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From: CASH@ucf1vm.cc.ucf.edu ('Crash' Cash)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Communication with MIR
Message-ID: <90178.215639CASH@ucf1vm.cc.ucf.edu>
Date: 28 Jun 90 01:56:39 GMT
Organization: University of Central Florida--Computer Services
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I saw the following interesting tidbit In the "Operations:Spaceflight"
section on page 11 of the 16-22 May issue of "Flight International"

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                     SHUTTLE AND MIR TO TALK
   The seven-person crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia which will fly the
STS-35 ASTRO-1 mission, due for launch no earlier than 16 May on a
nine-day mission, will communicate directly for the first time with the
two-man crew of the Soviet Mir space station.
   During the Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975 communications before the
link-up were made via ground stations.
   This will be the first time that US and Soviet spacemen have
established direct radio communications between spacecraft.
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I notice it doesn't mention who will be speaking what language.

Gene Cash (CASH@UCF1VM.BITNET or CASH@UCF1VM.CC.UCF.EDU)
Computer Science student, University of Central Florida
"My other spaceship is a Energia" - bumper sticker seen on a SOYUZ