An educational radio contact is planned with University of Prešov, Prešov, Slovakia, direct via OM25ISS.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS and the scheduled crewmember is Sunita Williams KD5PLB, the ARISS mentor is SP3QFE. Contact is go for: Sat 25 January 2025, 15:21:17 UTC, 52 deg. Downlink signals from ISS will be audible above areas within the ISS footprint on 145.800 MHz narrowband FM, remember: RX only! (Credit: AMSAT.)
Watch for more information and link for the livesream on OM25ISS website
Updates also on the FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1167612127668053
Proposed questions generated by the University of Prešov students:
1. What’s the most unexpected thing you’ve learned about yourself in space? 2.
How do you cope with boredom on long missions?
3. If you could bring one item from Earth on the ISS, what would it be?
4. Is it true that Astronauts on the ISS need to know how to speak Russian, how to swim, and how to make origami? (***)
5. How do you perceive gravity in space?
6. What’s your favorite way to spend free time on the ISS?
7. What’s the most surprising part of living in close quarters with the same people for months?
8. If you are in a space suit, and have an itch, how do you scratch yourself?
9. How do you measure weight in space?
10. What’s the most challenging part of communicating with Earth while in orbit?
11. If you could send a message to everyone on Earth, what would it be?
12. How do you prepare for emergencies, like a fire or air leak, on the ISS?
13. What’s the most fascinating thing you’ve learned about the universe in space?
14. How do you keep track of time with 16 sunrises and sunsets every day?
15. What’s the most fun or creative thing you’ve done using microgravity?