[amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Lewis and Clark National Historic Park, Astoria, OR

Sat Sep 3 18:04:02 UTC 2016

This event is streaming LIVE NOW at:
https://www.facebook.com/LewisandClarkNationalHistoricalPark/
Contact is in 20 minutes at 18:21UTC today.

On 01/09/2016, n4csitwo at bellsouth.net <n4csitwo at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
> participants at Lewis and Clark National Historic Park, Astoria, OR on 03
> Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:21 UTC. The
> duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The
> contact will be direct between NA1SS and KF7TCG. The contact should be
> audible over the west coast of the U.S. 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.
>
>
>
> Thomas Jefferson was a scientist and a pioneer in many fields of study
> including biology, geography, meteorology, and ethnology.  Since at least
> 1793 he had been planning for an exploration of the largest remaining
> unexplored land on earth: the American West.  This resulted in the four
> pages of detailed instructions that he gave to Meriwether Lewis during their
> 1801-03 planning for the voyage of the Corps of Discovery.   The resulting
> 1804-06 U.S. Army expedition to explore along the Missouri and Columbia
> Rivers was led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.  The 33
> diverse members of the Corps spent the winter of 1805-06 at a campsite they
> built just a few miles from the mouth of the Columbia River and named after
> the local Clatsop Indians.  At Fort Clatsop, the captains planned for the
> return journey to the United States and worked on writing scientific
> descriptions of the plants and animals they'd encountered that were new to
> science (a total of 178 species of plants and 122 animals by the end of the
> trip).  Like President Thomas Jefferson and Captain Meriwether Lewis,
> today's astronauts have a curiosity for exploring beyond known frontiers.
>
>
>
> Some local students who have participated in various education programs at
> Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and live in surrounding Clatsop
> County have been learning about the International Space Station (ISS) and
> are hoping to have a brief radio conversation with an ISS astronaut.   All
> of these students live in Clatsop County and are familiar with the park
> through field trips, park summer camps, family visits, or education programs
> with rangers visiting their classrooms. The park connected with these
> students through four relationships:
>
> 1. The Northwest Regional Educational Service District and the Astoria
> School District offer a migrant summer school to serve students who have
> moved within the last three years for their parent's work.  Several of these
> students participated in summer camps that the park offered and they were
> excited about the opportunity to learn about the International Space Station
> and talk with an astronaut.
>
> 2.  Three small local Girl Scout Troops (#10025, #10026, #10086) were
> interested in this opportunity as they have been focusing on the three keys
> to Girl Scouting which are Discovering, Connecting, and Taking Action.  The
> girls and their leaders were happy to incorporate this ARISS opportunity
> into their projects.
>
> 3.  The Fort Clatsop District of Boy Scouts includes local troop #509 and
> #542.  Since Scouting is about character development and having confidence
> in yourself to Be Prepared, the ARISS program is a good challenge for these
> youngsters.  Their district is named in honor of the 1805-06 winter
> encampment of the 33 people of the Lewis and Clark Expedition .
>
> 4.  Three of the youth recruited for this special program are children or
> grandchildren of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park rangers and were
> excited to learn that an astronaut radio conversation would be happening in
> their park.
>
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>
>
>
> Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
>
>
>
> 1.  To prepare for his journey, Captain Meriwether Lewis was tutored by
>
>     experts in medicine, navigation, astronomy, mathematics, botany, and
>
>     paleontology.  What was the hardest part of your training?
>
> 2.  The Corps of Discovery enjoyed fiddle music, do you listen to music in
>
>     space? If so, what kind?
>
> 3.  How different does your body feel in microgravity and how long does it
>
>     take to adjust after arrival in the space station?
>
> 4.  Lewis and Clark failed to find a Northwest Passage.  Have any of your
>
>     experiments failed or not gone like you wanted?
>
> 5.  While wintering at Fort Clatsop, the Corps of Discovery made buckskin
>
>     clothes as their uniforms wore out. How many outfits of clothing do you
>
>
>     have with you, and what kind of material are they made from?
>
> 6.  Why do you like communicating with kids?
>
> 7.  Meriwether Lewis treasured an ermine scarf he received from a Shoshone
>
>
>     chief.  Do you have a souvenir from space? If so, what is it?
>
> 8.  Do you create art from the views from the space station?
>
> 9.  When is your next spacewalk?  What is your favorite thing when you are
>
>     outside the space station?
>
> 10.  Lewis brought his dog Seaman with him on the expedition. Are there any
>
>
>      research animals on the space station now? If so, what are they?
>
> 11.  Although most members of the Corps of Discovery were single, York and
>
>      John Shields had families at home. Do you miss your family, and how do
>
>
>      you communicate with them?
>
> 12.  Do you guys keep journal like Lewis and Clark did?
>
> 13.  If a microorganism changed genetically on the International Space
>
>      Station would it be considered a space alien?
>
> 14.  Were you in a scouting program as a child?  If so, did it affect your
>
>      desire to work in space?
>
> 15.  Lewis and Clark played backgammon.  What games do you play?
>
> 16.  When Sacagawea became sick, Lewis treated her. If you get hurt or sick,
>
>
>      who treats you?
>
> 17.  What are your space suits made of, and can they catch on fire?
>
> 18.  How do you protect your eyes when the space station is facing the sun?
>
> 19.  Are you doing any experiments with animals adapting to microgravity?
>
> 20.  What does a shooting star or a meteor shower look like from space?
>
>
>
>
>
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> Next planned event(s):
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>
>
>     1. Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence  KS, direct via KCØNFL
>
>        The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be  NA1SS
>
>        The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS
>
>        Contact is a  go for: Fri Sept 9, 2016 16:25 UTC
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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 more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org,
> and www.arrl.org.
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> Thank you & 73,
>
> David - AA4KN
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