ARISS Event - World Expo, Japan Friday 2
Sept
The next International Space Station's Expedition 11 ARISS
school contact will be with students at the 2005 World Expo in Aichi,
Japan on Friday, 2 September 2005. The event is scheduled to begin at
approximately 09:45 UTC.
This contact will be direct between stations NA1SS and
8N2AI, so it should be audible to anyone in Japan and nearby parts of
Asia and the Pacific listening in on the
145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to
conduct the conversation in English.
ARISS event organizers tell us "A special commemorative
amateur radio station was established at the site of the
World Expo 2005 by the Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL).
This site is called Wanpaku treasure island. Children, full of wonder
and curiosity, who play in this site will learn firsthand how to get tips
on ways to live in the 21st century. Various events are held in Wanpaku
treasure island every day. Among these, the ARISS school contact is the
biggest event."
"Our contact member consists of 21 students who come from
not only local schools of Aichi prefecture, but also several county schools.
One of our students come from Tokyo, about 400km far from this station.
They are from 6 to 15 years old. They are studying English conversation
and about ISS."
Students will ask as many of the following questions as
time allows:
1. After traveling to space, what was the most surprising
thing?
2. Since there can't be any holes in a space suit, how do
you put it on?
3. Can you see any environmental disruption of the Earth
from space?
4. Do you clean inside the space station?
5. Would the strings of a violin vibrate in space?
6. What planet looks the biggest except for the Earth?
7. Do you feel the same sense of time in space as on
Earth?
8. What would you do if you got sick in space?
9. Do you believe there is life on other planets?
10. Can you keep your balance while floating in space?
11. What did you dream of being when you were a child?
12. Does the moon always look round?
13. Which is easier to live on, the earth or in space?
14. Is there a computer on the space station?
15. What things do you recommend someone to take to space?
16. At what point did your body start floating after the
shuttle launch?
17. What does the Earth look like from space?
18. What kind of space food do you like?
19. Do you use artificial gravity in the International
Space Station?
20. Do the space foods differ among countries?
21. When the rocket is going up and if it ran out of fuel,
what would you do?
22. How does living in a weightless environment compare to
living on the Earth?
23. Can a bird fly in the space station?
24. Are you planning some experiments for the environment
of the Earth?
25. How do you manage the trash on the space station?
26. What does the Great Wall of China look like from
space?
27. Can you see the Northern Lights from space?
28. How light does your body become in space?
29. Is there water in space?
30. What planet would you like to visit?
Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS will be
turned off prior to the beginning of the contact. It will be returned
to service as quickly as possible.
ARISS is an international educational outreach program
partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian
Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations
from participating countries.
ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the
excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with
crewmembers on-board the International Space Station.
Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how
Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize
youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning.
Further information on the ARISS programme is available on
the website http://www.rac.ca/ariss
(graciously hosted by
the Radio Amateurs of Canada).
Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at
http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact.
Thank you & 73,
Scott H. Stevens / N3ASA
ARISS Team Member
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