ARISS contact planned for ESA
Space Camp 2011,
Saturday
July 23 at approximately 09.42 UTC, which is 11.42 CEST, an ARISS contact is
planned for ESA Space Camp 2011 in
150 children
and teenagers from all over
The
participants are children of ESA employees, aged 8-17 years old, who will enjoy
a rich program of sport, nature and science activities during the two weeks of
the camp (16-30 July).
The ESA
Space Camp is an exceptional forum for reinforcing the ESA corporate spirit
among the children who take part and for learning about space and ESA
activities, and a good opportunity to do sports and socialize.
The radio contact will be a direct operated by IQ5VR.
The event will probably be webcast on
streaming video by
http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia
The conversation will be in English.
Students will ask as many of following
questions as time allows:
1.
Do you think aliens exist?
2.
Do you like camping?
3.
Did you have many friends when you were a child?
4.
Are you good at sport?
5.
Is it true that from space the Earth looks fragile?
6.
Are you homesick?
7.
What is your favorite sport?
8.
Do you think the space agencies will soon detect an exoplanet with alien forms
of life?
9.
Do you have children?
10.
Do you ever have issues with your crew mates?
11.
How do you feel about the end of the Shuttle program?
12.
Do you have any suggestion for a sustainable lifestyle?
13.
Did you participate to survival camps during your astronaut training?
14.
If you would meet an alien, what would you tell him?
15.
Have you ever been in
16.
Are you worried about pollution?
17.
When are you coming back to Earth?
18.
What did you study at school?
19.
What kind of physical exercises do you do during the astronaut training?
20.
Do you have animals on board the International Space Station?
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