ISS Contact on April 17th to be Heard Over New England

[Anita Kemmerer]

Fred, AB1OC will be the telebridge station for an ISS Contact on Thursday, April 17th.  The astronaut will be heard answering the students’ questions as the ISS passes over New Hampshire.

The Contact will start at 11:52 am and continue until 12:02 pm.  Amateurs in New England can tune to 145.800 to hear the astronaut, Nichole Ayers, KJ5GWI answer questions from students of the Magnet Innovation Center in Inlet Beach, FL.  The contact will be livestreamed at this link.

If you want to follow along on the air, you will only hear the astronaut.  Here is the list of questions that the students will ask:

1. Do training regimens differ for shorter missions compared to extended missions?

2. How do you think space travel and exploration will further humankind?

3. How long does it take to readjust to Earth’s gravitational force when you return home?

4. What ongoing research aboard the ISS is being conducted that could speak to terraforming Mars or increasing the likelihood of habitability on another planet?

5. How did you feel when you saw the Earth from space for the first time?

6. Why is space exploration important?

7. How do you cope with the isolation and confinement of space, and how has it affected you mentally, physically, and emotionally?

8. What bacteria can live in the biome of Mars or other planets being considered for future human habitation, and what makes them able to do so?

9. Can you view cosmic phenomena in outer space that is impossible to see from Earth; if so, how has it shaped your view of the universe?

10. Can launch vehicle emissions affect the Earth’s atmosphere and space? If so, what is being done to mitigate that?

11. Have you ever seen something in space that you can’t explain?
12. Is the construct of time different or perceived differently in space given the 16 daily passes across all time zones on Earth an astronaut may experience on any given day aboard the ISS; if so, how, and does it impact your circadian rhythm?
13. Are rigorous medical examinations completed for all astronauts before being sent into space to reduce the likelihood of contamination of communicable disease; do all astronauts from various countries on the ISS submit to a similar standard battery of medical exams to screen for and prevent the spread of communicable disease?
14. How have advances in computer vision algorithms for navigation and structural systems protecting space vehicles from extreme temperatures improved the spaceflight experience?
15. What is the most exciting or awe-inspiring moment you have experienced in space?
16. How are operations for future crewed lunar missions progressing?
17. What do you love most about space?
18. Besides rehydrating food, what are other ways to prepare food in space?
19. What preparation did you undergo to become an astronaut?
20. In what ways does the design of the rocket affect its aerodynamics?
21. What is your exercise regimen in space?
22. In the 21st-century, to what extent did virtual reality play a role in your training to become an astronaut?
23. What was the best moment you’ve experienced during your time as an astronaut?
24. How do you receive medical attention while in space?
25. What is the most trivial thing you miss about being on Earth?
26. If you had the ability to create artificial gravity inside the ISS, would you want it, or would you rather stay in zero gravity floating; why?
27. Do you grow plants on the ISS; if so, how?
28. What is your primary research objective on this mission?

[Steven Ford]

Hi, new to all this how do I go about hearing this

 

Steve

[Anita Kemmerer]

Steven,

You just need to tune your VHF radio/transceiver to 145.800 MHz FM and listen for the astronaut at 11:52 am tomorrow 4/17.

Thanks,

Anita, AB1QB

 

Here are the details again:

[Anita Kemmerer]

The start of the ISS pass today has been updated to 11:55 am EDT.  So you will not hear the astronaut until that time.

[Steven Ford]

Thank you for posting this. I very much enjoyed it.

Steve

KC1UVA

[Mike Swatko]

Heard the whole astronaut session today outside on my HT – very nice!

Also on an earlier pass of the ISS this morning, I made my first ‘satellite’ QSO using the ISS repeater to a station W9SV in Wisconsin.  Not bad for a 5-watt Baofeng and handheld Yagi.

[Bill Barber]

I also listened in to the Astronaut audio on the downlink frequency of 145.800.  The signal was S9+ for the 15-minute QSO.  I used a Diamond F22 antenna with a Kenwood TS-2000 xcvr.

Later, I found the YouTube video and heard the kids’ side of the QSO:

Great work by Fred!  Now, if only the squelch were softer.

73,

Bill, NE1B

[Fred Kemmerer]

Thanks Bill. I will be having another contact with a school in Canada on Tuesday. This ISS contact is scheduled to begin at 9:31 a.m. ET. We will post more information about this contact shortly,

 

Fred, AB1OC

[Carla Patrick]

Great Job, Fred.

The Walton Magnet Innovation Center in Inlet Beach, FL, students had a wonderful experience.

The students also asked some fascinating questions.

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