[amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Stephen F. Austin Elementary School, Brazosport ISD, Jones Creek, Texas

Sun Oct 9 14:21:36 UTC 2016

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73,

Paul, N8HM

On Sunday, October 9, 2016, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:

> I don't know about you but I just don't get a buzz out of this
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> > On 10 Oct. 2016, at 00:01, <n4csitwo at bellsouth.net <javascript:;>> <
> n4csitwo at bellsouth.net <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
> participants at Stephen F. Austin Elementary School, Brazosport ISD, Jones
> Creek, Texas on 10 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately
> 16:46 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 NA1SS and
> VK5ZAI. The contact should be audible over portions of Australia 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Stephen F. Austin is a STEM academy located in Jones Creek, Texas on the
> Gulf Coast. It serves students in pre-kindergarten through the sixth grade.
> Its mission is to develop and empower the whole student with the capacity
> to excel in an ever-changing world. Its teachers believe that all children
> can learn, given the proper time and resources. Its ultimate goal is to
> nurture students into productive, prepared and highly functional citizens.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
> >
> >
> >
> > 1.  What dream or desire did you have that made you want to be an
> astronaut?
> >
> > 2.  How long did you have to train before going to the ISS?
> >
> > 3.  Is it more important to be physically or mentally prepared for outer
> >
> >    space?
> >
> > 4.  What happens if a crew member needs medical attention not available
> on
> >
> >    the ISS?
> >
> > 5.  What is the most challenging part about staying on the ISS?
> >
> > 6.  What is the most important thing astronauts do to help the Earth?
> >
> > 7.  What happens to your bones when you return to Earth?
> >
> > 8.  What do you find most interesting about space?
> >
> > 9.  What do you do if something, such as a meteorite, hits the ISS?
> >
> > 10.  Does blood rush to your head when you are upside down, and how does
> it
> >
> >     feel?
> >
> > 11.  How does living and working in space affect your life upon returning
> >
> >     home?
> >
> > 12.  Do you ever get motion sickness with having less gravity in space?
> >
> > 13.  Do you ever lose power on the ISS, and if so how do you regain it?
> >
> > 14.  What kind of degrees do you have to have to be an astronaut?
> >
> > 15.  How does your body react when you come back to Earth?
> >
> > 16.  How do you shower on the ISS?
> >
> > 17.  What happens if something malfunctions like the tracking system or
> radio
> >
> >     on the ISS?
> >
> > 18.  How does your job from the ISS continue once you return to Earth?
> >
> > 19.  What is the coolest thing you have done in space?
> >
> > 20.  What sensations do you notice when you first return to Earth?
> >
> > 21.  What do you do in your spare time on the ISS?
> >
> > 22.  What experiments do you do on the ISS?
> >
> > 23.  How does NASA or other space agencies send satellites into space?
> >
> > 24.  How many hours does it take for a satellite to orbit the Earth?
> >
> > 25.  What's the longest time you can be in space before it hurts your
> body
> >
> >     too much?
> >
> > 26.  What are the different jobs you can do in space?
> >
> > 27.  What is the point of going to the ISS?
> >
> > 28.  Does the food you eat help your bones stay strong?
> >
> > 29.  How do you collect samples of things in space and bring them back to
> >
> >     Earth?
> >
> > 30.  What kind of people make good astronauts?
> >
> > 31.  Are there ever animals on the ISS?
> >
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> >
> > PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:
> >
> >
> >
> >      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the
> International Space Station (ARISS).
> >
> >
> >
> >      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> > Next planned event(s):
> >
> >
> >
> >    1.  University of Nebraska's Peter Kiewit Institute, Omaha NE,
> >
> >        telebridge via VK4KHZ
> >
> >        The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be  NA1SS
> >
> >        The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ
> >
> >        Contact is a go for:  Sat 2016-10-15 14:00:08 UTC 29  deg
> >
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> >
> > About ARISS:
> >
> > 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 mo
>  re
> >  information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you & 73,
> >
> > David - AA4KN
> >
> >
> >
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