Shuttle Discovery (STS-116) Scheduled to Launch Dec 7th

The space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to launch on December 7th with the radio amateurs on board: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB; Christer Fuglesang, KE5CGR/SA0AFS; Nicholas Patrick, KD5PKY. See the ARRL news article here. Detailed information from NASA is available on their space shuttle page.

You'll be glad to know (?) that NASA is improving the quality of the food for the astronauts. The TV food show host, Rachael Ray, recently visited NASA's prep kitchen. USA Today says "TV host upgrades astronaut meals." Not only that, there is a special delivery of instant latte mix on the way to the ISS.

Let's keep those astronauts well fed and maybe they'll use the ARISS station to get on 145.80 MHz more often.

73, Bob K0NR