January 2007 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

ISS CREW Holidays, Housework and Hamming It Up
by Arthur Rowe 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Holidays, Housework and Hamming It Up ISS014-E-10250 --- Christmas decorations in the Zvezda Service Module. Image above: Christmas decorations in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA TO SEE PICTURE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html In celebration of the Russian Orthodox Christmas, the Expedition 14 crew had off-duty days Jan. 6 and Jan. 7. On Sunday Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin received a 10-minute VIP call from Patriarch Alexis II of the Russian Orthodox Church. Despite the days off, the crew conducted its weekly three-hour station cleaning last Saturday. Flight Engineer Suni Williams made the rounds servicing laptops. She first performed the regular bi-monthly reboot of a router and file server and the weekly rebooting of all laptops. Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Williams also continued their weekly food frequency questionnaires. Sunday morning Williams conducted a ham radio session with participants in the Australian Scout Jamboree 2007 at Elmore, Victoria, Australia. On Monday, she conducted two more sessions - one with the Sherman Elementary School in Henrietta, N. Y. and the other with the Dilworth Elementary School in San Jose, Calif. + 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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PART OF STS-117 CREW AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS
by Arthur Rowe 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Jan. 8, 2007 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 NEXT SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS THIS WEEK HOUSTON - NASA astronauts John D. "Danny" Olivas, an El Paso, Texas native, and Chicago-area native Lee Archambault, members of the next space shuttle mission targeted for launch in March, are available for interviews by satellite this week. It will be the first space flight for both Olivas and Archambault. Olivas will make two spacewalks during the flight while Archambault, an Air Force colonel, will serve as pilot of Space Shuttle Atlantis' mission, designated STS-117. Atlantis' crew will deliver a third set of huge solar arrays, batteries and associated electronics to the International Space Station, setting the stage for additional international laboratories to be added later this year. Olivas will be available for interviews from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. CST Wednesday, Jan. 10. B-roll of his training will air on NASA Television from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Archambault will be available for interviews from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., Friday, Jan. 12. B-roll of his training will air on NASA TV at 5:30 a.m. PART OF Both sets of interviews and b-roll will air on the NASA TV analog satellite, located on satellite AMC-6, 72 degrees west longitude; transponder 5C, 3800 MHz, vertical polarization, with audio at 6.8 MHz. With Olivas and Archambault on the mission will be Atlantis Commander Frederick Sturckow, a Marine colonel, and mission specialists James Reilly, Steven Swanson and Patrick Forrester. Atlantis is targeted for launch no earlier than March 16 for a 12-day flight. Olivas was raised in El Paso and graduated from Burges High School. He received a bachelor's from the University of Texas-El Paso, a master's from the University of Houston and a doctorate from Rice University. Archambault considers Bellwood, Illinois, his hometown and graduated from Proviso West High School in Hillside, Illinois. He received a bachelor's and a master's from the University of Illinois-Urbana. He is a graduate of the Air Force Test Pilot School and has logged more than 4,250 flight hours in 30 different aircraft. For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For more information about STS-117 and its crew, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

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Fwd: [WIA-NEWS] The 21st Australian Scout Jamboree AJ2007 - ARISS Contact
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Great contact but the audio file is huge. Thanks to Tony - VK5ZAI for this info. Kenneth - N5VHO -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [WIA-NEWS] The 21st Australian Scout Jamboree AJ2007 - ARISS Contact Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:11:13 +1100 From: news(a)lists.wia.org.au Reply-To: nationaloffice(a)wia.org.au, news(a)lists.wia.org.au To: news(a)lists.wia.org.au The organisers of the highly successful ARISS contact with the Australian Jamboree had strong competition for a loud rock music playing non-stop during the pre-arranged contact with the international space station. Their response after 'Evermore', a popular band of three New Zealand brothers who seemingly declined a request to pause their performance during the ARISS link-up, was to apply Aussie ingenuity and rapidly create an insulating bunker out of hay bales. This did the trick and the 20 scouts who won a "What would you ask an Astronaut?" competition were able to ask their question of Astronaut Suni Williams KD5PLB Read the full story, see the pictures and hear a recording of the amazing ARISS contact at ... http://www.wia.org.au/news/2007/20070108-01.php Wireless Institute of Australia - http://www.wia.org.au

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-01-08 06:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-01-08 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Australian Jamboree 2007, Elmore, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via VK4KHZ Successful Sun 2007-01-07 10:18 UTC 69 deg (***) Sherman Elementary School, Henrietta, New York, direct via W2SKY Mon 2007-01-08 14:33 UTC Will be on IRLP, Echolink, and web Dilworth Elementary School, San Jose, CA, USA, direct via AA6W Mon 2007-01-08 17:34 UTC 41 deg Northlawn and St. Anthony, Streator, IL, direct via KB9UPS Tue 2007-01-16 17:28 UTC 28 deg Watch for Echolink, IRLP, and web coverage Romeo Elementary School, Dunnellon, Florida, direct via K4OZS Wed 2007-01-17 17:53 UTC 20 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 261. (***) 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 2007-01-08 06:00 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 2007-01-08 06:00 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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ISS REPORT - SS07-01
by Arthur Rowe 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Crew Works on New Oxygen Generator ISS014-E-10282 : Expedition 14 crew Image above: Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin (left) holds a camera in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Also pictured are Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria (center) and Flight Engineer Suni Williams. Image credit: NASA - TO VIEW PICTURE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The Expedition 14 crew members spent a busy week aboard the International Space Station working to install a new oxygen-generating system, adding soundproofing in the living quarters and unpacking supplies delivered by the space shuttle in December. Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams primarily focused this week on the first phase of installing a new oxygen-generating system. This additional system will be needed as a supplement to the Russian Elektron oxygen generator when the permanent crew aboard the station expands from three to six people. The new system will be activated and tested later this year. Meanwhile, Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin spent several days this week modifying the ventilation system in the service module to run more quietly. He added two new noise-isolation crew cabin fans, sound deadening vibration isolators and air ducts with acoustic shields. On Friday, Lopez-Alegria and Williams took time out from their tasks to speak with students at the Columbia Explorers Academy. The students asked the astronauts about living in orbit and the goals of their mission. + Read more about Expedition 14 + Read more about Expedition 15 + View crew's daily timelines Jan. 5, 2007 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS07-01 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS07-01 HOUSTON - New gear helped the astronauts on the International Space Station kick off a new year as they prepared a second oxygen-generating system, upgraded soundproofing in the living quarters and unpacked supplies delivered just before Christmas by the space shuttle. After a New Year's Day holiday, station Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams spent most of the week installing the U.S. oxygen generation system activation kit in the Destiny laboratory. The parts had been delivered on shuttle mission STS-121 in July 2006. The new generator will supplement the Russian Elektron oxygen system on the station. The additional oxygen generating capacity will be important as the standard station crew size increases to six as the complex grows. In their work with the new system this week, Lopez-Alegria and Williams installed a hydrogen vent valve and power, data and fluid hoses and cables. The system will be activated and tested later this year. Meanwhile Expedition 14 Flight Engineer and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin worked in the Russian segment of the station, where he upgraded soundproofing of the ventilation system. Tyurin installed new fans, sound-deadening vibration isolators and air ducts with acoustic shields to reduce the noise they create. This morning, Lopez-Alegria and Williams took time out from their work to share their mission with a group of students in the fifth through eighth grades from the Columbia Explorers Academy. From the Adler Planetarium in Chicago the students asked the astronauts about living in orbit and the goals of their mission. Also this week, the crew finished unpacking and stowing supplies delivered last month on shuttle mission STS-116, and they marked milestones in two laboratory experiments. On Tuesday, Williams set up the hardware for the Test of Reaction and Adaptation Capabilities, or TRAC investigation. It is a NASA-sponsored experiment jointly managed by scientists from Germany and Canada. Crew members' hand and eye coordination are tested before, during and after missions. For the tests, subjects use a joystick to control a cursor on a computer screen and respond to audio and visual stimuli. The experiment gathers data about how, and to what extent, the brain adapts to weightlessness. Crew members completed the final operations of a biological experiment on the impact of varying levels of light and gravity on plant root growth. The final images of samples in the European Modular Cultivation System were taken and downlinked, and the samples were stowed in a freezer for eventual return to Earth. For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station -end-

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ARISS Event - Dilworth Elementary School, San Jose, CA, Mon (Jan 8) at 17:34 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

An International Space Station Expedition 14 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Dilworth Elementary School, San Jose, CA, on Monday 8 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:34 UTC. The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and AA6W. The contact should be audible in the Southwestern 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. Dilworth School serves students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is located in a suburban setting in west San Jose. Dilworth School staff is committed to a child-centered, sound instructional program that emphasizes basic skill building, the process of learning, character education and a variety of opportunities for enrichment. We consider each student a unique individual whose educational and social growth is guided toward the goal of becoming a productive, responsible informed citizen in our society. Dilworth received an API ranking of the ninth highest school in the state of California for the 03/04 school year, and we were ranked fifth for the 05/06 school year. We believe that with our clear alignment between the state standards and our textbooks, reporting procedures and instruction, that our students will continue to progress well. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How did the delay of the shuttle launch affect your mission? 2. What is the most impressive scene in outer space? 3. What is NASA doing to reduce pollution? 4. Why are astronauts' spacesuits mostly white? 5. Do you bob up and down or do you get strapped in when you sleep? 6. Does the lack of gravity in space affect the way you think or the way your body functions? 7. What advice would you give to kids following in your footsteps? 8. What challenges did you face when training to become an astronaut? 9. What are some of your daily activities? 10. How do you spend your free time in space? 11. How has the Internet changed the way your space missions work? 12. Can you see day and night in space? 13. Can you grow plants and if so, which direction will they grow without gravity? 14. Can you see other planets like Mars from space and what is the most important reason for going to Mars? 15. How do you take a bath with water floating around? 16. What does it feel like when experiencing 3 G's of gravity during lift-off of the space shuttle? 17. How long does it take to get to the International Space Station? 18. How long is your mission and what experiments will you conduct? 19. If you can, give us one bit of advice to future astronauts. 20. What is the journey like when leaving the atmosphere? 21. How long were you trained to become an astronaut? 22. What is the longest amount of time someone has stayed in space? 23. What inspired you to become an astronaut? 24. Do you have Internet access in space or can you use a phone? 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 shuttle mission. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact . Next planned event(s): Northlawn and St. Anthony, Streator, IL, direct via KB9UPS Tue 2007-01-16 17:28 UTC 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 2007-01-05 20:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-01-05 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Australian Jamboree 2007, Elmore, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via VK4KHZ Sun 2007-01-07 10:18 UTC 69 deg Will be on IRLP, Echolink, and web (***) Sherman Elementary School, Henrietta, New York, direct via W2SKY Mon 2007-01-08 14:33 UTC Will be on IRLP, Echolink, and web (***) Dilworth Elementary School, San Jose, CA, USA, direct via AA6W Mon 2007-01-08 17:34 UTC 41 deg Northlawn and St. Anthony, Streator, IL, direct via KB9UPS Tue 2007-01-16 17:28 UTC 28 deg (***) Watch for Echolink, IRLP, and web coverage (***) Romeo Elementary School, Dunnellon, Florida, direct via K4OZS Wed 2007-01-17 17:53 UTC 20 deg (***) Total number of ARISS school contacts is 260. 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 2007-01-05 20:30 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 2006-12-28 09:00 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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ARISS Event - Sherman Elementary School, Henrietta, New York, Mon (Jan 8) at 14:33 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

An International Space Station Expedition 14 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Sherman Elementary School, Henrietta, New York on Monday 8 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:33 UTC. The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and W2SKY. The contact should be audible in the Northeastern United States. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Additional listening options are listed below. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. IRLP - Connect to the IRLP reflector 9010. You may also connect via the IRLP Discovery website at http://www.discoveryreflector.ca/listen.htm. EchoLink - The audio from this contact will be available on the EchoLink *AMSAT* (node 101 377) and the *JK1ZRW* (node 277 208) conference rooms. Please connect to the *JK1ZRW* server to keep the load light on the *AMSAT* server. This will ensure good audio quality for all listeners. _________________________________ Sherman Elementary School 5th graders are participating in science units that focus on a possible mission to Mars. The students are also study robotics and how robots are used for space exploration. To prepare for their communication with the Space Station crew, the students will research the history of the Space Station and examine the work of the astronauts while living on the Space Station. Students will also research satellite and radio communication in space. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Did you see the Northern Lights with the recent solar storm? 2. How long does it take you to get ready for a space walk? 3. What is the most intense part of your training? 4. What is your opinion about Pluto loosing its status as a planet? 5. A while back we heard on the news that while the astronauts were putting a solar panel on, a screw was accidentally dropped. Why would this be such a big deal? 6. How would you describe the feeling you get when you take off? 7. What do you do with the used water from things like showers and washing your hands? 8. The first time you were up there, what was your most exciting moment? 9. When did you first think about becoming an astronaut? 10. What things do you miss besides your family when your on the Space Station away from home? 11. What do you do if you get sick? Can you take a sick day? 12. Can you have other forms of communication besides the radio such as computers or cell phones? 13. What kinds of foods do you eat in space? 14. How many air tanks do you have at the Space Station? 15. When a space shuttle has problems, what is your back-up plan to get those astronauts home? 16. If one little thing goes wrong does everything go wrong? 17. Do you see hurricanes and other weather patterns from the Space Station? 18. How long does it take you to go from the US to the Space Station? 19. Do you see shooting stars? 20. What do you think about just before you take off? 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 shuttle mission. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact . Next planned event(s): Dilworth Elementary School, San Jose, CA, USA, direct via AA6W Mon 2007-01-08 17:34 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 2007-01-04 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-01-04 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Australian Jamboree 2007, Elmore, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via VK4KHZ Sun 2007-01-07 10:18 UTC 69 deg Sherman Elementary School, Henrietta, New York, direct via W2SKY Mon 2007-01-08 14:33 UTC Dilworth Elementary School, San Jose, CA, USA, direct via AA6W Mon 2007-01-08 17:34 UTC 41 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 260. 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 2007-01-04 05:00 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 2006-12-28 09:00 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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ARISS Event - Australian Jamboree 2007 contact, Sun (Jan 07) at 10:18 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

An International Space Station Expedition 14 ARISS school contact has been planned with scouts attending the Australian Jamboree 2007 in Elmore, Victoria, Australia on Sunday 07 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:18 UTC. The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and VK4KHZ . The contact should be audible to anyone in eastern portions of Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Additional listening options are listed below. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. IRLP - Connect to the IRLP reflector 9010. You may also connect via the IRLP Discovery website at http://www.discoveryreflector.ca/listen.htm. EchoLink - The audio from this contact will be available on the EchoLink *AMSAT* (node 101 377) and the *JK1ZRW* (node 277 208) conference rooms. Please connect to the *JK1ZRW* server to keep the load light on the *AMSAT* server. This will ensure good audio quality for all listeners. _________________________________ AUDIO STREAMING AND AUDIO REPLAY PARTICIPANT INFORMATION: To join the event: URL: https://e-meetings.mci.com CONFERENCE NUMBER: 3256564 PASSCODE: SPACE STATIO To access the Audio Replay of this call, all parties can: 1. Go to the URL listed above. 2. Choose Audio Streaming under Join Events. 3. Enter the conference number and passcode. (Note that if this is a recurring event, multiple dates may be listed.) Replays are available for 30 days after the live event. _________________________________ The Australian Scout Jamboree is a jamboree which is held every three years in Australia. The jamboree is traditionally held in early January and runs for 10 days. The first, in 1934, was held in Frankston, Victoria and was the only Australian Jamboree attended by the Chief Scout, Robert Baden-Powell. AJ2007 is based in Elmore central Victoria Australia, we are in camp from the 1st to the 13th of January, 2007. It will be the 21st Australian Scout Jamboree, the first major Scout event in 2007 and thus the first to celebrate 100 years of Scouting. Between 13,000 and 15,000 adults and youth are expected to attend this Jamboree. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Could you tell us your typical daily routine onboard the ISS? 2. When you first go into space, what would be the first thing that you could spot outside? E.g: the sun....etc 3. Have you ever seen an alien? 4. Can you see the sunrise/sunset from space? 5. Can you get transmissions of TV programmes from Earth, or do you only watch DVD's in space? 6. Has it been proved or is it thought that their was or is life somewhere in our solar system possibly on Venus, Mars, Europa, Titan or somewhere else? 7. Have you ever been a scout or known an astronaut who was one? 8. How do you fill in time in outer-space? 9. What does it feel to be weightless and float in space? 10. What can you see the most clearest of on Earth from space? 11. Are you confident that you will be able to safely travel to and from the ISS. Do you consider it a risk? 12. Do you have a different view of the Earth now that you are on the other side? 13. Can you see the smoke in the atmosphere coming from the bushfires right across Australia? 14. How long does it take to adjust to normal weight on earth, after being in apparent weightlessness for extended periods of time? 15. What sort of contingencies are in place in the event of a catastrophic emergency aboard the Space Station? Can you describe how the crew would escape or make themselves safe? 16. Can you see tornadoes or hurricanes from space? 17. What is your best space experience? 18. How close is NASA to developing ion drives or the solar sail? 19. How do you get your vitamin D intake - we get it from the sun, where do you get it from? 20. Is teleportation using radio signals (rearanging the persons atoms) possible? 21. What do you do for exercise on the ISS? Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS has not been functioning in the automatic modes properly and may be silent more than usual. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact . Next planned event(s): Sherman Elementary School, Henrietta, New York, direct via W2SKY Mon 2007-01-08 14:33 UTC Dilworth Elementary School, San Jose, CA, USA, direct via AA6W Mon 2007-01-08 17:34 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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ISS LATEST 3 JANUARY 2007
by Arthur Rowe 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Station Crew Back at Work ISS014-E-07084 : Geneva, Switzerland Image above: Geneva, Switzerland, 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 aboard the International Space Station are back at work this week after enjoying a quiet holiday weekend. They celebrated New Year's on orbit with a traditional dinner of rehydrated American food and Russian delicacies. Station Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams will primarily focus this week on the first phase of installing the new Oxygen Generation System. The complex procedure being performed by the crew this week will test the equipment to insure that it can support a full crew when the permanent complement aboard the station ultimately expands to six people. Meanwhile, Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin is spending several days this week modifying the ventilation system in the service module to run more quietly. He will add two new noise-isolation crew cabin fans, sound deadening vibration isolators and air ducts with acoustic shields. + 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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