All,

There have been several inquires about the ARISS 25th Anniversary Certificate. The development and delivery of this certificate is something I am completing as part of my transition out of my ARISS duties. As you have observed, we have had some delays on the development of this certificate. We are now back on track and hope to have the certificate artwork completed by 1 June and the certifcates delivered by the end of June.

I thank you for your patience on this. Once you receive the certificate, I think you will feel that this extra time will be worth the wait.

73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO

The ISS Progress 32 (P32) undocked Wednesday at 11:18 a.m. EDT. Filled with trash and other discarded items, the P32 will burn over the Pacific Ocean on May 18. Prior to deorbit, ground controllers will perform a series of engine firings and study their effect on plasma in the Earth's atmosphere. The P32 arrived at the station on Feb 13.

On Thursday, the new ISS Progress 33 (P33) will launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 2:37 p.m. The P33 is delivering food, fuel, oxygen, supplies and hardware. Docking will take place at 3:23 p.m. Tuesday at the Pirs docking compartment.

Meanwhile, Flight Engineer Michael Barratt of the Expedition 19 crew spent time Wednesday with the Space Acceleration Measurement System (SAMS) experiment. SAMS is an ongoing study of the vibrations and on the station that result from the operation of hardware, crew activities, dockings and maneuvering. The results will be used to better understand the types of vibrations affecting vibration-sensitive experiments.

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