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Inspiring the Next Generation: DEIS Students Go Interstellar
Primary school students from a network of DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) schools across Dublin will make direct radio contact with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS). This once-in-a-lifetime educational opportunity will take place on Wednesday, June 4th, from 12:45 to 13:45 IST (Irish Standard Time) at the Central Quad, Technological University of Dublin, Grangegorman.
Inspiring the Next Generation: Interstellar DEIS Students
This event is supported by TU Dublin, licensed Irish radio Amateurs and ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) and will feature introductory presentations on ISS and amateur radio before the contact. Then, the selected twelve speakers from nine primary DEIS schools will get to ask their own interesting and imaginative questions of Japanese Astronaut Takuya Onishi, while he orbits at 28,000 km/h and an altitude of 400km above us on Earth. This momentous opportunity will be followed by closing remarks from a leading Irish Space industry expert and politician on the importance of such events to the future of Irelands growing space industry, as well as IRTS (Irish radio transmitters Society) President on the importance of amateur radio to spearhead innovation in the area of communications and to promote STEM.
This event highlights the power of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and the wonderful educational hobbies that may inspire it, regardless of background or postcode.
The nine schools involved have prepared through months of interdisciplinary learning, exploring STEM through space science and radio technology as part of the STEM Try Five + Project. This project, funded in combination by TU Dublin, Research Ireland, Department of Education and Skills, ESERO, and Workday reflects the Department of Education's commitment to equity, inclusion, and excellence in education, especially through the DEIS workshop program. The contact is made possible through international cooperation and technical support provided by ARISS and local amateur radio volunteers from the Irish Radio Transmitters Society.
Members of the media are warmly invited to attend the event, which will feature a live downlink from the ISS as well as presentations on ISS, ARISS and amateur radio communications. The Event will also be livestreamed globally on the ARRIS Live and TU Dublin Youtube channels.
Date: 4th June 2025
Time: 12.30-13.45 IST
IMPORTANT NOTE: As this is a live event, there will be absolutely no entry after 12.30 IST until after the live contact is complete. Media representatives wishing to set-up cameras or connect to the live audio feed are encouraged to arrive before 12pm to ensure enough time is available for set-up and testing.
Location: Room CQ-501, Central Quad Building, Technological University of Dublin, Grangegorman
Media Contact EU633 ARISS Contact: John Holland - 086-8331908
Live Streams on the day:
ARISS: https://www.youtube.com/@ARISSlive/streams
TUD: https://www.youtube.com/@tudublin
About ARISS https://www.ariss.org/
ARISS lets students worldwide experience the excitement of talking directly with crew members of the International Space Station, inspiring them to pursue interests in careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, and engaging them with radio science technology through amateur radio.
The ARISS program was created and is managed by an international consortium of amateur radio organizations and space agencies including National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the USA, Roscosmos in Russia, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in Canada, Japan Aeronautics Exploration Space Agency (JAXA) in Japan and European Space Agency (ESA) in Europe.
About Try Five
Try Five + is a co-created, research-informed suite of practical workshops based on the theme of Space Science and Exploration developed in line with the Irish Primary School Curriculum and intended to foster, increase and sustain levels of scien...
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Primary school students from a network of DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) schools across Dublin will make direct radio contact with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS). This once-in-a-lifetime educational opportunity will take place on Wednesday, June 4th, from 12:45 to 13:45 IST (Irish Standard Time) at the Central Quad, Technological University of Dublin, Grangegorman.
Inspiring the Next Generation: Interstellar DEIS Students
This event is supported by TU Dublin, licensed Irish radio Amateurs and ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) and will feature introductory presentations on ISS and amateur radio before the contact. Then, the selected twelve speakers from nine primary DEIS schools will get to ask their own interesting and imaginative questions of Japanese Astronaut Takuya Onishi, while he orbits at 28,000 km/h and an altitude of 400km above us on Earth. This momentous opportunity will be followed by closing remarks from a leading Irish Space industry expert and politician on the importance of such events to the future of Irelands growing space industry, as well as IRTS (Irish radio transmitters Society) President on the importance of amateur radio to spearhead innovation in the area of communications and to promote STEM.
This event highlights the power of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and the wonderful educational hobbies that may inspire it, regardless of background or postcode.
The nine schools involved have prepared through months of interdisciplinary learning, exploring STEM through space science and radio technology as part of the STEM Try Five + Project. This project, funded in combination by TU Dublin, Research Ireland, Department of Education and Skills, ESERO, and Workday reflects the Department of Education's commitment to equity, inclusion, and excellence in education, especially through the DEIS workshop program. The contact is made possible through international cooperation and technical support provided by ARISS and local amateur radio volunteers from the Irish Radio Transmitters Society.
Members of the media are warmly invited to attend the event, which will feature a live downlink from the ISS as well as presentations on ISS, ARISS and amateur radio communications. The Event will also be livestreamed globally on the ARRIS Live and TU Dublin Youtube channels.
Date: 4th June 2025
Time: 12.30-13.45 IST
IMPORTANT NOTE: As this is a live event, there will be absolutely no entry after 12.30 IST until after the live contact is complete. Media representatives wishing to set-up cameras or connect to the live audio feed are encouraged to arrive before 12pm to ensure enough time is available for set-up and testing.
Location: Room CQ-501, Central Quad Building, Technological University of Dublin, Grangegorman
Media Contact EU633 ARISS Contact: John Holland - 086-8331908
Live Streams on the day:
ARISS: https://www.youtube.com/@ARISSlive/streams
TUD: https://www.youtube.com/@tudublin
About ARISS https://www.ariss.org/
ARISS lets students worldwide experience the excitement of talking directly with crew members of the International Space Station, inspiring them to pursue interests in careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, and engaging them with radio science technology through amateur radio.
The ARISS program was created and is managed by an international consortium of amateur radio organizations and space agencies including National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the USA, Roscosmos in Russia, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in Canada, Japan Aeronautics Exploration Space Agency (JAXA) in Japan and European Space Agency (ESA) in Europe.
About Try Five
Try Five + is a co-created, research-informed suite of practical workshops based on the theme of Space Science and Exploration developed in line with the Irish Primary School Curriculum and intended to foster, increase and sustain levels of scien...