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Shortwave Radio Listeners in Western New York Amateur Radio Association of the Tonawandas Submission Rules & Guidelines Reference Information

1. Each Scout in the Greater Niagara Frontier Council We anticipate the contact to be the last week of March 2017. (GNFC) is invited to submit up to two (2) questions to ask The astronauts we are likely to talk to are: an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS).  ISS Mission 50/51, 2. Questions should relate to the missions of the ISS or the Thomas Pesquet, European Space Agency, France experience of the astronaut, with a focus on Science,  ISS Mission 51/52, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Avoid Mark T. Vande Hei, NASA, USA general questions that can be answered by searching the internet. Internet Resources 3. Scouts whose questions are selected will be invited to ask NASA/ISS their question to the astronaut. If the invitation is accepted,  NASA Education www.nasa.gov/education/ the Scout will be required to submit release forms signed by a parent or guardian and a photograph in their Scout  STEM on Station uniform to be used by GNFC and the ARISS program. www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/stem_on_station/index.html 4. Scouts submitting two (2) questions should complete both sections of the form completely as they may be separated  NASA Educators Online Network during the evaluation process. neon.intronetworks.com/# 5. An invitation to ask a question does not guarantee that the  CASIS: Space Station Explorers Scout will speak with an astronaut. An invitation may be spacestationexplorers.org/# withdrawn by GNFC for any reason. 6. The ARISS contact is subject to mission priorities. NASA Amateur Radio/ARRL may change or cancel the appointment at any time. The  Amateur Radio in the Classroom final appointment time for the ARISS contact will be www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-in-the-classroom communicated approximately one (1) week prior to the event.  Teacher’s Institute on Wireless Technology 7. The decision of the judges is final. www.arrl.org/teachers-institute-on-wireless-technology

8. Return completed forms to the Greater Niagara Frontier  Education & Technology Program Resources Council Service Center www.arrl.org/etp-classroom-resources

Before submitting questions, Scouts are encouraged to:  Preparation for an ARISS Contact  Learn what kind of research is underway on the ISS www.arrl.org/preparation-for-an-ariss-contact  Investigate the biographies of astronauts and their training  Learn about NASA space research projects as well as other Other  Audio of K2BSA ARISS contact at National Scouting Museum 2012 JOTA event space agency research www.k2bsa.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/QSO_2012_10_20.mp3  Investigate what is involved with space travel and space/ satellite communications  Video of K2BSA ARISS contact at the 2013 National Jamboree  Explore orbital mechanics www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzDNMetelH8  Explore radio science and wireless technologies  Television series about astronaut Scott Kelley’s ISS mission time.com/space-nasa-scott-kelly-mission/#