January 2007 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

ISS crew completes sucessful spacewalk
by Arthur Rowe 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Station Crew Completes Successful Spacewalk* Image above: Flight Engineer Sunita Williams (left) and Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria work with the Early Ammonia Servicer on the P6 Truss. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW PICTURE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The first of three spacewalks in nine days by Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams wrapped up Wednesday at 6:09 p.m. EST. During the 7-hour 55-minute excursion, the spacewalkers reconfigured one of two cooling loops for the Destiny module, rearranged electrical connections and secured the starboard radiator of the P6 truss after retraction. + Read more about Wednesday's spacewalk <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_ev…> Two other spacewalks from Quest will follow. Lopez-Alegria and Williams are scheduled to make the second spacewalk on Feb. 4 and the third for Feb. 8. + Read more about the upcoming spacewalks <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_ev…> On Monday, Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, assisted by Flight Engineer Suni Williams, swore in 16 sailors aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during a special live link-up from the space station. Lopez-Alegria and Williams, both U.S. Naval Academy graduates, conducted the long-distance re-enlistment ceremony as the station orbited 220 miles above the Earth. + Read more about this event <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_Na…> + Expedition 14 Mission Status Briefing Materials, Jan. 26, 2007 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_ms…> + Read more about Expedition 14 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + View crew's daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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ISS CREW TO CONDUCT BACK TO BACK SPACEWALKS
by Arthur Rowe 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Station Crew to Conduct Three Back-to-Back Spacewalks 01.31.07 The first of three spacewalks in nine days by International Space Station Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams began at 10:14 a.m. EST on Jan. 31. The three spacewalks, from the Quest airlock in U.S. spacesuits, and a Russian spacewalk scheduled for Feb. 22 will be the most ever done by station crew members during an increment, said Mike Suffredini, station program manager. ISS014-E-12565 : Mikhail Tyurin with spacesuit Image to right: Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin works with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA *EVA 6* + Read more about EVA 6 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_ev…> *EVA 7* The first parts of the Feb. 4 spacewalk are similar to the previous one. Lopez-Alegria and Williams begin the tasks of the second spacewalk by reconfiguring the second of the two cooling loops serving Destiny from the temporary to the permanent system. At the rats’ nest, Lopez-Alegria will reconfigure the fluid loop connections, moving the second pair of the fluid lines of the early system from the lab and connecting them back up to the Z1 panel. That will help enable reactivation of the early cooling system if it should be required. Williams will reconfigure electrical connections. The job, like the similar activity on the first spacewalk, is expected to take about 1 hour, 45 minutes. Next they will watch as the ground retracts the aft radiator of the P6. After retraction they will install another set of six cable cinches and two winch bars to secure the radiator and then install the shroud. Again, those tasks should take about 2 hours, 20 minutes. Lopez-Alegria will then move to the end of PMA-1 to remove a sunshade from the Node Multiplexer-Demultiplexer (MDM), a data relay system. The area was in the sun during the time the station flew in a previous orientation. Now, with the station's orientation putting the lab in the direction of travel and its 18-inch window always facing the Earth, the sunshade is being removed to keep the MDM from getting too cold. Lopez-Alegria will remove a single bolt to free the sunshade, then move with it a short distance on the PMA-1 and jettison it aft and a little to starboard. Meanwhile, Williams will bring tools and cables to the forward end of the lab, where Lopez-Alegria will join her. Together they will finish routing and installation of the SSPTS cables. Get-ahead tasks include photographing a connector on the end of PMA-2. Shuttle-station audio communication difficulties have been reported during recent shuttle missions. Engineers believe the connector might be affected by debris or corrosion. *EVA 8* On Feb. 8 Lopez-Alegria and Williams will move from the airlock out to Crew Equipment Transfer Aid carts on the rails of the main truss. Pushing the cart with their equipment, including a foot restraint, they move to the P3 Truss. Their first job is to remove two thermal shrouds from a Rotary Joint Motor Controller (RJMC) on P3. Next they will remove the two large shrouds from P3 Bays 18 and 20. The shrouds, larger than king-size bed sheets, provide thermal shading. With the station in its present orientation, they are no longer needed. They are being removed to avoid trapping heat. Spacewalkers will work together to fold each into a package a bit smaller than an outdoor garbage can and jettison them, aft and slightly downward. The 2-hour, 40-minute shroud task will be followed by deployment of two Unpressurized Cargo Carrier Assembly Attachment Systems (UCCAS), one on the upper face of the P3 truss and the other on the lower face. The hour-long job is in preparation for attachment of a cargo carrier during a subsequent shuttle mission. While Lopez-Alegria works on the second UCCAS, Williams will move out to the end of the P5 truss to remove two launch locks to prepare for the relocation of the P6 Truss. Get-ahead tasks include removing a final camera stanchion from External Stowage Platform 3 and moving an auxiliary bag containing contingency items – among them tie-down tethers, cabling and connector caps. The bag will be placed near the airlock before the P6 is moved to the end of the port truss. *Russian Spacewalk* On Feb. 22, Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin are scheduled to do a spacewalk in Russian Orlan suits from the Pirs airlock. They will work on an antenna of the Progress 23 unpiloted cargo carrier, docked at the aft port of the Zvezda service module. The antenna did not properly retract when that spacecraft docked in October. The spacewalkers will try to secure or remove the antenna to avoid its interfering with the undocking of P23 in April.

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ISS CREW CONDUCTING SPACEWALK
by Arthur Rowe 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Station Crew Conducting Spacewalk* Image above: Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, as seen through Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria's helmet camera, assists with a task during the spacewalk. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW PICTURE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The first of three spacewalks in nine days by Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams began today at 10:14 a.m. EST. Tasks scheduled for today's six-hour, 30-minute excursion include reconfiguring one of two cooling loops for the Destiny module, rearranging electrical connections and securing and covering the starboard radiator of the P6 truss after retraction. + Read more about the spacewalk <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_ev…> + Watch spacewalk live on NASA TV <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html> Lopez-Alegria and Williams completed preparations for the spacewalk on Tuesday, checking out the tools they will use during the spacewalk and conducting a final review of procedures with specialists in Mission Control, Houston. The pair "camped out" in the Quest airlock overnight to minimize preparation time this morning. The reduced air pressure in the airlock protects against decompression sickness as spacewalkers go to the even lower pressure in the spacesuits for the spacewalk. On Monday, Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, assisted by Flight Engineer Suni Williams, swore in 16 sailors aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during a special live link-up from the space station. Lopez-Alegria and Williams, both U.S. Naval Academy graduates, conducted the long-distance re-enlistment ceremony as the station orbited 220 miles above the Earth. + Read more about this event <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_Na…> + Expedition 14 Mission Status Briefing Materials, Jan. 26, 2007 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_ms…> + Read more about Expedition 14 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + View crew's daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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Space Station To Grow Faster, Mark Firsts Throughout Year
by Arthur Rowe 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Jan. 31, 2007 > > Katherine Trinidad > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-3749 > > James Hartsfield > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > > RELEASE: 07-19 > > SPACE STATION TO GROW FASTER, MARK FIRSTS THROUGHOUT YEAR > > HOUSTON - Already spanning an acre in orbit, the International Space > Station this year will grow faster in size, power, volume and mass > than ever before, significantly expanding its capabilities and > setting new records for humans in orbit. > > "This will be a challenging but rewarding year for the station > program," said Kirk Shireman, deputy program manager for the > International Space Station. "The station's operations will grow both > in orbit and on Earth. As we launch new international components this > year, we also will begin new flight control operations from > facilities around the world." > > In addition to control centers in the United States, Russia and > Canada, control centers for the station also will be activated in > France, Germany and Japan, allowing NASA's partners to oversee their > contributions to the station. > > In 2007, NASA and Russia plan to conduct as many as 24 spacewalks, > more than has ever been done in a single year. The first spacewalk > began at 9:14 a.m. CST Wednesday, Jan. 31 on NASA TV and features > Mike Lopez-Alegria, the commander of the current space station > mission, known as Expedition 14. > > By the end of Expedition 14 in April, Lopez-Alegria should lead all > astronauts in the number of spacewalks and the amount of time spent > spacewalking. After returning to Earth in July, Expedition 14 and > Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams will hold the NASA > astronaut record for longest time in space. Lopez-Alegria will have > set that record just months earlier. Williams also will have > completed the most spacewalks by a woman by the end of February. > > Also this year, the electricity generated and used on the station will > more than double. By the end of 2007, the station's solar panels will > extend to almost three-quarters of an acre of surface area. The extra > power and cooling will allow the station's living and working space > to expand by more than one-third. The complex will grow from its > current size of a two-bedroom apartment to the size of a four-bedroom > house by year's end. > > The laboratories aboard will triple, with the addition of the European > Space Agency's Columbus lab and the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo. > A shuttle mission targeted for October will deliver Columbus, while > another mission targeted for December will carry Kibo. The additions > will mark the first time the station's interior space has grown in > more than six years. > > The station's supply lines also will grow. A new European cargo > vehicle, called the Automated Transfer Vehicle, is set to make its > first trip to the station in July. Currently, only the space shuttle > and Russian Progress cargo craft deliver supplies to the orbiting > laboratory. > > This also will be a year of unparalleled robotic operations. For the > first time, the station's robotic arm will be used to assemble large, > pressurized components without a shuttle present. In the fall, the > Canadarm2 will be used to move mating adapters and a large connecting > module, called Node 2, into place on the station. Node 2 will provide > pathways for crew members, air, electricity and water to the new > international laboratories. > > As the station breaks new ground in its use of robotics, its robotics > system also will grow. On the same mission that delivers the first > section of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo lab, the > Canadian Space Agency's Dextre robotic system will be delivered. > Dextre, an almost human-shaped two-armed robotic system designed to > work with Canadarm2, will add to the highly sophisticated robotics > aboard the space station. Dextre will enable the robotics to perform > even more intricate maintenance and servicing tasks, which previously > would have required spacewalks. > > For information about the International Space Station, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > > -end- > > > > >

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Station Crew Preps for Wednesday's Spacewalk
by Arthur Rowe 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Station Crew Preps for Wednesday's Spacewalk ISS014-E-12586 : Michael Lopez-Alegria with pistol grip tool Image above: Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria holds a pistol grip tool as he floats in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW PICTURE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The first of three spacewalks in nine days by Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams is scheduled to begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. EST. Tasks scheduled for the first six-hour, 30-minute excursion include reconfiguring one of two cooling loops for the Destiny module, rearranging electrical connections and securing and covering the starboard radiator of the P6 truss after retraction. Lopez-Alegria and Williams completed preparations for the spacewalk on Tuesday, checking out the tools they will use during the spacewalk and conducting a final review of procedures with specialists in Mission Control, Houston. The pair are "camping out" in the Quest airlock overnight to minimize preparation time Wednesday. The reduced air pressure in the airlock protects against decompression sickness as spacewalkers go to the even lower pressure in the spacesuits for the spacewalk. + Read more about the spacewalks <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_ev…> On Monday, Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, assisted by Flight Engineer Suni Williams, swore in 16 sailors aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during a special live link-up from the space station. Lopez-Alegria and Williams, both U.S. Naval Academy graduates, conducted the long-distance re-enlistment ceremony as the station orbited 220 miles above the Earth. + Read more about this event <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_Na…> + Expedition 14 Mission Status Briefing Materials, Jan. 26, 2007 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_ms…> + Read more about Expedition 14 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + View crew's daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-01-30 17:15 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-01-30 17:15 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Total number of ARISS school contacts is 267. 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 2007-01-30 17:15 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 2007-01-26 04:00 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/ne ws/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf 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 14 on orbit: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT Expedition 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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NASA Assigns Crew for Japanese Lab and Canadian Robotics Mission
by Arthur Rowe 29 Jan '07

29 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Jan. 29, 2007 > > Katherine Trinidad > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-3749 > > Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > > > NASA ASSIGNS CREW FOR JAPANESE LAB AND CANADIAN ROBOTICS MISSION > > WASHINGTON - NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission > STS-123. The flight will deliver both the first component of the > Japanese Experiment Module Kibo and the new Canadian Dextre robotics > system to the International Space Station. > > Navy Capt. Dominic L. Gorie will command the Space Shuttle Endeavour > on the STS-123 mission, targeted for launch in December 2007. Air > Force Col. Gregory H. Johnson will serve as the pilot. Mission > specialists will include NASA astronauts Richard M. Linnehan; Air > Force Maj. Robert L. Behnken; and Navy Capt. Michael J. Foreman. > Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takao Doi also will > serve as a mission specialist. The mission will deliver a new station > crew member to the complex and return another to Earth. Those > individuals will be announced at a later date. > > Foreman had been assigned to the STS-120 shuttle mission but has been > reassigned to STS-123. Astronaut Stephanie Wilson, who flew on last > year's STS-121 mission, will replace Foreman as a mission specialist > on STS-120, targeted for launch in September 2007. > > STS-123 is the first in a series of flights that will launch > components to complete the Kibo laboratory. The mission also will > deliver the Canadian Space Agency's Dextre robotic system, a smaller > manipulator equipped with two arms and designed to work with > Canadarm2 to perform finer maintenance tasks that normally would be > accomplished with spacewalks by astronauts on the International Space > Station. The mission will include four spacewalks to install the new > hardware. > > STS-123 will be the fourth spaceflight for Gorie and Linnehan, the > second spaceflight for Doi and the first spaceflight for Johnson, > Behnken and Foreman. > > Gorie flew as the pilot of STS-91 in 1998 and STS-99 in 2000. One year > later, he commanded STS-108. He was born in Lake Charles, La., and > graduated from Miami Palmetto High School, Miami, Fla. Gorie has a > bachelor's from the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., and a master's > from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He was selected as an > astronaut in 1994. > > Johnson was selected as an astronaut in 1998. He was born in South > Ruislip, Middlesex, United Kingdom, but graduated from Park Hills > High School in Fairborn, Ohio. Johnson has a bachelor's from the Air > Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., and master's degrees from > Columbia University, New York, and from the University of Texas, > Austin. > > Linnehan flew on STS-78 in 1996 and STS-90 in 1998. During STS-109 in > 2002, he performed three spacewalks to service the Hubble Space > Telescope. Linnehan was born in Lowell, Mass. He has a bachelor's > from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H., and doctorate in > veterinary medicine from Ohio State University, Columbus. > > Selected as an astronaut in 2000, Behnken considers St. Ann, Mo., his > hometown. He has a bachelor's from Washington University, St. Louis, > and a master's and a doctorate from the California Institute of > Technology, Pasadena, Calif. > > Foreman considers Wadsworth, Ohio, his hometown and was selected as an > astronaut in 1998. Foreman has a bachelor's from the Naval Academy > and a master's from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. > > Doi was born in Minamitama, Tokyo. He first flew on STS-87 in 1997, a > mission during which he became the first Japanese astronaut to > conduct a spacewalk. Doi has a bachelor's, a master's and a doctorate > in aerospace engineering from the University of Tokyo. He also has a > doctorate in astronomy from Rice University, Houston. > > Assigned to STS-120, Wilson is a Massachusetts native. She operated > both the station and shuttle robotic arms during the STS-121 mission > and oversaw the transfer of more than 28,000 pounds of gear between > the shuttle and station. Wilson has a bachelor's from Harvard > University, Cambridge, Mass., and a master's from the University of > Texas, Austin. > > Video of the STS-123 and STS-120 crew members will air on NASA TV's > Video File. For downlink and scheduling information and links to > streaming video, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/ntv > > For complete astronaut biographical information, visit: > > http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/ > > For more information about NASA's Space Shuttle Program, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle > > > -end- > > > > > >

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ISS STATUS REPORT #07-5
by Arthur Rowe 27 Jan '07

27 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *International Space Station Status Report #07-5* *4 p.m. CST Friday, Jan. 26, 2007* *Expedition 14 Crew* The crew aboard the International Space Station focused this week on preparing for an unprecedented series of spacewalks set to begin in a few days. Expedition 14 Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams will begin a 6.5-hour spacewalk from the station at about 9 a.m. CST on Wednesday, Jan. 31. It will be the first of a record four spacewalks planned during the next month. Lopez-Alegria and Williams will conduct other spacewalks on Feb. 4 and Feb. 8. The first three spacewalks will originate from the station's Quest airlock, and the astronauts will use U.S. spacesuits. Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin will use Russian spacesuits for a Feb. 22 spacewalk originating from the station's Pirs airlock. The three U.S. spacewalks will rearrange the station's cooling system, bringing online new portions of the system that were activated during a shuttle mission in December. The Russian spacewalk will free a stuck antenna on the ISS Progress 23 cargo craft docked to the aft end of the station, ensuring that craft can undock safely in April. The crew began the week unloading some of the more than 2.5 tons of food, fuel and supplies that were delivered to the station on Jan. 19 by the ISS Progress 24 cargo craft. Supplies aboard the 24th Progress to visit the station included fresh produce, gifts from home, new clothing, spare parts, oxygen and water. The crew's attention quickly turned to preparations for the upcoming spacewalks. On Monday, the crew began working with the U.S. spacesuits. Batteries for the suits were charged, and the suit cooling systems cleaned. On Tuesday, Lopez-Alegria and Williams trained using an onboard, laptop computer-based simulation. The training refreshed their skills operating the Simplified Aid For Extravehicular Activity Rescue (SAFER) jetpack that is worn on spacesuits. The SAFER backpack allows spacewalkers to fly themselves back to the station in the event they become untethered and separated from the complex. On Thursday, ground controllers in Houston commanded the station's robotic arm to maneuver into the position it will occupy for the start of the spacewalk. Aboard the station, the crew set time aside to review the plans for the first spacewalk. Lopez-Alegria and Williams continued checks of their spacesuits and checks of the SAFER backpacks Friday. The SAFER backpacks are propelled by compressed nitrogen gas, and, during the checkout, the harmless gas was released, depleting the nitrogen in one unit below the usable quantity. Two other usable SAFER backpacks remain onboard, however, and the loss of the third unit does not affect plans for the upcoming spacewalks. The crew took time out from their work on Monday to speak with television host Martha Stewart. Crew members also took time to field questions from two schools, one in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and another in Winnebago, Neb., by amateur radio. The next station status report will be issued following the spacewalk on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 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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ISS CREW SPACEWALKS
by Arthur Rowe 27 Jan '07

27 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 TAKEN FROM *************** The ARRL Letter Vol. 26, No. 04 January 26, 2007 *************** * All-ham ISS crew to undertake "unprecedented" spacewalk series: The all-ham crew of the International Space Station will undertake what NASA is calling "an unprecedented series" of four spacewalks during the next few weeks. Expedition 14 Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria, KE5GTK, and Flight Engineer Suni Williams, KD5PLB, will kick off the spacewalk string January 31 with a six-and-a-half-hour excursion. Subsequent spacewalks are set for February 4 and 8 using US spacesuits. Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT, will conduct the fourth spacewalk later in February using Russian spacesuits. NASA says the US spacewalks will bring on line new portions of the station's cooling system, expanded with components activated during the December space shuttle mission. Among other tasks, Lopez-Alegria and Williams also will assist in the retraction of heat-rejecting radiators on the station's P6 truss, install some external devices to stow cargo and install cabling for a new power transfer system for future shuttle flights. On the fourth spacewalk, Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin will remove a stuck antenna from the Russian Progress 23 cargo spacecraft to ensure it can safely undock in April. NASA TV <http://www.nasa.gov/ntv> will cover these events. -- NASA

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NASA's Space Station Astronauts to "Swear In" Navy Sailors
by Arthur Rowe 26 Jan '07

26 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Jan. 26, 2007 > > Allard Beutel > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-4769 > > Nicole Cloutier > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-511 > > > NASA'S SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS TO "SWEAR IN" NAVY SAILORS > > NASA astronauts on the International Space Station will link up > Monday, Jan. 29, with sailors on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower for a > special re-enlistment ceremony. The Eisenhower is the Navy's flagship > for the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, > > The special call is set for 4:20 a.m. CST. It can be seen on NASA > Television at 10:30 a.m. Aboard the space station, Expedition 14 > Commander and Naval Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, assisted by his > Flight Engineer and fellow Naval Commander Suni Williams, will > conduct the long-distance re-enlistment of 16 sailors. At the time, > the station should be flying about 220 miles above the southern > Indian Ocean. > > Lopez-Alegria has been in orbit since September 2006 and will return > to Earth in April. Williams has been aboard the orbiting laboratory > since December 2006 and will return to Earth in July. Both are > graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy and Navy pilots. > > For NASA TV downlink, schedules and streaming video information, and > more information about the space station, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/ntv > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > > -end- > > > > > >

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ISS Status Report: SS07-04
by Arthur Rowe 26 Jan '07

26 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Jan. 26, 2007 > > John Yembrick > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-0602 > > John I. Petty > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > STATUS REPORT: SS07-04 > > INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS07-04 > > HOUSTON - This week, the crew aboard the International Space Station > prepared for an unprecedented series of spacewalks. NASA astronauts > Mike Lopez-Alegria and Suni Williams are scheduled to begin a > 6.5-hour spacewalk from the station around 9 a.m. CST on Wednesday, > Jan. 31. It will be the first of a record four spacewalks planned > during the next month. > > Lopez-Alegria and Williams will conduct other spacewalks on Feb. 4, 8 > and 22. The first three spacewalks will originate from the station's > Quest airlock and the astronauts will use U.S. spacesuits. > Lopez-Alegria and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin will use Russian > spacesuits for the last spacewalk and will exit the station from the > Pirs airlock. > > The three U.S. spacewalks will rearrange the station's cooling system, > bringing online new portions of the system that were activated during > a shuttle mission in December 2006. The Russian spacewalk will free a > stuck antenna on the ISS Progress 23 cargo craft docked to the aft > end of the station, ensuring that craft can safely undock in April. > > The crew began the week unloading some of the more than 2.5 tons of > food, fuel and supplies that were delivered to the station on Jan. 19 > by the ISS Progress 24 cargo craft, which included fresh produce, > gifts from home, new clothing, spare parts, oxygen and water. > > The crew's attention quickly turned to preparations for the upcoming > spacewalks. On Monday, the crew began working with the U.S. > spacesuits. Batteries for the suits were charged, and the suit > cooling systems were cleaned. > > On Tuesday, Lopez-Alegria and Williams trained using an onboard, > laptop computer-based simulation. The training refreshed their skills > operating the Simplified Aid for Extravehicular Activity Rescue, or > SAFER, jetpack that is worn on spacesuits. The backpack allows > spacewalkers to fly back to the station in the event they become > separated from the complex. > > On Thursday, ground controllers in Houston commanded the station's > robotic arm to maneuver into the position it will occupy for the > start of the spacewalk. Aboard the station, the crew reviewed the > plans for the first spacewalk. > > Lopez-Alegria and Williams continued checks of their spacesuits and > checks of the SAFER backpacks Friday. The SAFER backpacks are > propelled by compressed nitrogen gas, and, during the checkout, the > harmless gas was released, depleting the nitrogen in one unit below > the usable quantity. Two other usable SAFER backpacks remain onboard, > however, and the loss of the third unit does not affect plans for the > upcoming spacewalks. > > The crew took time during their work on Monday to speak with > television host Martha Stewart. Crew members also took time to field > questions by amateur radio from two schools, one in Ottawa, Ontario, > Canada, and another in Winnebago, Neb. > > For more about the crew's activities and station sighting > opportunities, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > > -end- > > >

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NASA SETS BRIEFING TO PREVIEW ISS SPACEWALKS
by Arthur Rowe 26 Jan '07

26 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Jan. 23, 2007 NASA Sets Briefing to Preview Series of Space Station Spacewalks HOUSTON - NASA will preview an unprecedented series of four spacewalks to be conducted from the International Space Station during the next month in a media briefing scheduled for Friday, Jan. 26. The briefing will air live on NASA Television and streamed on the Internet at http://www.nasa.gov. The 1 p.m. CST briefing will originate from NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, and will include questions from media representatives at participating NASA locations. Reporters are asked to call their preferred field center before the briefing and spacewalks to confirm its availability. Expedition 14 Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams will begin the series of spacewalks with a six and a half hour excursion on Jan. 31 and subsequent spacewalks scheduled on Feb. 4 and Feb. 8. Those three spacewalks will be conducted using U.S. spacesuits and will each start from the station's Quest airlock. The fourth spacewalk, scheduled for later in February, will be conducted by Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin using Russian spacesuits from the station's Pirs airlock. Participants in the Friday, Jan. 26, press briefing will include: -- Kirk Shireman, deputy International Space Station program manager -- Derek Hassmann, International Space Station spacewalk flight director -- Glenda Laws, lead spacewalk officer for Expedition 14 -- Julie Robinson, International Space Station acting program scientist The U.S. spacewalks will bring on line new portions of the station's cooling system, expanded with components that were activated during a space shuttle mission in December. Lopez-Alegria and Williams also will assist in the retraction of heat-rejecting radiators on the station's P6 truss, install some external devices to stow cargo and install cabling for a new power transfer system for future shuttle flights, among other tasks. On the fourth spacewalk, Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin will remove a stuck antenna from the Russian ISS Progress 23 cargo spacecraft docked to the aft end of the station. Removing the antenna will ensure it can safely undock in early April. Coverage of the Jan. 31 spacewalk on NASA TV will begin at 8 a.m. Coverage of the Feb. 4 and 8 spacewalks will begin at 6:30 a.m. Media briefings will follow the conclusion of each spacewalk and also will air on NASA TV and the agency's homepage. For NASA TV downlink, schedules and streaming video information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html> For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html>

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Crew Unloads Supplies, Preps for Spacewalk
by Arthur Rowe 26 Jan '07

26 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Unloads Supplies, Preps for Spacewalk* ISS014-E-12161 -- Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin Image above: Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin holds camera equipment as he floats in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW PICTURE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The Expedition 14 crew members began the week unloading more than 2.5 tons of supplies that were delivered to the station by the ISS Progress 24 cargo craft. Supplies included food, gifts from home, clothing, spare parts, oxygen and water. The crew members also started preparations for the upcoming spacewalks, with the first spacewalk scheduled for January 31. They readied the spacesuits to be worn by Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams. Lopez-Alegria and Williams also used computer-based training to refresh their skills with the Simplified Aid For Extravehicular Activity Rescue (SAFER) jet pack. The SAFER backpack allows space walkers to fly themselves back to the station in the event they become untethered and separated from the complex. + Expedition 14 Mission Status Briefing Materials, Jan. 26, 2007 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_ms…> The crew took time out from their work on Monday to speak with television host Martha Stewart. They also took time to field questions from schools in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and another in Winnebago, Neb. by amateur radio.

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Next Space Tourist is Radio Ham
by Thomas Frey 26 Jan '07

26 Jan '07

Next Space Tourist is Radio Ham On Thursday, December 14, astronaut Tim Kopra and future space participant Charles Simonyi took and passed their amateur radio license exams. Read more at http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2007/next_space_tourist.htm Mit freundlichen Grüssen, Regards, 73 Thomas Frey, HB9SKA ______________________________________________________________________ Thomas Frey, Holzgasse 2, CH-5242 Birr, Tel. + Fax: 056 444 93 41 http://home.datacomm.ch/th.frey/ Packet Radio (AX.25): HB9SKA @ HB9PD.CHE.EU

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NASA and Woods Hole Linkup Connects Space and Sea Explorers
by Arthur Rowe 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Jan. 25, 2007 > > John Yembrick > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-0602 > > Nicole Cloutier > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-511 > > > NASA AND WOODS HOLE LINKUP CONNECTS SPACE AND SEA EXPLORERS > > Two extreme explorers will connect in a unique call Friday, Jan. 26, > linking the depths of the ocean with the heights of Earth orbit. NASA > and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Mass., will host the > ultra-long distance call between International Space Station > astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams and marine biologist Tim Shank in > the Alvin research submersible. > > The call will take place at 1:45 p.m. CST, and will be broadcast > tape-delayed on NASA Television between 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., > immediately following the conclusion of a station status media > briefing from NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston. Williams, > orbiting 220 miles overhead, and Shank, conducting research two miles > undersea in the Alvin submersible, will compare notes on science and > exploration. Additionally, they will field questions submitted by > students and educators. > > Williams, a Massachusetts native and commander in the U.S. Navy, > served as a diver and helicopter pilot prior to being selected as an > astronaut. Williams was a member of a NASA crew in 2002 that lived > underwater for nine days in the Aquarius habitat off the Florida > coast. She boarded the space station on Dec. 11, 2006, as a flight > engineer for the Expedition 14 crew, joining Commander Michael > Lopez-Alegria and fellow Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin. Williams > will spend six months on the complex. > > Shank, a marine biologist in the Woods Hole's Department of Biology, > is currently conducting research diving in the Alvin at the > hydrothermal vent field on the East Pacific Rise. He is leading a > National Science Foundation-funded research expedition as part of the > RIDGE2000 program. Alvin is owned by the Navy and operated by Woods > Hole as a part of the National Deep Submergence Facility. > > For NASA TV downlink, schedules and streaming video information, and > more information about the space station, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/ntv > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > > -end- > > > > To subscribe to the list, send a message to: > hqnews-subscribe(a)mediaservices.nasa.gov > To remove your address from the list, send a message to: > hqnews-unsubscribe(a)mediaservices.nasa.gov > >

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Crew Preps for Spacewalk
by Arthur Rowe 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Preps for Spacewalk* Image above: New Orleans, Louisiana is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 14 crew member on the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW PICTURE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The Expedition 14 crew members are accelerating their preparations for three U.S. spacewalks with the first starting next week. They readied safety items and reviewed safety procedures such as aiding a crewmate incapacitated by decompression sickness. Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams also reviewed updated spacewalk timelines and tagged up with ground specialists to address certain questions. Williams also set aside some time to conduct a ham radio session with students at the École élémentaire publique Le Prélude in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. + Read more about Expedition 14 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…>

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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
by Arthur Rowe 24 Jan '07

24 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 PERMISSION GRANT BY EAGLE-TRIBUNE - ANDOVER, MA.. Mission accomplished: After 5 million-mile space journey, T-shirt returns to Haverhill school By Mike LaBella , Staff Writer Eagle-Tribune HAVERHILL. MA. - It seems almost everyone at Golden Hill Elementary School has one of those purple T-shirts bearing the school's name and the image of an eagle, the school mascot. Members of the track team wear them. So do members of the Student Council and even students not involved with any organized group. But one of the shirts that looks the same as all the others has a special story to tell, a tale about a journey of more than 5 million miles - all the way from the school to Florida, then into space and back again. Yesterday, students and staff gathered in the school auditorium to welcome the shirt back home. It had traveled 5.3 million miles, orbiting Earth 202 times during space shuttle Discovery's 13-day mission. The journey began two years ago when students in teachers Mary Larcome and Joann Atwood's classes contacted NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, the man chosen to pilot Discovery. Kelly attended the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., with U.S. Naval Reserve Cmdrs. John Zaino and his wife, Terri Zaino. They are the brother and sister-in-law of Judy Zaino, supervisor of elementary curriculum for Haverhill schools. During a family gathering, John Zaino asked his nephew and niece, Golden Hill students Joshua Zaino and Lia Zaino, what they were studying in school. Joshua told him he was learning about space. John Zaino talked about his friendship with Kelly and his work with NASA. One thing led to another, and soon students in Larcome and Atwood's classes were e-mailing questions about space travel to John Zaino, who in turn relayed the questions to Kelly. But Joshua and his sister had an even better idea. After talking with their grandmother Barbara Zaino of Wilmington, they decided to ask Kelly if he would take one of their school T-shirts into space. "I thought it would be a cool thing to do," Joshua said. "I really didn't think the shirt would come back to us." John Zaino told his niece and nephew that it would be a difficult thing to get approved, but he would do his best to make it happen - and he was successful. "I think this is a fairly rare situation," John Zaino said moments before addressing yesterday's crowd. "There are very limited and restrictive packing requirements on the space shuttle." Superintendent Raleigh Buchanan was there to witness the shirt's return to Golden Hill and applauded the efforts of students whose idea to contact NASA culminated in this historic event. "There are 16,000 school districts in America and 38 million elementary students out there," Buchanan told the crowd. "It's quite an honor that we can bring recognition to this school." The students were ecstatic during the event. "Both classes of students and both teachers had signed the Golden Hill T-shirt," fifth-grader Sarah Slocum said during yesterday's ceremonies. "Astronaut and pilot Mark Kelly came through for us big time," fifth-grader Ashley Boulanger said. Along with the shirt, Kelly sent three shuttle mission patches to Golden Hill. Principal Bonnie Antkowiak raffled them. The winners were second-grader Angelica Castro, third-grader Arielle Angiuano and sixth-grader Anthony Quinney. "I'm going to put the patch in a safe spot," Anthony said after receiving it. No one will ever get to wear the shirt that went into space. It is going on display at the school. There is another shirt, however, one that did not go into space but was signed by shuttle pilot Kelly. Golden Hill plans to raffle that shirt and use the proceeds to buy science materials. Tickets are $1 each and are available at the school at 140 Boardman St. Haverhill, Ma.01830 Travels of the Golden Hill T-shirt Is carried almost 1,500 miles from Haverhill to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Blasts off into space July 4, 2006, aboard the space shuttle. Orbits Earth 202 times, traveling 5.3 million miles. Lands back in Florida July 17, 2006. Returns to Golden Hill School in Haverhill yesterday. Students' questions to astronaut Mark Kelly Q. What does zero gravity feel like? A. It feels like you're going over the top of the roller coaster initially. Then you get used to it and you can fly around the spaceship like Superman. It is a lot of fun! Q. If you squeeze toothpaste in the space shuttle, will it float? A. Everything floats. Q. What kinds of food do you eat in space? A. There are about 500 things on the menu that you can choose from. One of my favorites is the shrimp cocktail. I also like the Mexican scrambled eggs, the chicken in peanut sauce and of course, the spinach. Q. Is it hard to walk in a spacesuit? A. The suits we launch in are called launch and entry suits. They're probably about 70 pounds so it is hard to walk into and out of the space shuttle. The suits that we do the spacewalks in are about 700 pounds, but we only wear those in zero gravity so then they don't weigh anything. Q. What does the launch feel like? A. Like a runaway train going 1,000 miles per hour.

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International Space Station Heads of Agencies meet at ESA Headquarters
by Thomas Frey 24 Jan '07

24 Jan '07

International Space Station Heads of Agencies meet at ESA Headquarters ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The heads of the International Space Station partners, space agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States, met at European Space Agency Headquarters in Paris, France, on 23 January 2007, to review ISS cooperation. Read more: http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMKQ7SMTWE_iss_0.html Mit freundlichen Grüssen, Regards, 73 Thomas Frey, HB9SKA ______________________________________________________________________ Thomas Frey, Holzgasse 2, CH-5242 Birr, Tel. + Fax: 056 444 93 41 http://home.datacomm.ch/th.frey/ Packet Radio (AX.25): HB9SKA @ HB9PD.CHE.EU

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Heads of Agency International Space Station Joint Statement
by Arthur Rowe 24 Jan '07

24 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 NASA News wrote: > Jan. 23, 2007 > > Michael Braukus > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-1979 > > > HEADS OF AGENCY INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION JOINT STATEMENT > > PARIS - The heads of the International Space Station partners, space > agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States, > met at European Space Agency Headquarters in Paris, France, on > January 23, 2007, to review ISS cooperation. > > In their discussions, the Heads of Agency noted the significant > accomplishments of the partnership in implementing the space station > configuration and assembly sequence endorsed at their last meeting in > March 2006. Among the milestones acknowledged by the Heads of Agency > were reestablishment of three-person ISS crew and re-initiation of > station assembly activities; three extremely challenging Space > Shuttle missions with outstanding extravehicular accomplishments by > American, Russian, Canadian and European astronauts; continued > exceptional performance of the Canadarm2 including, on-orbit > operation by a Canadian astronaut; and the uninterrupted flow of > Russian Soyuz and Progress vehicles that provided essential crew and > cargo delivery and return. Successful completion of these assembly > activities has paved the way for the planned arrival of Node 2 > followed by two new laboratories, the European Space Agency Columbus > module and the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo, as well as the > Canadian two-armed Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator Dextre > within a year. > > The Heads of Agency reviewed the status of current ISS development, > configuration and operations activities across the partnership. > Transportation capabilities, including the European Space Agency > Automated Transfer Vehicle, the Japanese H-2 Transfer Vehicle, the > Russian Soyuz and Progress vehicles, the U.S. Space Shuttle, > Commercial Orbital Transportation and Crew Exploration Vehicle were > discussed. Also the timely achievement of a six person crew and > completion of space station assembly were reviewed. > > The Heads of Agency expressed their continued appreciation for the > outstanding work by on-orbit crews and ground support personnel to > bring the space station to its full productive capacity. They > acknowledged the strength of the partnership that characterizes the > ISS and the importance of international cooperation in achieving > mutual objectives in the exploration and utilization of space. > > For more information about the International Space Station, visit the > Internet at: > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > > -end- > > > > > >

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by Patrick McGrane 23 Jan '07

23 Jan '07

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ARISS Event - Winnebago Public School, Winnebago, Nebraska USA, Thur. (Jan 25) at 14:18 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 23 Jan '07

23 Jan '07

An International Space Station Expedition 14 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Winnebago Public School, Winnebago, Nebraska USA, on Thursday, 25 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:18 UTC. The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and KB0GEH. The contact should be audible in the central United States. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. Winnebago Public School is a K-12 grade state school located on the Winnebago Indian Reservation in Winnebago, Nebraska (which is in the northeast corner of the state.) The school's population base is 98% Native American with Caucasian and African American making up most of the remaining 2%. Less than 500 students attend Winnebago Public School. Most of the students live in Winnebago, with the remaining being bussed in from the surrounding area. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What does space dirt look like? 2. What is the hardest thing to do in space? 3. How does your body feel when you are taking off into space? (launching) 4. Can you see your blood and does it float when you cut yourself? 5. What kind of experiments do you do? 6. How does the moon move compared to the space station? 7. How long does it take to get to the space station? 8. How fast do you go in space? 9. Have you ever seen a comet? (from space) 10. What would happen if you get sick in space and need a doctor? 11. Do you have anything else to do besides work? 12. Have you seen any "space junk" flying in space? 13. Where does all your waste go? 14. How do you keep your clothes clean? (how do you do the laundry?) 15. How does the ISS move just in the atmosphere (is it controlled?) 16. Does the space shuttle feel like a plane at takeoff? 17. What happens when you go out to fix something and fly off? Do you have a plan for this? 18. How does it feel when you pass through the last section of the Earth's atmosphere? 19. When in space, how is a woman's menstrual cycle affected? 20. Does space junk ever cause problems for the astronauts? Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS is not functioning in the automatic modes properly and may be silent more than usual. The radios are planned to be shutdown in preparation for the upcoming Progress docking and undocking events. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact . Next planned event(s): East Aurora Middle School, East Aurora, New York, telebridge via W6SRJ Thu 2007-02-01 15:12 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO

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ARISS Event -Ecole Elementaire publique Le Prelude - Ottawa UPDATE
by Tony, VK5ZAI 23 Jan '07

23 Jan '07

An International Space Station Expedition 14 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at École élémentaire publique Le Prélude - Ottawa - ON, Canada, on Wednesday, 24 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:04 UTC. Following successful tests just completed between Ottawa and Australia we will now be doing a live audio feed from this linkup into the ECHOLINK AMSAT, and JK1ZRW conf. rooms. You are all invited to listen in -- Regards Tony. VK5ZAI J.A.(Tony)Hutchison P.O.Box 470 Kingston SE South Australia 5275 Australian ARISS Co-ordinator and Satellite ground Station. Web Site :- http://www.electric-web.org

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ARISS Event - Northlawn/St. Anthony, Streator, IL, Tues (Jan 16) at 17:28 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 23 Jan '07

23 Jan '07

An International Space Station Expedition 14 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Northlawn and St. Anthony in Streator, IL, USA, on Tuesday 16 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:28 UTC. The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and KB9UPS. The contact should be audible in the Eastern United States. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. Streator, Illinois is a small city of 14,000 located approximately 90 miles southwest of Chicago. Several people of note called Streator home at various times, including Honey Boy Evans, who wrote the tune "In the Good Old Summertime", and Clyde Tombaugh. Northlawn School is committed to excellence. Students in the 6th through 8th grade have opportunities to continually expand their knowledge. Our robotics program challenges young minds to create an autonomous robot. This year was the seventh year of robotic participation in the FIRST Lego League Challenge. Selected students visit the Challenger Learning Center and they also compete with their science projects and science papers at regional and state level. Technology is a top priority at the school where graphing calculators and scientific probes make math and science come alive! We are also most proud of our 2002 Scholastic Bowl state champions! St. Anthony School in Streator, IL is a parochial school serving 331 students in grades preschool through Grade 8. St. Anthony's claim to fame as a school centers on Pluto. The students initiated a letter-writing campaign to persuade the IAA to keep Pluto's status as a planet, which resulted in the students and their social studies teacher being recognized with an entry in the Congressional Record in Washington, DC. Clyde Tombough, the astronomer who discovered Pluto, is a native of Streator. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How does it feel to know that there's 200 miles between you and the Earth? 2. What is your greatest hope for the future of space technology? 3. Did you want to be an astronaut when you were little? 4. What is some of the equipment you would use in your daily work on the space station and how is it used to help you? 5. Would water float in space? 6. What was your first reaction when you saw the stars outside your space station window? 7. What are some of the hardest challenges on a space walk? 8. What if someone breaks a bone in space, what do you do to fix it? 9. Do you ever have free time? If so, what do you do during it? 10. When you are outside the space station, do you feel like you would drift off? 11. It is obvious that this is a once in a lifetime experience, but what kind of disadvantages does living on board the space station have? 12. Is working outside in space really like the training you did in the pool? 13. Being in space can be lonely. What kinds of things do you bring on the ISS to remind you of home? 14. When you are on the shuttle going through the earth's atmosphere, do you control the shuttle's rockets or do the people on earth control them? 15. Can the ISS be hit by space debris and still be able to function? 16. Is it bad for your body to go into space and come back many times? 17. How do you store enough oxygen to survive so long in space? 18. Can you really see the Grand Canyon and the Great Wall of China from space? 19. Is it difficult sleeping when you're strapped in? Can you turn at all? 20. What is the most important and or interesting thing that you have learned from being an astronaut? Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS is not functioning in the automatic modes properly and may be silent more than usual. The radios are planned to be shutdown in preparation for the upcoming Progress docking and undocking events. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact . Next planned event(s): Romeo Elementary School, Dunnellon, Florida, direct via K4OZS Wed 2007-01-17 17:53 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-01-23 20:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 Jan '07

23 Jan '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-01-23 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: École élémentaire publique Le Prélude - Ottawa - ON, Canada, direct via VE3JW Wed 2007-01-24 14:01 UTC 56 deg Winnebago Public School, Winnebago, Nebraska, direct via KB0GEH Thu 2007-01-25 14:22 UTC 33 deg East Aurora Middle School, East Aurora, New York, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Thu 2007-02-01 15:12 UTC 25 deg via W6SRJ (***) Total number of ARISS school contacts is 265. 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 2007-01-23 20:00 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 2007-01-18 07:00 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 14 on orbit: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT Expedition 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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by Patrick McGrane 23 Jan '07

23 Jan '07

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