Amateur radio has had a substantialpresence in human space flight since themid-1980s. For over 16 years, amateurradio space enthusiasts in the U.S., Russia,and Gennany have worked diligently todevelop, deploy and coordinate operationsof on-orbit amateur radio stations on theU.S. Space Shuttle and the Russian spacestation Mir. Human space flight is expectedto change in the near future as the aerospacecommunity rapidly evolves its focus towardsoperations on the International Space Station(ISS). The international amateur radiocommunity is working with the aerospacecommunity to make amateur radio apennanent fixture on ISS. This update oflast years paper will summarize the status ofthe ISS program, the development of aninitial station for use on-board ISS, arid theopportunities and plans for implementing apennanent amateur radio station on-boardthe ISS.
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