocontact
over *AMSAT* and *JK1ZRW* Conference nodes.
For the 5th time VRI – Flemish Space Industries – organizes with the
support of the Federal and Flemish government the Flemish Space Days. This year
the event will focus especially on the new mission of the Belgian ESA astronaut
Frank De Winne and on the International Year of Astronomy.
In the Brabanthal,
Different booths occupied by space and aviation industry, research
centres and other actors in the field of aeronautics and astronomy will lead
the visitor into the fascinating world of space. Workshops and lectures will
highlight the applications of space technology in daily life.
The ARISS Space Talk will be conducted by students from several schools
who have submitted questions.
Participants will ask as many of the
following questions as time allows:
1. Don’t you get dizzy from floating around in the ISS?
2. What is the greatest disadvantage of
living in weightlessness?
3. Is it quiet in the Space Station or
do the space station and the instruments make a lot of noise?
4. Do you have to do a lot of unforeseen
repairs on the Space Station?
5. Do you have free time and what do you
do then?
6. How warm is it inside the ISS and how
cold is it outside?
7. How long do you have to do physical
exercises a day?
8. Is it true that you are taller in
space than on earth?
9. Do you see the Moon from the space
station and do you see it in the same way as from Earth?
10. What would happen if you leave the
space station without a space suit?
11. Can you see the Sun from the Space
Station and does it ever get dark in the ISS?
12.
Do you see the same starry sky as from Earth?
13. Can you watch TV in the ISS or make
a phone call?
14. How do you sleep? Floating?
15. Is the astronaut suit comfortable?
16. Don’t you ever quarrel being
together for such a long time in a small place?
17. How do you go the toilet?
18. What do you miss the most in space?
19. There aren’t any showers in the ISS.
How do you wash your hair?
20. Is the
astronaut food tasteful?
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-Europe Chairman