The last-ever set of space shuttle solid-fuel rockets began taking shape Tuesday evening as technicians started stacking the boosters that will power Atlantis this summer.

Launch of this final space shuttle mission is targeted for June 28 at 3:40 p.m. EDT to deliver a massive amount of supplies to the International Space Station using the Italian-made Raffaello cargo vessel.

It took several tries and 4 or 5 minutes for Nespoli to establish contact. I left the attempts on the recording but edited out the space between. The questions start at about 1:34 in the recording. Got a little of the response to question 5 before losing signal.
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Canterbury High School, Ottawa, ON, Canada - Paolo Nespoli, IZØJPA
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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Recorded the first part of the contact. Very low pass for me in Wisconsin. Got to about question #5.

Lehman High School is located in Kyle, Texas, about 40 miles south of Austin. The school, which opened its doors in 2004, has an enrollment of 1,800 students. It is a full four year comprehensive high school with the usual full complement of courses needed to prepare students for a successful future.

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