Clay Anderson, KD5PLA

Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI

ARISS School contact

The Vasant Valley School in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India has been approved for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, February 24 via the telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. This school is a Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, crew pick

ARISS Crew Training

Astronaut Clay Anderson, KD5PLA, and cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, RN3FI, recently participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact simulation to prepare for school contacts while onboard the ISS.

Yurchikhin will fly in March as part of Expedition 15, and Anderson is expected to launch in June.

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