Wednesday 8 January 2014, ARISS contact planned with school in San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy
An
International Space Station school contact has been planned Wednesday 8
January with participants at Tecnico Industriale Galileo Ferraris, San
Giovanni Valdarno, Italy. The event is scheduled to begin at
approximately12:21 UTC, which is 13:21 CEWT.
The contact will be a direct between IR0ISS and IQ5GX. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
The contact will probably be broadcast on the livestream video server at https://www.livestream.com/amsat_italia
School Information:
The
Technical Institute Galileo Ferraris is active on the territory of the
Arno Valley since 1979 and has trained over the years the engineers of
the many industrial enterprises in the area. The technical institute in
fact offers a solid general education and training of scientific and
technical basis necessary for both a rapid entry into the world of work
and the professions and for the continuation of studies at university .
In particular, enables the student to face the entrance test for the
various scientific disciplines . Its strength lies in teaching
laboratory accompanied by a solid theoretical and scientific.
Branches of study offered the institute is currently divided into the following specializations:
• Electronics and electrical engineering.
• Chemistry, Materials and Biotechnology
• Data processing and telecommunications
The
time is for all specializations of 32 hours per week , spread over four
days per week of five hours (from 8.10 am to 13.10) and two days a week
for six hours (from 8.10 am to 14.10 ).
The school is equipped
with several laboratories and a large gym. Among these , for the two
years , we have the laboratories of Physics, Chemistry , Drawing- CAD ,
Computer Science , for the three years, Chemistry, Electronics,
Electrical Engineering , Computer Science, Mathematics , Technology
Design and Planning , Automatic Systems , Information systems.
In
addition, the active school every year internships at companies in the
area and technical projects in cooperation with such companies.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1.
What should I do if I wanted to become an astronaut? I mean what
educational path should I follow, which degree would be the best to
take, in your opinion?
2. Do you have particular memories you would like to share with us?
3. Why is it important going to the outer space? Is it more important to spend money on space missions than on other fields?
4. How many crew members are there with you? Have you been trained also to get along well to each other?
5. How long does it take you to regain all your physical ability when you come back to Earth?
6. What types of experiments are you currently running? Which are the most useful for mankind?
7. What do you do when you get sick in space? Do you need a doctor on board the ISS?
8. Have you ever been scared to fly in space?
9. How long are the missions?
10. What is the strangest question you have been asked by students?
11. Do you believe that someday man will discover other planets that support life?
12. How often do micro- meteoroids collide with your space shuttle? How difficult is to avoid them?
13. Will it be possible for astronauts to land on other planets in the future?
14. How is the International Space Station able to keep in contact with the Mission Control Center?
15. What type of antennas do you use for it?
16. What kind of operating system do you use in the space station?
17. What are your daily tasks in the space station and how do you spend your free time?
18. What kind of training do you need to become an astronaut?
19. How long did it take you to reach your destination orbit?
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
onboard 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.
73,
Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS-Europe chairman
f6agv(AT)free.fr
F6AGV : ACTUALITE du RADIO AMATEURISME
