Press release by Peter Kofler, IN3GHZ, ARISS mentor:
Friday 19 November 2004 at 14:34 UTC, i.e. 15:34 local time, the school center "Direzione Didattica Statale 1° Circolo� in Polignano a Mare near the city of Bari in south-east Italy performed a radio contact with US astronaut Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW, on board the International Space Station.