NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell, KF5DBF

Astronaut training - simulated ARISS ham radio contact scheduled

A simulated Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact is planned for today, Tuesday, December 8 at approximately 14:45 UTC.

The contact will take place between Deer Creek Elementary School in Bailey, Colorado and astronaut Tracy Caldwell, KF5DBF. Audio should be available on IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project).

The training session is a terrestrial-based amateur radio contact using ARISS equivalent equipment.

Caldwell, who is a PH.D, was born in Arcadia, California and enjoys sports, hiking, and auto repair/maintenance.

She is scheduled to fly with Expedition 23 in April 2010

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