Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-02 01:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, 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 Sergey Ryzhikov Contact is go for Thu 2020-12-03 08:45 UTC Scuola Secondaria di I grado “Anna Frank”, Pistoia, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD 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 Victor Glover KI5BKC Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC 50 deg Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, direct via K5THS 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 Shannon Walker KD5DXB Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 18:33:30 UTC 78 deg Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS 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 Shannon Walker KD5DXB (***) Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs (***) Kursk, 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 Sergey Kud-Sverchkov Contact is go for 2020-12-09 11:45 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) The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed. (***) 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: Francesco IKØWGF with 140 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 Sergey RV3DR with 137 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 1403. 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 16 55.17 13 44.83 0 0.00 29 Grand 846 60.30 529 37.70 28 2.00 1403 Total Average 40.29 25.19 1.33 66.81 Per year Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1336. 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 16 55.17 13 44.83 0 0.00 29 Grand 815 61.00 505 37.80 16 1.20 1336 Total Average 38.81 24.05 0.76 63.62 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, Wyoming, 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. 63 now on orbit Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Sergey Ryzhikov Sergey Kud-Sverchkov SpaceX-Crew 1 now on orbit Victor Glover KI5BKC Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Shannon Walker KD5DXB =============================================================================== 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. Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, 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 Sergey Ryzhikov Contact is go for Thu 2020-12-03 08:45 UTC ====================================================================== Scuola Secondaria di I grado “Anna Frank”, Pistoia, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD 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 Victor Glover KI5BKC Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC 50 deg Proposed questions generated by the Scuola Secondaria di I grado “Anna Frank” students: 1. How do you sleep in space? 2. Is it possible to grow a plant on the ISS? 3. How long does it take to get to the Space Station? 4. When you are on the Space Station, do you ever wish to go back home? 5. How fast is the space station going? 6. What is the internal temperature of the ISS? 7. How is the feeling of moving from terrestrial gravity to space gravity? 8. Which are the actions to be performed in case of emergency? 9. What are the strangest sensations you feel when you return to Earth? 10. If you could bring a loved one on the Space Station, who will you bring with you? 11. How do you feel when you take spacewalks? Are you afraid or is it a beautiful feeling? 12. Do you have a medical kit and a physician on board the ISS? 13. What is the training astronauts like? Is it hard? 14. Is the food in space all lyophilized, or is there something in liquid state, apart from drinks? 15. What are the most difficult and which are the most exciting parts of your jobs? 16. How do you see ARISS and the amateur radio on board the ISS? 17. How many hours do you work a day and what are you experiencing and studying now? 18. Has the food a good flavor after you add water on it? 19. Have you had any technical problems? Which types are the most frequent? 20. Which is the oldest module of the ISS? ====================================================================== Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, direct via K5THS 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 Shannon Walker KD5DXB Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 18:33:30 UTC 78 deg Proposed questions generated by the Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio students: 1. If you could go back to high school, what is one thing you would make sure you paid more attention to? 2. What was the scariest part when traveling through the atmosphere? 3. Are you longing for the day you’ll return to earth or already putting on your brakes so that you can stay on the ISS longer? 4. What is one skill that every astronaut should have before entering the astronaut program? 5. Have you seen any changes in your circadian rhythms, or those of any plants or animals on board the ISS? 6. How does NASA train you to deal with zero gravity? 7. How do you get dressed without your clothes floating away? 8. How does NASA prepare you for walking on earth after months of being in space? 9. Is there a sight in space that was breathtaking the first time you saw it, and what was it? 10. If there is a small space particle that penetrates the ISS, how is that handled? 11. What are some of your favorite experiments in which you are involved? 12. How much training do you need before going into space? 13. What happens if you become sick on an EVA or inside the ISS? 14. What is the most challenging plant to try to grow in space? 15. Does time change in space? 16. How do you sleep in space? 17. How do you maintain body heat in and out of the ISS? 18. If someone is injured on the ISS, how do you respond? 19. If a free-floating one-ounce drop of water were to freeze in the ISS, would it be rough or smooth in shape? 20. What are some of the personal items you brought with you to the ISS? ====================================================================== Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS 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 Shannon Walker KD5DXB Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs (***) Proposed questions generated by the Athlone Community College students: 1. Did you enjoy the launch into space? 2. Tell us something about current experiments on the ISS? 3. What is your favourite area in the ISS? 4. What activities do you do in your spare time? 5. What is the most interesting thing you have seen on Earth from the space station? 6. What evidence of climate change can you see from space? 7. How many years of training does it take to become an astronaut? 8. Where does the ISS get its energy from? 9. What happens if you are in a space suit and your nose becomes really itchy? 10. When you return home what will you miss most about the ISS? 11. What was the most difficult challenge you had to overcome during training? 12. When you first saw the earth from space what was your reaction? 13. Has something useful on earth come from space experiments? 14. Are your muscles weak when you return from micro gravity? 15. If there was a manned mission to Mars would you consider going? 16. Will it ever be feasible to travel to another solar system? 17. How do you keep fit with the low gravity in space? 18. Does your sense of taste and smell change in space? 19. While on the ISS are you able to communicate with family? 20. When did you decide you wanted to become an astronaut - from a young age or did your interest develop at a later age? ====================================================================== Kursk, 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 Sergey Kud-Sverchkov Contact is go for 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC ====================================================================== Turkish State Meteorological Service Mehmet Zakir Ekni High School, Yenimahalle, Turkey Kuyubaşi Şehit Oğuzhan Duyar Secondary School, Keçiören, Turkey Ted Ankara College Foundation High School, Gölbaşı, Turkey Maya Anatolian High School, Gölbaşı, Turkey Direct via TC2TSC 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 Chris Cassidy KF5KDR TBD Proposed questions generated by the Turkish State Meteorological Service students: 1. What are the advantages of doing experiments in space, and could you tell us about a scientific experiment or research you are working on right now? 2. When we go abroad, there are passport controls and they stamp in our passports. Are there any stamps in your passports which shows your travel from or to the Planet Earth? 3. Have you ever seen any weather phenomena from there, especially thunderstorms? 4. What is the life like on the International Space Station? 5. Our teachers and our family always advise us to recycle our garbage? Now we have a big campaign on governmental offices and schools called Zero Waste. How much waste does the ISS produce and do you recycle them? 6. Our physical education teacher always advises us to make some exercises like push-ups and abdominal crunches. Which physical exercises can you do in the space station? 7. What would happen if an astronaut, during her travel to space, carries a contagious disease to the ISS and infects the other astronauts there? Would there be quarantine measures like the ones down here, and, if so, how would they be organized? 8. How do astronauts cope with coming back to earth after a mission completed? What is the max period of time that an astronaut could spend in the space? 9. Can the International Space Station be seen from the World? 10. All time measurements based on the movement of the earth but you are living out of the earth. So, what kind of time do you use and how it is different from our time? 11. Has going to space made any changes to your perspective on life? 12. How does radiation affect astronauts and how is the radiation exposure differs compared to the one on earth? 13. Can you hear sounds in the space? 14. As far as I know the ISS runs on solar power, if so how much power do you use per hour and do you have any plans or projects for alternative sources of power? 15. How does living in the space affect your body? ====================================================================== RO-SAT One, Piatra-Neamț, Romania, direct via YRØISS 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 RO-SAT One students: 1. How do you know what time it is if a watch is not available? 2. What scientific experiments are being conducted now on the ISS and which one is your favorite? 3. What are your feelings before take-off and just before landing? 4. From which perspective Earth or the ISS, does the Earth look more beautiful? 5. How often do you see Auroras and are there any differences between Borealis and Australis? 6. Do you gossip former members of the crew or make any pranks to each other in your free time? 7. What advice do you have for children to become astronauts? 8. Do you have a favourite, if any, astronaut specific joke? 9. If you didn’t have the opportunity to become an astronaut, what career do you think you would have? 10. What was the most spectacular or strangest phenomenon or activity seen from onboard? 11. How much time does it take from landing on Earth to get used to not let things float around you like on the ISS? 12. Can you describe to us what feeling do you have when you go outside the ISS? 13. How do you get rid of space junk? 14. Do you have a birthday cake on your birthday? 15. In which ISS module do you spend most of your time? 16. How the digestion process is affected by microgravity? 17. Have you ever cried on the ISS and if so, did the tears stick to your eye like a bubble? 18. What thing would you change at the ISS by referring to your personal experience? 19. Have you done any tests on Astrobee or is it being used right now? 20. Do you have any question nobody ever asked you, but you would like to answer it? ====================================================================== Oregon Charter Academy, Mill City, OR, 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 Oregon Charter Academy students: TBD ====================================================================== Escuela de educación básica Oswaldo Guayasamín, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Ecuador, 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 Escuela de educación básica Oswaldo Guayasamín students: TBD ====================================================================== Shigagakuen Junior & Senior High School, Higashioumi, 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 Shigagakuen Junior & Senior High School students: TBD ====================================================================== Maine Regional School Unit #21, Kennebunk, ME, 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 Maine Regional School Unit #21 students: TBD ====================================================================== Hisagi Junior High School, Zushi, Japan, direct 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 Hisagi Junior High School students: TBD ====================================================================== SPDW Voortrekker Movement, Oranjeville, South Africa, direct via ZS9SPD 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 SPDW Voortrekker Movement students: 1. I am absolutely stunned at the thought of spacewalking... Are you scared before you go out of the spaceship to do a spacewalk? How do you feel inside your heart and your mind after you have completed a spacewalk? Does your body feel different? 2. Do you have any free time and how do you spend it. 3. Do you really think human existence will be possible on Mars in the future? 4. Lots of money (I talk about lots of Billions are spent on gaining information from "Outer space" Don't you think a better dream would have been to uplift people on earth, before looking for a better life out in space? 5. What is the feeling you experienced while you were going up into space. 6. How do you prepare your food in space and where do you get water from to drink? 7. Where do you get the oxygen from to breath while you are up there? 8. Are there any changes to your body while you are up in space? 9. How do you navigate in space, where do you know where you are going? Do you use maps, compass or GPS? 10. What happens when any of the crew gets sick? 11. Can you take your phone into space and is there signal in space? How do you contact your family at home? 12. How do you sleep in space when you are always floating around? 13. You spend long hours/days/weeks away from earth. Do you ever feel down and depressed in space? What do you do to combat down/depressed feelings? 14. My siblings and I grow up in the same house, is taught the same set of rules, yet we seem to fight a lot. What difference do you experience with the different people on ISS? from different... Countries, Culture, Houses? Do you fight with each other? 15. How does a "very active" person on earth, adapt to a "sit in one place in a spaceship? 16. You try to grow produce on ISS. Did you taste it? Can you define the taste? 17. On the farm my dad uses cow dung to fertilize vegetables, do you use the poop in your vegetable garden? 18. In space there is a lot of stuff that was made by humans... eg satellites... In 2020 the planning is to add 12000 extra satellites in space...How often do you see items like these in space? 19. Do you think humans have polluted space? ====================================================================== Newcastle High School, Newcastle, WY, 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 Newcastle High School students: TBD ====================================================================== Stella Maris College, Gzira, Malta, direct via 9H1MRL 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 Stella Maris College students: TBD ====================================================================== Green Bank Elementary Middle School, Green Bank, WV, direct via N8RV 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 Green Bank Elementary Middle School students: TBD ====================================================================== Sterling MS, Ashburn, VA, 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 Sterling MS students: TBD ====================================================================== Red Hill Lutheran, Tustin, CA, 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 Red Hill Lutheran students: TBD ====================================================================== Bishop Guertin HS, Nashua, NH, 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 Bishop Guertin HS students: TBD ====================================================================== Carl Fuhlrott-Gymnasium, Wuppertal, Germany, direct via DN1CFG 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 Carl Fuhlrott-Gymnasium students: TBD ====================================================================== Estes Park Elementary School, Estes Park, CO, direct via NØFH 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 Estes Park Elementary School students: TBD ====================================================================== John F Kennedy High School, Denver, CO, 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 John F Kennedy High School students: TBD ====================================================================== Peace Corps, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, 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 Peace Corps students: TBD ====================================================================== Avoca State School, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia, direct via VK4BW 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 Avoca State School students: TBD ====================================================================== Windsor School, Valdivia, Chile, 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 Avoca State School students: TBD ====================================================================== Oakwood School, Morgan Hill, CA, 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 Oakwood School 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 ====================================================================== Winmalee Public School, Blue Mountains, 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 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 St Scholastica’s College students: TBD ====================================================================== St Scholastica’s College, Glebe, 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 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 St Scholastica’s College students: TBD ====================================================================== Monaro High School, Cooma, 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 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 Monaro High School students: TBD ====================================================================== 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 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 St Joseph’s Catholic Primary 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 ====================================================================== 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