List RS0ISS-1 26 dec 10:14 UTC.

The ARISS (a joint effort of AMSAT, the ARRL, NASA, the ARISS international partners including Canada, Russia, the European Partners, and Japan) operations team wishes to announce the following very tentative schedule for ARISS school contacts. This schedule is very fluid and may change at the last minute.

The ISS-AT is an astronomical telescope mounted on the International Space Station,

and operated by amateur astronomers for the education and benefit of the world's citizens.

List RS0ISS-1 for 25-Dec-02 at 2210Z

List RS0ISS-1 25-DeC-2002 9:31 UTC

Dnldd Msg fm RS0ISS-1 Thai Scouts to ISS

Nasa sources relveals that the onboard Illness that caused EVA delay is not too serious and that the EVA will be eventually rescheduled in January.

Spaceref has an article about this story.

From www.noradsanta.org
This year's Santa tracking program is the 45th conducted by NORAD. NORAD's predecessor, Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD), also situated in Colorado Springs, started the tradition after a Colorado Springs store's advertisement for children.....
Click here to see Santa position in real time

I would like to wish all the IFC members a very Merry Christmas and a happy healthy new year.

73

Doug(KC8FKS)