Training sessions under the crew training program for Expedition 16 of the International Space Station (ISS-16) took place at S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, under the lead of the Corporation specialists.
The training sessions were attended by NASA astronauts Garrett Reisman and Sandra Magnus, as well as ESA astronaut Leopold Eyharts.
Astronauts familiarized themselves with onboard photographic and video equipment, ham radio communication equipment, which they are going to operate onboard the station Russian Segment, as well as a set of tools to perform the equipment maintenance and repairs the need for which may arise during performance of the flight.

An International Space Station Expedition 14 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Boulder Hill Elementary School, Montgomery, Illinois, USA on 06 March. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:03 UTC.

The contact will be direct between stations NA1SS and W9BHB. The contact should be audible in portions of central and eastern North America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Additional listening options are listed below. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.

IRLP - Connect to the IRLP reflector 9010.