An educational radio contact is planned with Colégio do Castanheiro, Ponta Delgada, Azores, direct via CQ8CDC .The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS and the scheduled crewmember is Don Pettit KD5MDT, the ARISS mentor is IKØUSO.
Contact is go for: Tuesday 26 November 2024, 14:56:05 UTC, 71 deg. Downlink signals from ISS will be audible above Portugal and nearby areas on 145.800 MHz narrowband FM, RX only! (Credit: AMSAT.)
Watch for livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORRXzIPnjvg
Proposed questions generated by the Colégio do Castanheiro students:
1. What does it feel like to be in space?
2. What is it like to live in space?
3. What happens if someone gets sick in space?
4. How are basic needs managed in space?
5. What happens if someone dies or faints in space?
6. What are the differences between living in space and on Earth?
7. Is it very cold in space?
8. What do astronauts eat on the ISS?
9. Can you drink soda in space?
10. What do you do in your free time? Are you allowed to play video games?
11. How do astronauts drink water in space?
12. How long can astronauts stay in space without returning to Earth?
13. How do you eat food in space (cutlery, etc.)?
14. Do you miss your family when you are in space?
15. Do astronauts eat the same food in space?
16. Do you feel safe when you have to work outside the ISS?
17. If a live plant is taken to space, will it still photosynthesize?
18. Are the mathematical calculations the hardest part of being an astronaut?
19. How does a machine that creates gravity in space work?
20. Are you afraid of dying in space?