The ARISS ground station IQ6LN in Italy is conducting this combined radio contact for:
- Istituto Comprensivo "Gabriele D´Annunzio" Lanciano, Chieti, Italy direct via IQ6LN,
- Istituto Comprensivo "Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi", Pontedera, Italy, telebridge via IQ6LN.
 

This live radio amateur contact is scheduled for Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 11:56 UTC.
 

Astronaut Sophie Adenot will operate the amateur radio station call sign OR4ISS aboard the ISS and will call the ARISS ground station call sign IQ6LN in Italy. You can listen live to astronaut Sophie Adenot on board the ISS at 145.800 Mhz (plus/minus 3kHz Doppler shift).

 

The event in Lanciano will be streamed live:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUtvnVa2NBo

The event in Pontedera will be streamed live:
http://www.youtube.com/live/KrEtbdTEAfA

 

The space and ground teams will attempt to use the HamTV transmitter during this contact. HamTV DATV frequency is 2395 MHz.
 

The HamTV downlink will be streamed:
https://live.ariss.org/hamtv/

English is the expected language of communication for this amateur radio contact.

 

Questions (if the time of radio contact allows):
1. Can experiments you conduct in space improve life on Earth?
2. How has your view on life changed since your first space trip?
3. Why do some experiments need to be performed in microgravity?
4. Can you hear sounds or smell anything in space?
5. What scientific research are you conducting on climate change?
6. What do you feel when you leave Earth?
7. In which parts of the planet Earth are the effects of global warming most visible?
8. What is the hardest task in space?
9. What does the hole in the ozone layer look like from space?
10. How do you spend your time in space? What do you do?
11. Does seeing Earth from space change the way you think about the environment?
12. Did you already want to become astronauts when you were a kid?
13. Have you discovered any new materials that could be useful on Earth?
14. What pushed you to become an astronaut?
15. How does microgravity affect the human body?
16. What is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen in space?
17. How long can you stay in a space station for?
18. What are the crew members' different roles and tasks?
19. What happens when you return to Earth after a mission?
20. What's the first feeling you experienced in absence of gravity?

 

The ARISS program is aimed at students and enthusiasts and aims to inspire them in the study of sciences with this amateur radio activity. The demonstration of amateur radio communication from space invites schools and universities to make use of these educational technical resources. We invite radio amateurs and space enthusiasts to tune in to this exciting moment.

 

Check out the ARISS website and follow ARISS on the official social media channels for more update:
https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html

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Artemis-2-Mondmission

Am Freitagabend lief eine NASA-Pressekonferenz zur Artemis-2-Mondmission, die über einen Weblink der britischen Amateurfernsehgruppe BATC verfolgt werden konnte. Ein kalifornischer Funkamateur mit dem Rufzeichen KD6ILO stellte dort das TV-Signal zur Verfügung, er ist selbst aktiv an der Laserkommunikation beteiligt, die jetzt auch für die Verbindung zur Orion-Raumkapsel auf dem Weg zum Mond genutzt wird.
Weblink (kurz mit Livebild von der Unterseite der Orion-Versorgungseinheit mit Raketentriebwerk aus Bremen):
Streamer – British Amateur Television Club

 

Onboard-camera-timelapse-video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNO8XoqTYvg

Watch the Artemis 2 crew on way to moon (8 Min.):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PLYD2uGaWo

Offizielle NASA-Website (mit Artemis-2-live):
https://plus.nasa.gov/

Artemis II Live, Telemetry & Raw Feed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mtZ4mN-zhw
 

WDR-Infos (mit Sternwarte Bochum):
https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/mondmission-artemis-nrw-100.html

ARISS radio contact between OR4ISS and F6KVJ on April 9, 2026 at 10:27 UTC

Please note: There is also an ARISS contact on the same day at 12:04 UTC.
Astronaut Sophie Adenot, amateur radio call sign KJ5LTN, will operate the amateur radio equipment aboard the International Space Station. Sophie will answer questions from students in France during this live amateur radio contact.

This amateur radio contact is scheduled for Thursday April 9, 2026 at 10:27 UTC.
Astronaut Sophie Adenot will operate the amateur radio station call sign OR4ISS aboard the ISS and will call the radio amateur ground station call sign F6KVJ in France. This is a live ARISS radio contact from the Lyc??e du Vimeu in Friville-Escarbotin, France.

You can listen live to astronaut Sophie Adenot aboard the ISS on 145.800 MHz (plus/minus 3kHz Doppler shift).
 

The event will be streamed live:
https://www.youtube.com/@lyceeduvimeu4094

French is the expected language of communication in this amateur radio contact.

 

Questions (if the time of radio contact allows):
1. Quels ont ??t?? vos premiers sentiments lorsque vous avez vu la Terre depuis l'espace pour la premi??re fois?
2. Qu'est-ce qui vous a donn?? envie de devenir astronaute?
3. Est-ce que des t??ches quotidiennes sont plus int??ressantes que d'autres?
4. Quelle est la chose la plus impressionnante que vous avez vue depuis l'espace?
5. A quoi ressemble un lever de soleil toutes les 90 minutes?
6. Quels ??motions avez-vous ressenti au d??collage de la fus??e?
7. Qu'est-ce que les scientifiques ont d??couvert sur le corps humain gr??ce ?? l'apesanteur, et comment ces d??couvertes peuvent-elles aider la m??decine sur terre?
8. Comment la microgravit?? a bord de la Station spatiale permet-elle de mieux ??tudier certains ph??nom??nes physiques impossibles ?? observer sur Terre?
9. Avez-vous de sorties dans l'espace de pr??vues, si oui, pourquoi faire?
10. A quel moment de votre enfance vous ??tes-vous dit : "C'est possible, je vais le faire"?
11. Si on vous propose de participer ?? une mission vers Mars, le feriez-vous et si oui, pourquoi?
12. Quels sont les entrainements physiques pour devenir une astronaute?
13. Quel a ??t?? le moment le plus difficile dans votre parcours pour y arriver?
14. Quelles sont les taches techniques les plus difficiles ?? r??aliser selon vous?
15. Quel conseil vous a donn?? Thomas Pesquet avant de partir pour l'ISS?
16. Peut-on pratiquer une op??ration chirurgicale dans l'espace?
17. La place des femmes: Est-ce que le milieu spatial est encore tr??s masculin, ou est-ce que les choses ont vraiment chang?? sur le terrain?
18. Y a-t-il des instruments de musique sur l'ISS, et est-ce que vous les utilisez pour vous d??tendre?

 

The ARISS program is aimed at students and enthusiasts and aims to inspire them in the study of sciences with this amateur radio activity. The demonstration of amateur radio communication from space invites schools and universities to make use of these educational technical resources. We invite radio amateurs and space enthusiasts to tune in to this exciting moment.
 

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


 

 ARISS radio contact between OR4ISS and ON4ISS on April 9, 2026 at 12:04 UTC.

Please note: There is also an ARISS contact on the same day at 10:27 UTC.

Astronaut Sophie Adenot, amateur radio call sign KJ5LTN, will operate the amateur radio equipment aboard the International Space Station. Sophie will answer questions from students in France during this live amateur radio contact.

The ARISS telebridge ground station ON4ISS in Belgium is conducting this radio contact for Albert Camus Middle School in La Norville. This live radio amateur contact is scheduled for Thursday April 9, 2026 at 12:04 UTC.

Astronaut Sophie Adenot will operate the amateur radio station call sign OR4ISS aboard the ISS and will call the ARISS telebridge ground station call sign ON4ISS in Belgium. This is an ARISS telebridge contact with Albert Camus Middle School in La Norville, France. You can listen live to astronaut Sophie Adenot on board the ISS at 145.800 MHz (plus/minus 3kHz Doppler shift).

 

The event will be streamed live:
https://www.youtube.com/@Universit%C3%A9Paris-Saclay

French is the expected language of communication in this amateur radio contact.
 

Questions (if the time of radio contact allows):
1. Quelle image de la Terre vous a le plus marqu??e depuis l'espace?
2. Y a-t-il un moment de la journ??e que vous pr??f??rez dans l'ISS?
3. Aimez-vous la sensation d'impesanteur et comment la d??cririez-vous?
4. Qu'est-ce qui change le plus quand on fait du sport en impesanteur?
5. Avez-vous parfois des mont??es d'adr??naline et comment les g??rez-vous?
6. Qu'est-ce qui vous aide ?? garder le moral dans un environnement aussi isol?? et exigeant?
7. Pourquoi le travail en ??quipe est-il indispensable dans une mission spatiale?
8. Quelle exp??rience scientifique a ??t?? la plus exigeante ?? r??aliser dans l'ISS?
9. Y a-t-il quelque chose que vous appr??ciez particuli??rement de faire dans l'espace et que vous ne pouvez pas faire sur Terre?
10. Maintenant que vous ??tes dans l'espace, quelle comp??tence voyez-vous comme essentielle pour devenir astronaute?
11. Quel message aimeriez-vous transmettre aux jeunes filles qui h??sitent ?? faire des sciences?
12. Quel conseil donneriez-vous aux ??l??ves qui doutent d'eux-m??mes ou pensent que leur r??ve est inaccessible?
13. Pourquoi est-il encore important aujourd'hui d'investir dans l'exploration spatiale?
14. Si nous pouvions ??tre ?? vos c??t??s pendant 10 secondes, qu'est-ce qui nous marquerait le plus?
15. Que permet l'impesanteur pour les exp??riences que vous menez?
16. Pouvez-vous nous d??crire un lever ou un coucher de Soleil vu depuis l'espace?
17. Depuis votre arriv??e dans l'ISS, quelles sont les sensations qui vous ont le plus surpris?

ARISS-Europe News Bulletins are distributed by AMSAT Belgium.
We can only maintain this service with your support.
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ARISS radio contact between OR4ISS and 9A1CUA on April 13, 2026

 

Astronaut Chris Williams, amateur radio call sign KJ5GEW, will operate the amateur radio equipment aboard the International Space Station. Chris will answer questions from students in Croatia during this live amateur radio contact.

This amateur radio contact is scheduled for Monday April 13, 2026 at 08:55 UTC.

Astronaut Chris Williams will operate the amateur radio station call sign OR4ISS aboard the ISS and will call the radio amateur ground station call sign 9A1CUA in Croatia. This is a live ARISS radio contact from the Elementary School "Slava Raskaj" in Ozalj, Croatia.

You can listen live to astronaut Chris Williams aboard the ISS on 145.800 MHz (plus/minus 3kHz Doppler shift).

The event will be streamed live:
https://youtube.com/@radioclubozalj?si=KO2QyAdcsaCTieJa

English is the expected language of communication in this amateur radio contact.

 

Questions (if the time of radio contact allows):
1. Can you see lightning on Earth from space?
2. How do you spend your free time on the ISS?
3. Does the Sun look brighter from the ISS?
4. Do you grow and eat your own plants on the ISS?
5. What is your favorite food that you only eat in space?
6. Which sight, sound, or moment will you never forget?
7. What was the most special moment on the ISS, for you, so far?
8. What is the farthest planet you can see from space?
9. How does seeing Earth from space change your view of national borders?
10. When and why did you decide to become an astronaut?
11. How long does the journey from Earth to the ISS take?
12. How do you readjust to gravity after returning home?
13. What surprised you most about your first trip to space?
14. How is waste (organic and others) managed on the ISS?
15. What is it like to see 16 sunrises and sunsets in a single day?
16. Is there a "space smell" that surprised you on the ISS?
17. Was there a specific moment you realized how far away Earth truly is?
18. How do you calculate the food supply amount for a mission?
19. What small, everyday thing from Earth do you miss most?
20. What does it feel like to look out into the deep universe?
21. What is the most fun thing you can only do in weightlessness?
22. What is the most important lesson learned while working on the ISS?

 

The ARISS program is aimed at students and enthusiasts and aims to inspire them in the study of sciences with this amateur radio activity. The demonstration of amateur radio communication from space invites schools and universities to make use of these educational technical resources. We invite radio amateurs and space enthusiasts to tune in to this exciting moment.
 

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

ARISS radio contact between OR4ISS and F5KBW on April 20, 2026

 

Astronaut Sophie Adenot, amateur radio call sign KJ5LTN, will operate the amateur radio equipment aboard the International Space Station. Sophie will answer questions from students in France during this live amateur radio contact.
 

This amateur radio contact is scheduled for Monday April 20, 2026 at 08:12 UTC.

Astronaut Sophie Adenot will operate the amateur radio station call sign OR4ISS aboard the ISS and will call the radio amateur ground station call sign F5KBW in France. This is a live ARISS radio contact from the University of Bordeaux (IUT de Bordeaux), GEII department in Gradignan, France.

You can listen live to astronaut Sophie Adenot aboard the ISS on 145.800 MHz (plus/minus 3kHz Doppler shift).
 

The event will be streamed live:
https://www.youtube.com/@ubordeaux
 

French is the expected language of communication in this amateur radio contact.

 

1. Quelle sensation as-tu dans l'espace?
2. Pourquoi as-tu d??cid?? de faire ce m??tier?
3. Quelles sont les exp??riences scientifiques men??es dans l'ISS?
4. Pouvez-vous nous montrer ce que vous voyez par la fen??tre?
5. Est-ce que vous aimeriez poser le pied sur la Lune comme Neil Armstrong et devenir "la premi??re femme sur la Lune"?
6. Quels sont vos divertissements dans la station?
7. Qu'est-ce que vous appr??hendez le plus et qu'est-ce qui vous plait le plus dans votre exp??dition?
8. Diriez-vous que c'est la pr??paration physique ou bien la pr??paration mentale qui est la plus importante?
9. Vous habituez-vous au fait d'avoir plusieurs fois l'alternance Jour/nuit en 24h?
10. Que pouvez-vous nous dire sur la sensation d'impesanteur et comment s'y pr??pare-t-on avant un premier voyage dans l'espace?
11. Est-il possible que l'approvisionnement en oxyg??ne soit interrompu ?? bord de l'ISS? Que faut-il faire dans ce cas?
12. Qu'est-ce qui vous manque le plus dans la vie sur Terre?
13. Comment faites-vous si vous perdez la liaison radio avec la Terre?
14. Que se passe-t-il en cas d'??ruption solaire?
15. Quelle comp??tence acquise comme pilote d'essais vous sert le plus aujourd'hui comme astronaute?
16. Comment la station parvient ?? ??tre autonome en ??lectricit???
17. Est-ce qu'un stylo bille peut fonctionner en microgravit???
18. Qu'aimeriez-vous dire aux personnes sur Terre?
19. Comment les astronautes g??rent-ils l'exposition aux radiations?
20. Est-ce que le fait de ne plus avoir de vent, de pluie ou d'odeurs naturelles, ??a joue sur votre moral ?? la longue?

 

 ARISS radio contact between OR4ISS and IK1SLD on April 20, 2026

Astronaut Jack Hathaway, amateur radio call sign KJ5NIV, will operate the amateur radio equipment aboard the International Space Station. Jack will answer questions from students in New Zealand during this live amateur radio contact.

Jack will answer questions from students in New Zealand during this live amateur radio contact.
The ARISS telebridge ground station IK1SLD in Italy is conducting this radio contact for Diamond Harbour School in Christchurch.

This live radio amateur contact is scheduled for Monday April 20, 2026 at 09:51 UTC.

Astronaut Jack Hathaway will operate the amateur radio station call sign OR4ISS aboard the ISS and will call the ARISS telebridgeground station call sign IK1SLD in Italy. This is an ARISS telebridge contact with Diamond Harbour School in Christchurch, New Zealand. You can listen live to astronaut Jack Hathaway on board the ISS at 145.800 MHz (plus/minus 3kHz Doppler shift).

English is the expected language of communication in this amateur radio contact.

1. Please could you describe the feeling of looking down on Earth for the first time from the space station?
2. Can you feel gravity weaken as you go up in the rocket?
3. What is your favorite thing about living aboard the ISS?
4. How does it feel to exercise in space, does it feel any different to on Earth?
5. Please can you describe your favorite science experiment that you have been a part of onboard the ISS?
6. Is it scary?  Do you get scared at any point on the mission?
7. What is the most dangerous thing you have experienced in Space?
8. Can you describe what the most beautiful thing you have seen from the space station is and what it felt like seeing it?
9. What does the Moon look like up close?
10. How does it feel when you are standing in your astronaut suit outside the space station, ready for a  space walk?
11. Do you ever get lonely in space, even though there are other people with you?
12. What do you like to do for fun on the ISS?
13. When did you decide that you wanted to become an astronaut?
14. What challenges did you have to face to become the astronaut you are today?
15. When you get back home to Earth, how do you think it will feel to walk on land again?
16. What do you think you are going to miss most about living on the space station when you get back to Earth?