[sarex] ARISS Event -- Thursday, John Baldwin Elementary School

["Scott H. Stevens / N3ASA" <n3asa@xxxxxxxxx>]

The next ARISS contact by Expedition 10 aboard the 
International Space Station will be with students at John 
Baldwin Elementary School, Danville, California on 
Thursday, 13 January 2005. The event is scheduled to begin 
at approximately 18:28 UTC.

This contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS 
and VK5ZAI. It should be audible to anyone in the South 
Australia area listening in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. 
The participants will conduct the conversation in English.

John Baldwin Elementary School serves a residential 
neighborhood in Danville, CA, in the center of the San 
Ramon Valley Unified School District. The school was 
established in 1968 and serves approximately 560 students 
in grades K-5. John Baldwin Elementary is the district 
"magnet" site for the Academic Talent Program (ATP) for 
4th and 5th graders.

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.

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

What are some of your responsibilities as commander of 
Expedition 10?
Do you conduct any experiments on the ISS? What 
experiments do you do?
Do you have any free time on board? If so, what do you 
enjoy doing during this time?
Would you be able to build a city on a solid planet with 
heavy gravity by planting a tree and waiting there until 
there's enough oxygen?
Have any dogs or cats gone up on any space crew missions? 
How are animals used in space?
What countries do your crew come from and what is the main 
language that you speak on the ISS? Do you as commander 
need to know any other languages?
Have you ever been on a mission where you experienced 
something wrong happened like missing a piece after 
takeoff?
How many people are needed on every International Space 
Station crew?
How did construction of the International Space Station 
occur? How did people work in space?
Do you think there is some form of life other than humans 
in the universe?
What has been your most unforgettable experience?
When did you first know you wanted to be an astronaut?
I love sports and I'm wondering what I would be able to do 
for exercise if I was aboard the ISS? Is it important to 
stay fit while in space?
How do you get to the Space Station and how many hours did 
it take to get to the International Space Station?
I traveled to China this summer and visited the Great 
Wall. Is it true that the Great Wall is the only man-made 
structure visible from space? If so, have you seen it?
Since your days and nights are shorter in space, how do 
you know when to start your day and when to end your day?
What was your greatest memory at John Baldwin Elementary?
ARISS is an international educational outreach program 
with US participation from NASA, AMSAT (The Amateur 
Satellite Radio Corp.), and the American Radio Relay 
League. 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 experience, 
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. 
Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be 
found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#Next 
Contact.

Thank you & 73,
Scott H. Stevens / N3ASA
ARISS Team Member
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