[amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Niccolò Pisano", Marina di Pisa, Italy

[Daniel Cussen]

I think there may be a live stream of this contact from the telebridge
point of view only in 25 minutes on this website: (12:31 UTC)

There is a television live streaming on the right of the webpage now

http://www.ariotti.com/

On 13/12/2016, n4csitwo at bellsouth.net <n4csitwo at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
> participants at Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Niccolò Pisano", Marina di
> Pisa, Italy on 15 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately
> 12:31 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10
> minutes before this time. The duration of the contact is approximately 9
> minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and
> IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy 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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> Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Niccolò Pisano"
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> The Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado (Middle School) "Niccolò Pisano" in
> Marina di Pisa (Pisa, Italy) consists of 3 sections (named A, B, C). Each
> section consists of 3 classes (1st, 2nd, 3rd), corresponding to student ages
> of 11 to 14. Each class consists of about 20 students. The school is part of
> the Istituto Comprensivo "Niccolò Pisano", which also includes another
> middle school in San Piero a Grado (Pisa, Italy), four primary schools (for
> ages 6 to 10) and two childhood schools.
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> Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
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> 1.  What inspired you to become an astronaut?
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> 2.  Which is your favorite food on board?
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> 3.  Do you see more darkness up there than on Earth?
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> 4.  How can astronauts have a shower on board?
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> 5.  What will happen to your body if you don't exercise?
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> 6.  Which planets do you see from over there?
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> 7.  Can you hear sounds and noises outside the space ship?
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> 8.  Do you know how many space ships or satellites are there orbiting?
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> 9.  How many astronauts are there on board and how long must you stay on the
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>     space ship?
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> 10.  What kind of machinery is on board? Which is the most important? Can
> you
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>      describe it to us?
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> 11.  What are your astronaut suits made of? Are they heavy? Does someone
> help
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>      you to put them on?
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> 12.  How much fuel does the space ship use?
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> 13.  Why did you decide to become an astronaut instead of, for example, an
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>      astronomer, an engineer or an astrophysicist? What are your skills?
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> 14.  We know you can see 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets per day. So, have you
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>      ever seen other celestial or terrestrial extraordinary events?
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> 15.  What are the main aims of your mission, what is your task?
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> 16.  Last year the ISS hosted the astronaut Scott Kelly. The press, on his
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>      return, insisted very much on the effects illustrated by Einstein as
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>      regards the paradox of the twins. Is it really possible to detect
> slight
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>      differences at a biological level? Which examples can be given to
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>      testify restricted or general relativity?
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> 17.  Why does the ISS have such a low orbit and it is not, for example,
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>      geostationary? Does it lose height? Should it be re-lifted? If so, how
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>      and to what extent?
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> 18.  In space, in conditions of microgravity, there is a loss of muscle and
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>      bone mass, because of body statism. Is the regeneration of tissue in
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>      space different in lack of gravity? Does microgravity influence also
> the
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>      behaviour of electronic devices?
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> 19.  Astronauts are exposed to solar wind because they are outside the
> shelter of the magnetic field. Which effects can be noticed in their bodies?
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> 20.  Would you be willing to leave on a mission to Mars, taking into account
> the dangers that you might face while eventually trying to come back to
> Earth? To what extent can your spirit of exploration go further?
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> PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:
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>       Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the
> International Space Station (ARISS).
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>       To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status
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> Next planned event(s):
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> TBD
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> About ARISS:
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> Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative
> venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that
> support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,
> sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
> Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in
> Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
> The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology,
> engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts
> via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in
> classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced
> amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a
> variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students,
> teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies,
> and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org,
> and www.arrl.org.
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> Thank you & 73,
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> David - AA4KN