Un contact ARISS est prévu avec une école Suisse de Kantonsschule Zug le 31 Octobre 2011 à 14H56 UTC.
La durée du contact est estimé à 9 minutes et 30 secondes. Il sera réalisé entre l’opérateur HB9KSZ et OR4ISS (Michael E. Fossum de l’expédition 29).
Une présentation du projet est disponible.
Le contact sera audible au dessus de l’Europe sur 145.80 MHz. il sera mené en langue anglaise.
Vous trouverez ci-dessous la liste des questions proposées :
1. What is the ISS’s most significant contribution to science ?
2. Have astronauts achieved any scientific developments or gained any
knowledge that one couldn’t achieve or gain on earth ?
3. How does the ISS evade space debris that is a threat to the station ?
4. How do you protect yourself against ionizing radiation ?
5. How much energy does the solar panels of the ISS produce ?
6. Now that the Space Shuttles are out of service, how does this affect the
transports to the ISS ?
7. What was the most fascinating phenomenon you’ve ever seen in space ?
8. Which technological advancements might make space missions easier for
astronauts in the future ?
9. When you have to cook in space, how do you manage that in zero gravity ?
10. What do you do in case of fire on the ISS ?
11. Do you get tired slower or faster in zero gravity ?
12. When do you sleep in space ?
13. When you go to sleep, what do you hear ? What are the most common noises ?
14. Have you already any results from experiment PLANTS 2 ?
15. Do you have spare time ? If yes, what do you do in your spare time ?
16. What do you do against the development of bad smells on the ISS ?
17. What would you ask yourself if you were in our position forming a
question for an astronaut ?
18. Whilst staying on board the ISS, have you ever thought about the fact
that you’re in a container in the middle of a vacuum with absolutely no
air to breathe outside ?
19. How do you go to the toilet in space ?
20. How cold is it in outer space ?
21. Are there any cultural problems between the astronauts on the ISS ?