What was the first QSO by an astronaut? Was it code or voice?

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Discussion under this answer to Could amateur radio operators or others contact the ISS against NASA's wishes? in Space Exploration SE explore some activity from the Mir and ISS stations and the Space Shuttle, but I'm curious about the first proper Ham to Ham QSO by an astronaut who was in space at the time.

If an answer can cite known "firsts" for both code and for voice separately, that would be even better.

update: I just discovered that I'd asked three years ago a different but related question in Space Exploration SE. However, QSO's were not mentioned in the question or its answers.

First Ham Radio contact from space; what frequency, what kind of antenna, and how did they route the coax out the window?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 10 '23 at 11:45

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The first vehicle that carried amateur radio onboard was the Space Shuttle. The first QSO made from space was by Owen Garriott aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1983. The transmission was voice.

While I can find some reference to contacting astronauts with CW, it seems pretty rare.

answered Aug 10 '23 at 11:45

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I just added a note to the end of the question post. I don't know if that contact and this one are the same or not. – uhoh Nov 25 '23 at 21:26

What was the first QSO by an astronaut? Was it code or voice?

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