An International Space Station Expedition 18 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Santa Teresa del Bambin Gesù, Rome, Italy on 30 October. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 0855 UTC.

The contact will be a direct contact between stations NA1SS and IK0USO. The contact should be audible over Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.

The school "Santa Teresa del Bambino Gesù" is a catholic primary school in Rome, established to answer to the needs and demands for catholic education of the local population. The school belongs to the Congregation of Missionary Carmelitane Sisters of Saint Therese of Jesus Child. The school is open to families that take care of the religious education and formation of their children. The preparation of the ISS radio contact is under way since a long time: educational projects on different scientific topics support the special event.