[amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Lewis and Clark National Historic Park, Astoria, OR
Daniel Cussen
dan at post.com
Sun Sep 11 13:12:25 UTC 2016
The recording of the second successful attempt by Telebridge is now up
on their facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/LewisandClarkNationalHistoricalPark/
On 03/09/2016, Daniel Cussen <dan at post.com> wrote:
> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Next planned event(s):
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you & 73,
>>
>> David - AA4KN
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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