[SMCARA] ISS School Contact Friday

[A.J. Farmer (AJ3U)]

Here's another chance to hear a voice ISS contact!  See
the details below.  Here's what you need to do to listen
to the school contact:

You can listen to the downlink from the ISS on 145.800 FM
on your mobile, HT, or home rig.  Your vertical antenna
will work fine.  No special equipment is required.  I recommend 
opening the squelch on your radio. You won't hear the uplink 
from the students, only the downlink from the astronauts aboard ISS.

A.J.

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The next International Space Station's Expedition 11 ARISS
school contact will be with students at the Matthew J.
Kuss Middle School in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA on
Friday, 16 September 2005. The event is scheduled to begin
at approximately 18:27 UTC (14:27 local).

Students will ask as many of the following questions as
time allows:

1. How did you feel the first time you looked at the Earth
from space?
2. How does zero gravity affect your body?
3. Did you get your amateur radio license because you
wanted to or because your career required you to get it?
4. How long does it take your body to get use to micro
gravity in space?
5. In your free time what do you do for enjoyment on the
ISS?
6. Do you enjoy using amateur radio?
7. What amateur radio equipment does the ISS have on
board?
8. What made you decide to be an astronaut?
9. How much longer will it take to complete the ISS?
10. Can you see weather changes on the Earth as viewed
from the ISS?
11. What do you miss most about Earth?
12. How do you mentally and Physically prepare for going
into space?
13. Do you think a person with special needs could ever
work on the ISS?
14. What would you do if you ever encountered an
extraterrestrial during a space walk?
15. When you were in middle school did you ever think you
would be an astronaut?
16. What position do you sleep in? Is it difficult to
adjust to sleeping like this?
17. When the moon, planet, or any other object blocks the
sun, does that affect the amount of power you have, or the
amount you can use?
18. Was being and astronaut your first choice for a
career?
19. What kinds of experiments have you been working on?
20. Was it difficult learning how to move around in space?
21. What fields of science are you most interested in?
22. Does the Earth's weather affect the ISS in anyway?
23. What do you like most about being an ISS crew member?
24. Do you have any plans to upgrade your amateur radio
license to general or extra?

-- 
A.J. Farmer, AJ3U
http://www.aj3u.com