Mir:

Mir is currently unmanned and is flying in automatic mode.  The next Mir

crew is scheduled to fly to Mir in December 2000.  I was informed the

new crew had already received training on the Amateur Radio Packet and

SSTV projects.  I am sorry , I miss placed the crew names.  An

additional Mir crew is also in training for Spring 2001.



QSL Cards:

The new Mir QSL cards have arrived from the printers and are being

distributed to the QSL managers.  I will send another memo later, when

the QSL managers are ready to accept new QSL card requests.  A sample of

a draft card is posted on the MAREX Web page.



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