SAREX MISSIONS -FUTURE AND PAST- [Ed. Note: This information is provided by the American Radio Relay League's Educational Activities Department] UPCOMING 1994 SAREX MISSIONS (updated 4/22/94): Mission Date Inclination Crew Configuration ------- ----------------- ----------- -------------- ------------- STS-65 July 8, 1994 28.45 deg Robert D. Cabana, CDR (TBD) Columbia 1706 UTC James D. Halsell, PLT (14 days) Richard J. Hieb, PL-CDR Leroy Chiao, MS C Donald A. Thomas, MS, KC5FVF Carl Waltz, MS Chaiki Naito-Mukai, PS STS-64 September 9, 1994 57 degrees Richard N. Richards, CDR, KB5SIW Discovery 2030 UTC L. Blaine Hammond Jr., PLT (TBD) (9 days) Carl J. Meade, MS B Mak C. Lee, MS Susan J. Helms, MS Jerry M. Linenger, MS (TBD) STS-67 January 12, 1995 28.45 deg Steven Oswald, CDR, KB5YSR Endeavour (14 days) William Gregory, PLT Tamara Jernigan, PL-CDR John Grunsfeld, MS C Wendy Lawrence, MS (TBD) Ronald Parise, PS, WA4SIR Samuel Durrance, PS (TBD) 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. HAM RADIO -ABOARD SPACE SHUTTLE- 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 STS-58 October 18 - November 1, 1993 John E. Blaha, CDR Columbia Richard A. Searfoss, PLT, KC5CKM Margaret Seddon, PL-CDR Shannon Lucid, MS William S. McArthur Jr, MS, KC5ACR David A. Wolf, MS Martin J. Fettman, PS, KC5AXA STS-60 February 3 - February 11, 1994 Charles Bolden, CDR, KE4IQB Discovery Kenneth Reightler, PLT Franklin Chang-Diaz, MS Jan Davis, MS Ronald Sega, MS, KC5ETH Sergei K. Krikalev, MS, U5MIR STS-59 April 9 - April 20, 1994 Sidney M. Gutierrez, CDR Endeavour Kevin P. Chilton, PLT Linda M. Godwin, PL-CDR, N5RAX Jay Apt, MS, N5QWL M. R. "Rich" Clifford, MS Thomas B. Jones, MS * The entire crew of STS-37 and STS-56 were all licensed Amateur Radio operators. SAREX.3 7/94 eof