An educational radio contactc is planned with Smile Of The Child – Smile Academy, Attica, Greece, telebridge via AB1OC. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS and the scheduled crewmember is Luke Delaney KJ5PPF; the ARISS mentor is IKØWGF; the ARISS education mentor is IU2LXR.
Contact is go for: Friday 30 October 2026, 10:01:41 UTC, 61 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 possible Livestream at:
https://www.youtube.com/live/EIDzmv5t0ic?si=ZxFuhTrZ2RZ0sbQD
https://www.hamogelo.gr/gr/el/ta-nea-mas/to-chamogelo-tou-paidiou-sindeei-mathites-me-ton-diethni-diastimiko-stathmo-iss/ (Greek)
https://www.hamogelo.gr/gr/en/ta-nea-mas/to-chamogelo-tou-paidiou-sindeei-mathites-me-ton-diethni-diastimiko-stathmo-iss/ (English)
Proposed questions generated by the Smile Of The Child – Smile Academy students:
1. What is the single most surprising visual detail about Earth that cameras completely fail to capture?
2. When you are in space, what do you miss most about Earth? Have you ever thought about what your life would be like if you weren’t an astronaut?
3. How do you run in space?
4. In space, does it feel like you’re swimming? Can you move if you paddle your feet?
5. How do you feel when you return to earth after a trip? It’s strange to travel and know that there is no land, sea, etc. around you.
6. How do astronauts train to be mentally prepared for challenges with living in space so far from Earth? Do astronauts have a support network they can depend on?
7. What is the funniest and craziest experience you have had on the ISS?
8. How long does it take to prepare for space? What is the most difficult part of the preparation?
9. What is your daily routine on the Space Station?
10. What is the most difficult thing about everyday life in zero gravity?
11. What is it like to sleep whilst floating?
12. What is your favourite food in space?
13. How do you have a bath and maintain your personal hygiene on the ISS?
14. What do you miss most from Earth?
15. What does Earth look like from the ISS, and what was the first thing that struck you?
16. Can you see the changes caused by climate change from space?
17. Which part of the Earth would you most like to photograph from space?
18. How did you feel when you first saw the Earth from so high up?
19. When did you decide you wanted to become an astronaut?
20. What was the most difficult part of your training?
21. Which skill do you consider most important for an astronaut?
22. Is there anything you learnt as a child that helps you today in space?
23. What advice would you give to a child who dreams of becoming an astronaut?
24. Do you see the world through the same eyes when you return from the space station?
25. When you look at Earth from the ISS, what is the first thing that comes to mind?
26. Is there a moment in space that you will never forget?
27. If you could send a message to all the children on Earth from the ISS, what would it be?