Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-06-01 13:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Gagarin From Space, All-Russian Ufa Olympiad winners, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Bashkortostan, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Novitskiy Contact was successful: Sat 2021-05-29 13:45 UTC (***) Congratulations to the All-Russian Ufa Olympiad winners and Oleg! (***) The Father's House Christian School (Home Education Provider: Roots), Morinville, Alberta, Canada, multi-point telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI Contact is go for: Wed 2021-06-02 14:28:53 UTC 44 deg Watch livestream at https://youtu.be/S0_-QFkXdi4 About Gagarin From Space. Conducting an amateur radio session with schoolchildren of Mordovia, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Novitskiy Contact is go for Sun 2021-06-06 12:25 UTC MAI-75 SSTV Events: (***) MAI-75 will be conducting their experiment of transmitting SSTV images over specific orbits that overfly Moscow on June 9 and 10. Amateurs along the ground track of these orbits should have the opportunity to receive these images as well. Modes and targeted transmission periods are listed below. SSTV images will be transmitted at 145.800 MHz using a Kenwood TM-D710 transceiver. They are expected to use the PD-120 SSTV format. Wed 2021-06-09: 09:35 to 13:50 UTC Thu 2021-06-10: 08:55 to 15:50 UTC Lipetsk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Pyotr Dubrov Contact is go for Fri 2021-06-11 11:40 UTC Velikiy Ustyug, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Novitskiy Contact is go for Sat 2021-06-12 09:15 UTC Lipetsk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Pyotr Dubrov Contact is go for Sat 2021-06-12 10:55 UTC ************************************************************************************************************* The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education@gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at http://www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager@ariss-eu.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd@gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss@iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n@amsat.org or aj9n@aol.com. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke@sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ ******************************************************************************* ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 151 (***) Francesco IKØWGF with 140 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 140 Gaston ON4WF with 123 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1449. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Year Direct % Telebridge % Direct/ % Direct/ Total Direct Telebridge Telebridge Telebridge 2000 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 2001 25 59.52 17 40.48 0 0.00 42 2002 25 60.98 16 39.02 0 0.00 41 2003 29 74.36 10 25.64 0 0.00 39 2004 25 71.43 10 28.57 0 0.00 35 2005 37 67.27 18 32.73 0 0.00 55 2006 31 65.96 16 34.04 0 0.00 47 2007 51 68.00 24 32.00 0 0.00 75 2008 33 53.23 29 46.77 0 0.00 62 2009 57 47.11 62 51.24 2 1.65 121 2010 31 64.58 16 33.33 1 2.08 48 2011 86 69.35 38 30.65 0 0.00 124 2012 51 54.84 42 45.16 0 0.00 93 2013 46 49.46 40 43.01 7 7.53 93 2014 50 72.46 19 27.54 0 0.00 69 2015 41 58.57 26 37.14 3 4.29 70 2016 51 57.95 37 42.05 0 0.00 88 2017 58 59.79 35 36.08 4 4.12 97 2018 59 69.41 26 30.59 0 0.00 85 2019 43 48.31 35 39.33 11 12.36 89 2020 22 59.46 15 40.54 0 0.00 37 2021 15 39.47 22 57.89 1 2.63 38 Grand 867 59.83 553 38.16 29 2.00 1449 Total Average 39.41 25.14 1.32 65.86 Per year Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1382. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Year Direct % Telebridge % Direct/ % Direct/ Total Direct Telebridge Telebridge Telebridge 2000 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 2001 25 59.52 17 40.48 0 0.00 42 2002 24 60.00 16 40.00 0 0.00 40 2003 29 74.36 10 25.64 0 0.00 39 2004 25 71.43 10 28.57 0 0.00 35 2005 36 66.67 18 33.33 0 0.00 54 2006 31 65.96 16 34.04 0 0.00 47 2007 51 68.00 24 32.00 0 0.00 75 2008 33 60.00 22 40.00 0 0.00 55 2009 57 47.11 62 51.24 2 1.65 121 2010 31 64.58 16 33.33 1 2.08 48 2011 78 67.24 38 32.76 0 0.00 116 2012 51 54.84 42 45.16 0 0.00 93 2013 45 50.56 40 44.94 4 4.49 89 2014 48 73.85 17 26.15 0 0.00 65 2015 37 61.67 22 36.67 1 1.67 60 2016 51 57.95 37 42.05 0 0.00 88 2017 50 61.73 29 35.80 2 2.47 81 2018 54 68.35 25 31.65 0 0.00 79 2019 42 53.16 31 39.24 6 7.59 79 2020 22 59.46 15 40.54 0 0.00 37 2021 15 39.47 22 57.89 1 2.63 38 Grand 836 60.49 529 38.28 17 1.23 1382 Total Average 38.00 24.05 0.77 62.82 Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS, GB1SS ***************************************************************************** The ARISS (a joint effort of AMSAT, the ARRL, NASA, the ARISS international partners including Canada, Russia, the European Partners, and Japan) operations team wishes to announce the following very tentative schedule for ARISS school contacts. This schedule is very fluid and may change at the last minute. Remember that amateur radio use on the ISS is considered secondary. Please check the various AMSAT and ARISS webpages for the latest announcements. Changes from the last announcement are noted with (***). Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ***************************************************************************** Other web sites that may be of interest include: ARRL related websites: http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-on-the-international-space-station http://www.arrl.org/ariss =============================================================================== AMSAT related websites: https://www.amsat.org Latest ARISS announcements and news https://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/ariss/ Successful school list https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf =============================================================================== NASA related websites: Main page: https://www.nasa.gov/ For Educators: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/index.html For Students: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/students/ariss.html (instructions for US schools wanting to apply for a contact may be found here) For Media: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/index.html =============================================================================== The ISS Fan Club website is: http://www.issfanclub.eu =============================================================================== Additional information may be found on the amsat.org calendar of events for where to find the audio on EchoLink, IRLP and Shoutcast. =============================================================================== Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contact https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 =============================================================================== Exp. 64 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Pyotr Dubrov Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP SpaceX-Crew 2 on orbit Meghan McArthur (Behnken) Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD =============================================================================== To let you in on how tough it is to schedule contacts, here are some of the constraints the ARISS mentors must work under: Each Increment is about 26 weeks in length. For any given expedition, we typically may not schedule: 1. Anything the first 3 weeks. 2. During EVA weeks 3. At least 2 weeks prior to the Increment change. 4. No contacts during meal and exercise periods. 5. No contacts during post-sleep and pre sleep (before Ø8:ØØ UTC and after 19:3Ø UTC) 6. Contacts on the day of Progress docking or undocking are circumspect. Mike Fincke KE5AIT and Gennady Padalka RN3DT produced a video during their stay on Expedition 9. You can get the QuickTime version (209MB) or the Windows Media version (152MB). These files are huge, so only a broadband connection is recommended. Thanks Mike and Gennady! QuickTime: https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Video/Expedition9Tour.mov Windows Media: https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Video/Expedition9tourwmv.wmv Doug Wheelock KF5BOC produced a YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73EYcyszf8 Gregory Reid Wiseman KF5LKT is in a short YouTube video. https://youtu.be/5nLFNG-Njlo A discussion on Doppler correction and the ISS frequencies may be found at https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf This file was updated 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC ******************************************************************************* ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUDIO STREAMING THAT IS PROVIDED BY Verizon Business. 1. Go to designated homepage URL. 2. Click on Audioconferencing. 3. Click on Audio Streaming. 4. Click on Join. 5. Enter conference meeting number. 6. Enter passcode (case sensitive) and there are 11 letters max. 7. Enter name. 8. Enter email address. 9. Enter company, use ARISS or AMSAT if you want. 10. Enter title (optional). 11. Agree to agreement policy. 12. Click proceed. 13. Wait for contact to start. If you are there too early, then you will probably hear music. Contact streaming should start approximately 6 minutes before AOS. ADDITIONAL NOTES ON THE USE OF IRLP, ECHOLINK, and Webcast. IRLP website at: http://www.discoveryreflector.ca If using IRLP is more convenient for you than using EchoLink, please connect to the IRLP reflector 9Ø1Ø. The Discovery 9Ø1Ø Reflector also has streaming audio available. Once on the main page, select "audio library" on the left sidebar. The prompt to join the audio stream is posted at the top of this page. More directly, you can go to http://www.discoveryreflector.ca:8ØØØ/listen.pls The audio stream will be delayed. Additional information on the IRLP Discovery Reflector requirements: The use of the Discovery Reflector requires that your audio player have ability to play a pls file. Confirm that your player has that file. You should also confirm that port 8Ø8Ø is open to allow the audio stream. Here is how to check Realplayer: 1.  Open up Realplayer 2.  Tools>Preferences>Content Media Types> click on Select located under the Manual button.  You should see .pls as one of the accepted files   Here is how to check Winamp: 1.  Open up Winamp 2.  Options>preference>General preference>file types You should see pls as one of the accepted files Additional information may be found on the amsat.org calendar of events for where to find the audio on EchoLink, IRLP and Shoutcast. You can connect to the AMSAT Conference Room server at node 1Ø1377. Audio is also available at times on the JK1ZRW server at node 2772Ø8. Please connect to the *JK1ZRW* server to keep the load light on the *AMSAT* server.  This will ensure good audio quality for all listeners. For latest information on ISS - school contact audio feeds into EchoLink, please check the AMSAT calendar of events at: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fieldops/events.php Simulation contacts are terrestrial contacts that provide training for the astronauts on the use of the ARISS equipment before going on orbit. Gagarin From Space, All-Russian Ufa Olympiad winners, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Bashkortostan, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html Contact was successful: Sat 2021-05-29 13:45 UTC (***) Congratulations to the All-Russian Ufa Olympiad winners and Oleg! (***) Proposed questions generated by the All-Russian Ufa Olympiad winners: Как становятся космонавтами? 1. Как становятся космонавтами? 2. Какую физическую подготовку проходят на Земле космонавты? 3. Что страшнее взлетать или приземлятся? 4. Что делают космонавты, если заболеют? Можно ли вообще заболеть на орбите? 5. Какова программа работы Вашего экипажа на МКС? 6. Как вы там принимаете водные процедуры? 7. Влияет ли космическое излучение на организм. Как проявляется? Как боритесь с этим? 8. Что вы делаете в свободное время и есть ли оно вообще у вас? 9. Были ли чрезвычайные ситуации в полете, и как вы с ними справлялись? 10. Правда ли, что МКС изживает свой срок? В чём это проявляется? 11. Как вы себя чувствуете в невесомости? удобно ли вам есть пищу из тюбиков? 12. Имеется ли в МКС интернет и мобильная связь? 13. Что испытываете в первые дни после приземления на Землю? 14. Что является самым сложным во время полёта? 15. Много ли вы общаетесь с космонавтами других стран? Сколько времени проводите вместе? 16. Меняются ли кости, мышцы и внутренние органы из-за отсутствия земного притяжения. И как вы с этим боритесь? 17. Каким образом летательный аппарат уходит от столкновения с космическими телами? 18. Как происходит и ощущается процесс солнечного затмения? 19. В каком возрасте и почему вы решили стать космонавтом? 1. How do you become astronauts? 2. What physical training do astronauts receive on Earth? 3. What's scarier to take off or land? 4. What do astronauts do if they get sick? Is it possible to get sick in orbit at all? 5. What is your crew's program on the ISS? 6. How do you take water treatments there? 7. Does cosmic radiation affect the body. How does it manifest itself? How do you deal with it? 8. What do you do in your spare time and do you have it at all? 9. Were there any emergencies in flight and how did you deal with them? 10. Is it true that the ISS is out of its lifetime? What does this show up in? 11. How do you feel in weightlessness? Is it convenient for you to eat food from tubes? 12. Is there internet and mobile communication in the ISS? 13. What do you experience in the first days after landing on Earth? 14. What is the most difficult thing to do during the flight? 15. Do you communicate with cosmonauts from other countries? How much time do you spend together? 16. Whether bones, muscles and internal organs change due to lack of gravity. How do you deal with that? 17. How does an aircraft escape from colliding with space bodies? 18. How does the process of a solar eclipse occur and feel? 19. At what age and why you decided to become an astronaut? ====================================================================== The Father's House Christian School (Home Education Provider: Roots), Morinville, Alberta, Canada, multi-point telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI Contact is go for: Wed 2021-06-02 14:28:53 UTC 44 deg Watch livestream at https://youtu.be/S0_-QFkXdi4 Proposed questions generated by the The Father's House Christian School students: 1. How do you sleep when there is no gravity? 2. What do you eat in space, and how do you bring the food to space? 3. How do you not crash into space debris? 4. Is it hard to learn how to walk again on earth after being in the space station? 5. What is the Canadarm used for? 6. How does a candle react when it is lit in space in a zero gravity and oxygen supplied environment? 7. Why is going to Mars a one-way trip for humans? 8. I am interested in Astrophotography. I recently saw a picture that Chris Cassidy captured of Hurricane Laura on August 25, 2020. Can you manually control the exterior cameras or are they are in a fixed position? 9. How long do you stay up in the ISS at a time? 10. Would a body decompose in space and if so, how long would it take? 11. What does it feel like to float in space? 12. Havilah: How fast do you go? How many times do you orbit earth each day? 13. What happens if your radio breaks and you can't talk to earth? 14. What are some experiments you are working on? 15. How do you know where to land when you leave space and come back to earth? 16. Do you do anything special on birthdays and holidays in space? 17. What did it feel like looking back at earth the first time you saw it from space? 18. What does launching from earth feel like? 19. Is there anything flammable on the International Space Station, and if there is, what do you do if there is a fire? 20. Does hair grow faster or slower in space? ====================================================================== About Gagarin From Space. Conducting an amateur radio session with schoolchildren of Mordovia, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Novitskiy Contact is go for Sun 2021-06-06 12:25 UTC ====================================================================== Lipetsk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Pyotr Dubrov Contact is go for Fri 2021-06-11 11:40 UTC ====================================================================== Velikiy Ustyug, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Novitskiy Contact is go for Sat 2021-06-12 09:15 UTC ====================================================================== Lipetsk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Pyotr Dubrov Contact is go for Sat 2021-06-12 10:55 UTC ====================================================================== St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bombala, NSW, Australia, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz or it could be 437.525 MHz (***) The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD, Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI, or Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP (***) TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School students: 1. What is the process for getting up and down from the International Space Station? 2. Does zero gravity up there affect the way you are when you come back down to earth? 3. How long have you all been on the space station for? 4. What do the shooting stars look like when they go past your space station? 5. How does a satellite provide internet? 6. What made you want to be an astronaut? 7. How do you keep warm? 8. How long has the space station been around for/ when was it built and who by? 9. Does outside in space always look the same? 10. Have you seen any space junk? 11. Thank you for answering our questions, to finish up we would like to know what advice you would give to someone who wanted to be an astronaut. ====================================================================== College Maurice Genevoix, Couzeix, France, multi-point telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be FXØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the College Maurice Genevoix students: 1. Comment gérez-vous le stress pendant une sortie dans l'espace? 2. Pourquoi as-tu voulu être astronaute? Qu'est-ce qui t’attirait le plus? 3. Qu'est-ce que vous aimez dans votre aventure dans l'espace en particulier? 4. Avez-vous déjà rencontré de graves disfonctionnements lors d'une de vos expéditions? 5. La préparation des missions est-elle compliquée et éprouvante? 6. Quelle est la place de la femme dans l'aventure spatiale? 7. Est-ce gênant de dormir debout dans l'ISS? 8. Quelles sont les expériences que vous allez faire dans la Station Spatiale Internationale? 9. Comment faites-vous pour manger et boire? 10. Qu’est-ce que ça fait de partir dans l'espace pendant longtemps? 11. Quelles sensations ressens-tu au niveau du décollage et dans l'espace? 12. Est-ce facile de s'adapter à l'apesanteur? 13. Est-ce que la pratique du judo vous a aidé dans la préparation de la 1ère mission? l4. Comment fait-on à manger dans l’espace? À quelles nourritures avez vous droit? 15. Sous quelle forme est conditionnée la nourriture? 16. Quand vous êtes allé pour la première fois dans l'espace, aviez-vous eu le vertige, quels étaient vos sensations/vos sentiments? 17. J'imagine que cela n'a pas été facile de s’entraîner chaque jour sans relâche, est-ce que vous aviez déjà eu envie d'arrêter? 18. Est ce que ton goût est-il affecté par l'apesanteur? l9. Pouvez-vous respirer sans casque dans une fusée? 20. Est-ce que la terre ferme vous manque? 21. Comment fais-tu pour revenir sur terre? 22. Combien de temps allez-vous passer dans l'espace? 23. Comment faites vous pour manger et boire? 1. How do you deal with stress during a spacewalk? 2. Why did you want to be an astronaut? What attracted you the most? 3. What do you like about your adventure in space in particular? 4. Have you ever encountered serious malfunctions during one of your expeditions? 5. Is the preparation of missions complicated and stressful? 6. What is the place of women in the space adventure? 7. Is it embarrassing to sleep standing up in the ISS? 8. What are the experiments you are going to do in the International Space Station? 9. How do you eat and drink? 10. How does it feel to be in space for a long time? 11. What sensations do you feel during take-off and in space? 12. Is it easy to adapt to weightlessness? 13. Did the practice of Judo help you in the preparation of the 1st mission? l4. How do you eat in space? What foods are you entitled to? 15. How is the food packaged? 16. When you first went to space, were you dizzy? What were your sensations / feelings? 17. I guess it wasn't easy to train tirelessly every day: have you ever wanted to give up? 18. Is your taste affected by weightlessness? l9. Can you breathe without a helmet in a rocket? 20. Do you miss dry land (the earth)? 21. How do you get back to earth? 22. How long will you spend in space? 23. How do you eat and drink? ====================================================================== Lycée Pierre Paul Riquet, St Orens De Gameville, France and CSUT University Space Center of Toulouse, Toulouse, France direct via F4KLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be FXØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Lycée Pierre Paul Riquet and CSUT University Space Center of Toulouse students: 1. Si vous retourniez en enfance, qu'est-ce que vous auriez aimé voir comme mise en scène du spatial dans la culture pop? 2. Concevez-vous le métier de spationaute comme plus difficile pour les femmes, dans la mesure où les femmes sont bien moins présentes que leurs homologues masculins dans la conquête spatiale? 3. Quel est votre ressenti vis à vis des contraintes pour communiquer avec vos proches? 4. Qu'est-ce qui vous pousse à aller dans l'espace malgré les problèmes que cela pourrait causer sur votre santé? 5. S’il y a une catastrophe naturelle et qu’elle perturbe les communications de l’ISS avec la Terre, comment vous en sortez-vous? 6. Nous avons entendu dire que, avant de dormir, vous voyez des flashs bleus causés par les radiations spatiales, est-ce vrai? 7. L'expérience éducative TETRISS des étudiants de l'IUT de Toulouse doit permettre de visualiser des ondes en 3D. Avez-vous déjà réalisé une expérience comme celle-ci? 8. Un étudiant sourd a participé au développement de l'expérience TETRIS. Quel message voudriez-vous passer aux malentendants passionnés par l’Espace? 9. Nous aimerions savoir si, comme dans le film Sergio and Sergei, vous avez déjà capté, dans l’ISS, par erreur des signaux de radioamateurs venant de la Terre? 10. Pour la préparation de votre mission, est ce vous avez dû mettre entre parenthèse votre vie de famille, est ce que c’est compliqué de la maintenir? 11. Est-ce que vous avez hésité et est-ce que ça vous faisait peur de partir dans l’espace? 12. Comment vivez-vous le fait d’être aussi loin de la Terre? 13. Lors de vos différentes missions dans l'espace, avez-vous constaté une évolution de la déforestation sur Terre? 14. Quelles sont les qualités qui vous ont permis d'être recruté par l'ESA et de devenir spationaute? 15. Si un jour vous avez l’opportunité d’aller sur la Lune, quelle serait votre première pensée lors de votre premier pas sur le sol lunaire? 16. Durant cette mission, appréhendez-vous d'être le commandant de bord de l’ISS? 17. Au-delà du métier de spationaute, avez-vous encore des rêves? 18. Ressentez-vous des effets du vent solaire dans l’espace? 19. Entendez-vous les sons comme sur la Terre? 20. Aviez vous un modèle qui vous a motivé à devenir spationaute? 1. If you had to go back to when you were a kid, what sorts of representations of space would you like to see in pop culture? 2. Do you consider the job of astronaut more difficult for women, knowing that there are less women than men in the space domain? 3. How do you feel about the constraints of communicating with your loved ones? 4. What drives you to go to space despite the health problems it could cause? 5. If there is a natural disaster which disturbs the communications between the ISS and the Earth, what will happen for you? 6. We heard that before sleeping you see blue flashes because of space radiations, is that true? 7. The TETRISS educational experiment of the students from the University Technology Institute of Toulouse should make it possible to visualize waves in 3D. Have you ever conductED an experiment like this? 8. A deaf student has taken part in the development of the TETRIS experiment. What message would you like to deliver to hearing-impaired people who are enthusiastic about Space? 9. We'd like to know if, as in the film Sergio and Sergei, you've already mistakenly received amateur radio signals from Earth in the ISS? 10. When preparing for your mission, did you have to put your family life on hold, and is it complicated to maintain it? 11. Did you hesitate and were you scared of going to space? 12. How do you live the fact of being so far from Earth? 13. During your missions in space, have you noticed an evolution of deforestation on Earth? 14. What are the qualities required to be an astronaut and be hired by the ESA? 15. If one day you have the opportunity to go to the Moon, what will be your first thought for your first step on the lunar soil? 16. For this mission, are you apprehensive about being the ISS captain? 17. Beyond being an astronaut, do you still have dreams 18. Do you feel the effects of solar flare in space? 19. Can you hear sounds the same as on Earth? 20. Do you have a model that inspired you for this job? ====================================================================== Collège Albert Camus, La Norville, France and Université Paris-Saclay, Saint-Aubin, France multi-point telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Collège Albert Camus and Université Paris-Saclay students: 1. Avez-vous ressenti au second décollage les mêmes émotions qu’au premier? 2. A votre retour dans l’ISS avez-vous retrouvé vos réflexes? 3. Qu’est-ce que vous trouvez compliqué en apesanteur? 4. Quelle est l’influence de l’apesanteur sur les 5 sens? 5. Dans l’Espace rêve-t-on qu’on est en apesanteur? 6. Quelles sortes d’expériences réalisez-vous dans l’ISS? 7. Quelles responsabilités aurez-vous en tant que commandant de bord? 8. Qu’est ce qui est le plus important pour vous derrière le nom de votre mission ALPHA? 9. Faites-vous des choses différemment lors de votre 2eme mission? 10. Quand on est en sortie extra véhiculaire, est-ce qu’on pense à l’Espace autour de soi? 11. Appréciez-vous de la même manière les plats de Thierry Marx et Raphaël Haumont qui ont été préparés pour vous dans l’Espace? 12. Qu’est-ce qui vous émerveille le plus dans l’Espace? 13. Quel principal conseil pouvez-vous donner à la future sélection des astronautes? 14. Quelle influence espérez-vous avoir sur la jeunesse? 15. Vu de l’espace, qu'observez-vous de la présence de l’Homme et de ses dégâts? 16. Pensez-vous que l'on pourra trouver les moyens d'une alimentation durable lors d'un long voyage spatial, par exemple avec des micro-algues? 17. En quoi votre expérience sur l'ISS permet de préparer les prochaines missions vers Mars? 18. Quelles compétences de votre formation vous sont utiles aujourd’hui pour commander cette mission? 19. Comment gérez-vous psychologiquement la présence du vide? 1. Did you feel the same emotions on the second launch as you did on the first one? 2. When you returned to the ISS, did you get back into your old habits? 3. What do you find complicated in zero gravity? 4. What is the influence of weightlessness onto the five senses? 5. In space, do we dream that we are weightless? 6. What kind of experiments do you perform on the ISS? 7. What responsibilities will you have as the ISS captain? 8. What is the most important thing for you behind the name of the mission ALPHA? 9. Are you doing things any differently on your second mission? 10. When you're on an EVA, do you think about the space all around you? 11. Do you enjoy Thierry Marx’s and Raphaël Haumont’s dishes as much in space as you do on the ground? 12. What amazes you most about Space? 13. What advice would you give to the future selection of astronauts? 14. What influence do you hope to have on the younger generation? 15. As seen from space, what can you make of the presence of humankind and its damage? 16. Do you think we will be able to find a type of sustainable food which could be grown or cultivated during a long space trip, such as micro-algae? 17. How does your experience on the ISS help prepare for future crewed missions to Mars? 18. What skills acquired through your educational background and training are useful to you today to command this mission? 19. How do you psychologically deal with the presence of emptiness of space? ====================================================================== Ecole publique de Bellême, Bellême, France, Pôle scolaire Igé/Le Gué de la Chaine, Belforêt en Perche, France, and Ecole de Nocé, Perche en Nocé, France multi-point telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be FXØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Ecole publique de Bellême, Pôle scolaire Igé/Le Gué de la Chaine, and Ecole de Nocé students: TBD ====================================================================== Jean Alloitteau School, Vinça, France, direct via F1MOJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Jean Alloitteau School students: TBD ====================================================================== YOTA 2021, West Chester, OH, direct via W8Y The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the YOTA 2021 students: TBD ====================================================================== SpaceKids Global, Winter Park, FL, multi-point telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the SpaceKids Global students: TBD ====================================================================== Seinan Gakuin Junior Senior High School, Fukuoka, Japan, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Seinan Gakuin Junior Senior High School students: TBD ====================================================================== Notre Dame Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School, Kyoto, Japan, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Notre Dame Jogakuin Junior and Senior High School students: TBD ====================================================================== 1st Ono Group Hyogo Council Scout Association of Japan, Ono, Japan, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the 1st Ono Group Hyogo Council Scout Association of Japan students: TBD ====================================================================== Hino Elementary School & Canna Project-Canna School Contact Team, Suzaka, Japan, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Hino Elementary School & Canna Project-Canna School students: TBD ====================================================================== Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC, multi-point telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Children’s National Hospital students: TBD ====================================================================== Prescott Unified School District, Dewey, AZ, direct via W8Y The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Prescott Unified School District students: TBD ====================================================================== Civil Air Patrol – Illinois Wing, St Charles, IL, direct via W9CAP The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Civil Air Patrol – Illinois Wing students: TBD ====================================================================== Tarwater Elementary School, Chandler, AZ, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Tarwater Elementary School students: TBD ====================================================================== Museum of Science & Technology (MOST), Syracuse, NY, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) students: TBD ====================================================================== Mary Hare School, Newbury, UK, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Mary Hare School students: TBD ====================================================================== Ecole Louis Armand, Carquefou, France, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Carquefou, France, Collège Les Sables D‟Or, Thouare Sur Loire, France; direct via F5KEQ/P (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be FXØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Ecole Louis Armand, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, and Collège Les Sables D‟Or students: TBD ====================================================================== Hospital School Program in partnership with Seacrest Studios at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Hospital School Program students: TBD ====================================================================== Savannah River Academy, Grovetown, GA, via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Savannah River Academy students: TBD ====================================================================== Scouts Victoria (Radio and Electronics Team), Mt Waverley, Victoria, Australia, via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Scouts Victoria students: TBD ====================================================================== Currently the ARISS operations team has a list of 60 schools that we hope will be able to have a contact during 2020. As the schedule becomes more solidified, we will be letting everyone know. Current plans call for an average of one scheduled school contact per week. 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors