An educational radio contact is planned with Pan-African Citizen Science e-lab, Abuja, Nigeria, telebridge via IK1SLD.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS and the scheduled crewmember is Nichole Ayers KJ5GWI, the ARISS mentor is IN3GHZ .
Contact is go for: Friday 18 April 2025, 10:26:16 UTC, 76 deg. Downlink signals from ISS will be audible above areas within the ISS footprint on 145.800 MHz narrowband FM; the conversation will be in Turkish, RX only! (Credit: AMSAT.)
Proposed questions generated by the Pan-African Citizen Science e-lab students:
1. How does light pollution affect your view of Earth from space?
2. What do you do for fun on the ISS?
3. How do you drink water in space?
4. How does being in space affect your mental health?
5. What is the most important experiment happening on the ISS at the moment?
6. Will humans ever travel across the stars?
7. What inspired you to become an astronaut, and what steps should a young, ambitious person from Africa take to become an astronaut?
8. Has the ISS ever been impacted by space debris?
9. Do stars look different from space compared to how we see them on Earth?
10. How do astronauts sleep aboard the ISS?
11. What is the one thing you personally find fascinating about this job?
12. How do astronauts maintain connections with their families and loved ones during extended missions aboard the ISS?
13. How has the Overview Effect shaped your daily life on the ISS?
14. What experiment, mission, or project are you currently working on aboard the ISS?
15. How do astronauts withstand radiation and cosmic particles on the ISS?
16. How do you deal with solar storms on the ISS?
17. Do Microorganisms survive outside surfaces of the ISS?
18. Can you see other celestial bodies like comets, asteroids or galaxies from the space station?
19. Could you mention some impact of ISS research on humanity?
20. What does space smell like?
21. What’s the most surprising thing you’ve seen from the ISS?
22. Have you ever felt fear in space? How do you stay focused and manage it emotionally?
23. What is the fate of the ISS? Will it be sunk in the Atlantic Ocean, or will another one be built?
24. How does microgravity affect your sense of taste on the ISS?
25. Does microgravity affect problem-solving in physics and engineering?
26. How do you wash your clothes in space?
27. How can space-based muscle growth studies help treat muscle diseases on Earth?
28. How does prolonged isolation in space affect your perception of time? Have you noticed some changes in your sense of time compared to Earth?
29. How does hygiene on the ISS impact skin and breathing?
30. How do you determine directions on the ISS? Is it similar to how we do on Earth?
31. How do astronauts cope with space fog?