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Dave
Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
dave.jordan@...
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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
ARISS
Contact is Scheduled with Students at
Lakeside Junior High School, Springdale, Arkansas,
USA
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March 29, 2025¡ªAmateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule
confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboard the
International Space Station (ISS) and students at the Lakeside Junior High
School located in Springdale, AR, USA.?
ARISS conducts 60-100 of these special amateur radio contacts each year
between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard
the ISS.
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Lakeside Jr. High School serves 8th and 9th graders and
Sonora Elementary serves students in Kindergarten through 5th grade, both are
in the Springdale School District. Both Schools serve about 600 kids and the
school district itself has more than 20,000 students.?
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The students leading this ARISS contact are in a program
called EAST, Education Accelerated by Service and Technology.? EAST allows students to explore their
passions paired with technology and community service.? Students have 3D-mapped caves, created
weather apps, made videos, and 3d-printed a prosthetic leg.
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This will be a
direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their
questions of astronaut Nichole Ayers, amateur radio call sign KJ5GWI. The
downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard by
listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the relay
ground station.
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The amateur radio ground station for this contact is in Springdale,
AR. Amateur radio operators using call sign KJ5ANC, will operate the ground
station to establish and maintain the ISS connection.
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The ARISS radio
contact is scheduled for March 31, 2025 at 1:05 pm CDT (AR, USA) (18:05:26 UTC,
2:05 pm EDT, 12:05 pm MDT, 11:05 am PDT).
The public is invited
to watch the live
stream at: , ,
and
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As time allows,
students will ask these questions:
1. Growing up, how did STEM programs in your schools help
you on your road to becoming an astronaut?
2. What is your favorite experiment that you¡¯ve done in
Space?
3. What was one part of living on the ISS that astronaut
training could never fully prepare you for?
4. What is a spacewalk like?
5. How does being in space influence creativity, and have
you or your fellow astronauts engaged in any artistic activities, like drawing,
music, or storytelling?
6. What will you do when you return to Earth?
7. Can you describe a time when you had to solve an
unexpected problem on the ISS using creativity and teamwork?
8. Have you seen or heard anything weird and/or
unexplainable in space?
9. How does being in space and working closely with an international
crew affect the way you view the world?
10. How often do you encounter space debris and what happens
when you do?
11. Does being in micro-gravity for long periods affect how
you see the size or scale of objects, and does that change when you return to
Earth?
12. This semester, I was part of the NASA HUNCH Astronaut
Culinary Challenge. Have you created any innovative recipes to improve the
taste of space food?
13. Have you lost anything in the ISS?
14. After working out for 2+ hours on the ISS, how do you
recover or relax in space?
15. What preparations are taken right before a launch?
16. When you leave the space station, what will you miss?
17. Based on what you¡¯ve learned from living on the ISS,
what do you think will be the biggest challenge when humans attempt to live on
Mars?
18. What advice would you give to a student who wants to
work for NASA or be an Astronaut?
19. Are there any specific clothing requirements while on
the ISS?
20. What new technology onboard the ISS has had the biggest
impact on daily life or research in recent years?
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About ARISS:
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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is
a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space
agencies that support the ISS. In the United States, sponsors are the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), NASA¡¯s Space Communications and
Navigation program (SCaN) and the ISS National Lab¡ªSpace Station Explorers. The
primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology,
engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing
scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and
students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents,
and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space
technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see .
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Media Contact:
Dave Jordan,
AA4KN
ARISS PR
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