Archive - Mar 26, 2007
Suni Williams, KD5PLB, a Bright, Cheery Voice from Space
An upbeat Suni Williams, KD5PLB, has delighted students at schools in Ohio and New York with her unfailingly enthusiastic responses to their questions about life aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 14 Flight Engineer doesn't even seem to mind when the question is one she's already heard several times already from other youngsters. To date, Williams has been on the NA1SS end of 14 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) school contacts, now totaling 275 since the first ISS crew came aboard in 2000. ISS crew members, many of whom hold Amateur Radio licenses, take time out of their off-work hours to speak with students as part of the educational outreach. During a contact March 16 with students at University School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Williams talked about some of the things she's missing in space.