Ivins talks on the Softphone OCA system from Atlantis' MDK

STS098-345-001 (7-20 February 2001) --- Astronaut Marsha S. Ivins, STS-98 mission specialist, places a phone call to Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC) with the “virtual phone.” This test is designed to demonstrate communications capability of a new upgrade utilizing the existing Shuttle Orbiter Communications Adapter (OCA) infrastructure.

STS098-345-001 (7-20 February 2001) --- Astronaut Marsha S. Ivins, STS-98 mission specialist, places a phone call to Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC) with the “virtual phone.” This test is designed to demonstrate communications capability of a new upgrade utilizing the existing Shuttle Orbiter Communications Adapter (OCA) infrastructure.