An educational radio contact is planned with Pine View School, Osprey, FL, direct via W4AC . The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS and the scheduled crewmember is Sunita Williams KD5PLB; the ARISS mentor is N7GZT.
Contact is go for: Tuesday 28 January 2025, 17:21:48 UTC, 42 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 Livestream at: https://www.youtube.com/@SarasotaSchools and possibly https://www.facebook.com/sarasotaschools
Proposed questions generated by the Pine View School students:
1. Can you explain how microgravity affects the human body when first arriving at the space station?
2. Can you describe your experience during a rocket launch, and what physical sensations you feel?
3. Can you tell us about one of the experiments you’re currently working on?
4. What is the biggest sleep challenge astronauts experience in space, and what are scientists doing to address it?
5. How do you prepare meals and what’s your favorite space food?
6. How do you use HAM RADIO aboard the ISS?
7. What inspired you to pursue a career as an astronaut?
8. How does being in space influence your thoughts on humanity’s future in space exploration?
9. How do you perform repairs on the exterior of the ISS?
10. How do you stay in contact with your family and friends?
11. How do you collaborate on the experiments with astronauts from other countries aboard the ISS?
12. Do you ever get afraid during your mission, and how do you overcome it?
13. How do you stay physically and mentally fit during space missions?
14. What advice would you give aspiring astronauts?
15. What’s the most surprising thing you learned during astronaut training?
16. How do the plants you grow aboard the space station adapt to the microgravity environment, and what challenges do you face in cultivating them?
17. What’s your favorite part of daily life in microgravity?
18. What is the best moment you had in space?