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ARISS contact planned for school in Norwich, UK

Posted: 21 Feb 2016 07:20 AM PST
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/21/tim-p...orwich-school/

Tracking Tim Peake and radio technology workshop held February 12 at the
City of Norwich School Ground Control Day with Norfolk Amateur Radio Club

On Friday, February 26, 2016, at approximately 14:40 UT, an ARISS contact
is planned between UK astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS and the City of Norwich
School GB2CNS.

The International Space Station (ISS) signal will be audible over the
British Isles and Europe on 145.800 MHz FM and streamed live on the ARISS
Principia website.
UK astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS

School presentation:

This contact is a collaborative project between three schools in Norfolk
and their local university, UEA. Norwich School employ an Ogden Trust
Teaching Fellow whose job is 50% dedicated to Physics outreach and she has
led the project.

City of Norwich School (CNS) are hosting the link up. Reepham High School
have an observatory on site and are hosting a ‘spot the station’ event.

36 schools have signed up to be a part of all we have planned and have each
received an age-appropriate radio kit for use in lessons and clubs funded
by RCUK through the UEA.

Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows.
Principia Mission Patch

1. Maddy (Aged 13):Â* What do you do if you cut yourself really badly in
space?

2. Austin (Aged 16):Â* Are there any protocols or guidance in place if
George Clooney comes knocking on the front door as he did in the film
Gravity?

3. Sophie (Aged 13):Â* What experiment would you like to add to the program
based on the experiences you have had?

4. Max (Aged 11):Â* Do you notice that you are missing natural sunlight and
fresh air and in what ways is this affecting you?

5. TBD (Aged 11):Â* How do you get changed in space, won’t your clothes go
everywhere?

6. Eden (Aged 12):Â* One of the experiments you are conducting in space is
to measure fluid shifts in the body, how does this help us back on Earth?

7. Thomas (Aged 14):Â* Do you think there will be a jump in the design of
spacecraft as many are now old?

8. Emily (Aged 13):Â* How different was the training compared to actually
going into space?

9. Millie (Aged 15):Â* Do you think the experiments carried out in space
will increase in number as the technology improves or will there be
technology to recreate this environment on Earth?

10. Erin (Aged 16):Â* Which materials being developed with the
electromagnetic levitator will have the largest impact on the development
of greener living?

11. Lola (Aged 11):Â* Since being in space have your dreams been different
to those on earth?

12. TBD (Aged 11):Â* If everyone in Britain turned their lights on and off
at the same time, would you see it?

13. Ella (Aged 17):Â* Which part of the Earth do you like orbiting over the
most and why?

14. Amy (Aged 16):Â* I understand that you experience sunrise and sunset
sixteen times a day on board the ISS, are you aware of it and does it
affect your body clock?

15. Mimi (Aged 11):Â* Do you feel insignificant up in space because perhaps
there may be life beyond our planet?

16. Bruno (Aged 15):Â* Is there a song or a piece of art that you think
reproduces the feeling of being in a non-gravity zone, if so which one?

17. Aruneesh (Aged 14):Â* Do you play any anti-gravity sport up in space?

18. TBD (Aged 12):Â* If you could live on or explore any planet, which would
it be and why?

19. James (Aged 10):Â* If you were allowed to change one feature of a
planet, which one would it be and why?

20. Tom (Aged 14):Â* As a plane ascends in the atmosphere, we are told to
blow our noses or swallow to minimise pain. How do you deal with this with
the g-force you experience in the rocket?

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of
Amateur Radio by talking directly with crew members onboard the
International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first
hand, how Amateur Radio and crew members on ISS can energize youngsters
interest in science, technology and learning.

73, Gaston Bertels, ON4WF

ARISS mentor

Norwich School Ground Control Day
http://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/15/norwi...d-control-day/

ARISS Principia site https://principia.ariss.org/

UK ARISS scheduled schools

http://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/03/all-u...now-scheduled/

What is Amateur Radio? http://www.essexham.co.uk/what-is-amateur-radio

Find an amateur radio training course near you
https://thersgb.org/services/coursefinder/

A free booklet is available aimed at introducing newcomers to the hobby
that can also be used as a handy reference while getting started, see

http://rsgb.org/main/get-started-in-...ateur-radio-2/