Upcoming school contacts

                 revised 2010-03-09 

 

The ARISS operational team maintains a list of scheduled school contacts, and regularly updates it as necessary to take into account crew workload, and other changes to Space Agency scheduling. This page provides information about what we expect will happen, but readers should be aware that there may always be last minute changes and cancellations.

Tentative list of upcoming school contacts.

Next Contact

Every effort will be made to keep the information on the next contact current, but occasionally, due to other responsibilities, I may not be able to keep the information below up to date. (the webmaster)

• 15 March at 13:30 UTC - Quintino Sella, Biella, Italy - Simulated contact with Paolo Nespoli

• 16 March at 11:37 UTC - 18 Dimotiko Scholeio Peristeriou, Peristeri (Athens), Greece
   

Quintino Sella, Biella, Italy - Simulated contact with Paolo Nespoli, IZ0JPA

Monday, March 15, 2010

Station IZ1DBR in Italy will call W5/IZ0JPA at approximately 13:30 UTC.

La scuola nasce a Biella nel 1838 come “Scuola di incoraggiamento delle Arti e Mestieri”.
L'Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "Quintino Sella" è classificata come scuola secondaria di secondo grado ed è frequentata da circa 1000 studenti.
Le sue specializzazioni sono: Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni, Elettrotecnica e Automazione, Informatica, Meccanica, Chimica, Tintoria Sperimentale, Tessile Tecnologie della Comunicazione, Area Moda, Tecnica Ambiente e Salute.
Oltre alle aule ordinarie ed a quelle speciali ha anche 23 aule di informatica, 4 laboratori linguistici multimediali, 3 laboratori di fisica, 10 laboratori di chimica e 3 laboratori di biologia, 1 camera anecoica e altri laboratori scientifici per un totale di 52 tra laboratori.

Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

1. Hai la possibilità di comunicare con la famiglia e amici durante la missione?
2. Quali esperimenti si condurranno sulla iss durante la tua permanenza?
3. Perché hai deciso di diventare astronauta?
4. Quante persone ci saranno sulla ISS durante la tua permanenza?
5. Quale sarà la tua mansione durante i 6 mesi sulla stazione spaziale?
6. Quali sono le maggiori difficoltà di una permanenza così lunga?
7. Come ti prepari per questa missione?
8. Cosa devi fare per prepararti al ritorno sulla terra?
9. Qual'è la cosa più noiosa che dovrai fare sulla stazione spaziale?
10. Come viene rifornita la ISS di acqua e ossigeno?
11. Com'è la vista dell'Italia e della terra dalla stazione spaziale?
12. Che rumori si sentono all'interno della stazione spaziale?
13. Qual'è la cosa che ti mancherà di più?
14. Come viene simulata sulla terra l'assenza di gravità durante l'addestramento?
15. Come si svolge la giornata sulla stazione spaziale?
16. Che fai per mantenerti in forma?
17. Come fai a conservare il cibo?
18. E' possibile mantenere le piante a bordo della ISS?
19. Quanta è la quantità di cibo a bordo della ISS?
20. Puoi bere bevande gassate?

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Contact will be on IRLP.

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18 Dimotiko Scholeio Peristeriou, Peristeri (Athens), Greece - Timothy Creamer, KC5WKI

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Station SX1ISS in Greece will call OR4ISS at approximately 11:37 UTC.

18th Dimotiko (primary) school of Peristeri has 145 pupils in 9 classes. The school is located in Peristeri city, about 7 kilometres from of the center of Athens. The same building complex comprises the 46th primary school of Peristeri with 120 pupils in 9 classes and 3 Kindergarten classes with 75 children. The ARISS project was initiated by the Association of Parents and chaperones of 18th Dimotiko School with the help of the radio amateur SV1HER, the teachers and the principal. The pupils benefited from a special program covering Space, human activities in Space, the International Space Station and amateur radio activities. They also followed special training programs on environment, Olympic education and a special program named “Kallipateiras.”

For the ARISS event, the neighbouring Primary schools of Peristeri were invited to participate (sixth class of each School). The total number of participants amounts to about 480 pupils. The pupils from the eight participating schools prepared questions and the 18th Dimotiko School chose 20 questions
for the Space Talk.

The Mayor and Vice Mayor accepted to host the ARISS event in the new City Hall amphitheatre.

Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

1. When someone travels to another country, he usually says that his home country is the most beautiful. Traveling in the universe, do you believe that the most beautiful planet is the earth?
2. You know that the names of the planets are those of ancient Greek Gods? What are your feelings now that you are communicating with the country of the twelve Gods of Olympus?
3. How will climate changes affect the earth in the future?
4. Is the job of an astronaut a difficult one?
5. Which are the necessary preparations before a spaceship sets off?
6. Would you live for ever in a space station or on the moon?
7. What are the necessary qualifications for someone who wishes to become an astronaut?
8. Why have you decided to be an astronaut?
9. Is there any pollution in space?
10. Would you like your family to be with you?
11. Can space teach us how to save the Earth?
12. How is it possible that your oxygen never ends up?
13. How do you spend your free time?
14. Have you ever seen a “black hole” in space?
15. How did you feel during the launch?
16. How and where do you sleep?
17. What is your research about? Is it difficult?
18. What would you do if an accident happened on the ISS?
19. What is Earth like from space?
20. What effect has zero gravity on your body?

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Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS will be turned off prior to the beginning of the contact. It will be returned to service as quickly as possible.

Upcoming ARISS events  can be found at  http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf   The next scheduled event is a simulated ARISS contact with students attending Quintino Sella in Biella, Italy on Monday, March 15 at approximately 13:30 UTC. 

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 on-board 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. Further information on the ARISS programme is available on the website http://www.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact.