[amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with The Derby High School, Bury, UK

Mon Apr 25 11:50:15 UTC 2016

This event is streaming live now here:
https://principia.ariss.org/Live/

Contact at 12:02UTC

On 24/04/2016, n4csitwo at bellsouth.net <n4csitwo at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
> participants at The Derby High School, Bury, UK on 25 Apr. The event is
> scheduled to begin at approximately 12:02 UTC. The duration of the contact
> is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct
> between GB1SS and GB1DHS. The contact should be audible over the UK and
> adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80
> MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
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> The Derby High School is a state comprehensive school (11-16 with 855 pupils
> 2015-16) situated in the town of Bury. The school is co-educational and is
> proud to be a community school supporting the diverse population of Bury and
> Radcliffe. 50% of students reside in an area within the top 20% of
> socio-economic deprivation nationally. The proportion of students who are
> disadvantaged and supported through the pupil premium is significantly high
> when compared with most schools. The proportion of students from minority
> ethnic backgrounds is well above average. The percentage of students who
> progress to post-16 studies is high. The school opened in 1958 and in 2003
> became the first Science and Arts Specialist College in the country. The
> school motto: Excellence, Tradition and Imagination embodies all that we
> strive to achieve.
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> We are committed to offering a first class academic education with excellent
> vocational opportunities and preparation for the world of work. Sport is a
> strength and all our students learn how to 'live well'; to cook, eat
> healthily and be physically active. Personal, moral, cultural and social
> education is crucial to the life of our school. Citizenship and ethical
> education take centre stage in our school.  We seek to equip our children
> and the wider community, not only to live in the future world, but to shape
> that future world and create a better tomorrow. We are proud to be the face
> of modern democratic Britain. Our values are enshrined in the 7 R's:
> Respectful, Responsible, Reasonable, ready, Resourceful, Resilient and Right
> Impression
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> The enrichment and engagement opportunities on offer to pupils at The Derby
> would probably not be bettered anywhere. From humble beginnings in 2002, the
> program of events and activities has grown from a single educational visit
> to over 50 activities on offer year on year to all pupils regardless of
> ability.
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> The success of our program has in turn led to national recognition. In 2012
> Mr Paul Kerr won an Institute of Physics Teacher Award for excellence in
> teaching and in recognition for the outstanding commitment to developing an
> extensive enrichment program. In 2013 the Science Department won the
> national TES Award for Educational Excellence in Science, and in 2014 was
> commended in the Science category at The Education Business Awards. In 2015
> Mr Paul Kerr was also a finalist at The STEMNET Awards in the category of
> STEM Leadership.
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> Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
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> 1.  Tim, You have become an inspiration to young people, how do you feel
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>     about this?
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> 2.  Is it be possible to detect dark matter whilst in space?
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> 3.  How do you get enough electricity to power everything we see on the
> ISS?
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> 4.  Do you think you will get to go on another space mission, and what might
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>     it be?
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> 5.  Can disease, as we know it on earth, exist in space?
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> 6.  What everyday task has become more complicated in space?
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> 7.  The Sun looks yellow from Earth, does it look different from space?
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> 8.  If you could invite two guests, past or present to join you for dinner
> on
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>     the ISS who would they be and why?
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> 9.  Does your heart beat faster or slower in space?
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> 10.   Would you encourage your children to become astronauts?
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> 11.   Do molecules and atoms behave differently in space?
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> 12.   Is it easier to see other planets in the Solar System from the ISS?
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> 13.   If you could visit your younger self what would you say about your
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>       experience?
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> 14.   What is your most important experiment and how will we benefit down
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>       here on Earth?
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> 15.   Do movies like Gravity give a realistic picture of being in space?
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> 16.   You are completing over 200 experiments. How will they benefit us here
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>       on Earth?
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> 17.   If you fired a bullet in space how far would it go?
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> 18.   Why do you wear a mission patch on your space suit?
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> 19.   Do seeds grow faster in space than on Earth?
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> 20.   Will being back on Earth ever be the same for you?
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> Next planned event(s):
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>       1.  Istituto Comprensivo Statale "Diego  Valeri", Campolongo Maggiore,
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>           Italy,
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>           direct via IZ3YRA
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>           The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
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>           The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra  KE5UDN
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>           Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-04-29 08:34:08 UTC
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>
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> venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that
> support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,
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> of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by
> organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard
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> large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these
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> Thank you & 73,
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> David - AA4KN
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