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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ou ainda no website da ARISS-EU-Portugal em:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A href="http://www.amrad.pt">www.amrad.pt</A> ou <A
href="http://www.amrad.pt/ariss.php">http://www.amrad.pt/ariss.php</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Com link para o canal da NASA TV.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Leiam ainda, as felicitações do presidente da
ARISS-International, Frank Bauer:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>All,<BR><BR>I would like to extend my congratulations to the ARISS-Europe
team on<BR>today's successful launch of our newest on-orbit
hardware<BR>delivery---additional ARISS antennas!! The antennas are
mounted on the<BR>European Columbus module which flew inside the payload bay of
the Space<BR>Shuttle Atlantis. <BR><BR>The ARISS-Europe team have been
working hard and diligently for over 5 years<BR>to realize this outstanding
milestone. The team faced numerous challenges,<BR>including some very
severe environmental testing to get approval to fly<BR>these antenna
systems. <BR><BR>I would like to thank Gaston Bertels, ON4WF for his
outstanding leadership<BR>on this project and Dr. Pawel Kabacik at the Wroclaw
University of<BR>Technology in Poland for his efforts in the antenna design and
testing. And<BR>I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all those
who contributed to<BR>this project through their volunteer efforts, financial
contributions and/or<BR>in-kind contributions. YOU helped us develop, test
and fly these antennas. <BR><BR>For more information on the ARISS antennas,
see:<BR><BR><A href="">http://www.ariss-eu.org/</A><BR><BR>73, Frank
Bauer, KA3HDO<BR>ARISS International Chairman<BR>AMSAT-NA V.P. for Human
Spaceflight Programs<BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>73, CT1XI</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>