An educational radio contact is planned with Cottam Scouts, Cottam, ON, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS and the scheduled crewmember is Sunita Williams KD5PLB, the ARISS mentor is VE6JBJ.
Contact is go for: Satursday 16 November 2024, 18:17:04 UTC, 53 deg . Downlink signals from ISS will be audible above Italy and areas within the ISS footprint on 145.800 MHz narrowband FM, RX only! (Credit: AMSAT.)
Proposed questions generated by the Cottam Scouts students:
1. Have you seen any aliens in space?
2. What is their favourite planet?
3. How many stars are there in the universe?
4. What do you eat and how do you cook in space?
5. How did you become an astronaut?
6. What can you see from outer space? Can you see Lake Erie?
7. How do you get back from the ISS?
8. Have you been to the moon?
9. How long does it take to get to space?
10. How long do your air tanks last?
11. Have you found any life on Mars yet?
12. How much schooling does it take to be an astronaut?
13. Can you see more constellations from space?
14. How much does a black hole weigh?
15. How cold is it in space?
16. What is your favorite sci-fi movie? Are there any that annoy you?
17. What are you studying in the space station?
18. Do you believe we ever will be to travel through space infinite distances in milliseconds?