Organizacija ARISS (Amateur Radio on International Space Station) nakon duže pauze, najavila je 2 nova kontakta. Oba kontakta su najavljena za ponedjeljak, 20. studeni 2006. godine. Prvi od njih je kontakt s Mannheim muzejem u Njemačkoj zakazan za 16:57 sati po lokalnom vremenu. Drugi je zakazan za 17:35 sati, također po lokalnom vremenu, s Centre Hastings Secondary školom u Ontariu, Kanadi. Podsjećamo, kontakt sličan ovima trebao bi se održati na Istrakonu 2007. u Pazinu. Kontakt sa muzejem u Mannheimu biti će telebridge između NA1SS i VK5ZAI i moži će ga se slušati u navedeno vrijeme u Australiji. Preko interneta ga se može slušati na stranici: http://www.discoveryreflector.ca/listen.htm. Drugi način slušanje je preko stranice https://e-meetings.mci.com - Conference number: 2545537, passcode: SPACE STATIO. Na stranici odaberite Audio Streaming ispod Join Events.Kontakt će se moći preslušati i do 30 dana nakon održavanja.
Najavljana pitanja:
1. Thomas, du bist auf der ISS, 340 km über der Erdoberfläche.
Wenn du jetzt aus dem Fenster guckst, was siehst du da?
2. Wir haben jetzt 17 Uhr, das heißt bei uns auf der Erde in Deutschland
haben die meisten Leute bald Feierabend. An welchem Punkt in deinem Tagesablauf
bist du denn im Moment, ordne das doch bitte mal für uns ein! .
3. Was machst du, wenn du Feierabend hast?
4. Du bist jetzt gut vier Monate im All. Hattest du auch schon einen Außeneinsatz?
5. Gibt es denn außerhalb der Raumstation überhaupt noch ein
bisschen Luft zum Atmen?
6. Vier Monate im All, das heißt eben auch vier Monate schwerelos
herumschweben. Da bauen die Muskeln ganz schön ab. Merkst du denn
schon, wie das auch an dir zehrt?
7. Welche körperlichen Voraussetzungen muss man denn überhaupt
mitbringen, um Astronaut werden zu können?
8. Körperlich bist du also fit. Aber was macht ihr denn, wenn ihr
dort oben jetzt Zahnschmerzen bekommt?
9. Gibt es denn auch irgendwelche speziellen Krankheiten, die man nur
im All bekommen kann?
10. Hast du darunter gelitten (unter Raumkrankheit)?
11.Was gab es denn heute Mittag bei euch zu essen?
12. Kriegt jeder von euch Drei dasselbe zu essen?
13. Bekommst du denn Heimweh, wenn du ans Essen mit Messer und Gabel denkst?
14. Deine Frau und deine zwei Söhne wirst du wahrscheinlich am meisten
vermissen. Konntet ihr denn Kontakt halten während der ganzen Zeit?
15. Im Dezember geht es ja wieder zurück zur Erde. Wie lange braucht
ihr denn, um wieder hier unten anzukommen?
16. Für den Flug rauf zur ISS braucht man aber erstaunlich lange.
Wieso ist das so?
Drugi kontakt, sa školom u Kanadi, također je moguće poslušati na http://www.discoveryreflector.ca/listen.htm. Ovaj će kontakt biti izravan, bez posredstva, između NA1SS i VE3UR.
Najavljena su sljedeća pitanja:
1. With each supply shipment to the ISS sending more water from Earth,
we are taking away a precious resource. A colony on the moon would need
lots of water which would be obtained from our finite supply on Earth.
Will this water be returned or is it lost forever?
2. With business tycoons like Richard Branson looking to expand their
companies into the cosmos via commercialized space travel, has it now
been decided that space travel is to become a routine commercial practice?
3. The Canadian Space Agency and NASA are have you testing your hand eye
co-ordination on the shuttle. Do you play video games on the ISS as well
as doing this experiment?
4. Chris Hadfield was calm when he told us about the Russian Progress
23 cargo ship having difficulties docking with the ISS and the ISS losing
power. Are all astronauts that calm when under pressure?
5. What is your favourite song to play on the guitar while on the ISS?
6. Mr. Hadfield told us Russian bread has a four year shelf life. Does
it taste the same after 4 years of not being eaten?
7. Your mission has 4 EVA'S. Have you ever stood on the end of Canadarm2?
8. Luke Skywalker fought a spherical droid in Star Wars. Are the two SPHERES
(Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites)
on the ISS like pets to you?
9. Can you see heaven from the ISS?
10. If you got appendicitis aboard the ISS what can you do about it?
11. You are doing a study related to immune function and virus activity.
Has an astronaut or cosmonaut ever fallen ill while aboard the ISS, and
if so what health measures were taken?
12. In your personal opinion do you believe that there is or ever was,
life on other planets, such as Mars?
13. On the ISS, are there any communication problems between the crew
due to language and cultural differences?
14. When the Progress cargo ship was docking, you had a problem with the
antenna. ARISS became your mode of communication to Earth. How did you
fix the antenna retraction problem?
15. Mr. Hadfield said he brought a guitar to the ISS. Does it go out of
tune more in space than Earth?
16. How do you protect yourself from germs with limited amounts of water
on the ISS? On Earth we handwash.
17. SPHERES are like Tamagotchis. Do the red and blue ones shut down when
you go to bed?
18. When you look out the window of the ISS do you see the planets and
which one is your favourite?
19. You 're measuring the exposure of cosmic radiation of your crew. Are
you concerned about getting cancer?
20. You are trying to grow lentil seeds in artificial gravity. Have they
sprouted?
21. For Mikhail Tyruin. Would a "hole in one" be hitting the
(Canadian E21) golf ball into a crater on the moon?