Russian delegate Sergey Samburov, RV3DR, took part in a session with flight participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP, and provided training on the amateur radio hardware. He has been working on a procedure to restore the Kenwood radio to its proper configuration, which Simonyi will carry out once on board the ISS. Photos of the session may be viewed on the Energia website: http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss15/photo_02-21.html

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[img]http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170419main_07pd0549-m.jpg[/img] NASA will host a news conference at no earlier than 4 p.m. EST (2100 UTC), Tuesday, Feb. 27, to discuss the status of the space shuttle's upcoming mission, STS-117. Topics will include the latest on possible impacts to the mission from a hail storm at Kennedy Space Center Monday. The briefing will air live on [url=http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html] NASA TV[/url]. A strong thunderstorm with hail passed through the Kennedy Space Center launch complex area about 5 p.m. EST Monday. The remote cameras indicate some damage to the external tank, but a full assessment on the scene is just getting underway due to the pad being closed for fuel loading.