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Colegio San Lucas, Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 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 VE6JBJ Contact is go for: Fri 2026-05-22 17:19:18 UTC 87 deg Proposed questions generated by the Colegio San Lucas students: 1. How long do you train before going to space? 2. What is the most difficult thing about living in space? 3. Do you have free time? What do you do then? 4. How do you sleep in space without falling? 5. How long have you been in space and how much time do you have left in your mission? 6. Can you communicate with your family? How often? 7. What are you studying or researching on this mission? 8. How does oxygen get to the space station? 9. How do you communicate with Earth? 10. How long does it take for a message to arrive from space? 11. How do you fix things that break up there? 12. What happens to the trash in space? 13. What surprised you the most when you first went to space? 14. How does the Earth look from space? 15. Can you see the stars better than from Earth? 16. What is something people on Earth don’t understand about space? 17. If you could change something about life in space, what would it be? 18. What do you like most about being in space? 19. What is the funniest thing that happened to you in space? 20. What do you need to study to become an astronaut? ====================================================================== Siksika High School, Siksika, Alberta, Canada telebridge via AB1OC 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 VE6JBJ Contact is go for: Mon 2026-05-25 17:58:53 UTC 26 deg Proposed questions generated by the Siksika High School students: 1. Is the career of being an astronaut linear? How does someone become an astronaut? 2. From your personal experience, how does being in space change your perspective on life? 3. Who inspired you to become an astronaut? 4. How do the planets look from your point of view on the International Space Station? 5. Can you describe the feeling of leaving earth? 6. How long do you stay in space? 7. Is being in space lonely sometimes? 8. What does space smell like? Does being in space change your sense of smell? 9. How many years could a human live in space? What technology and supplies would be needed? 10. What does space sound like? Is it quiet in space? 11. What does a solar eclipse look like from the International Space Station? 12. What is the most interesting experiment or research you have worked on? 13. Do you have Internet on the space station? 14. What is the temperature on the space station? How do you control the temperature? 15. What was the closest you’ve been to an asteroid or meteoroid? How do you make sure these objects don’t hit the International Space Station? 16. How do you dispose of trash in space? ====================================================================== Minamigaoka Elementary School, Tsu, Japan, direct via JJ2YJC The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 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 Jack Hathaway KJ5NIV The ARISS mentor is JE1MUI/JA1CJP/MØXTD Contact is go for: Thu 2026-05-28 11:22:35 UTC 29 deg Proposed questions generated by the Minamigaoka Elementary School students: 1. Where do you get water from? 2. Can we watch or listen to television and radio in space? 3. Why did you decide to become an astronaut? 4. What kind of research do you conduct in space? 5. Is space food good? What kind of food do astronauts eat in space? 6. What do you find most comfortable about living on the space station? 7. If I go to space, will I be able to see the Milky Way? 8. How long did it take you to get used to being in space? 9. What kind of studies should I pursue to become an astronaut? 10. Can vegetables and fruits be grown in space? 11. Are there any scary things in space? 12. How do you exercise in space? 13. Is training to go to space difficult? 14. What kind of training do you undergo to become an astronaut? 15. Is space hot or cold? 16. How do you take care of bathing and using the toilet? 17. Aren’t you scared when you go to space? 18. How long did it take you to travel from Earth to the space station? 19. Do astronauts need a license to go to space? 20. Why don’t things fall in space?