Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-05-17 16:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Monaro High School, Cooma, NSW, Australia, telebridge via NA7V 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 Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Contact is go for: Wed 2021-05-19 09:25:43 UTC 61 deg Watch for live stream at: https://www.facebook.com/monarohighschool/live/ Lycée Jean Moulin, Les Andelys, France, multi-point telebridge via NA7V 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 Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is go for: Thu 2021-05-20 08:38:15 UTC 88 deg Windsor School and Liceo Industrial de Valdivia High School, Valdivia, Chile, multi-point telebridge via ON4ISS (***) 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 Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP (***) Contact is go for: Tue 2021-05-25 18:33:34 UTC 84 deg (***) Ufa, 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. 2021-05-29 13:45 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) New Proposal Window is February 15th, 2021 to March 31st, 2021 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 January 1, 2022 and June 30, 2022. 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 March 31st, 2021. Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. An ARISS Introductory Webinar session will be held on February 25th, 2021 at 8 PM ET. The Eventbrite link to sign up is: https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2021.eventbrite.com The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations’ volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio. 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 148 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 1441. 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 12 40.00 17 56.67 1 3.33 30 Grand 864 59.96 548 38.03 29 2.01 1441 Total Average 39.27 24.91 1.32 65.50 Per year Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1373. 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 12 40.00 17 56.67 1 3.33 30 Grand 833 60.63 524 38.14 17 1.24 1374 Total Average 37.86 23.82 0.77 62.45 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 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. Monaro High School, Cooma, NSW, Australia, telebridge via NA7V 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 Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Contact is go for: Wed 2021-05-19 09:25:43 UTC 61 deg Watch for live stream at: https://www.facebook.com/monarohighschool/live/ Proposed questions generated by the Monaro High School students: 1. What is the biggest thing you had to give up to go on the ISS? How did going to space make it worth it? 2. How do you stay fit in space? 3. As a young Australian woman who wants to go to the ISS later in my life, what skills should I focus on? 4. What is the best thing about microgravity, and is it difficult to go from the environment of the earth to that on the ISS? 5. Have you ever seen an unexplained occurrence or suspicious things in space? 6. From the ISS, can you see the climate of our planet changing or geo-physical hazards? 7. Why does finger delamination happen? Has it happened to you? And how painful is it? 8. What goes through your head while on the launch pad, about to launch? 9. What are the specifics of the sewage/water systems? And how different is going to the toilet on the ISS? 10. What inspired you to want to be an astronaut? 11. What is the most important aspect of your training in preparation for living in space? 12. The investigation on the functional effects of space flight on cardiovascular stem cells revealed anything promising? If yes, then what? 13. Is the milky way more beautiful in space than on earth? 14. Are you able to facetime people on earth? 15. How was the ISS built? 16. Have you been to the ISS and back many times? And if so, is it hard to get use to the gravity of earth and the atmospheric pressure? 17. What is the coolest thing you have done in space? 18. How do you cut your hair and shave in space without making a mess? 19. How do you plan enough food for up to 6months while you are there? 20. What is the weirdest food you eat on the ISS? 21. Is there WIFI in space? ====================================================================== Lycée Jean Moulin, Les Andelys, France, multi-point telebridge via NA7V 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 Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is go for: Thu 2021-05-20 08:38:15 UTC 88 deg Proposed questions generated by the Lycée Jean Moulin students: 1. Cela vous fait quoi d'être le premier français nommé commandant de bord de l'ISS? 2. Quelles sont vos préparations physique et mentale pour votre mission sur l'ISS? 3. Quels sont les impacts de l’apesanteur sur le corps à long terme? 4. Quels sont les impacts psychologiques de la vie dans l'espace? 5. Quelle est le déroulement de vos journées? 6. Comment sont les lits dans l'ISS? 7. Quel est le type d'expériences scientifiques que vous faites durant votre mission? 8. Comment peut-on identifier les étoiles dans L'ISS? 9. Le corps vieillit plus vite dans l’espace. Avez-vous eu des problèmes lors de votre précédente mission? 10. L’espèce humaine peut-elle se reproduire en Impesanteur? 11. Y'a-t-il des points communs personnels entre les astronautes? 12. Comment vivez-vous le fait d'être loin de votre famille? 13. Comment se passe le retour sur terre? 14. Qu’avez-vous envie de faire en premier quand vous redescendez sur terre? 15. En tant que Normand quelle est votre fromage préféré? 16. Est-ce que vous avez du fromage déshydraté? Et si oui il est aussi bon que sur terre? 17. Que répondez-vous aux théories des « Platistes »? 18. Qu'est ce qui est le plus difficile de faire comme mission dans l'espace? 19. Avez-vous vu la Terre se dégrader au fur et à mesure du temps passé dans l'ISS? 20. En 2023 Vernon est la présidente des villes Ariane à quelques kilomètres de notre lycée. Pourriez-vous venir nous voir et nous raconter votre expérience? 1. How does it feel to be the first Frenchman to be appointed as ISS captain? 2. What are your physical and mental preparations for your mission on the ISS? 3. What are the impacts of weightlessness on the body in the long term? 4. What are the psychological impacts of living in space? 5. What is your day like? 6. What are the beds like in the ISS? 7. What kind of science experiments do you do during your mission? 8. How can we identify the stars from the ISS? 9. The body ages faster in space. Did you have any problems on your previous mission? 10. Can the human species reproduce in Zero-gravity? 11. Are there any personal common points between astronauts? 12. How do you feel about being away from your family? 13. How is the return to earth going? 14. What is the first thing you want to do when you come back down to earth? 15. As a Norman, what is your favourite cheese? 16. Do you have dehydrated cheese? And if so, is it as good as on earth? 17. How do you respond to the theories of the "platists"? 18. What is the most difficult thing about doing a mission in space? 19. Have you seen the Earth deteriorate as you spend time on the ISS? 20. In 2023 Vernon is the president of the Ariane cities a few kilometres from our high school. Could you come and tell us about your experience? ====================================================================== Windsor School and Liceo Industrial de Valdivia High School, Valdivia, Chile, multi-point telebridge via ON4ISS (***) 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 Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP (***) Contact is go for: Tue 2021-05-25 18:33:34 UTC 84 deg (***) Proposed questions generated by the Windsor School students: 1. Can you see any human building from space? 2. What are the most interesting things you have seen while in orbit? 3. Has been there any Latin American astronaut at ISS? 4. What strikes you about space and what is something that you can currently see? 5. What do you like most about being an astronaut? 6. Do you think it is possible that human beings will be able to overcome their feelings of isolation and loneliness in order to colonize another planet? 7. What was your reaction the first time you were in space? 8. Has being in space changed your perception on how people live on Earth? If so, how? 9. What is the longest time an astronaut has been on the ISS? 10. What motivated you to be an astronaut? 11. What should someone study to get the opportunity to go to space? 12. How does fire move in space? 13. We saw in the news that you cultivated greens in space, how did the salad taste? Ufa, 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. 2021-05-29 13:45 UTC ====================================================================== Ecole Elémentaire de Saint Leu Centre, Saint Leu, France, (Reunion Island) direct via FR5KM 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 Ecole Elémentaire de Saint Leu Centre students: 1. Qu'est-ce qui vous a donné envie de devenir spationaute? 2. Lors du décollage du Crew 2, au mois d'avril, avez-vous ressenti les mêmes sensations qu'en 2016? 3. Quelle sensation la plus intense ressentez-vous lors d'une sortie extravéhiculaire? 4. Lors des sorties extravéhiculaires, n'avez-vous pas peur d'être touché par un débris spatial? 5. A votre avis, combien de temps un homme peut-il rester au maximum dans l'ISS? 6. Comment faites-vous pour avoir toujours de l'air respirable dans l'ISS et que faites-vous des gaz que vous expirez? 7. Comme nous, élèves, avez-vous un emploi du temps bien précis chaque jour? 8. Est-ce que l'utilisation du casque de réalité virtuelle vous apporte un bien-être psychologique lorsque vous faites du sport? 9. En plus du sport quotidien, les astronautes doivent-ils suivre un régime alimentaire spécial durant leur mission? 10. Est-ce qu'être commandant de bord de l'ISS vous amène des responsabilités supplémentaires? 11. Où en êtes-vous avec votre expérience sur le blob? 12. Lors de la mission Proxima, vous aviez fait des cultures de plantes en micropesanteur. Les plantes se développent-elles plus vite ou moins vite dans l'espace? 13. En 2016, vous aviez emmené avec vous votre saxophone, un volant de badminton. Qu'avez-vous emmené de spécial cette fois-ci? 14. Pouvez-vous voir une île aussi petite que la Réunion à l'oeil nu depuis l'ISS? 15. Même si vous savez que vous êtes relié à l'ISS par un cable, lors des sorties extravéhiculaires, avez-vous peur de lâcher l'ISS pour effectuer les réparations? 16. Avez-vous quelqu'un qui vous inspire dans la vie? 17. Après 6 mois passés dans l'ISS, combien de temps dure l'adaptation pour revenir à une vie normale? 18. Mis à part votre expérience sur les cellules du cerveau, sur quelle autre expérience aimez-vous travailler? 19. Est-ce que vivre 16 couchers et levers de soleil par jour n'est pas perturbant pour le sommeil? 20. Etes-vous partant pour une troisième mission dans l'ISS ou ailleurs? 1. What gave you the most the desire of being an astronaut? 2. In April when the Crew 2 took off, did you feel the same sensations such as in 2016? 3. Which sensations is the most intense for you during an extra vehicular exit? 4. During an extra vehicular exit aren't you afraid of being hurt by a space debris? 5. In your opinion how long can a man stay in the ISS to the maximum? 6. How can you still have breathable air in the ISS with the gaz you expire? 7. Do you have a specific and tight schedule each day as we have as students? 8. Does the use of the virtual reality headset bring you psychological well-being when you do sports? 9. In addition to daily exercise, do astronauts have to follow a special diet during their mission? 10. Does the fact of being the captain of the ISS lead to additional responsibilities? 11. What are the results about experiments on blob? 12. During Proxima mission you made some plants grow in microgravity. Do these plants grow faster or slower in space? 13. In 2016 you brought your sax and a badminton shuttlecock with you in the ISS. What have you brought with you this time? 14. Can you see a tiny island such as Reunion Island with the naked eye from the ISS? 15. Even if you're linked with a cable to the space station, are you afraid of being unhooked when you have to make any repairs? 16. Is there someone who is your inspiration in life? 17. After six months in the ISS, how long does it take to get back and adapt to your usual common life? 18. Except from your experiments on brain cells, which experiment would you like to work on? 19. Aren't you disturbed to sleep with 16 sunrises and sunsets a day? 20. Are you ready to go for a third mission in the ISS or elsewhere? ====================================================================== The Father's House Christian School (Home Education Provider: Roots), Morinville, Alberta, Canada, 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 Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD, Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI, or Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP TBD UTC 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? ====================================================================== College of Saint Pierre Marboz, Marboz, France, multi-point telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG 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 College of Saint Pierre Marboz students: 1. Qu’est ce qui vous a poussé à devenir astronaute? 2. Quelle a été la différence de préparation entre les deux missions? 3. Quelles sont vos sensations quand vous quittez la Terre? 4. Est-ce facile de s’adapter à l’impesanteur? 5. Pourquoi est-on impatient et content de repartir dans l'espace quand on y est allé déjà une fois? 6. Si vous vous blessez ou faîtes un malaise dans l’Espace, comment faîtes vous? 7. Pourriez vous vivre toute votre vie dans l'espace? 8. Quelle est votre perception du temps dans la station? du jour et de la nuit? Votre horloge biologique est elle la même que dans l’Espace? 9. Vous préférez marcher sur la Terre ou voler dans la station spatiale internationale? 10. Il existe le mal des montagnes quand on monte en altitude. Existe-t-il le même mal dans l’espace? A-t-on une sensation de vertige quand on sort de l’ISS? 11. Est-ce qu’il peut y avoir des collisions de la station avec des astéroïdes? 12. Quels sont les plus grands dangers auxquels vous êtes exposés? 13. En dehors de la Terre, que voyez-vous à travers les hublots de l’ISS? 14. Vous est il arrivé de ne plus avoir envie de revenir sur la Terre? 15. Qu'avez vous ressenti la première fois lorsque vous avez vu la Terre de l'espace? 16. Est-ce qu’à partir de l’ISS, on peut voir les dommages sur l’environnement causés par l’Homme sur la Terre ? 17. Est-ce que l'espace est pollué? 18. Avez-vous noté des modifications dans l’ISS depuis votre dernier voyage? 19. Avez-vous réalisé votre rêve en allant dans la station internationale? 20. Est-ce que vous souhaitez aller sur Mars un jour? 1. What made you become an astronaut? 2. What was the difference in preparation between the two missions? 3. How do you feel when you leave Earth? 4. Is it easy to adapt to weightlessness? 5. Why are we impatient and happy to go back to space when we’ve already been there once? 6. If you hurt yourself or faint, how do you handle it? 7. Could you spend your whole life in space? 8. What is your perception of time in the station? Of day and night? Is your biological clock the same as in Space? 9. Do you prefer to walk on Earth or fly on the International Space Station? 10. There’s mountain sickness when you climb high. Is there the same problem in space? Do you feel dizzy when you leave the ISS? 11. Could there be any collisions of the station with asteroids? 12. What are the biggest dangers you face? 13. Outside of Earth, what do you see through the ISS portholes? 14. Have you ever felt like not wanting to come back on Earth? 15. What did you feel the first time you saw Earth from space? 16. From the ISS, can we see the damage to the environment caused by man on Earth? 17. Is the space polluted? 18. Have you noticed any changes in the ISS since your last trip? 19. Have you made your dream come true by going to the international station? 20. Would you like to go to Mars one day? ====================================================================== 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 ====================================================================== College Maurice Genevoix, Couzeix, 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 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? 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? ====================================================================== 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 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 Lycée Pierre Paul Riquet and CSUT University Space Center of Toulouse students: TBD ====================================================================== 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. 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? ====================================================================== 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 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 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 ====================================================================== 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