An educational radio contact is planned with University Heights School of Medical Arts, Jonesboro, AR, telebridge via IK1SLD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS and he scheduled crewmember is Joshua Kutryk KJ5BFU, the ARISS mentor is AJ9N.
Contact is go for: Monday 5 October 2026, 15:27:07 UTC, 30 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 University Heights School of Medical Arts students:
1. What’s your favorite experience you have had in space?
2. How did it feel the first time you looked out the window and saw Earth from outer space?
3. How are you assigned to a mission?
4. How do astronauts maintain their mental health and cope with being away from their family during long missions?
5. How long did it take your brain to adjust to objects floating around instead of staying where you put them?
6. What does a total solar eclipse look like from your view in space? 7
. How does living in zero gravity affect an astronaut’s mind, body, and everyday life?
8. How much muscle do astronauts lose in space, and how does that affect your ability to walk when you return to Earth?
9. What happens if you miscalculate your route or flight path and encounter something unexpected during your travel to the ISS?
10. Does being in space affect your taste or smell? If so, what does food taste like in space?
11. What activities do you do to entertain yourself while on the ISS?
12. What is the coolest piece of equipment on the ISS that most people don’t know about?
13. How do you stay in touch with your family while you’re in space, and how do you handle missing them?
14. What are the challenges faced during a spacewalk?
15. How do astronauts monitor their health while they’re on the ISS without a doctor present?
16. What part of an astronaut’s body changes the most after being in microgravity?