Chris Williams KJ5GEW and Jack Hathaway KJ5NIV. (Pictures: NASA)
An educational radio contact is planned with The Center for Creativity, Innovation, and Discovery (CCID), Providence, UT, direct via W7IVM. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS, the scheduled crewmember are Chris Williams KJ5GEW and Jack Hathaway KJ5NIV, the ARISS mentor is AJ9N.
Contact is go for Thursday 19 Feb 2026, 17:13:47 UTC 77 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 English, RX only! Credit: AMSAT.)
Watch for possible Livestream at https://live.ariss.org
Proposed questions generated by the The Center for Creativity, Innovation, and Discovery (CCID) students:
1. Can you see storms from space?
2. What is the most uncomfortable bodily experience in space? (Like throwing up…)
3. What is the scariest thing you have encountered while in space?
4. How much detail can you see with the naked eye in space?
5. Have you ever tried playing basketball in space?
6. What’s your favorite/coolest thing you’ve seen?
7. Do you get cold in space?
8. How long does it take to become an astronaut?
9. How do you sleep in space?
10. Can you do a cartwheel in space?
11. How many times have you flipped a switch by accidentally bumping into it?
12. How do you know when to sleep?
13. What planets can you see from the ISS?
14. How much food do you have on board with you? How do you get more?
15. When you jump how many seconds do you stay in the air?
16. How do you shower in space?
17. Do you go to different planets and hop around?
18. What do you do in space?