An ARISS educational school contact is planned for Chris Cassidy KF5KDR with students at College Raymond Sirot, Gueux, France.
The contact is scheduled on Thursday September 10 at approximately 08:17 UTC, which is 10:17 CEST.
The link to the ISS will be operated by the amateur radio ground station VK5ZAI, located in southern Australia.
The contact will be web-streamed:
https://videodiff.phm.education.gouv.fr/live/liaison-iss
School Information:
Our school is called College Raymond Sirot or Raymond Sirot Middle School. It was named after a former primary school teacher who was a resistant during World War II. College Raymond Sirot is quite big with more than 600 students aged between 11 and 15 years old.
We study different subjects, like modern languages (French, English, Spanish and German), Latin, science (physics, biology, chemistry), history, geography, art, music, mathematics, I.C.T. (technology)
and P.E. We start learning English at primary school. That is why we all learn English here. Then, at the age of 12, we start learning a second foreign language.
The city of Gueux is a small town of about 2,000 inhabitants. It is located in the north-east of France, about 100 miles north east from Paris. Gueux is in the countryside and it is located in The mountain of Reims, named after the steep vineyards that we can find all around us. The vineyards are planted with different types of grapes such as chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier, with which champagne is made. It is a business that brings a lot of money to the area thanks to worldwide champagne exports.
In the town, there is also a beautiful golf course and the famous Reims-Gueux circuit, where 14 French Grand Prix were held. The circuit opened in 1926 and closed in 1972.
Gueux is located about 7 miles from Reims, a large well known city of around 200,000 inhabitants. It is nicknamed: The city of coronations, because our French kings were crowned there, in its fantastic cathedral which looks like that of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Reims suffered a lot during World War I and its reconstruction was mainly possible thanks to Franco-American friendship. Reims is famous for champagne too, so we can visit lots of cellars such as Clicquot and Pommery.
Students First Names and Questions:
1. Chloe (9th grade): Why did you choose this job?
2. Theotime (9th grade): How long did it take to get ready for this mission?
3. Lyloo (9th grade): What were your feelings when you left the Earth?
4. Pierre (9th grade): What was the first thing you did when you got on board the ISS?
5. Emilie (9th grade): What are the main objectives of your mission?
6. Clement (9th grade): What are the goals of the experiments made in the ISS?
7. Justine (9th grade): How are you supplied during your mission?
8. Raphael (9th grade): How do you get enough water? Do you recycle it?
9. Marie (9th grade): What do you do if an astronaut gets sick on the ISS?
10. Dorian (9th grade): How does it feel to witness 16 sunsets and sunrises in one day and therefore, how do you make the difference between night and day?
11. Alix (9th grade): What is the most difficult task of daily life to achieve in weightlessness?
12. Antoine (9th grade): Is it difficult to wash yourself? To go to the toilet?
13. Thalia (9th grade): What do you do when you have some free time?
14. Valentin (9th grade): What is the most difficult thing you have to deal with in the ISS? Being far from your family? Fearing a technical problem? Living close to each other?
15. Juliette (9th grade): Do you think that humankind will be able to colonize other planets one day?
16. Maxime (9th grade): Since your very first mission, have you noticed any changes on the Earth?
17. Celie (9th grade): What is your best memory in space?
18. Paul (9th grade): What is your worst memory in space?
19. Magda (9th grade): Have you ever been afraid for your life during a space mission?
20. Antoine (9th grade): Have you ever observed strange phenomena from the ISS?
AboutARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation(AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.
Gaston Bertels ON4WF
