SAREX MISSIONS -FUTURE AND PAST-

[Ed. Note: This information is provided by the American Radio Relay League's
           Educational Activities Department]

UPCOMING 1993 SAREX MISSIONS (updated 8/10/93):

Mission   Date                Inclination    Crew            Configuration
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STS-58    September 10, 1993  39 degrees     John E. Blaha, CDR    C
Columbia                                     Richard A. Searfoss, PLT, lic pend
                                             Margaret Seddon, PL-CDR
                                             Shannon Lucid, MS
                                             William S. McArthur Jr., MS,KC5ACR
                                             David A. Wolf, MS
                                             Martin J. Fettman, PS, KC5AXA

STS-60    January      1994   57 degrees     Charles Bolden, CDR   C
Discovery   (third week)                     Kenneth Reightler, PLT
                                             Franklin Chang-Diaz, MS
                                             Jan Davis, MS
                                             Ronald Sega, MS
                                             Sergei K. Krikalev, MS, UZ3AK

STS-59    March     1994                     Sidney M. Gutierrez, CDR 
Endeavour   (fourth week)                    Kevin P. Chilton, PLT C
                                             Linda M. Godwin, PL-CDR, N5RAX
                                             Jay Apt, MS, N5QWL
                                             M. R. "Rich" Clifford, MS
                                             Thomas B. Jones, MS

            Abbreviations: Commander= CDR
                           Pilot= PLT
                           Mission Specialist= MS
                           Payload Specialist= PS
                           Payload Commander= PL-CDR

            Configuration A: FM Voice (attended)
                             Packet (attended/unattended)
                             SSTV (attended/unattended)

            Configuration B: FM Voice
            Configuration C: FM Voice, Packet
            Configuration D: FM Voice, Packet, SSTV, FSTV
            Configuration E: FM Voice, Packet, SSTV, FSTV (different hardware)

These missions will provide another opportunity for the public, especially
school children, to become directly involved in the U.S. space program and
Amateur Radio by participating with Amateur Radio operators communicating with
the shuttle.

Dates listed are tentative.  If the mission is listed as DELAYED, keep
checking future postings of this file for new launch dates and times.

PAST FLIGHTS FOR HAM RADIO:

On November 28, 1983, STS-9 was launched carrying Mission Specialist Owen
Garriott, Amateur Radio call sign W5LFL, and his ham radio into orbit.  For 10
days the Space Shuttle Columbia streaked through the skies, and for the last 7
of those days, hams around the world were sent emotionally into orbit when they
heard Dr. Garriott's voice break their squelches calling Earth-bound stations. 
But it was just the beginning.  Amateur Radio had moved into its newest
frontier, and it was there to stay.

SAREX FLIGHT HISTORY:

STS-9     November 28 - December 8, 1983     Owen Garriott, W5LFL
Columbia

STS-51F   July 29 - August 6, 1985           Tony England, W0ORE
Challenger                                   Gordon Fullerton
                                             John Bartoe, W4NYZ

STS-61A   October 30 - November 6, 1985      Reinhard Furrer, DD6CF
Columbia                                     Ernst Messerschmidt, DG2KM
                                             Wubbo Ockels, PE1LFO

STS-35    December 2 - December 10, 1990     Ron Parise, WA4SIR
Columbia

STS-37*   April 5 - April 10, 1991           Ken Cameron, KB5AWP
Atlantis                                     Jay Apt, N5QWL
                                             Linda Godwin, N5RAX
                                             Steve Nagel, N5RAW
                                             Jerry Ross, N5SCW

STS-45    March 24 - April 2, 1992           Brian Duffy, N5WQW
Atlantis                                     David Leestma, N5WQC
                                             Kathryn Sullivan, N5YYV
                                             Dirk Frimout, ON1AFD

STS-50    June 25 - July 9, 1992             Richard N. Richards, KB5SIW
Columbia                                     Ellen S. Baker, KB5SIX

STS-47    September 12 - September 20, 1992  Jay Apt, N5QWL
Endeavour                                    Mamoru Mohri, 7L2NJY

STS-56*   April 8 - April 17, 1993           Kenneth Cameron, CDR, KB5AWP
Discovery                                    Stephen Oswald, PLT, KB5YSR
                                             Kenneth Cockrell, MS, KB5UAH
                                             C. Michael Foale, MS, KB5UAC
                                             Ellen Ochoa, MS, KB5TZZ

STS-55    April 26 - May 6, 1993             Steve Nagel, CDR, N5RAW
Columbia                                     Terrence "Tom" Henricks, PLT
                                             Jerry Ross, PL-CDR, N5SCW
                                             Charles Precourt, MS, KB5YSQ
                                             Bernard Harris, MS
                                             Hans Wilhelm Schlegel, PS, DG1KIH
                                             Ulrich Walter, PS, DG1KIM

STS-57    June 21 - July 1, 1993             Ronald Grabe, CDR
Endeavour                                    Brian Duffy, PLT, N5WQW
                                             G. David Low, PL-CDR
                                             Nancy Sherlock, MS
                                             Janice Voss, MS, KC5BTK
                                             Peter Wisoff, MS

* The entire crew of STS-37 and STS-56 were all licensed Amateur Radio
operators.
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