Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori will join Expedition 27 Flight Engineer and fellow Italian Paolo Nespoli for a special call from Giorgio Napolitano, the President of the Italian Republic. The call will take place from Rome at 9:31 a.m. EDT.
Earlier, Commander Mark Kelly and Mission Specialist Mike Fincke spoke with about 400 students from Mesa Verde Elementary School in Tucson, Ariz. Replays of the event will air on NASA TV at 5 a.m., 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.