ARISS Contact planned for school in
An ARISS School Contact is scheduled
Saturday 12 March at
The school is located in rural part of
Tamilnadu state in
Mr.M.K.Anantha Ganesan, the founder and
the Principal visited The Westborough school in
September 2009. He is an amateur radio operator (VU3GPF). He visited the
Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society and is made a
honorary member. Anamalai Amateur Radio Club functions from our school.
The contact will be a telebridge,
operated by IK1SLD.
Downlink signals will be audible over
The conversation will be conducted in English.
Students will ask as many of following questions as time allows.
1. How many space walks are allowed and
what purpose do space walks serve?
2. How long the astronauts have to
undergo the endurance tests?
3. What type of food is taken by the
astronauts?
4. How far the Chandra x-ray observatory
is useful in studying exotic phenomenon?
5. What new construction is taking place
in the ISS?
6. What kind of scientific and
technological experiments are undertaken by the astronauts?
7. Please tell us about the emotional
change that you undergo while spending moths together in space?
8. Could you please tell us if the space
junk will hamper space travel?
9. What are your first impressions on
seeing the mother earth for the first time from space?
10. What steps have been initiated to
reduce the impact of radiation exposure to the astronauts?
11. What functions have been assigned to
the Robonaut?
12. Can you explain the term
microgravity and how astronauts cope with that?
13. What is your message to humanity as
a whole and the students like us from
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