[HIham] ISS ARISS School QSO audible tonight (Friday!)

[Ron Hashiro]

 From issfanclub.com


    Vasant Valley School, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India, Sat. (24 Feb)
    08:50 UTC

N5VHO – February 22, 2007 – 08:30
ARISS

An International Space Station Expedition 14 ARISS school contact has 
been planned with students at Vasant Valley School, Vasant Kunj, New 
Delhi, India on Saturday, 24 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at 
approximately 08:50 UTC.

The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and WH6PN. The 
contact should be audible in Hawaii. Interested parties are invited to 
listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Additional listening options are 
listed below. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation 
in English.

IRLP - Connect to the IRLP reflector 9010.
You may also connect via the IRLP Discovery website at 
http://www.discoveryreflector.ca/listen.htm.

EchoLink - The audio from this contact will be available on the EchoLink 
*AMSAT* (node 101 377) and the *JK1ZRW* (node 277 208) conference rooms. 
Please connect to the *JK1ZRW* server to keep the load light on the 
*AMSAT* server. This will ensure good audio quality for all listeners.

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AUDIO STREAMING AND AUDIO REPLAY PARTICIPANT INFORMATION:

To join the event:
URL: https://e-meetings.mci.com
CONFERENCE NUMBER: 6036972
PASSCODE: SPACE STATIO

To access the Audio Replay of this call, all parties can:
1. Go to the URL listed above.
2. Choose Audio Streaming under Join Events.
3. Enter the conference number and passcode. (Note that if this is a 
recurring event, multiple dates may be listed.) Replays are available 
for 30 days after the live event.
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Vasant Valley School , New Delhi , established in 1990, is a 
self-financing day school with a current enrollment of 1257 in classes 
Foundation to Twelve. The school campus spreads over eight acres, and 
has fully equipped Science and Computer laboratories.

Whilst high academic achievement is a priority, the school aims to 
create a community of well rounded individuals, where a spirit of 
cooperation and mutual respect exists among the students and teachers. 
The school organizes many activities throughout the year where qualities 
such as leadership and self-discipline are inculcated and there is an 
emphasis on the individuals’ intellectual and emotional growth. The 
senior students participate in awareness programs i.e visits to 
hospitals, paper recycling, education of the under-privileged, hygiene 
in villages, and so on. A number of sports are played in the school and 
give the students an opportunity to express their individual talent. 
Drama, Performing Arts, Arts and Design, Debating and Music form a 
significant part of the curriculum.

Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. Is there pollution in space due to the international space station?
2. What are the most memorable moments that you know will forever stay 
with you of your spacewalk?
3. What mode of entertainment do you have in space?
4. Has zero gravity taken a toll on your body and fitness? If yes how do 
you counter it so as to stay fit?
5. If a gold fish is taken up to a microgravity environment how will the 
fish react to the lack of gravity as it already floats in a fish tank?
6. What is the temperature in space? Since the temperature is very low. 
If you pour water into a beaker does it crystallize/freeze immediately?
7. What happens to the respiratory gases that are released and remain 
inside the ISS (like CO2)?
8. How can we save the ISS from any asteroids or meteorites falling from 
the space?
9. Why do only some planets have rings?
10. Can a black hole swallow another black hole?
11. What happens to a bullet fired in space?
12. What inspired you to become an astronaut?
13. What kind of activities are you carrying out? How will they be 
beneficial to man kind?
14. We were told that resources are highly limited in the ISS. How do 
you go about this difficulty for example: How much water are you 
carrying and is there any facility of re using it over and over again?
15. What kind of food you eat in the ISS and with what frequency?

Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS is not functioning in the 
automatic modes properly and may be silent more than usual. Information 
about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at 
http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact .

Next planned event(s):
Escola Camilo Castelo Branco, Carnaxide, Portugal, telebridge via VK5ZAI 
Mon 2007-02-26 15:51 UTC
Virginia Run Elementary School in Centreville, Virginia, direct via 
K4HTA Fri 2007-03-02 16:18 UTC

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the 
participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, 
JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating 
countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of 
Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the 
International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, 
first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize 
youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further 
information on the ARISS program is available on the website 
http://www.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of 
Canada).

Thank you & 73,
Kenneth - N5VHO