An educational radio contact is planned with Sally Ride Elementary School, Orlando, Florida, direct via K1AA.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS and the scheduled crewmember is Sunita Williams KD5PLB, the ARISS mentor is AA4KN.
Contact is go for: Tuesday 17 Dec 2024, 18:49:38 UTC, 30 deg. Downlink signals from ISS will be audible above areas within the ISS footprint on 145.800 MHz narrowband FM, RX only! (Credit: AMSAT.)
Proposed questions generated by the Sally Ride Elementary School students:
1. Why did you decide to become an astronaut?
2. I get a sticker when I visit the doctor. Do you have doctors in space?
3. How often do you talk to your family?
4. I want to be an astronaut; what advice do you think I need to make my dreams come true?
5. Do you have a favorite food you eat in space?
6. Have you ever been on a spacewalk?
7. How long have you been in space and how many days before you return?
8. What do you do for fun in the ISS?
9. How do you train your body to go to space?
10. When in space, what do you miss the most from Earth?
11. Do your clothes get dirty in space like mine when I play outside?
12. What do you do in space? What is your role?
13. Are you excited to talk to us today?
14. What is the oldest experiment that is still in the space station?
15. Who is driving the ISS if everyone is sleeping?
16. How do you celebrate holidays or birthdays in ISS?
17. Do you have a favorite teacher who was an influence on you?
18. When you were my age, what was your favorite and least favorite subject?
19. Do your ears pop and hurt when you launch into space and return to Earth?
20. Can you see other planets, comets, and stars from the ISS orbit?
21. What kind of animals have gone to space?
22. Do you grow plants in ISS?
23. When you come back to earth do you have minor side effects?
24. What do you like the most about being an astronaut?