During June 5th’s Tech Day symposium, a beaming President Chuck Vest had the rare opportunity to interview MIT alumnus and astronaut, Lt. Col. Mike Fincke, at his current residence aboard the International Space Station. Lt. Col. Fincke has been on board since April, and didn't want to miss the chance to briefly join his classmates during their 15 year reunion at MIT.

This remarkable connection with the space station was made possible by AMPS technology and personnel, most notably Craig Milanesi and Kevin Kirwin. As Astronaut and Alum Mike Fincke told the 1,100 in attendance at Kresge, "When we were setting this (videoconference) up with NASA, they were wondering if we would be able to get good audio and video... I said that if anyone can do great audio and video, it's MIT!"