An educational radio contact is planned with CityKids Pre and Primary School, Johannesburg, South Africa, telebridge via AB1OC. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS and the scheduled crewmember is Chris Williams KJ5GEW, the ARISS mentor is IN3GHZ.
Contact is go for: Monday 23 February 2026, 12:39:14 UTC, 74 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.)
Proposed questions generated by the CityKidz Pre and Primary School students:
1. How does the space station have power and keep running in space?
2. How do you make sure you have enough food in the space station?
3. How does the toilet work and how do you get rid of the waste?
4. What do you do in your spare time? Do you have spare time?
5. What do astronauts do for fun?
6. Are there doctors in space?
ere a huge asteroid coming your way, what would you do?
8. How do astronauts keep healthy aboard space station?
9. Describe how it felt and what you saw during your launch to space.
10. How do you measure time in space? Is time different from that on Earth?
11. Does the internet extend into space and are you able to access the internet?
12. What is one thing that you love about your job?
13. Why did you decide to become an astronaut?
14. Are the spacesuits heavy and uncomfortable? What materials are they made from?
15. What is daylight like in space? The same as the Earth?
16. Is it possible to take plants into space?
17. What happens if someone cries in space? Do tears float?
18. Does your food expire?
19. How do you exercise with no gravity?
20. How do you maintain the outside structure of the space station?