On December 31, 15 Scouts at the 20th World Scout Jamboree http://www.worldscout.pacific.net.th/ in Thailand spoke with Expedition 6 crew member Don Pettit, KD5MDT, via special event station E20AJ. Among other questions, the Scouts asked Pettit if he wanted his own kids to grow up to become astronauts, how the crew members bathe in space, and how the lack of gravity affects the human body.
Also on December 31, Pettit spoke with students at the Rene Mure school in Commelle-Vernay, France. ARISS International Vice Chairman Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, said some 60 schoolchildren and their parents assisted in the contact. The French youngsters wanted to know if Pettit believed in extraterrestrial life, whether the crew could feel the speed of the ISS through space, and if microgravity made it difficult for crew members to find their way in the space station.