N4S -50yrs First Man in Space/30 yrs of STS-1

To commemorate the 50 years of the First Man in Space: Russian pilot Yuri Gagarin who in April 12, 1961 was the first human being to go into space on an 108 minute flight, and the first flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia Sunday morning on April 12th, 1981, known as mission STS-1, opening what is called the Shuttle era. The Special Event callsign N4S will be on the air to remember these two events: one which changed the course of history, and the other helped expand our knowledge of the space sciences and in the construction of the International Space Station (ISS).
The Special Event will be active on the HF bands from 10 to 80 meters on SSB. The KP4IA-R (145.370 Mhz) and the simplex frequency 147.480 Mhz will be used for local contacts in Puerto Rico. A special electronic certificate will be issued for this occasion. For information go to www.qrz.com/db/wp3gw or write to wp3gw@arrl.net .

We want to remind also that the Arissat-1 satellite inside the ISS will be activated that same day and send voice messages and Slow Scan TV images, plus CW and data from the new PSK1000 mode on the frequency145.950 Mhz. For more info go to www.amsat.org and www.arissat1.org.