[amsat-bb] Update: ARISS Contact today at 16:40 UTC

[John Brier]

Thanks so much for the heads up. Does ARISS have an email list I can
sign up for to be notified of these events? I got a really good
reception here in the Triangle of North Carolina, specifically in
Durham where I work. check it out:

https://youtu.be/nUavS6Ih8pQ

John Brier, KG4AKV, Raleigh, NC

On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Frank Bauer <ka3hdo at verizon.net> wrote:
> All,
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> I wanted to remind everyone that there will be an ARISS contact today with
> the East Coast Chapter Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., Youth In Aviation Program
> (ECCTAI YIAP) and the Oxon Hill High School, Oxon Hill, Maryland through the
> K6DUE telebridge station located in Greenbelt, Maryland.  Contact time
> should be starting around 12:40 Eastern Time (16:40 UTC).
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> Listen in on 145.80 MHz.
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> Questions from the students follows.
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> 73,  Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
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> 1.            Monika: What influenced you to concentrate on aerospace
> propulsion and lightweight structures?
>
> 2.            Zion:  Was going into space a goal, or did the opportunity
> arise and you found it interesting?
>
> 3.            Aric:  How did your experience being a fighter pilot help you
> adapt to being astronaut?
>
> 4.            Jeremy:  What would you do in the event harmful gases are
> detected on the space station?
>
> 5.            Hannah-1: What are some things that you go through to be
> trained to become an astronaut?
>
> 6.            Terrence:  What new technologies are being tested, and how
> soon will they be available to the general public?
>
> 7.            Hannah-2:  Due to the gravitational change, is it harder to
> complete experiments in space than it is on Earth?
>
> 8.            Philip:  What will the International Space Station, especially
> your expedition, do to prepare for the Commercial Crew Program?
>
> 9.            Deborah:  Is it hard to integrate with all the other
> international astronauts that live on the space station?
>
> 10.          Ari:  How can NASA send probes into space without them
> colliding into space junk?
>
> 11.          Amira:  What does it feel like after launch when leaving
> Earth's atmosphere?
>
> 12.          Anthony:  How do you think current reseach will affect future
> space expeditions?
>
> 13.          Monika: Since the launch, have you experienced any trouble with
> the ISS?
>
> 14.          Zion:  Does each crew member work on all the experiments, or
> are the experiments assigned to members based on experience in that field?
>
> 15.          Aric:  During the 2.5 hours that astronauts exercise, what type
> of exercises are included in the Integrated Resistance and Aerobic Training
> Study?
>
> 16.          Jeremy:  How effective is the Functional Task Test to determine
> the physiological impairment after long space flights?
>
> 17.          Hannah-1: What was the most influential factor in deciding to
> become an astronaut?
>
> 18.          Terrence:  What is your daily work schedule like, and how many
> hours of sleep do you get?
>
> 19.          Hannah-2:  Through what educational training did you go in
> order to prepare yourself for the space program?
>
> 20.          Philip:  What is the future for the International Space
> Station, and human spaceflight in general?
>
> 21.          Deborah:  How do you train to live without gravity?
>
> 22.          Ari:  How does the microgravity environment on ISS affect your
> ability to smell and taste?
>
> 23.          Amira:  What were some of the negative effects you experienced
> because of prolonged space flight?
>
> 24.          Anthony:  Of the current experiments, how many do you expect to
> complete while you are onboard the International Space Station?
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