Furtherwick Park School ISS Contact -
Questions for ISS Commander Bill McArthur

1. My name is Joe.
Does lack of gravity have an impact on the movement and retention of fluids in the body? If it does, how do you prepare yourself for this? OVER.

2. My name is Megan.
Do chemical reactions in a micro-gravity or gravity free situation change their rate of reaction? OVER.

3. My name is Matt.
Can weather systems such as lightening, hurricanes and tropical storms be seen from space and does lightening move vertically from the cloud layer towards the upper atmosphere? OVER.

4. My name is Devon.
What is your favourite music and who chooses what gets played in the space station? OVER.

5. Here is a question on behalf of the Tunisian Scouts. What is the most marvellous phenomenon one can observe only from space? OVER

6. My name is Bernadette.
Does the weight (mass) of the shuttle affect the station orbit when it locks on and does it have an effect upon any artificial gravity system in place? OVER

7. My name is Danny.
What things have you taken with you from home and why? OVER.

8. My name is Leanne.
When do you need to wear a space suit and what is the material made of and is it heavy? OVER.

9. My name is Stevie-Anne.
If your radio system failed, do you have anything to use to contact the Earth? OVER.

10. My name is Jack.
If you looked out of the window for one minute what things would you see? OVER.

11. My name is Ryan.
What exercises do you do in space? OVER.

12. My name is Bradley.
Who has been your role model or inspiration? OVER.

13. My name is Jennifer.
If you lit a candle, would the flame remain vertical if you turned the candle on its side and does the colour of the flame alter? OVER.

14. My name is Sam.
What is the daily routine on the space station? OVER.

15. My name is Alice.
How long does it take to get used to the loss of gravity?

16. My name is Josh.
When you’re in space, how do you cope with all the water that escapes from your body? OVER.

17. My name is Jonathon.
Do you feel it will be hard to adjust when you come back to Earth? OVER

18. My name is Ashley.
What is your biggest fear when in space? OVER.

19. My name is Bernadette.
Is your diet supplemented to compensate for any loss in bone density? OVER.

20. My name is Megan.
How does it make you feel when you look at Earth from space? OVER.

21. My name is Joe.
What is the funniest thing that has happened to you in space? OVER.

• Essex School Pupils to talk to International Space Station astronaut via amateur radio