[amsat-bb] UK Astronaut to fly in 2015

On the 22nd anniversary of the first space flight by a UK astronaut, Helen Sharman GB1MIR, the Guardian newspaper reported that Major Tim Peake has been selected to fly on a five-month mission on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015, see http://amsat-uk.org/2013/05/19/uk-astronaut-to-fly-to-iss/

Also on the AMSAT-UK site:

2013 UK Space Conference Glasgow July 16-17 http://amsat-uk.org/2013/05/18/2013-uk-space-conference-glasgow-july-16-17/

MAREA: Ham Radio Robotics http://amsat-uk.org/2013/05/15/marea-ham-radio-robotics/

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