<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';" class="">Dear James,</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';" class="">Unfortunately I have had to cancel my trip to the CMC meeting due to urgent meetings on re-organisation called for early next week. Please accept my apologies for this late change of plans.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';" class="">I have, however, asked Margherita di Giulio to deputise for me and to give the ESA presentation on my behalf. I could make myself available by webex conference due to the time difference if that would be beneficial. Please let me know.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';" class="">Apologies again and I wish you very successful CMC meetings,</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Lucida Grande';" class="">Mike</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; min-height: 12px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(146, 146, 146);" class=""><b class="">ESA - European Space Agency</b><span style="color: #00b1e6" class=""><br class="">
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Dr. Michael McKay</span><br class="">
Head of the Ground Segment Engineering Department<br class="">
Directorate of Operations<b class=""><br class="">
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ESOC</b><br class="">
Robert-Bosch-Str. 5<br class="">
64293 Darmstadt, Germany<span style="text-decoration: underline ; color: #0433ff" class=""><br class="">
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