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ARISS contact planned with Berlaymont School, Waterloo, BelgiumAn International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.800 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in French with Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne, ON1DWN. The audio will be distributed real time over EchoLink Conference rooms AMSAT and JK1ZRW. The Berlaymont School Center is located in a rural area of Waterloo, Belgium. The school is truly international in that their primary grades consist of 500 pupils of 21 different nationalities, taught by 32 teachers. In addition, their secondary school has a student population of 1000. Students in the 6th primary level are tasked with a project called Cap Ten, subsidized by several private enterprises. To carry out this project, the students choose a science related subject in which they perform substantial research. This consists of developing questions relative to the subject, consulting with experts knowledgable in the field, possibly inviting a specialist as part of the final presentation which takes place at the end of the school year. One of these projects involved the class meeting with a radio amateur which resulted in the school being chosen for this contact. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Nous sommes Mimi et Déborah : Qu’est-ce que ça fait d’être là-haut ? Qu’est-ce que vous ressentez ?
6. Je suis Bilel : Avez-vous déjà croisé des météorites ? 11. Je suis Sylvia : Comment pouvez-vous emmener de la nourriture pour autant de temps ? 16. Je suis Hind : En quoi une mission de longue durée est-elle différente d’une courte au niveau préparation ? 21. Je suis Eva : Depuis combien d’années êtes-vous radio-amateur ?
ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard 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.
73 Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
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