Un contact ARISS est prévu le 1 juillet 2011 à 14H48 UTC (16.48 CEST) avec le Youth Hostel » La Foresta » en Italie. Depuis 2009, près du lac Trasimeno er Perugia, Panda Adventure organise un programme dont le nom est « Astronaute en forêt » pour plus de 200 jeunes de 11 à 14 ans.
Le programme combine l’étude de la Terre avec l’étude de l’espace et de l’exploration spatiale. Au travers d’un jeu de rôle, les enfants sont invités à imaginer qu’ils arrivent sur la terre en tant qu’extraterrestre. Ils participent chaque jour une mission différente pour découvrir les problèmes environnementaux et essayer de trouver des solutions.
Ce programme a une très bonne couverture médiatique.
Le contact sera conduit par IK0WGF et sera mené en langue anglaise. Le signal descendant sera audible au-dessus de l’Europe sur 145.800 MHz FM .
Il sera diffuser en vidéos sur le lien : http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia
La liste des questions est la suivante :
1. How was the travel from earth to the ISS ?
2. Is it noisy in the ISS ?
3. In our hostel we recycle the water from the rain for the toilet, Is it true that you too recycle all the water and liquid in the ISS ?
4. We are living in a forest : have you got any plant in the ISS ?
5. We read that every morning a different music awoke you. Which was this morning ?
6. We are attending a camp in nature, training to become astronauts ; could you please give us a tip for our training ?
7. As you on the ISS, we too work as a team and share all our time together. Sometimes living together is difficult. Is the same for you ?
8. What do you miss mostly of nature ?
9. How hot is inside and outside the ISS ?
10. Now you are above the clouds ! How is to live so many days without rain ?
11. Does your hair grow faster in the ISS ?
12. We heard that a lot of astronauts lost their smell sense in the space. Did it happen to you ?
13. What do you do to relax ?
14. Can you see the moon phases from your window ?
15. Which was your dream job when you were a kid ?
16. Have you brought something with you from home on ISS ?
17. Do you think that we are alone in the universe ?
18. In which way are you in contact with your relatives from ISS ?
19. Did you do a walk in space outside the ISS ?
20. How much was your training important for your job ?
Source ARISS (G. Bertels)