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Simonyi Arrives At the ISS After Shuttle Lands
RobGoldsmith writes in with news of the further adventures of Charles Simonyi, whose first trip to the ISS we discussed a couple of years ago. The Russian Soyuz vehicle carrying Simonyi and two others docked a day after the US space shuttle Discovery landed in Florida. "Space Adventures, Ltd. ... announced today that its orbital client Charles Simonyi and his crew successfully arrived at the International Space Station after launching on-board the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on March 26. The spacecraft docked to the ISS at 9:05 am (EDT) with Dr. Simonyi and Expedition 19 crew members Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and NASA astronaut Michael Barratt. They were greeted at approximately 12:30 p.m. (EDT) by the Expedition 18 crew..."
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Well, it's a start. Bus over a cliff, space shuttle that breaks apart on re-entry, whatever. Gotta get them somehow.
Since you're a HAM, would you tell us why this is interesting? I mean, is it just novelty, essentially a sort of celebrity contact via your favorite hobby instead of say via email through NASA? Or is there something HAM-specific 'cool' about this that would be of further interest to non-HAM geeks like me?
Seems it wouldn't be that hard to negotiate a signal with the ISS since it's such a clear shot through the atmosphere -- not that hard compared to other DX achievements. Are there any hidden challenges, or is this simply about it being a unique station for the contact-collectors?
I'm sure glad the US spent all that money subsidizing Russia's contributions to the ISS, so that Russia's space programme could make money off rich Americans taking vacations up there. After all, Russia is our friend, has no money or means to make it, and the US government has money to burn, no need to collect any more from our rich citizens.
That ISS is the best investment we ever made.
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