GD> I have heard, also, that the space shuttle is scheduled for a liftoff 
 GD> tomorrow, July 1st.  It is scheduled to go on a 10 day mission. 
 GD>  
 GD> I don't know if it is going to rondezvous with the space station or 
 GD> not, but they are supposed to be transmitting on 145.55 and listening 
 GD> on 144.91 144.93 144.95 144.97 and 144.99. 
 GD>  
 GD> I know that there are several other people who have 
 GD> been interested in 
 GD> attempting to contact the space shuttle, so this should be of a help 
 GD> to them. 
 
   I don't know if the current shuttle mission has SAREX or other Ham gear 
aboard, but it is not a Mir support mission. Different orbital inclination, 
and orbiter Columbia is too heavy to easily reach Mir with useful payload, 
anyway. (Despite external apperances, shuttle orbiters are not quite 
identical. With advances even during the time they were built, espically for 
the much newer orbiter Endevauor, the newer ones are more capable than the 
earlier ones.
 
   But a Progress cargo ship will soon be launched by the Russians (one was 
planned anyway, but it was delayed to put more urgently needed supplies in 
place of the intended manifest), so there should be more traffic on the 
regular Mir air-to-ground frequencies. (Though they might only be heard in 
Europe.)
 
   Barring anything unusual, the next shuttle flight to Mir will be in the 
fall.
 
   Frank
 
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