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| Image above: Astronaut Jeff Williams KD5TVQ, (left),
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, DF4TR, and cosmonaut
Pavel Vinogradov, RV3BS pose for a photo near the Unity node's growing
collection of insignias representing crews who have lived and worked
on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA |
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Ham radio space trio await their guests
The launch of the International Space Station’s next set of visitors,
the STS-115 crew, which has a further two radio amateurs among them, was
delayed Friday by a faulty fuel sensor.
Space Shuttle Atlantis is now scheduled to lift off at 11:15 am EDT Saturday
and to arrive at the station at 6:46 am on Monday, bringing the total
number of radio hams in space to five.
STS-115 will resume the on-orbit construction of the station with the
delivery of the P3/4 truss and a new set of solar arrays. After the station’s
robotic arm attaches the truss, the STS-115 crew will conduct three spacewalks
to outfit the truss and prepare the arrays for operation. The two crews
will also transfer cargo between the station and Atlantis.
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