ARISS contact planned for school in Bellême, France 

An International Space Station contact has been planned for astronaut Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG with College Roger Martin Du Gard, Bellême, France. 

The event is scheduled  Friday April 14, 2017 at approximately 15.20 UTC.

The radio contact will be operated by F6KCO.
Downlink signals will be audible in parts of Europe on 145.800 MHz narrowband FM.

School presentation

Roger Martin du Gard is a middle school in Bellême, France. Located in Normandy, 
in the heart of the regional natural park of le Perche, this village of approximately 
two thousand inhabitants sits on a hill dominating the Perche area.

Roger Martin du Gard was constructed in the 1970s and was totally rebuilt on the same location in 1994. It got its name from Literature Nobel Prize, Roger Martin du Gard, a writer who lived the last part of his life nearby, in Le Château du Tertre. The number of students has been stable for the past four years, with about three hundred children in twelve different classes (3 in each level, from grades 7 through 10). 
It welcomes students from age 11 to 15.

This school project, ARISS, aims at having the students succeed in their different education paths. The ARISS project is the one opportunity to show the students that being in a rural area does not limit their possibilities and their capacities to do things. It is a way to help them find a possible future in such an important field. Complementing their physics program, it also offers a magical moment to all the students in the school, while showing that working serves a real motivation.

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

1. Romuald (14): Qu'est-ce-qui vous a donné envie de devenir astronaute?

2. Émilie (14): Quel régime alimentaire devez-vous adopter dans l'espace?

3. Tanguy (14): Quel fuseau horaire suivez-vous dans l'espace?

4. Margaux (14): Dans les expériences de culture que vous menez, où en êtes-vous?

5. Marceau (14): Avez-vous rencontré des débris spatiaux durant votre voyage jusqu'à l'ISS?

6. Alice (14): Comment faites-vous pour vous approvisionner en eau potable?

7. Mathéo (13): Qu'avez-vous ressenti lors de votre sortie extra-véhiculaire?

8. Émy (14): Quel est l'inconvénient majeur à vivre dans l'espace?

9. Lucas (13): Comment envisagez-vous votre futur une fois rentré sur Terre?

10. Apolline (13): Avez-vous réussi à jouer aux dés dans l'espace?

11. Antoine (15): Combien d'heures de sport pratiquez-vous quotidiennement?

12. Solenn (12): Comment faites-vous votre toilette dans l’espace?

13. Julie (15): Comment organisez-vous vos journées?

14. Lou-Anne (13): Comment faites-vous pour vous déplacer dans la station spatiale?

15. Alexis (14): Quelles sont les qualités requises pour devenir astronaute?

16. Clémence (14): Le réchauffement climatique est-il visible depuis la station?

17. Margaux (14): Quel est le plus bel endroit que vous ayez photographié depuis la station?

18. Zia (13): Quel est, jusqu'à aujourd'hui, votre plus beau souvenir à bord de la station?

19. Théo (14): Parmi les expériences réalisées, quelles sont celles qui vous ont amusé?

20. Jérôme (15): Entre Normands, vous souviendrez-vous de nous?


ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, JAXA, and CSA.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on board 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.

Gaston Bertels – ON4WF
ARISS Europe