CREDITS: AMSAT
An educational radio contact is planned with Emporia State University, School of Science & Mathematics, Emporia, KS, direct via KØESU
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The scheduled crewmember is Sophie Adenot KJ5LTN
The ARISS mentor is W4NTR
Contact is go for: Wed 2026-04-08 14:10:31 UTC 38 deg
Watch for Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/c/hornettvesu (***)
Proposed questions generated by the Emporia State University students:
1. How did you feel the first time you went to space?
2. If you could change one thing about space, what would it be?
3. What are spacewalks like and do you like them?
4. What was your first science project in space?
5. Is it harder to get hurt in space because of microgravity?
6. If you put a jellyfish tank on the ISS, how would microgravity affect the jellyfish, which are already floating in water?
7. What everyday task becomes hardest to do in microgravity?
8. What habit from Earth did you have to unlearn?
9. What unexpected bodily functions changed in space?
10. What is the most surprising or challenging part of living in space that people on Earth wouldn't expect?
11. What do you think will be the hardest space habit to unlearn when you are back on Earth?
12. Does being an astronaut change the way you see Earth?
13. How do you know if it is daytime or nighttime?
14. Can you share a mistake you made in astronaut or ISS training that taught you the biggest lesson?
15. How were you chosen to go to the ISS, and how long did it take until you were assigned to a mission?
16. Is there a language barrier between astronauts from different countries?
17. Why is the ISS important for future space exploration like the Moon and Mars?
18. Is the ISS noisy or do sounds get filtered out?
19. How do you deal with emotions in space?
20. What are the different technologies you use to communicate with people on Earth?
21. How do decisions about the Artemis Project affect decisions on the ISS?
22. How do astronomical events like meteor showers or auroras affect your operations?
23. What is one challenge, stress, or risk on the ISS that astronauts must always respect?
24. Is there a point in the future where we can take ISS technology to get materials from other planets?
25. What experiment or discy on the ISS do you think will matter the most in 50 years?
26. What skills matter more in space: technological knowledge or problem-solving?
27. What advancements in space technology are you looking forward to?
28. What do you want us to know about the work you do on the ISS?
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