October 2006 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2006-10-21 05:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Oct '06

21 Oct '06

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2006-10-21 05:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Flanders Science Festival, Euro Space Center, Transinne, via telebridge WH6PN (***) Fri 2006-10-27 10:36 UTC 20 deg via WH6PN (***) During Expedition 14, ARISS expects to have one ARISS school contact per month rather than approximately one per week. (***) It is also anticipated that there many not be many general contacts. (***) Total number of ARISS school contacts is 255. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, RS0ISS ***************************************************************************** The schedule page has been updated as of 2006-10-21 05:30 UTC. Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2006-09-27 02:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… tf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf ***************************************************************************** There has been a rumor that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. ***************************************************************************** Expedition 13/14 on orbit: Thomas Reiter DF4TR Expedition 14 on orbit: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT Expedition 14 future: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ISS STATUS REPORT #06-45
by Arthur Rowe 20 Oct '06

20 Oct '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *International Space Station Status Report #06-45* *3 p.m. CDT, Friday, Oct. 20. 2006* *Expedition 13 Crew* The three residents of the International Space Station spent a busy week with varied science and technical tasks as they began their second month in orbit. Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin practiced using the manual docking system for the Russian Progress cargo ship. They rehearsed rendezvous, flyaround maneuvers and approach and docking with an on-board simulator. During the training, technicians at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan completed preparations for the launch of a Progress cargo craft on Monday at 8:40 a.m. CDT. It is scheduled to dock to the complex Thursday at 9:28 a.m. Live coverage on NASA Television will begin at 9 a.m. The Progress, which will make its way to the launch pad Saturday, is filled with more than two tons of food, fuel and supplies for the station and its crew. Also aboard are new spare parts for the Russian Elektron oxygen-generation system, which has been shut down since last month. Earlier Friday, Lopez-Alegria replaced equipment in the Carbon Dioxide Removal System, used to remove impurities from the station's atmosphere. Only one of its two systems designed to purge carbon dioxide from the air has been operating due to particulate matter clogging an air valve. Lopez-Alegria installed a new air flow regulator valve and a filter to recover the use of the second of two adsorbent beds in the device. He also joined Tyurin to inspect and photograph the Zvezda Service Module windows and conducted a video tour of the station for training of future Expedition crews. Lopez-Alegria, who also serves as the NASA science officer, collected his second set of blood and urine samples for the Nutrition Experiment. This is NASA's most comprehensive in-flight study of human physiological changes during long-duration spaceflight. The experiment measures bone metabolism, oxidative damage, nutritional assessments and hormonal changes. It also will help to define nutritional requirements and develop food systems for future missions to the moon and Mars. Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin also completed a medical officer proficiency training session. European Space Agency Flight Engineer Thomas Reiter began the first of three runs of the Analysis of a Novel Sensory Mechanism in Root Phototropism, or TROPI experiment, in the European Modular Cultivation System. Seeds will sprout next week in the EMCS facility where plants and other small organisms can grow in variable gravity conditions using a centrifuge. By sprouting seeds under different levels of partial gravity and different frequencies of light, this study will increase the understanding of the different systems plants use to determine what direction their roots and shoots should grow and which genes are responsible for successful plant growth. NASA’s payload operations team at the Marshall Space Flight Center coordinates U.S. science activities on space station. Other science work this week included sessions of the Profilaktika and Urolux Russian experiments. The station remains under the control of three gyroscopes after one was shut down more than a week ago. On Monday, flight controllers conducted a test of Control Moment Gyro 3, which was turned off due to excessive vibrations. Monday’s test, looking at the health of the accelerometer, spun the CMG up to 500 rpm and then let it coast down to zero while acceleration data were taken with the MAMS (Microgravity Acceleration Measurement System) to correlate and compare with data from the internal CMG accelerometer. An initial review indicated no unusual vibrations, but engineers continue to analyze the results. On Monday, flight controllers will begin a five-day checkout of the Thermal Radiator Rotary Joints (TRRJ) on the S1 and P1 trusses that will rotate once the station’s upgraded external thermal loops are activated on the STS-116 mission. The TRRJ test will enable the radiators to “autotrack" or revolve when required to dissipate heat from the trusses’ avionics equipment. The next status report will be issued on Monday, Oct. 23, following the launch of ISS Progress 23, or earlier if events warrant. For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station

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Baltimore Native to Discuss Role on NASA's Next Shuttle Flight
by Arthur Rowe 20 Oct '06

20 Oct '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Oct. 20, 2006 > > Katherine Trinidad > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-3749 > > James Hartsfield > Johnson Space Center, Houston > > > BALTIMORE NATIVE TO DISCUSS ROLE ON NASA'S NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT > > Bob Curbeam, a NASA astronaut who will fly aboard the Space Shuttle > Discovery in December, will be available for interviews by satellite > from 7 to 8:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 24. > > > Curbeam will be making his third spaceflight after performing duties > as a mission specialist on two previous missions, STS-85 in 1997 and > STS-98 in 2001. He will be conducting three spacewalks during the > 11-day mission to the International Space Station to rearrange the > complex's power and cooling systems. The changes will bring online > electricity generated by a second giant set of solar panels added to > the station during September's shuttle mission. The changes will > almost double the electrical power available to the station's > systems. > > Curbeam was born and raised in Baltimore. He received a bachelor's > degree in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy in > Annapolis, Md., in 1984 and a master's degree in aeronautical > engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif., in > 1990. He also received a degree in aeronautical and astronautical > engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1991. Before his > selection as an astronaut in 1994, Curbeam was an instructor in the > Weapons and Systems Engineering Department at the Naval Academy. > > Curbeam will be joined aboard Discovery by STS-116 Commander Mark > Polansky, Pilot Bill Oefelein and mission specialists Joan > Higginbotham, Nick Patrick, Suni Williams and Christer Fuglesang, a > European Space Agency astronaut. Williams will remain aboard the > station for six months. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas > Reiter, currently aboard the station, will return to Earth on > Discovery. > > For Curbeam's biographical information, visit: > > http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/curbeam.html > > Curbeam's interviews will be carried live on the NASA TV analog > satellite AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude; transponder 5C, 3800 > MHz, vertical polarization, with audio at 6.8 MHz. B-roll video of > Curbeam's training for the mission will air at 6:30 a.m. EDT. For > NASA TV downlink, schedules and streaming video information, visit: > http://www.nasa.gov/ntv > > For more information about STS-116 and its crew, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle > > > >

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NASA TV Airs Arrival of Next Space Station Cargo Ship
by Arthur Rowe 20 Oct '06

20 Oct '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Oct. 20, 2006 > > Allard Beutel > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-4769 > > James Hartsfield > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > > > > NASA TV AIRS ARRIVAL OF NEXT SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP > > The residents of the International Space Station will receive a new > shipment of food, fuel and supplies Thursday, Oct. 26, and NASA TV > will broadcast its arrival live. > > After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Monday, > Oct. 23, the ISS Progress 23 spacecraft will dock to the station at > 10:28 a.m. EDT Oct. 26. NASA TV will not cover the launch of the > cargo ship, but live coverage of the docking begins at 10 a.m. EDT. > > The Progress will bring more than two tons of supplies to the crew. > Aboard the station are Expedition 14 Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and > Flight Engineers Mikhail Tyurin and Thomas Reiter. Lopez-Alegria and > Tyurin are in the second month of a one half-year stay in space. > Reiter has been aboard the station since July. He is scheduled to > return to Earth aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in December. > > For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit: > > > http://www.nasa.gov/ntv > > For more about the space station crew's activities and sighting > opportunities, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > > -end- > > > > > >

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2 Line ISS Keps 10-19
by Dave Larsen PhD 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

ISS 1 25544U 98067A 06291.94347929 .00016873 00000-0 10505-3 0 8869 2 25544 051.6335 269.8593 0013010 112.4559 342.8466 15.76990497452684

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Expedition 14 Crew Tests the HDTV Space Video Gateway
by Arthur Rowe 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 18 OCTOBER 2006 Expedition 14 Crew Tests the HDTV Space Video Gateway --- International Space Station Image above:*** the International Space Station against the blackness of space and Earth's horizon. Photo credit: NASA ***http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html On Wednesday the crew conducted a test of the Space Video Gateway to be used in November for the first HDTV interactive downlinks with the Discovery Channel and NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai). The hardware was provided by NASA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for temporary installation on the space station. Launch of the ISS Progress 23 cargo craft is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 23, at 9:41 a.m. EDT and docking on Thursday, Oct. 26, at 10:28 a.m. EDT. The cargo consists of propellants, oxygen, food, crew provisions and maintenance gear. Water will not be delivered this time. High-priority items include Elektron parts, research payloads and EVA equipment. One of the station's four Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMGs) used to maintain the station's orientation in space was shut down last week after exceeding the allowed vibration limit. Engineers tested the problematic CMG Monday to gather performance data and conduct diagnostic checks. An initial review of the available data indicated no vibration events. Engineers continue analyzing the data to determine troubleshooting plans.

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NASA Announces New ISS Crew
by Arthur Rowe 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Oct. 18, 2006 > > Katherine Trinidad > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-3749 > > Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > > > > NASA ANNOUNCES NEW INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW > > NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency have named two astronauts > and two cosmonauts to the next International Space Station crew, > known as Expedition 15. Astronauts Clayton C. Anderson and Daniel M. > Tani will travel to the station next year and work as flight > engineers. Cosmonauts Fyodor N. Yurchikhin and Dr. Oleg V. Kotov will > spend six months aboard the orbiting laboratory. > > Anderson will get a ride to the station aboard Space Shuttle > Endeavour's STS-118 mission, targeted for launch in June 2007. He > will return to Earth on shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-120. That > flight will carry his replacement, Tani, to the station. Tani will > return on shuttle mission STS-122, targeted for October 2007. > > Yurchikhin will command Expedition 15, and Kotov will serve as station > flight engineer and Soyuz commander. Yurchikhin and Kotov will fly to > the complex aboard a Soyuz spacecraft scheduled to launch in March > 2007. Until Anderson arrives, astronaut Sunita L. Williams will serve > as Expedition 15's third crew member and flight engineer. She will > fly to the station on STS-116 in December. > > A native of Nebraska, Anderson was selected as an astronaut in 1998 > following a technical career in mission operations at NASA's Johnson > Space Center, Houston. He managed the Emergency Operations Center at > Johnson for several years before becoming an astronaut. He has a > bachelor's degree from Hastings College in Hastings, Neb., and a > master's from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. > > A native of Illinois, Tani has a bachelor's and a master's degree in > mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of > Technology, Cambridge, Mass. He was selected as an astronaut in 1996. > Tani's first spaceflight was aboard Endeavour in December 2001 on the > STS-108 mission. During that flight, he performed a four-hour > spacewalk. > > Yurchikhin previously visited the space station aboard Atlantis on > STS-112 in 2002. He is qualified as a mechanical engineer and has a > doctorate in economics. Before he was selected as a cosmonaut, > Yurchikhin served as a Russian flight controller and lead engineer > for several missions. > > Kotov was selected as a cosmonaut in 1996 and has trained for Soyuz, > Mir and space station missions. He is a graduate of the Kirov Medical > Academy in Russia. > > The Expedition 15 backup crew is astronaut Gregory E. Chamitoff for > Anderson; Sandra H. Magnus for Tani; Russian cosmonauts Roman Y. > Romanenko and Mikhail B. Kornienko for Yurchikhin and Kotov. > > Video of the Expedition 15 crew members will air on NASA TV's Video > File. For NASA TV downlink, streaming video and scheduling > information, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/ntv > > For more about the station, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > For more about upcoming space shuttle missions, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle > > > -end- > > > > > >

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STS-116 LATEST NEWS
by Arthur Rowe 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Preparations Continue for STS-116 Crew http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html -** STS-116 crew members are familiarized with flight hardware. (Image above: Inside the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility at Port Canaveral, Fla., STS-116 mission specialists (from left) Joan Higginbotham, Sunita Williams and Nicholas Patrick look over flight hardware during the Crew Equipment Interface Test. Image Credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller)** The STS-116 crew members visited NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida last week for the crew equipment interface test. The test is a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations, and allows astronauts to get hands-on with the equipment and flight hardware that will be used during the mission. During the STS-116 mission, Discovery will deliver the P5 integrated truss structure to the International Space Station, and carry the SPACEHAB module and other key components. Discovery is slated to roll over to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Nov. 1 for mating with the external tank and solid rocket boosters. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than Dec. 7.

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Become Part of Space History -- Help Name the Next Station Module
by Arthur Rowe 18 Oct '06

18 Oct '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Oct. 17, 2006 > > Sonja Alexander/Allard Beutel > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-1761/4769 > > Debbie Nguyen > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-244-1334 > > > > BECOME PART OF SPACE HISTORY -- HELP NAME THE NEXT STATION MODULE > > The International Space Station is growing, and NASA's Node 2 is the > next U.S. pressurized module scheduled for installation on the > orbiting laboratory. The node will provide more room for station > crews to live and work, but it needs a name. > > Students in kindergarten through grade 12 attending U.S. schools and > children of American personnel overseas are being asked to help NASA > name the module and become part of the history of the station. The > module is at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., and is targeted for > launch in late 2007. The node will be a connecting port and > passageway to additional international science labs and space supply > vehicles. It also will be a work platform for the station's robotic > arm. > > Name the International Space Station Node 2 Challenge requires > students to work together as a class or school to create their own > Node 2 model. Students will name their node, write a brief > description explaining the choice and take digital pictures to send > to NASA. > > The submitted image of the model will not be judged, but it will be > the ticket to enter the name challenge. Submissions will be reviewed > by a panel of NASA scientists, engineers and educators. The deadline > to submit model images and names is Dec. 1. The winning entry will be > announced in early 2007. To register a school or class, teachers or > administrators should send an email to: NASA-ESC(a)nasa.gov. For > information about Node 2, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/node2.html > > For additional information about the Space Station Node 2 Challenge, > visit: > > http://esc.nasa.gov > > > -end- > > > > > >

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2 Line ISS Keps 10-16
by Dave Larsen PhD 15 Oct '06

15 Oct '06

ISS 1 25544U 98067A 06288.96394316 .00009710 00000-0 62451-4 0 8678 2 25544 051.6353 285.2224 0013264 100.8545 348.1702 15.76908098452211

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