Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2025-05-16 02:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Astronomical society Kumova slama, Daruvar, Croatia, Direct via 9A1CCY 
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 Jonathan (Jonny) Kim KJ5HKP 
The ARISS mentor is SP3QFE  
Contact was successful: Thu 2025-05-15 17:00:12 UTC 26 deg (***)
Congratulations to the Astronomical society Kumova slama students, Jonny, mentor SP3QFE, and ground station 9A1CCY! (***)

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS 
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 Sergey Ryzhikov 
The ARISS mentor is RV3DR 
Contact is go for 2025-05-23 09:15 UTC

School TBD, Russia, direct via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
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 Kirill Peskov 
The ARISS mentor is RV3DR 
Contact is go for Tue 2025-05-27 12:00 UTC 

Many times, a school may make a last minute decision to do a Livestream or run into a last minute glitch requiring a change of the URL but we at ARISS may not get the URL in time for publication.  You can always check https://live.ariss.org/ to see if a school is Livestreaming.  

ARISS YouTube Channel:  ARISS - Amateur Radio on the ISS - YouTube.  Here you will find past contact videos.

The crossband repeater continues to be active.  If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater.  So give a listen, you just never know.

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Comments on making general contacts 

I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts.  First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk.  Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule.  I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts.  Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities.

Typical daily schedule
Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours
Workday start to Workday end=12 hours
Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours
Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours

The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well.

SSTV events are not that often.  So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements.  

And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active.  Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. 

As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol.

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html 
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html 

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A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home.
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ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general.  As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts.  As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/

The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:  

Postponed:
No new schools

Cancelled:
No new schools 

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The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/    

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html    

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ARISS Contact Applications (United States)  

Call for Proposals

The proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS will start April 7, 2025 and will end May 23, 2025, for contacts to be scheduled for January 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026. 

Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/

Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education@gmail.com.

For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

About ARISS:

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

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ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East)

Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April.
Please refer to details and the application form at http://www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts
Applications should be addressed by email to:  school.selection.manager@ariss-eu.org

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ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia)

Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application.  Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator.

For the application, go to:  https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.
ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd@gmail.com
ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss@iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/
ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/
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ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.  ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.  Feel free to send your reports to aj9n@aol.com.
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All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.

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Looking for something new to do?  How about receiving DATV from the ISS?  Please note that the HamTV system is back on board but awaiting re-installation.  Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.  

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.  Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.             

http://www.ariss-eu.org/

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.  Contact Kerry at kbanke@sbcglobal.net

The HamTV webpage:  https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

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ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

Sergey RV3DR with 263 
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 156
Francesco IKØWGF with 154
Peter IN3GHZ with 140  
Steve VE3TBD with 126 
Gaston ON4WF with 124

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The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.  Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added.  If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.

Note, all times are approximate.  It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. 
All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1850. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event. 
The telebridge count includes telebridge and multi-point telebridge events. 

Year  Direct %      Telebridge %          Direct/    % Direct/ Total
            Direct            Telebridge Telebridge Telebridge
2000    1    100.00   0          0.00       0          0.00      1
2001    25   59.52    17         40.48      0          0.00      42
2002    25   60.98    16         39.02      0          0.00      41
2003    29   74.36    10         25.64      0          0.00      39
2004    25   71.43    10         28.57      0          0.00      35
2005    37   67.27    18         32.73      0          0.00      55
2006    31   65.96    16         34.04      0          0.00      47
2007    51   68.00    24         32.00      0          0.00      75
2008    33   53.23    29         46.77      0          0.00      62
2009    57   47.11    62         51.24      2          1.65      121
2010    31   64.58    16         33.33      1          2.08      48
2011    86   69.35    38         30.65      0          0.00      124
2012    51   54.84    42         45.16      0          0.00      93
2013    46   49.46    40         43.01      7          7.53      93
2014    50   72.46    19         27.54      0          0.00      69
2015    41   58.57    26         37.14      3          4.29      70
2016    51   57.95    37         42.05      0          0.00      88
2017    58   59.79    35         36.08      4          4.12      97
2018    59   69.41    26         30.59      0          0.00      85
2019    43   48.31    35         39.33      11         12.36     89
2020    22   59.46    15         40.54      0          0.00      37
2021    38   47.50    41         51.25      1          1.25      80
2022    64   60.95    40         38.10      1          0.95      105
2023    59   67.82    24         27.59      4          4.60      87
2024    82   65.08    42         33.33      2          1.59      126 
2025    18   43.90    23         56.10      0          0.00      41

Grand   1113 60.16    701        37.89      36         1.95      1850
Total
Average 42.81         26.96                1.38                 71.15

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1726. (***)
Each contact may have multiple events sharing the same time slot.
The telebridge count includes telebridge and multi-point telebridge contacts. 

Year  Direct %      Telebridge %          Direct/    % Direct/ Total
            Direct            Telebridge Telebridge Telebridge
2000    1    100.00   0          0.00       0          0.00      1
2001    25   59.52    17         40.48      0          0.00      42
2002    24   60.00    16         40.00      0          0.00      40
2003    29   74.36    10         25.64      0          0.00      39
2004    25   71.43    10         28.57      0          0.00      35
2005    36   66.67    18         33.33      0          0.00      54
2006    31   65.96    16         34.04      0          0.00      47
2007    51   68.00    24         32.00      0          0.00      75
2008    33   60.00    22         40.00      0          0.00      55
2009    57   47.11    62         51.24      2          1.65      121
2010    31   64.58    16         33.33      1          2.08      48
2011    78   67.24    38         32.76      0          0.00      116
2012    51   54.84    42         45.16      0          0.00      93
2013    45   50.56    40         44.94      4          4.49      89
2014    48   73.85    17         26.15      0          0.00      65
2015    37   61.67    22         36.67      1          1.67      60
2016    51   57.95    37         42.05      0          0.00      88
2017    50   61.73    29         35.80      2          2.47      81
2018    54   68.35    25         31.65      0          0.00      79
2019    42   53.16    31         39.24      6          7.59      79
2020    22   59.46    15         40.54      0          0.00      37
2021    35   47.95    37         50.68      1          1.37      73
2022    63   71.59    24         27.27      1          1.14      88
2023    58   69.05    24         28.57      2          2.38      84 
2024    82   73.87    28         25.23      1          0.90      111
2025    18   69.23     8         30.77      0          0.00      26

Grand   1077 62.40    628        36.38      21         1.22      1726
Total
Average 41.42         24.15                 0.81                66.38

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.

Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.

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The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
South Dakota, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. 

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QSL information may be found at: 
https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

ISS callsigns:  DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS 

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The ARISS (a joint effort of AMSAT, the ARRL, NASA, the ARISS international 
partners including Canada, Russia, the European Partners, and Japan) operations 
team wishes to announce the following very tentative schedule for ARISS school 
contacts.  This schedule is very fluid and may change at the last minute.  
Remember that amateur radio use on the ISS is considered secondary.  Please 
check the various AMSAT and ARISS webpages for the latest announcements.  
Changes from the last announcement are noted with (***).  

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted.

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Other web sites that may be of interest include:

ARRL related websites:
http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-on-the-international-space-station
http://www.arrl.org/ariss

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AMSAT related websites:
https://www.amsat.org

Latest ARISS announcements and news 
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/ariss/

Successful school list
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf

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R4UAB related websites:

R4UAB | Amateur radio satellites  
Check out some new sats: On the ISS, tests of all satellites have been completed under the Radioscaphe program | R4UAB

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NASA related websites:

Main page: https://www.nasa.gov/

For Educators:  https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/index.html

For Students: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/students/ariss.html (instructions for US schools wanting to apply for a contact may be found here)

For Media: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/index.html

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The ISS Fan Club website is:
http://www.issfanclub.eu

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Additional information may be found on the amsat.org calendar of events for where to find the audio on EchoLink, IRLP and Shoutcast. 

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Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contact
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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SpaceX Crew-10 on orbit
Anne McClain
Nichole Ayers KJ5GWI
Takaya Onishi KF5LKS
Kirill Peskov

Exp. 73 on orbit 
Welcome aboard! 
Sergey Ryzhikov
Alexey Zubritsky
Jonathan (Jonny) Kim KJ5HKP

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To let you in on how tough it is to schedule contacts, here are some of the constraints the ARISS mentors must work under: 
Each Increment is about 26 weeks in length. 

For any given expedition, we typically may not schedule:
1. Anything the first 3 weeks.
2. During EVA weeks 
3. At least 2 weeks prior to the Increment change. 
4. No contacts during meal and exercise periods.
5. No contacts during post-sleep and pre sleep (before Ø8:ØØ UTC and after 19:3Ø UTC)
6. Contacts on the day of Progress docking or undocking are circumspect.

Mike Fincke KE5AIT and Gennady Padalka RN3DT produced a video during their stay on Expedition 9. You can get the QuickTime version (209MB) or the Windows Media version (152MB). These files are huge, so only a broadband connection is recommended.    Thanks Mike and Gennady!  

QuickTime:
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Video/Expedition9Tour.mov
Windows Media:
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Video/Expedition9tourwmv.wmv

Doug Wheelock KF5BOC produced a YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73EYcyszf8

Gregory Reid Wiseman KF5LKT is in a short YouTube video.
https://youtu.be/5nLFNG-Njlo

A discussion on Doppler correction and the ISS frequencies may be found at

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf

This file was updated 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

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ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUDIO STREAMING THAT IS PROVIDED BY Verizon Business.
1.	Go to designated homepage URL.
2.	Click on Audioconferencing.
3.	Click on Audio Streaming.
4.	Click on Join.
5.	Enter conference meeting number.
6.	Enter passcode (case sensitive) and there are 11 letters max.  
7.	Enter name.
8.	Enter email address.
9.	Enter company, use ARISS or AMSAT if you want.
10.	Enter title (optional).
11.	Agree to agreement policy.
12.	Click proceed.
13.	Wait for contact to start.  If you are there too early, then you will probably hear music.  Contact streaming should start approximately 6 minutes before AOS.

ADDITIONAL NOTES ON THE USE OF IRLP, ECHOLINK, and Webcast. 
IRLP website at: 
http://www.discoveryreflector.ca
If using IRLP is more convenient for you than using EchoLink, please  
connect to the IRLP reflector 9Ø1Ø.  

The Discovery 9Ø1Ø Reflector also has streaming audio available.  Once on
the main page, select "audio library" on the left sidebar.  The prompt
to join the audio stream is posted at the top of this page.

More directly, you can go to http://www.discoveryreflector.ca:8ØØØ/listen.pls

The audio stream will be delayed. 

Additional information on the IRLP Discovery Reflector requirements:
The use of the Discovery Reflector requires that your audio player have 
ability to play a pls file.  Confirm that your player has that file.  You should also confirm that port 8Ø8Ø is open to allow the audio stream.

Here is how to check Realplayer:
1.  Open up Realplayer
2.  Tools>Preferences>Content Media Types> click on Select located under the Manual button.  
You should see .pls as one of the accepted files
 
Here is how to check Winamp:
1.  Open up Winamp
2.  Options>preference>General preference>file types
You should see pls as one of the accepted files
 
Additional information may be found on the amsat.org calendar of events for where to find the audio on EchoLink, IRLP and Shoutcast.

You can connect to the AMSAT Conference Room server at node 1Ø1377.
Audio is also available at times on the JK1ZRW server at node 2772Ø8. Please connect to the *JK1ZRW* server to keep the load light on the *AMSAT* server.  This will ensure good audio quality for all listeners.

For latest information on ISS - school contact audio feeds into EchoLink, 
please check the AMSAT calendar of events at:

              https://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fieldops/events.php

Simulation contacts are terrestrial contacts that provide training for the astronauts on the use of the ARISS equipment before going on orbit.  

Astronomical society Kumova slama, Daruvar, Croatia, Direct via 9A1CCY 
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 Jonathan (Jonny) Kim KJ5HKP 
The ARISS mentor is SP3QFE  
Contact was successful: Thu 2025-05-15 17:00:12 UTC 26 deg (***)
Congratulations to the Astronomical society Kumova slama students, Jonny, mentor SP3QFE, and ground station 9A1CCY! (***)

Proposed questions generated by the Astronomical society Kumova slama students:

1. What has been your most challenging moment in space?
2. What do you miss the most about Earth?
3. Why do you have to work out so much?
4. How many times a day do you see a sunrise or sunset, and what do they look like?
5. What has been the most interesting experiment you've done up there?
6. How many languages do astronauts usually speak to go to the ISS?
7. Do you need to be strong to become an astronaut?
8. What's the most unique experience you've had in space?
9. What's your least favorite task on the ISS?
10. How often can you video call your family from the ISS?
11. What challenges you mentally and physically the most while living in space?
12. What do you do when you get bored on the ISS?
13. What message would you like to share with the participants of the ongoing '10 Days of Astronomy' event? 

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Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS 
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 Sergey Ryzhikov 
The ARISS mentor is RV3DR 
Contact is go for 2025-05-23 09:15 UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Amur State University students: 
TBD

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School TBD, Russia, direct via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
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 Kirill Peskov 
The ARISS mentor is RV3DR 
Contact is go for Tue 2025-05-27 12:00 UTC 

Proposed questions generated by the TBD students: 
TBD

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Royal Moroccan Air Academy, Marrakech, Morocco, direct via CN8ERA
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is IN3GHZ   
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Royal Moroccan Air Academy students:

1. How do you sleep in zero gravity?
2. What do you eat and how are meals prepared on the ISS?
3. What is the hardest thing to do in space due to weightlessness?
4. How do you maintain your physical condition on board?
5. How do you manage your personal hygiene, such as taking a shower or brushing your teeth?
6. How do you deal with feelings of isolation or distance from loved ones?
7. What is the biggest difference between living on Earth and in space?
8. What types of hobbies or entertainment do you have on the ISS?
9. How do you celebrate special events, like birthdays or holidays?
10. Have you ever had arguments or tensions with your colleagues on board? If so, how do you resolve them?
11. What are the most interesting scientific projects you are currently working on?
12. How do you collect and store data for zero gravity experiments?
13. What was the most surprising discovery or experiment made on board the ISS?
14. How does microgravity affect materials or living organisms in your experiments?
15. What tools or technologies do you use to conduct your research? 
16. How is the ISS supplied with oxygen, water and energy?
17. What are the biggest challenges in maintaining the ISS?
18. What is the procedure to follow in the event of a technical problem or emergency, such as a leak?
19. How are spacewalks (EVA) planned and executed?
20. What do you think is the next step for space exploration after the ISS?

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Yonezawa 5th Junior High School, Yonezawa, Japan, direct via 8N7Y5JH 
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 Don Pettit KD5MDT 
The ARISS mentor is 7M3TJZ  
Contact was unsuccessful: Fri 2025-03-28 09:56:00 UTC 30 deg 
ARISS is investigating as to what happened. 
Watch for Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/live/V2bcwHEEigY 

Proposed questions generated by the Yonezawa 5th Junior High School students: 
1. When painting a picture of the space, I often use black or navy blue, but what color does it actually appear?
2. Is the view from the space station different in the morning, afternoon, and night?
3. What is the most fun thing about living on the space station?
4. What do you do during your free time?
5. Do you get motion sickness in space and what remedies do you have when you get sick in space?
6. Has your way of thinking and living changed since becoming an astronaut?
7. Is there an expiration date for space food?　How long does it last?
8. I hear that bones and muscles weaken in space stations. How is this measured, and what is being done to prevent it? 
9. What happens to tears if you cry in a space station?
10. What is the toilet like on the space station? And how is the waste managed?
11. What kind of study and training did you do to become an astronaut?
12. Why doesn't the space station collide with other satellites?
13. Have you ever felt scared in space? 　When was that?
14. What was the most beautiful sight you saw from the space station?
15. Can you see how a season changes on the Earth from space? For example, can you see snow?

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Axiom 4 group 1 consisting of, telebridge via TBD: 
Hungarian Scout Association, Budapest, Hungary 
SZÉKELY MIKÓ High School, Sf. Gheorghe, Romania 
Debrecen - Bánki Reformed Primary School, Technical College and Vocational Training School, Debrecen, Hungary 
Mezőberényi Petőfi Sándor Evangélikus Gimnázium, Kollégium és Általános Iskola, Mezöberény, Hungary 
Budapesti Műszaki Szakképzési Centrum Puskás Tivadar Távközlési és Informatikai Technikum, Puskás Radio Amateur Club – HA5KHC, HA5KBF, Budapest, Hungary 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 Tibor Kapu HA5TRO  
The ARISS mentor is ON6TI    
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Axiom 4 group 1 students: 
TBD

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Axiom 4 group 2 consisting of, telebridge via TBD: 
MOBILIS Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft., Győr, Hungary 
Széchenyi István University of Győr – SZESAT, Győr, Hungary 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 Tibor Kapu HA5TRO  
The ARISS mentor is ON6TI    
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Axiom 4 group 2 students: 
TBD

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Axiom 4 group 3 consisting of, telebridge via TBD: 
Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszow Poland 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski SQ7S  
The ARISS mentor is K4RGK    
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Axiom 4 group 3 students: 
TBD

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Axiom 4 group 4 consisting of, telebridge via TBD: 
University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski SQ7S  
The ARISS mentor is K4RGK    

TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Axiom 4 group 4 students: 
TBD

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Axiom 4 group 5 consisting of, telebridge via TBD: 
UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Dept. of Space, Govt. of India, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 Shubhanshu Shukla VU2TNI  
The ARISS mentor is AA6TB    
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Axiom 4 group 5 students: 
TBD

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Axiom 4 group 6 consisting of, telebridge via TBD: 
North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), Dept. of Space, Govt. of India, Shillong, Meghalaya, India 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 Shubhanshu Shukla VU2TNI  
The ARISS mentor is AA6TB    
TBD UTC
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Axiom 4 group 6 students: 
TBD

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Technical University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS
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 Jonathan (Jonny) Kim KJ5HKP, Nichole Ayers KJ5GWI, or Takaya Onishi KF5LKS 
The ARISS mentor is EI8BP   
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Technical University of Dublin students: (***)
1. What is the most challenging part of your day as an astronaut? 
2. Do your eyes get dry in space? 
3. Is it lonely to be so far away from home? 
4. What is it like to sneeze in space? 
5. If someone gave birth in the ISS, where would the baby be from? 
6. What has been your greatest scientific discovery on ISS? 
7. How do you get your oxygen in the ISS? 
8. Are you able to have tea in space? 
9. How do you know if you are upside down? 
10. Do you have any advice for kids who want to be an astronaut when they grow up? 
11. Is the ISS automatic or do you actually have to pilot it? 
12. What does space smell like? 
13. Are there germs in space? 
14. Does it get cold in the ISS or do you have heating? 
15. How do you know when to go to sleep? 
16. What is it like being outside the spaceship? 
17. How do you entertain yourself when you are not working? 
18. What inspired you to be an astronaut? 
19. How do you keep fit and healthy in space? 
20. What is the coolest thing you have seen in space? 
21. How do you celebrate your birthday? 
22. What is your favourite food? 
23. Is there anything that is really hard to do in space that is easy on Earth?

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Mountain Creek State High School, Mountain Creek, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD
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 Nichole Ayers KJ5GWI, Takaya Onishi KF5LKS, or Jonathan (Jonny) Kim KJ5HKP
The ARISS mentor is VK4KHZ   
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Mountain Creek State High School students: 

1. What are the goals for your mission and what are you working on to achieve those goals? 
2. How often do you speak to people back on Earth?
3. What is the coolest part about being on the ISS?
4. Do you ge excited when you have to go on a spacewalk and how do you prepare mentally for it? 
5. If you could bring one item from Earth onboard the ISS—just for comfort or fun—what would it be and why? 
6. What was your impression when you first looked at Earth from the space station? Do you feel more connected or distant? 
7. What kind of ideas and inventions in future exploration do you think are the most exciting (mars habitats, faster space travel, etcetera)? 
8. How do you sleep in zero gravity, and how do you manage your sleep schedule without a normal day-night cycle?
9. How might your experience of space differ to those 100 years from now?
10. Has anything unexpected happened during your time on the ISS?
11. What do you do for exercise each day?
12. What type of tasks does the crew take care of to keep the space station running smoothly? 
13. What’s the most unexpected or unusual challenge you’ve faced during your mission, something training didn’t fully prepare you for?
14. On Earth, we often rely on our senses for tasks – but in space, do any of your senses feel heightened or less reliable? Like, does food really taste different?
15. What do you most look forward to when you return to Earth? 
16. What’s your favourite way to spend free time, and how often do you get it?
17. I’m thinking about working in aerospace. What career paths should I consider studying? 
18. How easy do you think it will be to readjust back to normal life when you return to Earth?
19. What were your jobs before you became Astronauts?
20. How do you keep yourself healthy while living in space and how do you think your muscles will react to gravity when you return? 
21. If we eventually live on the Moon or Mars, what do you think will be the biggest lifestyle change humans will have to get used to compared to life on the ISS?
22. What’s something about living in space that most people don’t realize or expect?
23. What are the most exciting experiments/discoveries that YOU have worked on? 
24. How long have you been on the ISS and how much longer will you stay, and do you ever find yourself missing Earth?

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Youth On The Air 2025, Denver, Colorado, direct via TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is N7GZT  
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Youth On The Air 2025 students: 
TBD

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Pan American International School, Luque, Paraguay, direct via ZP5DBI 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is VE6JBJ   
TBD UTC 

Proposed questions generated by the Pan American International School students: 

1. What´s one thing about space travel that you wish more people on earth understood?
2. How can astronauts manage their mental health by being isolated from the world for such a long time?
3. What was the most difficult moment during your space mission, and how did you overcome it?
4. What are everyday labors to be done for astronauts working in the international space station?
5. How much waste do you see in space? Do you ever have to do something about the waste?
6. How do you deal with the loss of the sense of gravity in the space station?
7. Do astronauts have part time jobs while they are not drafted for a mission? Which jobs in such a case?
8. How was the ISS built? How many people or nations where involve in the process? 
9. What does the food taste like?
10. How is oxygen supplied?
11. What kind of problems happen on a space station? How do you solve them?
12. What do you do to entertain yourselves when you are not working?
13. What is the oddest thing you have seen in space?
14. What is your advice for someone who wants to be an astronaut?
15. How can you sleep with no gravity?
16. Have you seen a UFO?
17. Do you feel lonely being out in space for so long?
18. How do you restock supplies?
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Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo, Osaka, Japan, direct via TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is 7M3TJZ 
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo students: 
TBD

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Youngsters On The Air August 2025 IARU Region 1, Noisy-le-Grand, France, Direct via TM25YOTA 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is F6ICS 
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Youth On The Air 2025 IARU Region 1 students: 
TBD

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Gemini-1, Lima, Peru, telebridge via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is VE6JBJ 
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Gemini-1 students: 
TBD

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Orion Primary School, Alberton, South Africa, direct via ZS9LSO 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is IN3GHZ  
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Orion Primary School students: 
TBD

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Ethiopian Space Science Society, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Telebridge via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is IN3GHZ 
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Ethiopian Space Science Society students: 
TBD

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Taka Town Board of Education Children’s Future Division, Taka Town, Japan, direct via JA3YRL 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is 7M3TJZ  
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Taka Town Board of Education Children’s Future Division students: 
TBD

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National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Abuja, Nigeria, direct via TBD or telebridge via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is IN3GHZ 
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the National Space Research and Development Agency students: 
TBD

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Girl Guides Association of NSW/ACT/NT, Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia, telebridge via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is VK4KHZ 
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Girl Guides Association students: 
TBD

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Pinecrest Academy, Cumming, Georgia, direct via KI4ITG 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is K4RGK 
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Pinecrest Academy students: 
TBD

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Instituto Politecnico Nacional: Planetario “Luis Enrique Erro”, Mexico City (Gustavo A. Madero), Mexico, Direct via XE2L 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is VE3TBD  
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Instituto Politecnico Nacional: Planetario “Luis Enrique Erro” students: 
TBD

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Paterson P-Tech High School/ Paterson Public Schools, Paterson, New Jersey, direct via W2NPT 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is AB1OC  
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Paterson P-Tech High School/ Paterson Public Schools students: 
TBD

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1st Radford Semele Scout Group, Radford Semele, United Kingdom, Direct via TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is MØXTD  
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the 1st Radford Semele Scout Group students: 
TBD

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18th Primary School Of Larissa, Larissa, Greece, Telebridge via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is IKØWGF 
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the 18th Primary School Of Larissa students: 
TBD

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Terre Haute Children’s Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana, direct via TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ 
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Terre Haute Children’s Museum students:
TBD

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Colegio de Cultura Popular, Bogotá, Colombia, telebridge via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is VE6JBJ 
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Colegio de Cultura Popular students: 
TBD

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Q-Tech conference – Wavell State High School, Wavell Heights, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is VK4KHZ 
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Q-Tech conference students: 
TBD

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Australian Air League, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is VK4KHZ 
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Australian Air League students: 
TBD

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Miejski Dom Kultury w Kole (abrr. MDK), Koło, Poland, Telebridge via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is SP3QFE 
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Miejski Dom Kultury w Kole students: 
TBD

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Sándor Evangélikus Gimnázium, Kollégium és Általános Iskola, Mezőberény, Hungary, Telebridge via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is SP3QFE 
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Sándor Evangélikus Gimnázium students: 
TBD

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Escuela Jose Marti, Mexico City, Mexico, telebridge via TBD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is VE3TBD  
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Escuela Jose Marti students: 
TBD

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Istituto Di Istruzione Superiore "Il Tagliamento" Di Spilimbergo (Pn), Spilimbergo, Italy, direct via IQ3PN 
AND
Istituto Comprensivo “G. Mazzini”, Livorno, Italy, telebridge via IQ3PN 
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 TBD 
The ARISS mentor is IZ2GOJ 
TBD UTC

Proposed questions generated by the Istituto Di Istruzione Superiore "Il Tagliamento" Di Spilimbergo (Pn) and Istituto Comprensivo “G. Mazzini” students: 
TBD

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Currently the ARISS operations team has a list of 60 schools that we hope will be able to have a contact during 2024.   As the schedule becomes more solidified, we will be letting everyone know.  Current plans call for an average of one scheduled school contact per week. 

73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors