ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Students at Istituto Tecnico Industrile “Alessandro Rossi”, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

As time allows, students will ask these questions:

1. Looking from the portholes, do you happen to see artificial satellites?
2. Looking at the vastness and beauty of space from above, are you moved as a human being or do you get excited as a scientist?
3. Will your training in astronautics be useful for your daily life?
4. Would you be willing to go all the way to Mars?
5. In your opinion and thanks to your studies, will it ever be possible to live on another planet?
6. Was it your dream since childhood to become an astronaut?
7. On the ISS, do day and night alternate like on Earth?
8. Can you summarize in three words the sensations you feel seeing the Earth from space?
9. What physical and mental effects are experienced upon returning to Earth?
10. What do you think about commercial space travel?
11. Have you ever had moments when you thought about giving up your life as an astronaut? If so, how did you change your mind?
12. During your missions, which were the most exciting and the most disappointing experiences you have had?
13. I imagine that the path to get to where you are has been very long and full of obstacles, how did you find the strength to overcome them?
14. What kind of difficulties did you have to manage during your professional career?
15. Can you communicate with your families from the ISS?