Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-21 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Boys and Girls Club, Ft. Meade, MD., telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact was successful: Fri 2019-09-20 19:58:23 UTC 54 deg (***) School in Bulgaria, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Tue 2019-09-24 16:10 UTC UAE school #1 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Fri 2019-09-27 12:10 UTC UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Sat 2019-09-28 11:20 UTC UAE school #3 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Wed 2019-10-02 09:45 UTC The Children’s Inn at NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD (CASIS#3), telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-09-23 20:08:27 UTC 89 deg Watch for live coverage at: https://childrensinn.org/in-the-news/iss-astronaut-to-talk-to-ill-children-about-space-medical-research/ https://www.facebook.com/TheChildrensInn/ https://twitter.com/NIH Facebook Posts: https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157814902862450/?substory_index=0 https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157817661662450/?substory_index=0 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheChildrensInn/status/1162046525146566656 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567797227903950848/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567419538596515840/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MaU0BD7lG/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B1J8V1tAcpL/ University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club, Boulder, CO, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Tue 2019-09-24 17:43:20 UTC 86 deg Watch for livestream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at http://www.ariotti.com (***) AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Sat 2019-10-12 to Sun 2019-10-13 The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) For many years I have on purpose not given the actual hyperlinks; I assume the user would do a copy/paste into their favorite browser. I am now thinking that the browsers have all grown up and most should be able to handle the link. Please let me know you experience any issues. So now you should be able to directly click on the link. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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 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: http://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) http://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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 120 **************************************************************************** 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 1331. (***) 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 4.17 97 2018 59 69.41 26 30.59 0 0.00 85 2019 25 54.35 21 45.65 0 0.00 46 Grand 812 61.01 502 37.72 17 1.28 1331 Total Average 40.60 25.10 0.85 66.55 Per year Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1274. (***) 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 25 54.35 21 45.65 0 0.00 46 Grand 782 61.38 482 37.83 10 0.78 1274 Total Average 39.10 24.10 0.50 63.70 Per year 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: http://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. ***************************************************************************** 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: http://www.amsat.org Latest ARISS announcements and news http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/ariss/ Successful school list http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf =============================================================================== NASA related websites: Main page: http://www.nasa.gov/ For Educators: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/index.html For Students: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html http://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: http://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. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague KG5TMV Exp. 60 on orbit Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Alexander Skvortsov Drew Morgan KI5AAA =============================================================================== 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: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Video/Expedition9Tour.mov Windows Media: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Video/Expedition9tourwmv.wmv Doug Wheelock KF5BOC produced a YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73EYcyszf8 Gregory Reid Wiseman KF5LKT is in a short YouTube video. http://youtu.be/5nLFNG-Njlo A discussion on Doppler correction and the ISS frequencies may be found at http://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: http://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. Boys and Girls Club, Ft. Meade, MD., telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact was successful: Fri 2019-09-20 19:58:23 UTC 54 deg (***) Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Club students and Nick! (***) Proposed questions generated by the Boys and Girls Club students: 1. Do you have any customs for greeting arriving astronauts? 2. Do you feel trapped by not being able to go outside whenever you want? 3. Can you see the whole earth from up there? 4. How does it feel to sleep in space? 5. Is the experience of being on the ISS worth being gone for so long? 6. How old do you have to be to go into space? 7. What are your roles? 8. What is your favorite type of work on the ISS? 9. What is the most interesting experiment you’re doing on the ISS? 10. What kinds of things do you build with your 3D printers? 11. When you return to earth, do you feel completely different? 12. What do you eat, and how do you store your food? 13. What is your favorite space food? 14. Can you all participate in space walks? 15. Do you feel lost or disoriented when space-walking? 16. As a team, how do you resolve your differences? 17. What’s the view like up there? 18. What happens when you get sick? 19. How long have you been up there? 20. Are you ready to come back home? 21. What do you do when you’re onboard? 22. What do you do for fun? 23. How do you solve your problems when they arise? 24. What is it like to live and work in space? ====================================================================== School in Bulgaria, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Tue 2019-09-24 16:10 UTC ====================================================================== UAE school #1 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Fri 2019-09-27 12:10 UTC ====================================================================== UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Sat 2019-09-28 11:20 UTC ====================================================================== UAE school #3 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Wed 2019-10-02 09:45 UTC ====================================================================== The Children’s Inn at NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD (CASIS#3), telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-09-23 20:08:27 UTC 89 deg Watch for live coverage at: https://childrensinn.org/in-the-news/iss-astronaut-to-talk-to-ill-children-about-space-medical-research/ https://www.facebook.com/TheChildrensInn/ https://twitter.com/NIH Facebook Posts: https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157814902862450/?substory_index=0 https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157817661662450/?substory_index=0 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheChildrensInn/status/1162046525146566656 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567797227903950848/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567419538596515840/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MaU0BD7lG/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B1J8V1tAcpL/ Proposed questions generated by the NIH students: 1. What's it like to go up in a rocket ship? 2. How are experiments conducted in space? 3. Are there aliens in space? Do you see foreign creatures? 4. What's the coolest thing you've seen in space? 5. If you get sick in space how do you get medical treatment? 6. What do you do for fun in space? 7. How many times have you been in space? 8. How are body tissues affected by being in space? 9. Heidi, 13: Could being space be helpful to different medical conditions? 10. What medicine do you have to take before you go into space? 11. What advice do you have for someone who wants to become an astronaut? 12. What changes have you seen in your trips to space? 13. How do you prepare food in space? 14. Are your energy levels affected from being in space? 15. What is the weight of the space station? 16. Would you rather live with gravity or without gravity? 17. Does your hair grow faster in space? 18. What books or classes influenced you to be an astronaut? 19. What effects do space have on your sleep? 20. Do you get to FaceTime in space to talk to your family? How often? 21. What time zone is it in space? 22. Does your body change in space? 23. What are some things that you like about being in space? 24. How do you become an astronaut and travel into space? 25. What do you do to prepare for your travel into space? ====================================================================== University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club, Boulder, CO, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Tue 2019-09-24 17:43:20 UTC 86 deg Watch for livestream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at http://www.ariotti.com (***) Proposed questions generated by the University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club students: 1. What work do you do on the space station? 2. How do you eat and walk in space? 3. How do astronauts return to Earth safely? 4. What is it like to float in space? 5. How do you take a shower? 6. How do you use the bathroom in space? 7. Please explain the science behind sending the ISS into orbit. Can you please explain the escape velocity needed? 8. How do you sleep in space? 9. What does space look like from your view? 10. Does the International Space Station get close to the Sun? 11. What do you do when you get hurt in space? 12. How many days can you stay up in space before you need to return to Earth? 13. Besides Ham Radio, what other ways do you communicate with people on Earth? 14. How long does it take to get to space? 15. How does the space station move? 16. How does gravity affect solids and liquids? 17. How hard was it to get in and out of the spacesuit? 18. How does your body change in space? 19. What does your daily schedule like? 20. What do you do on your time off? ====================================================================== Sonoma County Main Library, Santa Rosa, CA, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA or Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Sonoma County Main Library students: 1. Were you scared the first time you went to space? 2. How long have you wanted to be an astronaut? 3. What was it like riding the rocket into space? 4. What is a typical day like on the ISS like for you? 5. When in zero gravity, do you ever get motion sickness? 6. Do you have a clock keeping time from Earth or do you have your own time in space? 7. What happens if there is a leak in the space station? 8. What are the "dos" and "don'ts" in the space station? 9. Does being in space change you mentally? (If "yes", in what ways?) 10. Have you seen any major, visible changes on Earth from space? 11. How long have you lived in the ISS? 12. What job did you have before you went into space? 13. Do you worry about meteors or "space junk" hitting the station? 14. How intensely did you train to become an astronaut? 15. What is the strangest thing you have ever seen while in space? 16. Is it scary to see natural disasters from space? 17. What is it like to take a shower in space? 18. Why are you in space right now (what is your mission)? 19. Does time move more slowly in space? 20. What is the coolest thing you have seen or done on the ISS yet? 21. What should a student do if they want to become an astronaut? 22. What happens if someone in the ISS gets sick or needs an operation? 23. What do you eat if you want a snack between meals? 24. What is the most interesting experiment you are working on?24) What is the most interesting experiment you are working on? ====================================================================== Young Scientists Program at USC, Los Angeles, CA, direct via KN6CHS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA or Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== Collège Robert Doisneau, Sarralbe, France, direct via F6KFT The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Collège Robert Doisneau students: 1. Avez vous peur lorsque vous faites une sortie dans l'espace? 2. Que mangez vous? 3. Combien de temps travaillez vous chaque jour? 4. Avez-vous constate des changements physiques a cause de l'absence de gravite? 5. Est il difficile de vivre ensemble dans la station ISS? 6. Avez vous assez d'espace, de pieces pour vivre dans la station ISS? 7. Faites vous du sport dans la station et lequel? 8. Quels details de la Terre voyez vous depuis l'espace? 9. Quelle tache est la plus compliquee a realiser en apesanteur? 10. Pourquoi avez vous choisi ce metier? 11. Est ce votre premier voyage dans l'espace? 12. Combien de temps avez vous mis pour vous preparer à cette mission? 13. Comment dormez vous? 14. Combien de temps allez vous rester dans la station? 15. Quelles sont vos sensations quand vous quittez la Terre ? 16. Comment et a quelle frequence communiquez vous avec vos proches? 17. Est ce que vous vous ennuyez parfois dans la station? 18. Quelle est votre perception du temps dans la station? 19. Quelles sont les experiences que vous realisez? 20. Est il difficile de s'adapter a la vie dans l'espace? 1. Are you afraid when you are outside in space? 2. What do you eat? 3. How long do you work each day? 4. Do you notice any changes on your body because of zero gravity? 5. Isn't it difficult to live together in ISS? 6. Do you have room enough to move in ISS? 7. Can you do sport and how? 8. What do you see about Earth? 9. What is the most difficult thing to do with zero gravity? 10. Why did you choose this job? 11. Is it your first trip in space? 12. How long did it take to get ready for this mission? 13. How do you sleep? 14. How long are you staying in ISS? 15. How do you feel when you leave Earth? 16. How and how often do you communicate with your relatives? 17. Can it be sometimes boring to live in a space station? 18. Which perception of time do you have from up there? 19. What kind of experience do you do? 20. Is it hard to adapt to this way of living? ====================================================================== Bampton School, Bampton, United Kingdom, direct via G2LV The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA or Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC Watch for live stream at https://live.ariss.org ====================================================================== Science & Technologie e.V. / event: Science Days, Teningen, Germany, direct via DD1US The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA or Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Science Days students: 1. Can you describe what the feeling when the rocket was launched? 2. What were your first impressions when you arrived at the ISS? 3. How did your family react when they learned about your trip into space? 4. Which time zone are you using on ISS and do night and day light changes play a role at all for your working day? 5. How does it feel to float in space and how do you like zero gravity? 6. We’ve heard that there are no windows in direction of outer space. Why is that and how does it feel like to see the stars from the station or during an outdoor mission? 7. The laws of which country are applicable in the ISS and in general there in space and do you have to pay tax for the money you earn in space? Who pays your wages? 8. Are there any scientific discoveries or important experiments which have been recently made? 9. Can see you visible changes occurring through the climate change? 10. Who makes decisions regarding, for example, who is allowed to do a space-walk? The space agencies or the commander? 11. Have you or another astronaut ever lost something on the ISS? 12. Do you think the Bosch reactor will be successfully implemented soon and how will it affect the ISS? 13. What do you think about space tourism? 14. Are private conversations with your family also allowed or do all conversations have to be carried out through the space agencies? 15. Was it worth it to put so much work into aerospace, now where you see the results or are you disappointed? 16. What is the weirdest thing you have on the ISS? 17. What do you do in order to prevent injuries and what medical equipment do you use in the case of an emergency? 18. What did you regret or miss when you flew into space? 19. What was the biggest damage you had to repair in the ISS and what happens with an ISS module if it's irreparably damaged? ====================================================================== S.M. Calvino – I.C. Settimo IV, Settimo Torinese, Italy, direct via IK1SLD and Istituto Comprensivo Statale Don Milani, Monza, Italy, direct via IQ2MZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== Istituto Comprensivo Statale “Diego Valeri”, Campolongo Maggiore, Italy, direct via IQ3RW and I.C. Ladispoli1, Ladispoli, Italy, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== I.I.S. “Ciampini-Boccardo”, Novi Ligure, Italy, direct via I1LJV and I.T.I.S. "Magistri Cumacini", Como, Italy, direct via IZ2MCC The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== Liceo Scientifico Teresa Gullace, Rome, Italy,direct via IZØDIB and I.S.I.S. “ Zaccagna - Galilei” sede “G. Galilei”, Carrara. Italy, direct via IQ5VR The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== Golden Oak Montessori, Castro Valley, CA, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA or Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== Farmwell Station Middle School Space Dreamers, Ashburn, VA, direct via K4LRG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA or Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== Private UKEB School, Izmir, Turkey, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA or Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Private UKEB School students: 1. How do you define the World from space? 2. What are the differences between life in space and the life on Earth? 3. What tests did you take when you joined NASA to become an astronaut? 4. What would you do if you ran out of your essential materials? 5. Atatürk is the founder of Turkish Republic. He said: "The future is in the sky." You are in the sky now. Do you agree with Atatürk? 6. What experiments are you trying on ISS as your mission? 7. Which planet is your favourite one except Earth? Why? 8. As there is no direction like West, South, East, North, how can you specify the coordinates? 9. Is it hard to sleep in a position against gravity in space? 10. Why is the space black? 11. Is there any danger in travelling to space? 12. What was the strangest question that was asked you in your previous contacts? And what was your answer? 13. If you had come across with a strange creature, what would you do? 14. What belonging is the most valuable to you in ISS? 15. How is the internet connection in space? 16. How many years were you trained to become an astronaut? Was this your dream? 17. What’s the hardest stage that you passed before being an astronaut? 18. How can you get used to no gravity in space? 19. After spending a long time in space, how long does it take to get used to everyday life? 20. If there was a light that could go faster than a black hole’s gravity, would it make any difference in space? ====================================================================== IC “G.B. Perasso”, Milano, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Montignoso – Scuola secondaria I grado “G.B.Giorgini”, Montignoso, Italy, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== “Alcide De Gasperi” Secondary School: Part Of The Istituto Comprensivo Statale “E. L. Corner”, Vigonovo, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Di Pederobba, Onigo Di Pederobba, Italy, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== European High School – Brindisi, Brindisi, Italy and I.I.S.S. “Majorana – Laterza”, Putignano, Italy, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== Lakeside Elementary School, West Point, UT, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA or Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== Istituto San Paolo delle Suore Angeliche, Milano, Italy,and Istituto Comprensivo Di Merone – Mons. A. Pirovano, Merone, Italy, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== Australian Air League - South Australia Wing, Parafield, South Australia,Australia, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA or Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA or Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via K3DN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA or Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== Don Bosco Haacht Technisch en Beroepsonderwijs, Haacht, Belgium, direct via ON1DB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA or Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Don Bosco Haacht Technisch en Beroepsonderwijs students: 1) How can you tell time? Does day and night exist in the space station? 2) What are the difficulties in space in putting clothes on? 3) How do you blow soap bubbles in space? 4) What do you do with trash? 5) How long can you stay in the ISS? 6) When do you go outside the ISS and how? 7) What do you do when you get bored? 8) Which kind of pollution (air pollution, plastics in the sea...) is visible from space? 9) What kind of experiments do you do in space? 10) How did it feel when you took off? 11) What convinced you to go to space? 12) Do you believe in aliens or the existence of life in outer space? 13) First name student (age)Do you have medical check-ups on a regular base: blood pressure, heart rate? 14) Who does the laundry on board of the ISS? 15) Have you ever had any problems with oxygen on board of the spaceship? How can you solve this problem in case it occurs? 16) Do you ever change course and how fast can the spaceship change its course? 17) How many hours of sleep do you have daily? And is that sleep the same as in your bed at home? 18) Can you recognize any big monuments on planet Earth from outer space like for instance the Chinese Wall? 19) Does the noise on board of the ISS disturb you in your sleep or work? Does it give you any headaches? 20) What happens in case of fire? ====================================================================== B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IKØMGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari “S. Lucia”, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via NØKBA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC ====================================================================== Wattle Flat Public School, Wattle Flat, NSW, Australia, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC ====================================================================== Istituto Comprensivo “Japigia 1 – Verga”, Bari, Italy, direct via TBD and Istituto Comprensivo “Caporizzi – Lucarelli”, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== The Scouts Association of Australia NSW Branch Cuboree 2020, Chatswood, NSW, Australia The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA or Luca Parmitano KF5KDP TBD UTC ====================================================================== Currently the ARISS operations team has a list of 60 schools that we hope will be able to have a contact during 2019. 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