An International Space Station Expedition 16 ARISS contact has been planned with the Malaysian Group of Schools #4, National Planetarium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, October 18, 2007. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:39 UTC.

Station 9M2RPN will call NA1SS at approximately 15:39 UTC.

Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

1. How does one get treated for a sudden sickness in space?
2. How is the temperature in the space station controlled? Does it get too hot or too cold?
3. What does it feel like to float in space?
4. How hard is it to change your clothes in space?
5. How is air and water in the ISS recycled?
6. Is there anything interesting that you have learned so far?
7. Does the lack of gravity in space affect your bones?
8. How long does it take to wear the spacesuit?
9. If air leak happens in the ISS, what emergency actions will be taken?
10. Can plants grow in the ISS?
11. What is the temperature inside and outside the space station?
12. What protects the ISS from asteroids?
13. Is it hard to eat in space?
14. How does ISS maintain its orbit?
15. How long does it take to get use to the loss of gravity?
16. What do you see if you look out from the window now?
17. Can you see other satellites from the ISS?
18. Does dust exist in the ISS like they do on earth?
19. What language do you use to communicate between your fellow crew?
20. Can you watch your favorite soap in space?

For everyone's information and future reference. When any ARISS event is supported through the IRLP "Discovery" Reflector 9010, audio is automatically streamed to the Internet. It is then available via the "Discovery" Reflectors companion web site www.discoveryreflector.ca . Once on its main page, select "Audio Library" (left sidebar). The prompt to join the audio stream is posted at the top of this page. More directly the URL is as follows: www.discoveryreflector.ca:8000/listen.pls

Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at 'NextContact'.

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada).