October 15,
2009
FRANK DE WINNE TO TALK WITH WINNER OF ESA T-SHIRT
DRAWING COMPETITION
An Expedition 20 ARISS school contact is planned for
ISS Commander Frank De Winne with participants at Romualdo Trifone school,
Romoaldo Trifone is a primary and secondary school for pupils and
students aged between 5 and 12 years old. The school is dedicated to an
important lawyer born in Montecorvino Rovella. This nice town is located in
southern
Alexandra Angellotti, a clever student very good at
painting, participated to the ESA competition “Fly your picture on the
International Space Station!” She is one of the winners, and she is very proud
that her drawing is on the shirt of ISS Commander Frank De Winne, and that the
“Trifone” students have the opportunity to talk to him.
This direct contact is scheduled on Tuesday 20 October
at
Downlink signals will be audible over
The audio will be distributed on *AMSAT* and *JK1ZRW*
EchoLink servers.
Moreover, the event will be webcast on http://www.arisa.it/webtv/
.
Participants will ask as many of following questions
as time allows:
1. Alexandra: What are the responsibilities of an
astronaut on board?
2. Alexandra: How do you cope with the difficulties
during the mission?
3. Valentin: Did you dream about becoming an astronaut
during your childhood?
4. Sara: Did you attend a specific course to become an
astronaut?
5. Ylenia: What are you focusing your reflection on
when you are in Space?
6. Vita: What is of essential importance for you
during your stay in Space?
7. Morena: What is the minimum age for becoming an
astronaut?
8. Simona: What do you miss most from Earth?
9. Martina: Does life in space change the intensity of
social values such as friendship and love?
10. Gennaro: What was the first impression you got
when you arrived on board the ISS?
11. Antonio: What does the vastness of Space remind
you of?
12. Giuseppe: Do you have children and how often do
you communicate with your family?
13. Simone: Would you like to share your experience in
Space with your family?
14. Ersilio: Is your family happy with your choice of
being an astronaut?
15. Alessia: What profession did you pursue before you
became an astronaut?
16. Francesca: Are you happy or unhappy to coming back
to Earth soon?
17. Libera: What objects will you bring home and which
ones do you leave on board the ISS?
18. Donatella: Would you like to eventually come back
to the ISS?
19. Federic: What do you think about life on the ISS
in the future?
20. Assunta: Do the Space Shuttle visits boost the
moral of the long term crew?
21. Alessio: What was the most difficult moment on
board and how did you master it?
22. Chiara: Do you expect any health problem after
landing on Earth?
23. Alessio: What experiment did you carry out
together with the students from Athens?
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