Monday 16 December, ARISS contact planned with
school in
An International Space Station school contact has been planned Monday 16
December with participants at Istituto Tecnico Industriale "Galileo
Ferraris", San Giovanni Valdarno,
This will be a direct radio contact between IR0ISS (Michael S. Hopkins
KF5LJG) and IQ5GX. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
The contact will probably be broadcast on livestream video server
https://www.livestream.com/amsat_italia
The Technical Institute "Galileo Ferraris" is active on the
territory of the
The technical institute in fact offers a solid general education and
training of scientific and technical basis necessary for both a rapid entry
into the world of work and the professions and for the continuation of studies
at university. In particular, enables the student to face the entrance test for
the various scientific disciplines. Its strength lies in laboratory teaching accompanied
by a solid theoretical and scientific tuition.
Specializations:
• Electronics and electrical engineering.
• Chemistry, Materials and Biotechnology
• Data processing and telecommunications
The school is equipped with several laboratories :
Physics, Chemistry , Drawing- CAD, Computer Science, Chemistry, Electronics,
Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Technology Design and
Planning, Automatic Systems, Information systems.
The school also cooperates on technical projects with several companies.
Participants will ask as many of the following
questions as time allows:
1. What should I do
if I wanted to become an astronaut? I mean what educational path should I
follow, which degree would be the best to take, in your opinion?
2. Do you have
particular memories you would like to share with us?
3. Why is it
important going to the outer space? Is it more important to spend money on
space missions than on other fields?
4. How many crew
members are there with you? Have you been trained also to get along well to
each other?
5. How long does it
take you to regain all your physical ability when you come back to Earth?
6. What types of
experiments are you currently running? Which are the most useful for mankind?
7. What do you do
when you get sick in space? Do you need a doctor on board the ISS?
8. Have you ever been
scared to fly in space?
9. How long are the
missions?
10. What is the
strangest question you have been asked by students?
11. Do you believe
that someday man will discover other planets that support life?
12. How often do
micro- meteoroids collide with your space shuttle? How difficult is to avoid
them?
13. Will it be
possible for astronauts to land on other planets in the future?
14. How is the
International Space Station able to keep in contact with the
15. What type of
antennas do you use for it?
16. What kind of
operating system do you use in the space station?
17. What are your
daily tasks in the space station and how do you spend your free time?
18. What kind of
training do you need to become an astronaut?
19. How long did it
take you to reach your destination orbit?
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-Europe chairman