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NA1SS - The International
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ARISS Event -
Briar Hill, Australia, Friday, March 31
An International Space Station Expedition 12 ARISS school contact has
been planned with students at Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill, Australia
on Friday, 31 March 2006. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately
08:59 UTC.
The contact will be Telebridge between stations NA1SS and VK5ZAI. The
contact should be audible to anyone in portions of the Southeastern Australia.
Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink.
Additional listening options are listed below. The participants are expected
to conduct the conversation in English.
IRLP - Connect to the IRLP reflector 9010.
You may also connect via the IRLP Discovery website at
http://www.discoveryreflector.ca/listen.htm.
EchoLink - Please give the JK1ZRW server your preference
over the AMSAT server for your connection. (This will keep the load light
on the AMSAT server, assuring us of better audio quality all around.)
AUDIO STREAMING AND AUDIO REPLAY PARTICIPANT INFORMATION:
To join the event:
URL: https://e-meetings.mci.com
CONFERENCE NUMBER: 7640724
PASSCODE: SPACE STATIO
Established in 1927, Briar Hill Primary School is located in a quiet
residential area in the City of Banyule, between Greensborough and Eltham,
approximately 22 kilometers North East of Melbourne.
Most of the students come from the immediate neighborhood surrounding
the school. Currently we have 118 children. The school is organized in
multi-age classes throughout the school. Currently there are 6 grades,
Prep/1, grade 1, two grade 2/3 classes and a 4/5/6.
Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. Can you play music on a stereo in space?
2. Can you see planets other than Earth?
3. Can you play portable electronic games?
4. How warm is it inside the space station?
5. Do magnets work in space?
6. Can birds fly in space?
7. What happens if an astronaut gets injured in space?
8. What does a compass do in space?
9. Do you prefer it at the Space Station or on Earth?
10. Is it fun in space?
11. Can a plant grow in space?
12. How can you have a shower in space?
13. How much, and what type of fuel is in the tanks when you lift off?
14. How do you keep fit onboard the ISS?
15. How much buoyancy is there in space when you are floating?
16. What would a didgeridoo sound like in space?
17. How old do you have to be to go to space?
18. Can a spider spin a web in space?
19. When you get back, how do you land?
20. Does your blood run normally?
21. Can you brush your teeth in space?
22. Can you play tennis in the Space Station? Does the ball go where you
aim it?
Please note, the amateur radio equipment on the ISS will be turned off
prior to the contact It will be returned to regular amateur radio operations
as soon as possible afterwards. Information about the next scheduled ARISS
contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact
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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