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Williams Completes Marathon, Handover Activities Continue
by Arthur Rowe 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Williams Completes Marathon, Handover Activities Continue* Williams running the Boston Marathon Image above: Flight Engineer Suni Williams is running the Boston Marathon on a station treadmill. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TOI: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Flight Engineer Suni Williams circled Earth at least twice, running as fast as eight mph but flying more than five miles each second, as she completed the Boston Marathon on a station treadmill. Her unofficial completion time was four hours and 24 minutes as she completed the race at 2:24 p.m. EDT. Williams, an accomplished marathoner, hopes her unique run will serve as an inspiration. "I encourage kids to start making physical fitness part of their daily lives," Williams said. "I think a big goal like a marathon will help get this message out there." + Read more <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_bo…> + Listen to message from Williams to marathon participants <http://www.nasa.gov/mp3/174328main_103_Suni_Thanks_for_Running.mp3> The Expedition 14 crew members are busy packing items in the Soyuz capsule for their return trip home. They are also charging satellite phone batteries and performing dedicated handover activities with the Expedition 15 cr

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-17 02:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-17 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Redmond High School, Redmond, Washington, telebridge via ON4ISS Successful Mon 2007-04-16 21:23 UTC 75 deg via ON4ISS (***) Cedar Point Elementary, Bristow, Virginia, telebridge via VK5ZAI Tue 2007-04-17 19:12 UTC 67 deg via VK5ZAI Simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web(Discovery Reflector and Verizon). Scuola Europea Varese, Varese Italy, telebridge via VK4KHZ Mon 2007-04-23 14:40 UTC 55 deg via VK4KHZ Watch for simulcast for Echolink, IRLP and Web (Discovery Reflector and Verizon) Kingston Elementary School, Virginia Beach via direct via KN4KL Mon 2007-04-23 18:33 UTC 40 deg Christian Life Elementary School, Rockford, Illinois, direct via N9SH Wed 2007-04-25 19:10 UTC 43 deg Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium, D-09557 Floeha, Germany, direct via DL0GYM Sat 2007-04-28 14:04 UTC 77 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 284. (***) QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, RS0ISS ***************************************************************************** The schedule page has been updated as of 2007-04-17 02:00 UTC. Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2007-04-17 02:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… tf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf ***************************************************************************** There has been a rumor that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. ***************************************************************************** Expedition 14 on orbit: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT Expedition 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE Soyuz 14S/13S on orbit: Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Dates
by Arthur Rowe 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR NIORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > April 15, 2007 > > Katherine Trinidad > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-3749 > > Kyle Herring > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > > RELEASE: 07-89 > > NASA UPDATES SHUTTLE TARGET LAUNCH DATES > > HOUSTON - During a meeting Monday at NASA's Johnson Space Center, > agency officials revised the target launch dates for space shuttle > flights during the next 12 months. The space shuttle and > International Space Station programs agreed to the changes during a > meeting to evaluate options following the STS-117 mission's delay, > which was caused by hail damage to the external fuel tank. > > Flights beyond April 2008 have not been assessed. Both shuttle and > station program officials will continue to consider options for the > remainder of the shuttle flights and those target launch dates are > subject to change. > > Upcoming shuttle missions: > -STS-117 targeted for no earlier than June 8, 2007, on Atlantis > -STS-118 targeted for no earlier than Aug. 9, 2007, on Endeavour > -STS-120 targeted for no earlier than Oct. 20, 2007, on Discovery > instead of Atlantis > -STS-122 targeted for no earlier than Dec. 6, 2007, on Atlantis > instead of Discovery > -STS-123 targeted for no earlier than Feb. 14, 2008, on Endeavour > -STS-124 targeted for no earlier than April 24, 2008, on Discovery > instead of Atlantis > > The shuttles for STS-120, 122 and 124 were exchanged to best meet the > demands of the missions and to have the least amount of impact on the > flight schedule. > > The shuttle launch manifest is available online at: > > http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/iss_manifest.html > For details on upcoming shuttle missions and their crews, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle > > > -end- > > > v > >

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ARISS Event - Cedar Point Elementary, Bristow, Virginia, Tuesday (Apr. 17) 19:12 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

An International Space Station ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Cedar Point Elementary, Bristow, Virginia on 17 April. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:12 UTC. The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and VK5ZAI. The contact should be audible in portions of western and southeastern Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. Additional listening options are listed below. _________________________________ IRLP - Connect to the IRLP reflector 9010. You may also connect via the IRLP Discovery website at http://www.discoveryreflector.ca/listen.htm. EchoLink - The audio from this contact will be available on the EchoLink *AMSAT* (node 101 377) and the *JK1ZRW* (node 277 208) conference rooms. Please connect to the *JK1ZRW* server to keep the load light on the *AMSAT* server. This will ensure good audio quality for all listeners. AUDIO STREAMING AND AUDIO REPLAY PARTICIPANT INFORMATION: To join the event: URL: https://e-meetings.mci.com CONFERENCE NUMBER: 6889494 PASSCODE: SPACE STATIO To access the Audio Replay of this call, all parties can: 1. Go to the URL listed above. 2. Choose Audio Streaming under Join Events. 3. Enter the conference number and passcode. (Note that if this is a recurring event, multiple dates may be listed.) Replays are available for 30 days after the live event. _________________________________ Prince William County Public School. The school is attended by students in grades k through 5. Almost 1,000 students attend Cedar Point, and the school is attended by a culturally-diverse population. Cedar Point is a school where space education is highly embraced by the administration and students. This May, students at Cedar Point will participate in a Space Week which has been a tradition at the school for four years. Students will participate in activities that will teach them about traveling and living in space and space exploration. In addition, students will learn about stars, constellations and rocket propulsion. Since January, students at Cedar Point have participated in the MicroLada project through Utah State University in which they have been growing pea plants using the same pea seeds and substrate that is used on the Russian side of the International Space Station. The results from this project are shared with students in Russia, Japan and the International Space Station. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. We have been participating in the MicroLada project with Utah State University since January. Our pea plants are 33 centimeters tall and have 6 pea pods. How tall are the pea plants in Lada? 2. Do you know what Lada will be growing next? 3. How do you eat in space, and do you like the food? 4. How do you deal with being so isolated from everything? 5. What do you do for fun? 6. What is your job while visiting the International Space Station? 7. Which do you like better, being on Earth or being in space? 8. What does it feel like to go up in the Soyuz? Were you scared? 9. Is being in space what you thought it would be like? 10.What kind of changes has your body gone through now that you are in space? 11. Do the stars look brighter now that you're out in space? 12. How were you chosen to go to the International Space Station as a space traveler? 13. Now that you've been in space once, do you think you'll want to return for a second visit? 14. What kind of memories are you going to take back to your family and friends about your visit? 15. How do you sleep in space, and is it hard to sleep? 16. How do you do daily functions such as brushing your teeth and taking a shower? 17. What is International Space Station like, and is it as big on the inside as it looks from the outside? 18. Is it hard to swallow in decreased gravity? Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS is not functioning in the automatic modes properly and may be silent more than usual. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact . Next planned event(s): Scuola Europea Varese, Varese Italy, Mon 2007-04-23 14:40 UTC 55 deg via VK4KHZ Kingston Elementary School, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA , Mon 2007-04-23 18:33 UTC via KN4KL Christian Life Elementary School, Rockford, Illinois, USA , Wed 2007-04-25 19:10 UTC via N9SH Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium, Floeha, Germany, Sat 2007-04-28 14:04 UTC via DL0GYM ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO

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Space Tourist KE7KDP On The Air From The ISS
by Bob Witte K0NR 15 Apr '07

15 Apr '07

Amateur Radio Newsline report says * Space Tourist KE7KDP On The Air From The ISS (includes audio of QSOs) * *Amateur Radio Newsline™ Report #1548 http://www.arnewsline.org* *73, Bob K0NR * * ***

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Charles Simonyi on NEWSLINE
by Scott- Extingflame 13 Apr '07

13 Apr '07

Charles can be found on Amateur Radio's Newsline www.arnewsline.org<http://www.arnewsline.org/>

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ISS STATUS REPORT #07-20
by Arthur Rowe 13 Apr '07

13 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *International Space Station Status Report #07-20* *3 p.m. CDT Friday, April 13, 2007* *Expedition 14 Crew* Two Expedition 15 cosmonauts spent much of the week in handover activities with their Expedition 14 predecessors. Their new crewmate, Sunita Williams who has been aboard the International Space Station for more than three months, also is helping them learn the ropes. E15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov arrived at the station Monday after a Saturday launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. With them on their Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft was Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, a U.S. businessman flying under a contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin are scheduled to return home in their Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft April 20. Simonyi will return with them after about 11 days on the orbiting laboratory. Lopez-Alegria, who came to the station with Tyurin last September, continuously sets new U.S. single spaceflight duration records. Williams is likely to break Lopez-Alegria's record with her return tentatively planned for August after serving as an E15 crew member for the early part of that increment. This week, in addition to handover, both crews got in their regular exercise sessions – especially important for Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin as their return to Earth approaches. Crews did required station maintenance and still managed to spend considerable time on science activities. Those activities began with time-critical transfer of several experiments from the newly arrived Soyuz to the station and station power. Among experiments getting crew attention were Bioemulsion, a Russian effort to develop technology to produce microorganisms safely for bacterial, fermental and medical preparations. Tyurin worked with that experiment Tuesday. On Wednesday Kotov set up the European Exhaled Nitric Oxide-2 experiment. It measures nitric oxide exhaled by spacewalkers before and after their excursions. The idea is to better understand the potential for decompression sickness. Meanwhile, Tyurin worked with the Russian Pilot experiment. It is designed to measure during long-duration spaceflight changes in a crew member's ability to pilot a spacecraft. On Thursday, Lopez-Alegria spent more than three hours resizing U.S. spacesuits for future users. The suits were the ones they used on an unprecedented series of three station spacewalks in a nine-day period beginning Jan. 31. Throughout much of the week, beginning with the crew news conference on Tuesday, crew members took breaks to talk with news media representatives. U.S. organizations whose reporters interviewed them included ABC News, Space.com, CNN, and CBS. Information on the crew's activities aboard the space station, future launch dates, as well as station sighting opportunities from anywhere on the Earth, is available on the Internet at: http://www.nasa.gov/station The next ISS status report will be issued Friday, April 20, after E14's landing, or earlier if events warrant.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-13 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-13 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Salt Creek Primary School, Salt Creek, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Successful Thu 2007-04-12 03:15 UTC 60 deg via W6SRJ (***) Fairborn High School, Fairborn, Ohio, Telebridge via VK4KHZ Successful Thu 2007-04-12 19:05 UTC 52 deg via VK4KHZ (***) Puskás Tivadar Távközlési Technikum, Budapest, Hungary direct via HA5KHC Successful Thu 2007-04-12 23:15 UTC 48 deg (***) Redmond High School, Redmond, Washington, telebridge via ON4ISS Mon 2007-04-16 21:23 UTC 75 deg via ON4ISS (***) Simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web(Discovery Reflector and Verizon). Cedar Point Elementary, Bristow, Virginia, telebridge via VK5ZAI Tue 2007-04-17 19:12 UTC 67 deg via VK5ZAI (***) Simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web(Discovery Reflector and Verizon). Scuola Europea Varese, Varese Italy, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) Mon 2007-04-23 14:40 UTC 55 deg via VK4KHZ (***) Watch for simulcast for Echolink, IRLP and Web (Discovery Reflector and Verizon) (***) Kingston Elementary School, Virginia Beach via direct via KN4KL (***) Mon 2007-04-23 18:33 UTC 40 deg (***) Christian Life Elementary School, Rockford, Illinois, direct via N9SH Wed 2007-04-25 19:10 UTC 43 deg (***) Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium, D-09557 Floeha, Germany, direct via DL0GYM Sat 2007-04-28 14:04 UTC 77 deg (***) Total number of ARISS school contacts is 283. (***) QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, RS0ISS ***************************************************************************** The schedule page has been updated as of 2007-04-13 03:00 UTC. Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2007-04-13 03:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… tf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf ***************************************************************************** There has been a rumor that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. ***************************************************************************** Expedition 14 on orbit: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT Expedition 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE Soyuz 14S/13S on orbit: Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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ARISS Event - Redmond High School, Redmond, WA, Monday (Apr. 16) 21:23UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

An International Space Station ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Redmond High School, Redmond, WA on 16 April. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 21:23 UTC. The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and ON4ISS. The contact should be audible in portions of Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. Additional listening options are listed below. _________________________________ IRLP - Connect to the IRLP reflector 9010. You may also connect via the IRLP Discovery website at http://www.discoveryreflector.ca/listen.htm <http://www.discoveryreflector.ca/listen.htm> . EchoLink - The audio from this contact will be available on the EchoLink *AMSAT* (node 101 377) and the *JK1ZRW* (node 277 208) conference rooms. Please connect to the *JK1ZRW* server to keep the load light on the *AMSAT* server. This will ensure good audio quality for all listeners. AUDIO STREAMING AND AUDIO REPLAY PARTICIPANT INFORMATION: To join the event: URL: https://e-meetings.mci.com <https://e-meetings.mci.com> CONFERENCE NUMBER: 6847634 PASSCODE: SPACE STATIO To access the Audio Replay of this call, all parties can: 1. Go to the URL listed above. 2. Choose Audio Streaming under Join Events. 3. Enter the conference number and passcode. (Note that if this is a recurring event, multiple dates may be listed.) Replays are available for 30 days after the live event. _________________________________ Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What significance does space exploration have for you? (i.e. Why did you want to go?) 2. What was your biggest fear about space travel and living before you left? 3. What was takeoff like? Did you feel a lot of pressure? Did it feel fast? 4. What did you do during the two days it took to get to the space station? 5. What was the first thing you did in zero gravity? 6. Can you see the Great Wall of China from space with your eyes? 7. What changes have you noticed in the shape or functioning of your body? 8. What do you think when you look out the window and see the earth from space? 9. When you look down on the earth, can you see the impact of humans? 10. What is your sleep pattern aboard the ISS? Do you sleep eight hours straight? 11. What personal items did you bring with you, and why? 12. Did you wish to be a space traveler when you were still a kid? 13. When you were in training, was there a computer game or program given to you that helped you prepare? 14. What do you expect coming back from space to be after a week or two? Will it be hard to move? 15. Since there is no up and down in space, do you still get dizzy if you spin yourself around? 16. Why do you think it is important for people to travel into space? 17. What does an astronaut / cosmonaut do for fun in space? 18. With which earth time zone is the ISS synchronized and why that particular one? 19. How much math is involved in becoming an astronaut? 20. Why was your transportation to the space station facilitated by the Russian space program instead of NASA? Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS is not functioning in the automatic modes properly and may be silent more than usual. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact <http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact> . Next planned event(s): University of Kursk, Kursk, Russia Tue 2007-04-17 18:33 UTC Cedar Points Elementary, Bristow, VA Tue 2007-04-17 19:05 UTC via VK5ZAI ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.rac.ca/ariss <http://www.rac.ca/ariss> (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO

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A History of Human Spaceflight
by Arthur Rowe 12 Apr '07

12 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 A History of Human Spaceflight Top image: Huntsville Times newspaper's fornt page coverage of the Gagarin flight. Middle image: Yuri Gagarin on his way to the launch pad. Behind him is cosmonaut German Titov. Bottom image: Space Shuttle astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen (in tan space suits) are greeted by members of the ground crew after Columbia's maiden flight. TO VIEW IMAGES GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_800.html On April 12, 1961, the era of human spaceflight began when the Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth in his Vostock I spacecraft. The flight lasted 108 minutes. Twenty years later, on the morning of April 12, 1981, two astronauts sat strapped into their seats on the flight deck of Columbia, a radically new spacecraft known as the space shuttle. Astronaut John Young, a veteran of four previous spaceflights including a walk on the moon in 1972, commanded the mission. Navy test pilot Bob Crippen piloted the mission and would go on to command three future shuttle missions. Top image: Huntsville Times newspaper's fornt page coverage of the Gagarin flight. Middle image: Yuri Gagarin in the bus taking him to the launch pad for the launch of Vostok 1 in which he made his flight. Behind him in another orange pressure suit is German Titov, the back-up pilot for Vostok 1 and the pilot for the later Vostok 2 mission. Bottom image: Space Shuttle astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen (in tan space suits) are greeted by members of the ground crew moments after stepping off the shuttle Columbia following its maiden flight. Relive the historic STS-1 flight through video, a photo gallery and downloads for desktop. + View Feature <javascript:NewWindow('/externalflash/sts-1/index.html','flash','755','500','no')> For more information on the STS-1, NASA first shuttle flight, visit www.nasa.gov/sts1 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/sts1/index.html>. /Image credit: NASA /

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