A ham radio contact between students at Council Rock High School-South, Holland, PA, USA and astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on Thursday, February 19, 2015, as monitored from ARRL Headquarters in Newington, CT. Audio is of astronaut Cristoforetti only. She answered questions from the students via ham radio in real time as she orbited overhead in the International Space Station.

Learn more about Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) at www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-on-the-international-space-station 

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