[amsat-bb] ARISS contact with Kings School, Ottery St Mary, Devon, UK

[Daniel Cussen]

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

The contact is 09:26 UTC which is 30 minutes from now.

On 03/05/2016, n4csitwo at bellsouth.net <n4csitwo at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
> participants at The Kings School, Ottery St Mary, Devon, UK on 09 May. The
> event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:26 UTC. The duration of the
> contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be
> direct between GB1SS and GB1OSM. 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 King's School is an 11-18 comprehensive school with approximately 1150
> students of which 230 are in the Sixth Form. It has a long and proud history
> that can be traced back to a fourteenth century choir school which was
> replaced in 1545 by Henry VIII in 1545 with "The King's School".  Although
> The King's School became an academy in 2011 we continue to work in close
> partnership with Devon County Council and our fellow secondary schools to
> ensure that we offer the best educational opportunities possible. Our
> inclusive philosophy of "Achievement for All" encapsulates our belief that
> every person who enters The King's School has unique skills and potential
> which we believe we have the creativity and ability to unlock.
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> We were graded Outstanding by OfSTED in 2011, and in the latest 2014 OfSTED
> inspection we were again graded Outstanding but this time in every category.
> The report endorsed the school's belief that its ethos has a hugely positive
> impact on student achievement.
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> We are extremely proud of our students and of the brilliant examination
> results they achieve year on year.  However, we are also incredibly proud of
> the myriad of extra-curricular activities in which they are involved. This
> richness of opportunity is central to what we believe develops our students
> into well rounded young people. We are very much a community school, working
> very closely with our hugely supportive parents, Governors, excellent
> partner primary schools, local business representatives and a wide range of
> other agencies to provide opportunities for all.
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> Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
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> 1. You have missed Christmas and Easter with your family and friends - how
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>    have you celebrated big events in space?
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> 2. We have seen videos of you playing about in microgravity on the ISS -
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>    what is your favourite thing to do when 'weightless?'
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> 3. From your elevated advantage point, looking down on the Earth, has your
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>    perception of the events on our planet, such as conflicts and wars been
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>    altered? Does the change in perception give any insight that we could
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>    learn from?
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> 4. Having spent many months looking at the Earth from afar, where is the
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>    first place you would go for a family holiday when you get home?
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> 5. Over 500 astronauts have been into space, but only 12 have set foot on
> the
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>    moon. Do you think that we will return people to the moon again in the
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>    future? How will your research on the ISS help us if we did?
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> 6. We have learned about your experiments on how the human body adapts to
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>    conditions in space. How will the research improve our quality of life on
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>    Earth?
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> 7. Taking into account Einstein's theory of relativity, do you think you are
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>    aging slower because you are travelling faster then the Earth?
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> 8. I often stare into the inky blackness of space and wonder if the
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>    universe is expanding, then what is it expanding into? Has your time in
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>    space given you any insight?
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> 9. Is the sunrise more spectacular from your perspective?
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> 10. After 6 years of training to be an astronaut, I bet it's all been worth
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>     it. The experiments you are doing are amazing, but did you ever struggle
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>     with Science at school? What would you say to anyone that finds it
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>     difficult?
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> 11. How do you get your air in space? Do you bring it up in tanks, or do you
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>     make it in the space station, if so, how?  Also, do you have a special
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>     'space mixture' of air or is it the same as we have on earth?
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> 12. Do you and the other astronauts onboard control the space station, or is
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>     it controlled from Earth?
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> 13. Research shows that your sleeping position can affect the kind of dreams
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>     that you have. Have you noticed any difference in your sleep patterns or
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>     dreams during your time in space?
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> 14. I am reading 'The Astronaut's Handbook' at the moment, which is
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>     fascinating. If you could take one thing into space to make life more
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>     comfortable, or easier, what would it be?
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> 15. We have enjoyed listening to your music choices on 'Space Rocks' - what
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>     is your all-time favourite song to listen to in space?
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> 16. How do you keep the temperature constant inside the space station?
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> 17. What would happen to a goldfish if you took it up to the ISS? Would it
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>     just float around in a bubble of water?
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> 18. Do you have a special 'space mixture' of air or is it the same as we
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>     on earth?
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> 19. How will your research on the ISS help us return people to the moon?
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> Next planned event(s):
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>       1.  H.A.L. School, Lucknow, India, telebridge via K6DUE
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>           The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
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>           The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN
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>           Contact is a go for Option #7: Thu 2016-05-12 08:11:20 UTC
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>       2. AstroNuts Kids Space Club Academy, Duncan Observatory, Richmond
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>          Hill, Ontario, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ
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>          The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
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>          The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI
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>          Contact is a go for Option #1: Sat 2016-05-14 17:37:12 UTC
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