ARISS Event - STS Escola De Aviaca Civil

Another upcoming International Space Station's Expedition 12 ARISS school contact will be with students at the STS Escola De Aviaca Civil in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday, 02 Janurary 2006. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:54 UTC.

This contact will be direct between stations NA1SS and PY1KCF, so it should be audible to anyone in Brazil and Southern portions of S. America listening in on the 145.80 MHz amateur radio downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.

STS is a Civil Aviation School, located in Jacarepaguá Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has over 15 years of experience in basic and advanced airplane/helicopter pilot instruction as well as refreshment trainings in flight simulators B767, B737, B747 and Mi171A for pilots, mechanics and flight engineers of domestic and international airline companies.

The age of our private and commercial pilot students ranges from 18 to 25 years and for the refreshment courses the age vary from 25 to 45 years old. The flight programs include physics, mathematics, low and high speed aerodynamics performance, electrical systems, navigation systems and aeronautical radio communication. These are the basic subjects required by DAC (Departamento de Aviação Civil) Civil Aviation Department).

Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

1. How is your schedule planned? Do you consider the UTC time as reference?
2. How do you manipulate liquids in orbit, like drinking water?
3. What is the altitude where you start having primary flight control surface actuation during descend into the atmosphere?
4. What do you consider as the most difficult challenge for the human physiology in space?
5. Do you feel safe when thinking about the ountermeasures taken to protect
you from the cosmic radiations in space?
6. Dear Captain, what is the sensation of flying at 28.000Kts on a spacecraft?
7. What the ISS uses for thermal protection?
8. What is the procedure used to maintain the ISS altitude?
9. What thing you miss the most during the time you are far from home?
10. Is there anything similar between piloting a space shuttle and a standard aircraft?
11. What is you opinion about the space flights side effects specially aging?
12. What do you believe you will remember for your lifetime from this mission?
13. Would you give a special message for those who are studying to become a pilot?
14. What operational procedure requires the most of your skills?
15. Have you ever thought "I love being an astronaut"? When was it?
16. How often do you talk to your family?
17. Have you ever faced an unexpected situation aboard the ISS?
18. Do you have some spare time aboard the ISS? What do you do?
19. Are you allowed to take personal belongings aboard the ISS?
20. How were your holidays aboard the ISS?

Please note, the amateur radio 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 after that event. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact.

Next planned event(s):
Peterson Elementary, Red Springs, NC, USA Mon 2006-01-09 16:39 UTC
St. Albert the Great School, North Royalton, Ohio, USA Wed 2006-01-11 18:11 UTC

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 program is available on the website http://www.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).

Thank you & 73,
Kenneth - N5VHO

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