This amateur radio contact is scheduled for Monday, March 30, 2026 at 13:28 UTC.
Astronaut Jack Hathaway will operate the amateur radio station call sign NA1SS aboard the ISS and will call the radio amateur ground station call sign GB4SLS in United Kingdom. This is a live ARISS radio contact from the Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys The Langton in Canterbury, UK. You can listen live to astronaut Jack Hathaway aboard the ISS on 145.800 MHz (plus/minus 3kHz Doppler shift).
The space and ground teams will attempt to use the HamTV transmitter during this contact. HamTV DATV frequency is 2395 MHz.
The event will bestreamed live:
https://live.ariss.org/
The HamTV downlink will be streamed:
https://live.ariss.org/hamtv/
English is the expected language of communication for this amateur radio contact.
Questions:
1. What are the purposes of the experiments you do in space?
2. Why do we go to space to do some experiments rather than do them on Earth?
3. How does the ISS stay in orbit around the earth?
4. How does it feel to see so many sunsets and sunrises each day from the ISS
5. What food do you eat on the ISS?
6. Why is there no air in space?
7. How does rocket fuel work when there is no air for combustion?
8. What do you do for entertainment on the ISS?
9. How hard do you have to train to go into space?
10. What is it like launching into space?
11. What is like to be in zero gravity for a long period of time?
12. Without weight pulling things down onto the ground there must be a lot less friction to help you move, how do you compensate for that?
13. Do you have any source of internet in space?
14. What is the most amazing thing that you have seen from space?
15. What ordinary daily tasks are the most difficult to do in space?
16. How does being in space affect the human body?
17. Is there a lot of noise on the ISS or is it quite quiet?
18. How do you clear up spills in space?
19. Do you ever feel lonely from the isolation in space?
20. How do you prepare for space walks?
Check out the ARISS website and follow ARISS on the official social media channels for more updates.
https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html