An educational radio contact is planned with Lewis Center for Educational Research, Apple Valley, CA, telebridge via IK1SLD.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS, the scheduled crewmember is Sophie Adenot KJ5LTN, the ARISS mentor is AA6TB. Contact is go for: Thursday 19 March 2026, 17:15:13 UTC, 48 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 Livestream at https://live.ariss.org/
Proposed questions generated by the Lewis Center for Educational Research students:
1. What languages do you speak or had to learn to work in the space program?
2. When filming and taking photos, how do the cameras stay safe from sunlight and the elements of space?
3. What were the subjects in school that helped you the most to become an astronaut?
4. Who or what inspired you in your childhood that made you want to become an astronaut?
5. What is one invention you wish was created to make your life easier on the ISS?
6. What specific hardware or software being used on the ISS right now do you think will be the most critical “game-changer” for the Artemis crews heading to the Lunar Sound Pole?
7. To what extent do you use AI in your missions?
8. What is the scariest alarm that can go off and how do you prepare for it? Spanish: ¿Cuál es la alarma más aterradora que puede sonar y cómo te preparas para ella?
9. What do you think will be the most challenging after returning to Earth from space?
10. If we had the economic capability to terraform Mars with current technology, how fast would it happen?Or would it happen at all?
11. What are some of the current experiments you are working on?
12. What is the most beautiful thing you saw in space that a camera can’t capture?
13. What is the most interesting fire or storm you were able to see from space?
14. With all the technology stimulation, is it hard to fall asleep on the ISS?
15. What’s the most important and the most fun piece of equipment on the ISS?
16. Is there anything that you thought was impossible before going to space but then discovered that it is possible?
17. If we are to live on Mars, we need to grow our own food. Based on the plant experiments currently on the ISS, what is the biggest challenge to cultivating and growing a food source?
18. Knowing that water and fire react differently in space, how do water and fire react together in space? Spanish: Sabiendo que el agua y el fuego reaccionan de manera diferente en el espacio, ¿cómo reaccionan el agua y el fuego juntos en el espacio?
19. What happens if a micrometeoroid hits the ISS and makes a hole?
20. How has your perspective of the universe changed since seeing it from space?
21. Will there be any other modules or international partners added to the I.S.S.?
22. Can astronauts get a cold, the flu, or other illnesses on the ISS?
23. From Earth, it’s about 250 miles up before reaching microgravity. How far from the Moon would you need to travel to experience zero gravity?