An educational radio contact is planned with Woodward Mill Elementary School, Lawrenceville, Georgia, direct via K4RGK .
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS and the scheduled crewmember is Don Pettit KD5MDT, the ARISS mentor is K4RGK. Contact is go: Thursday 20 February 2025, 16:37:28 UTC. 47 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/live/NfxlSEUOg6A and https://live.ariss.org/
Proposed questions generated by the Woodward Mill Elementary School students:
1. When astronauts are sleeping, is there any sensation of lying down?
2. What is the best part of your job, and why do you like it?
3. Once you return from space, do you feel any differences between being in space and back on Earth?
4. Have you ever done a spacewalk, and if so, what was it like?
5. What do you do for fun in space?
6. What is the coolest thing that you have seen in space?
7. How hard is the training to become an astronaut?
8. How do you produce drinkable water in space?
9. How does using ham radio make your experience better on the International Space Station?
10. How does it feel not to hear daily noises like traffic, horns honking, birds chirping, and other regular sounds?
11. How is your physical and mental health when you come back from space?
12. What have you found while flying in space?
13. How often do you conduct a science experiment in space?
14. How do the astronauts get oxygen on the International Space Station?
15. Have you found any souvenirs to bring back to earth? If so, can you tell us about it?
16. How do you celebrate holidays or birthdays in space?
17. How do you keep track of the time and day of the week?
18. I know that there is a dome that has to face Earth. How do you keep that facing Earth?
19. What personal items do you bring with you to the ISS to make you feel better?
20. What have you learned from some of the astronauts that you have met in space?