An educational radio contact is planned with Istituto Comprensivo “Antonino Caponnetto”, Caltanissetta, Italy, direct via IT9AOI.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS and the scheduled crewmember is Don Pettit KD5MDT; the ARISS mentor is IKØWGF and the AEA is IU2LXR.
Contact is go for: Friday 29 November 2024, 10:59:09 UTC, 56 deg. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the telebridge station. RX only! (Credits: AMSAT)
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Proposed questions generated by the Istituto Comprensivo “Antonino Caponnetto” students:
1. What was your favorite subject when you attended school?
2. What was the most important problem you faced in your expeditions on the ISS? Were you afraid?
3. Do you have any contacts with your family while on the ISS?
4. How do astronauts wash themselves on board the ISS?
5. What did you study to become an astronaut?
6. What emotions and sensations does the “Walk in Space” arise?
7. Do you think there are any other life forms in our Universe?
8. Since space is always dark, how do you perceive the day/night alternation? This phenomenon causes anomalies in circadian sleep cycles. If so, what precautions do you astronauts take?
9. Which celestial bodies have you admired in space till now? Which do you like most?
10. Why does the suit you wear weigh so much?
11. What temperature is felt in the spacecraft?
12. Have you ever seen a comet, or a “shooting star”? If so, what are your feeling and sensations at seeing it?
13. What research activities are you carrying out in this new expedition to the ISS?
14. Is the Sun the only source of energy on the ISS?
15. How long does the training and preparation process to become an astronaut last?
16. What do you think of the SPACE X company’s project to develop a lunar spaceship?
17. What is the most uncomfortable thing about living in the ISS?
18. How long does it take to get on board the ISS and return to earth again?
19. What sensation do you feel sleeping in microgravity?
20. Is space debris being a problem on ISS?
21. How do you strengthen mental health on the ISS?
22. What type of food do you eat in space?
23. What have you learned from working in space?
24. How is urine treated before being reused?
25. How did you feel the first time you went into space?
26. Is the earth beautiful seen from space?