funakata elementary school, nagoya, aichi, japan - shannon walker, kd5dxb
friday, october 29, 2010
station 8n2fe in japan will call na1ss at approximately 08:20 utc.
funakata elementary school was established at 1873. we have 22 classes and 715 students.
our school is near atsuta jingu shrine (that is old and big shrine.), and a very old elementary school.
students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. is there anything we can do as elementary school students to prepare to become astronauts?
2. is it difficult to live in zero gravity?
3. how do you know when it's morning, day and night in space?
4. can you play musical instruments in space?
5. what do you do to relax in space?
6. what kind of hobbies can you do in space?
7. when do you sleep on the space ship?
8. what does the moment of zero gravity when you leave and return to earth feel like?
9. what kind of medical treatment do you have if you get injured in space?
10. what is your favorite space food?
11. is it difficult to breathe on the space ship?
12. what did you think the first time you saw the earth from space?
13. what kinds of things does a pilot need to prepare in his or her mind for each flight?
14. have you ever seen a ufo?
15. what do distant stars look like from the space ship?
16. is there wind in space?
17. what do falling stars or the constellations look like from space?
18. what is the most fun thing you can do in the space ship?
19. how big is your room on the space station?
20. why is physical strength important for going into space?
21. is it hot or cold in the space ship?
22. is the sun just as bright as it looks from the earth?
23. does food taste different in space?
24. how old were you when you first became interested in space?
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s.k. bukit damansara, kuala lumpur, malaysia - shannon walker, kd5dxb
tuesday, november 2, 2010
station 9m2rpn in malaysia will call or4iss at approximately 18:02 utc.
the anglo-chinese school (acs) consists of a semi-government aided primary (sekolah kebangsaan methodist acs) and secondary school (sekolah menengah kebangsaan methodist acs) in jalan melawis and jalan raya barat respectively within the district of klang. it is the oldest school in the state of selangor and third oldest in malaysia. acs was founded and established on march 10, 1893, and officially opened by sir william hood treacher.
the primary and secondary schools initially functioned together. they were later separated when enrollment in both schools increased. the primary and secondary schools are now housed in different buildings, separated by a canteen that is located within the primary school and is adjacent to the secondary school. students who have studied or are studying in acs klang are commonly known as acs'ians.
students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. when you have achieved orbit, what is the first thing that you do?
2. do you feel day and night in space?
3. is there a bathing roaster for the crew?
4. what was your feeling when you were launch into space?
5. what time zone do you observe in space?
6. have you seen other planets besides earth?
7. how big is the iss?
8. is it always dark in outer space?
9. do you have your own room in space?
10. do you sweat in iss?
11. how does one get treated for the sudden sickness in space?
12. what does it feel like to float in space?
13. how is air and water in the iss?
14. does the lack of gravity in space affect your bones?
15. if air leak happen in iss, what emergency action will be taken?
16. is it hard to eat in space?
17. what do you see if you look out from the window now?
18. can you see other satellite from the iss?
19. does dust exist in the iss like they do ion earth?
20. do you dream in space and what was your first dream?
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