Welcome again to ASTRA 1M’s blog. It is mid-morning on 23 September and airplanes are landing in Moscow from all directions, bringing in the ASTRA 1M early team. There are several first-timers and lots of familiar faces. After some brief introductions, a small group of first-timers made their way to see Red Square via a train and subway ride. Thank you to, team member, Pete for being a terrific tour guide.
We got word early 24 September that we have a green light to Go! So the early team got on the charter flight for Baikonur and the start of the ASTRA 1M campaign.