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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-11-27 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 27 Nov '07

27 Nov '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-11-27 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 333. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 2. ARISS expects no school contacts until late December due to the crew work schedule. We will keep everyone informed of any changes. 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 complete schedule page has been updated as of 2007-11-27 23:30 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 2007-10-31 23:30 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 have been rumors in the past indicating 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 16 on orbit: Peggy Whitson Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Daniel Tani KD5DXE Future Léopold Eyharts FX0STD/KE5FNO ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-11-25 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Nov '07

25 Nov '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-11-25 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 333. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 2. ARISS expects no school contacts until late December due to the crew work schedule. We will keep everyone informed of any changes. 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 complete schedule page has been updated as of 2007-11-25 23:30 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 2007-10-31 23:30 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 have been rumors in the past indicating 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 16 on orbit: Peggy Whitson Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Daniel Tani KD5DXE Future Léopold Eyharts FX0STD/KE5FNO ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

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VIDEO recorded inside ISS, Brasil astronaut making QSO's with hams!
by Cor 24 Nov '07

24 Nov '07

Hello All, This is the first time that I saw a VIDEO from an astronaut making random QSO's with hams (the video was recorded inside ISS!). Fabiano (PY5RX) made a QSO with first Brasil astronaut - Marcos Pontes (PYØAEB) at 03-April-2006 (14:34utc). At 21 April 2006 Marcos Pontes was already back on earth and had a speech (about his ISS mission) in Bauru city (Brasil). Fabiano was invited to come on stage to meet Marcos Pontes personaly in front of a big audiance. Fabiano gave Pontes a DVD with video & audio recordings which was made by Fabiano and Brasil TV station PARANA. At 13 November 2007 Fabiano have received a video from - Marcos Pontes which was recorded by US astronaut Bill McArthur in ISS. The video is published on my website: http://iss.ontwikkel.nl 73's Cor PD0RKC Ham Radio In Space http://pd0rkc.ontwikkel.nl

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Hey we(Hams) did it first!!! Right? : NASA Science News for November 19, 2007
by ALAN STUMPF 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

Read this article please. Haven't hams been doing this sort of thing since OSCAR 1? Hmmmmm 73 Alan KB3DHC NASA Science News for November 19, 2007 NASA scientists have developed a fast and easy to build satellite named FASTSAT that could accelerate the pace of space exploration. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/19nov_fastsat.htm?list20838 Check out our RSS feed at http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml!

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2 Line ISS Keps 11-18
by Dave Larsen PhD 18 Nov '07

18 Nov '07

ISS 1 25544U 98067A 07322.39853913 .00021536 00000-0 13729-3 0 3698 2 25544 051.6409 028.8063 0001860 173.1576 291.0603 15.76347226515105In Memory of Art

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Expedition 15-16 Crews Work Together
by Arthur Rowe 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Expedition Crews Work Together* Astronauts Clay Anderson and Peggy WhitsonImage above: Flight Engineer Clay Anderson and Commander Peggy Whitson take a break from handover activities to talk to the press Monday. Credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The newly arrived Expedition 16 crew members are familiarizing themselves with life aboard the International Space Station as Expedition 15 nears the end of its mission. The Expedition 16 crew, Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Clay Anderson, joined with Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov for several hours of dedicated handover activity on Monday. Whitson and Anderson reviewed the Crew Medical Restraint System and the exercise equipment aboard the station. Malenchenko began his first shuttle photography training session. The station crew will use digital cameras to take high-resolution images of space shuttle Discovery's thermal protection system when it approaches the station for docking later this month. Whitson, Malenchenko and spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor docked with the station aboard their Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft at 10:50 a.m. Friday. Expedition 15 welcomed the new crew aboard the station when the hatches were opened at 12:22 p.m. Friday. Afterwards, Anderson, who joined Expedition 15 in June, became an Expedition 16 crew member when his seatliner was moved from the Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft to Soyuz TMA-11. + Read more about the docking <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/exp16_ad…> + View launch day images <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/exp16_TMA11_launch.html> Both crews will work together until Oct. 21, when Yurchikhin, Kotov and Shukor depart aboard Soyuz TMA-10. Anderson will remain with Expedition 16 and return to Earth with the Discovery crew on the STS-120 mission. + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 16 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/index.ht…>

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ISS Keps 11-7
by Dave Larsen PhD 07 Nov '07

07 Nov '07

ISS 1 25544U 98067A 07311.41791212 .00026249 00000-0 16940-3 0 3090 2 25544 051.6369 085.3634 0002242 152.6061 245.2706 15.75932684513377

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Discovery Crew Prepares for Landing Wednesday
by Arthur Rowe 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Discovery Crew Prepares for Landing Wednesday* Image Above: The STS-120 crew members are interviewed by reporters live from Discovery. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html The crew will spend today preparing for landing. Discovery’s first landing opportunity is at 1:02 p.m. EST Wednesday at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Weather forecasters predict favorable landing conditions once a cold front passes through late Tuesday night. The backup landing sites at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and White Sands Space Harbor, N.M., will not be considered Wednesday. + View landing ground tracks <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/landi…> Space shuttle Discovery’s crew left the International Space Station Monday morning after almost 11 days of joint operations with the Expedition 16 crew. The shuttle undocked from the station at 5:32 a.m. as they flew over the South Pacific. STS-120 Pilot George Zamka backed the orbiter about 400 feet from the station and performed a fly-around to allow crew members to collect video and imagery of the station in its new configuration. He completed the final separation engine burn at 7:15 a.m. The shuttle crew members used the shuttle robot arm and the 50-foot long Orbiter Boom Sensor System to conduct a late inspection of the thermal protection system. During its stay at the station, which began Oct. 25, the STS-120 crew continued the on-orbit construction of the station with the installation of the Harmony Node 2 module and the relocation of the P6 truss. The crew installed Harmony Oct. 26 and did four spacewalks at the station. During the third spacewalk, the crew installed the P6 truss and solar array pair in its permanent location outboard of the port truss. The fourth spacewalk was changed during the mission so that the crew could repair a torn solar array on the P6 truss. Following the successful repair work, the crew was able to fully deploy the solar array. Discovery also delivered a new station crew member, Flight Engineer Daniel Tani. He replaced astronaut Clayton Anderson. Anderson arrived at the station in June with STS-117.

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NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery Set To Land Wednesday
by Arthur Rowe 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 : > Nov. 5, 2007 > > Katherine Trinidad > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-3749 > katherine.trinidad(a)nasa.gov > > George Diller > Kennedy Space Center, Fla. > 321-867-2468 > george.h.diller(a)nasa.gov > > > > NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY SET TO LAND WEDNESDAY > > CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Discovery crew is scheduled > to complete a 15-day mission to the International Space Station with > a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Wednesday, Nov. 7. > > > The STS-120 mission began Oct. 23 and delivered the Harmony module to > the station, relocated the P6 truss and featured four spacewalks. > During the fourth spacewalk, the crew repaired a torn solar array on > the P6 truss, enabling them to fully deploy the array. > > NASA managers will evaluate weather conditions at Kennedy before > permitting Discovery to return to Earth. Wednesday landing > opportunities are at 1:01 p.m. and 2:36 p.m. EST. The backup landing > sites at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and White Sands Space > Harbor, N.M., will not be activated on Wednesday. > > Two hours after landing, NASA officials will hold a briefing to > discuss the mission. The tentative participants will be: > > - NASA Administrator Michael Griffin > - NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier > - NASA Space Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach > > After touchdown, the astronauts will undergo physical examinations and > meet with their families. Some crew members are scheduled to hold a > news conference six hours after returning to Earth. > > The Kennedy press site will open for landing activities at 8 a.m. > Wednesday and close one hour after the crew news conference. The > STS-120 accreditation badges are in effect through landing. The press > accreditation building on State Road 3 will be open on Wednesday from > 8 to 11 a.m. The last bus will depart from the press site for the > Shuttle Landing Facility one hour before landing. For updated > information about the landing, call 321-867-2525. > > If weather prevents a Kennedy landing Wednesday, NASA will activate > backup landing sites for attempts on Thursday. Dryden has limited > facilities available to previously accredited journalists. For > further information, journalists should call the Dryden Public > Affairs Office at 661-276-3449. > > If White Sands Space Harbor is called up for strong consideration as a > shuttle landing site, media desiring credentials there should contact > the White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office at 505-678-1134. > Journalists with STS-120 mission badges from NASA will be issued > credentials. > > For the latest information about the STS-120 mission, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle > > > -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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Discovery Undocks From Space Station, Set to Land Wednesday
by Arthur Rowe 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Discovery Undocks From Space Station, Set to Land Wednesday* 6 November 2007 The crew will spend today preparing for landing. Discovery’s first landing opportunity is at 1:02 p.m. EST Wednesday at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Weather forecasters predict favorable landing conditions once a cold front passes through late Tuesday night. The backup landing sites at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and White Sands Space Harbor, N.M., will not be considered Wednesday. + View landing ground tracks <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/landi…> Space shuttle Discovery’s crew left the International Space Station Monday morning after almost 11 days of joint operations with the Expedition 16 crew. The shuttle undocked from the station at 5:32 a.m. as they flew over the South Pacific. STS-120 Pilot George Zamka backed the orbiter about 400 feet from the station and performed a fly-around to allow crew members to collect video and imagery of the station in its new configuration. He completed the final separation engine burn at 7:15 a.m. The shuttle crew members used the shuttle robot arm and the 50-foot long Orbiter Boom Sensor System to conduct a late inspection of the thermal protection system. During its stay at the station, which began Oct. 25, the STS-120 crew continued the on-orbit construction of the station with the installation of the Harmony Node 2 module and the relocation of the P6 truss. The crew installed Harmony Oct. 26 and did four spacewalks at the station. During the third spacewalk, the crew installed the P6 truss and solar array pair in its permanent location outboard of the port truss. The fourth spacewalk was changed during the mission so that the crew could repair a torn solar array on the P6 truss. Following the successful repair work, the crew was able to fully deploy the solar array. Discovery also delivered a new station crew member, Flight Engineer Daniel Tani. He replaced astronaut Clayton Anderson. Anderson arrived at the station in June with STS-117. *Mission Information* + STS-120 Mission Overview <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/index.html> + Harmony Node 2 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/harmony_payload.html> + Space Shuttle Discovery <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/discovery-in…>

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A Fantastic Monday Morning Sky Show
by Arthur Rowe 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > NASA Science News for November 2, 2007 > > On Monday morning, Nov. 5th, space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to > undock from the ISS while the pair are gliding over many US towns and > cities. The two spaceships will cut across a glittering expanse of > morning stars dotted by bright planets and a Venus-Moon conjunction. > And don't forget the exploding comet! It all adds up to "A Fantastic > Monday Morning Sky Show." > > FULL STORY at > > http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/02nov_nov5.htm?list833780 > > >

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Discovery Leaves Newly Configured Station
by Arthur Rowe 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Discovery Leaves Newly Configured Station* Image Above: The International Space Station as seen from space shuttle Discovery after undocking. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Discovery undocked from the International Space Station at 5:32 a.m. today. The shuttle and station crews ended joint operations when the hatches closed at 3:03 p.m. EST Sunday. STS-120’s stay at the station began Oct. 25 and featured four spacewalks to continue the on-orbit construction of the station. Discovery also carried the Harmony Node 2 module and a new crew member, Daniel Tani, to the station. The crews installed Harmony Oct. 26 and conducted four spacewalks during STS-120. During the third spacewalk, the crews installed the P6 truss and solar array pair in its permanent location outboard of the port truss. The fourth spacewalk was changed during the mission so that the crews could repair a torn solar array on the P6 truss. Following the successful repair work, the crews were able to fully deploy the solar array.

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Discovery Undocks From Space Station
by Arthur Rowe 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Discovery Undocks From Space Station* 5 November 2007 Image Above: The space shuttle Discovery as seen from the International Space Station after undocking. Image credit: NASA TV :TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Discovery undocked from the International Space Station at 5:32 a.m. EST as they flew over the South Pacific. STS-120 Pilot George Zamka backed the orbiter about 400 feet from the station and performed a fly-around to allow crew members to collect video and imagery of the station in its new configuration. He completed the final separation engine burn at 7:15 a.m. Later in the day, shuttle crew members will use the shuttle robot arm and the 50-foot long Orbiter Boom Sensor System to conduct a late inspection of the thermal protection system. The crew will spend Tuesday preparing for landing. Discovery’s first landing opportunity is at 1:02 p.m. Wednesday at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. During its stay at the station, which began Oct. 25, the STS-120 crew continued the on-orbit construction of the station with the installation of the Harmony Node 2 module and the relocation of the P6 truss. The crew installed Harmony Oct. 26 and did four spacewalks at the station. During the third spacewalk, the crew installed the P6 truss and solar array pair in its permanent location outboard of the port truss. The fourth spacewalk was changed during the mission so that the crew could repair a torn solar array on the P6 truss. Following the successful repair work, the crew was able to fully deploy the solar array. Discovery also delivered a new station crew member, Flight Engineer Daniel Tani. He replaced astronaut Clayton Anderson. Anderson arrived at the station in June with STS-117.

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Discovery Undocks From Space Station
by Arthur Rowe 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Discovery Undocks From Space Station* 5 November 2007 Discovery undocked from the International Space Station at 5:32 a.m. EST as they flew over the South Pacific. After STS-120 Pilot George Zamka backs the orbiter about 400 feet from the station, he will perform a fly-around to allow crew members to collect video and imagery of the station in its new configuration. He will perform the final separation engine burn at 7:15 a.m. Later in the day, shuttle crew members will use the shuttle robot arm and the 50-foot long Orbiter Boom Sensor System to conduct a late inspection of the thermal protection system. The crew will spend Tuesday preparing for landing. Discovery’s first landing opportunity is at 1:02 p.m. Wednesday at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. During its stay at the station, which began Oct. 25, the STS-120 crew continued the on-orbit construction of the station with the installation of the Harmony Node 2 module and the relocation of the P6 truss. The crew installed Harmony Oct. 26 and did four spacewalks at the station. During the third spacewalk, the crew installed the P6 truss and solar array pair in its permanent location outboard of the port truss. The fourth spacewalk was changed during the mission so that the crew could repair a torn solar array on the P6 truss. Following the successful repair work, the crew was able to fully deploy the solar array. Discovery also delivered a new station crew member, Flight Engineer Daniel Tani. He replaced astronaut Clayton Anderson. Anderson arrived at the station in June with STS-117.

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STS-120 Crew Closes Hatches to Station
by Arthur Rowe 04 Nov '07

04 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *STS-120 Crew Closes Hatches to Station; Discovery to Undock Monday* Image Above: The STS-120 and Expedition 16 crew members bid farewell to each other. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html The STS-120 crew bid farewell to the Expedition 16 crew before the hatches closed at 3:03 p.m. EST Sunday between Discovery and the station. Attention now turns to Discovery’s undocking from the station a little after 5:30 a.m. Monday. STS-120 arrived at the station Oct. 25, delivering the Harmony Node 2 module to the station. The crew installed Harmony Oct. 26 and conducted four spacewalks during its stay at the station. During the third spacewalk, the crew installed the P6 truss and solar array pair in its permanent location outboard of the port truss. The fourth spacewalk was changed during the mission so that the crew could repair a torn solar array on the P6 truss. Following the successful repair work, the crew was able to fully deploy the solar array. Discovery also delivered a new station crew member, Flight Engineer Daniel Tani. He replaced astronaut Clayton Anderson. Anderson arrived at the station in June with STS-117. Before Discovery begins the journey home, Pilot George Zamka will perform a fly-around to allow crew members to collect video and imagery of the station in its new configuration. Discovery is scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., a little after 1:00 p.m. Wednesday.

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Hatches to Close Today
by Arthur Rowe 04 Nov '07

04 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Hatches to Close Today* 4 November 2007 The STS-120 crew is scheduled to bid farewell to the Expedition 16 crew before the hatches close at 1:43 p.m. EST between Discovery and the station. Discovery is slated to undock a little after 5:30 a.m. Monday. STS-120 arrived at the station Oct. 25, delivering the Harmony Node 2 module to the station. The crew installed Harmony and conducted four spacewalks during its stay at the station. During the third spacewalk, the crew installed the P6 truss and solar array pair in its permanent location outboard of the port truss. The fourth spacewalk was changed during the mission so that the crew could repair a torn solar array on the P6 truss. Following the successful repair work, the crew was able to fully deploy the solar array. Discovery also delivered a new station crew member, Flight Engineer Daniel Tani. He replaced astronaut Clayton Anderson. Anderson arrived at the station in June with STS-117.

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Fourth Spacewalk Successful; Undocking Ahead
by Arthur Rowe 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Fourth Spacewalk Successful; Undocking Ahead* 3 November 2007 Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock successfully repaired a torn solar array Saturday during STS-120’s fourth spacewalk. The 7-hour, 19-minute excursion wrapped up at 1:22 p.m. EDT. Parazynski rode the station’s robotic arm up to the damaged area of the array. After reaching the area of the damage, Parazynski installed the cufflinks that were built by the crew. Once the five cufflinks were in place, the crew inside then deployed the array half a bay at a time until the array was fully deployed. With that task behind them, the shuttle’s crew will prepare to leave the station. They will close the hatch between the shuttle and the station at 1:13 p.m. EST on Sunday, after a light day of interviews with European media, off-duty time, and farewells. Discovery is scheduled to undock from the station Monday morning.

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Spacewalkers Complete Array Repair, Deployment
by Arthur Rowe 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Spacewalkers Complete Array Repair, Deployment 3 November 2007 * Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock successfully repaired a torn solar array today during STS-120’s fourth spacewalk. The 7-hour, 19-minute excursion wrapped up at 1:22 p.m. EDT. Shortly after the spacewalk began, Parazynski rode the station’s robotic arm up to the damaged area of the array. He was secured in a foot restraint on the end of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System, or OBSS – the extension to the shuttle robot arm used for inspection of the orbiter’s thermal protection system. After reaching the area of the damage, Parazynski went to work installing the cufflinks that were built by the crew. Once the five cufflinks were in place, the crew inside then deployed the array half a bay at a time until the array was fully deployed. Mission Specialist Paolo Nespoli coordinated today’s spacewalk activities.

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ISS amateur radio status- Nov 2007
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

Amateur radio operations on the ISS have had an interesting year. After being unavailable for months, the packet system was able to be partially restored when Suni Williams performed some basic manual reprogramming of the Kenwood D700 back it June. Unfortunately this occurred just prior to an expedition crew exchange and some miscommunication kept the system off an additional two months until some information about the radio got clarified to the new crew. Since early September, packet has been operational on 145.825 simplex and will stay there until a complete reprogramming of the D700 system is performed. A target date for fully restoring the radio has not been set but it is hoped that the access to a computer on orbit and certification of the reprogramming software can be finalized for implementation during Expedition 17. Due to continuing issues related to the radio misconfiguration, full operational capabilities are not available. Basic voice and packet operations are working but the crossband repeater is not available. Future SSTV operations are on hold until issues related to the system and the radio can be resolved or a plan to utilized another configuration of hardware can be implemented. On the plus side, school contacts have had a banner year so far with 74 contacts made from Jan 1, 2007 until Oct 31, 2007 (the most ever recorded in a calendar year) and Exp 15 set a new school contact record for most school contacts by an expedition crew with 39. Suni Williams contributed 16, Fyodor Yurchikhin had 3 and Clay Anderson finishing out the expedition with 20. The top 5 expedition school contact counts are: 1) Exp 15 - 39 2) Exp 12 - 38 3) Exp 14 - 25 4) Exp 10 - 23 5) Exp 3 - 22 In the individual operator standings for most school contact, Suni totaled 33 school contacts during her time on Expeditions 14 and 15 to move her into second place while Clay Anderson reached 21 contacts during his tour on Expeditions 15 and 16 to achieve fifth place. The top 5 individual school contact counts for a single tour are: 1) Bill McArthur - 37 2) Suni Williams - 33 3) Leroy Chiao - 23 4) Frank Culbertson - 22 5) Clay Anderson - 21 NASA has stated that the next several months will be extremely difficult with all the activity on the ISS. During Expedition 16, three new modules (Harmony, Columbus and the Japanese pressurized storage module) will be installed on the ISS. In addition, Expedition 16 is planned to have three shuttle flights, 2 Soyuz flights, 2 progress flights and the maiden launch of the ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle). As such, the initial crew of Expedition 16 has declined to participate in any ARISS activities. This means no school contacts will be planned for the next several months and it is possible that unattended operational support will be sporadic. Once Leopold Eyharts replaces Dan Tani during the STS-122 mission, the opportunity to resume amateur radio related activities should be possible. Kenneth - N5VHO

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Crews Complete Array Repair, Deployment
by Arthur Rowe 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crews Complete Array Repair, Deployment* 3 November 2007 Image Above: Astronaut Scott Parazynski, riding on the end of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System, assesses his repair work as the solar array is fully deployed. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock successfully repaired a torn solar array today during STS-120’s fourth spacewalk. Shortly after the spacewalk began, Parazynski rode the station’s robotic arm up to the damaged area of the array. He was secured in a foot restraint on the end of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System, or OBSS – the extension to the shuttle robot arm used for inspection of the orbiter’s thermal protection system. After reaching the area of the damage, Parazynski went to work installing the cufflinks that were built by the crew. Once the five cufflinks were in place, the crew inside then deployed the array half a bay at a time until the array was fully deployed. The spacewalk is scheduled to wrap up about 1 p.m.

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Astronauts Go to Work Outside Space Station
by Arthur Rowe 03 Nov '07

03 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Astronauts Go to Work Outside Space Station* 3 November 2007 Astronauts are working outside the International Space Station to repair a torn solar array. Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock began the spacewalk, the mission’s fourth, at 6:03 a.m. EDT. The spacewalk will see Parazynski riding the station’s robotic arm up to the damaged area of the array. He will be secured in a foot restraint on the end of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System, or OBSS – the extension to the shuttle robot arm used for inspection of the orbiter’s thermal protection system. Though this will be the first operational use of the OBSS to reach a worksite, the task was demonstrated during a spacewalk on the STS-121 mission in July 2006 to prove the boom could provide a stable environment for this type of work. As Parazynski installs homemade stabilizers and releases the snag suspected of causing the tear in the array panel, Wheelock will assist from the base of the solar array. The distance from the station’s center is about 165 feet out on the truss and approximately 90 feet up to the damaged site. If all goes as planned, the crew inside will then deploy the array half a bay at a time while Parazynski watches for any new complications. The spacewalk is scheduled to wrap up about 1 p.m. + View images from Nov. 2 Mission Status Briefing <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/msb_s…> *Mission Information* + STS-120 Mission Overview <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/index.html> + Harmony Node 2 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/harmony_payload.html> + Space Shuttle Discovery <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/discovery-in…>

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Crews Wrapping up Spacewalk Preps
by Arthur Rowe 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crews Wrapping up Spacewalk Preps* 2 November 2007 Image Above: STS-120 Pilot George Zamka holds a "cufflink" apparatus in the Harmony node of the International Space Station, which will be attached to the damaged solar arrays and take the structural load off of the broken hinge during Saturday's spacewalk. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW THE IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html The STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews have completed the configuration of the suits and tools that will be used during Saturday’s spacewalk. In addition, they have completed the robotic arm tasks that were part of the spacewalk preparations. The space station robotic arm grappled and handed off the shuttle’s arm extension, the Orbiter Boom Sensor System, or OBSS, to the shuttle robotic arm for overnight parking. The OBSS will provide support for Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski on the spacewalk, the fourth of the mission. Parazynski and Mission Specialist Doug Wheelock will conduct the excursion, which is slated to kick off at 6:28 a.m. EDT Saturday. Parazynski will repair a torn solar array while suspended from the boom attached to the space station’s robotic arm, and Wheelock will assist from the station’s truss. Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson and Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Dan Tani will be operating the station’s robotic arm from the robotic work station inside the Destiny laboratory. Mission Specialist Paolo Nespoli will be the spacewalk coordinator. + View images from Nov. 1 Mission Status Briefing <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/msb_s…> *Mission Information* + STS-120 Mission Overview <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/index.html> + Harmony Node 2 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/harmony_payload.html> + Space Shuttle Discovery <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/discovery-in…>

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Joint Operations Continue
by Arthur Rowe 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Joint Operations Continue* 2 November 2007 Image Above: Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Dan Tani works on the P6 truss during the second spacewalk of Discovery's mission. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.h The Expedition 16 crew continues to work with the visiting STS-120 crew on the International Space Station. The two crews have completed the initial outfitting of the Harmony module that was attached to the station last week. They will continue preparing today for STS-120’s fourth spacewalk which is scheduled to take place Saturday. STS-120’s stay at the station is slated to wrap up when Discovery undocks Nov. 5. For the latest news and information on the STS-120 mission, visit the main shuttle page. + Read More <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html> + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html> + Read more about Expedition 16 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…>

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Crews Continue Spacewalk Preparations
by Arthur Rowe 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crews Continue Spacewalk Preparations* 2 November 2007 Image Above: The mobile transporter (lower center) moves towards the center of the station's truss structure. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html The STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews will continue to work today on the tools and procedures for Saturday’s spacewalk to repair a torn solar array. Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock will conduct the excursion, which is slated to kick off at 6:28 a.m. EDT Saturday. Parazynski will make the repair while suspended from a boom attached to the space station’s robotic arm, and Wheelock will assist from the station’s truss. Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson and Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Dan Tani will be operating the station’s robotic arm from the robotic work station inside the Destiny laboratory. Mission Specialist Paolo Nespoli will be the spacewalk coordinator. The Mobile Transporter has moved near the center of the truss structure to let Canadarm2 grapple the shuttle’s arm extension, the Orbiter Boom Sensor System, before handing it back to the shuttle’s robotic arm for the night. Canadarm2 will use the extension to provide support for Parazynski on the Saturday spacewalk. + View images from Nov. 1 Mission Status Briefing <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/msb_s…> In the midst of all the activity on Thursday, the two crews were able to take a few minutes out of their work to talk with former President George H.W. Bush as he and his wife Barbara visited the Johnson Space Center and Mission Control. “We're so very proud of what you're doing,” he told the astronauts. *Mission Information* + STS-120 Mission Overview <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/index.html> + Harmony Node 2 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/harmony_payload.html> + Space Shuttle Discovery <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/discovery-in…>

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Former President George Bush vISIT nasa
by Arthur Rowe 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Fourth Spacewalk Pushed Back to Saturday* 1 November 2007 Image Above: Former President George Bush and Barbara Bush visit Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center, Houston, on Thursday and speak with the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW THE IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Friday’s spacewalk, already pushed back from Thursday, has been pushed back again one more day to Saturday. The shuttle and station crews will continue spacewalk preparations, transfer activities and enjoy some off-duty time today. The spacewalk preparations include studying procedures, building tools and resizing a spacesuit glove. Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock will conduct the excursion. Parazynski will ride the Orbiter Boom Sensor System, the shuttle’s robotic arm extension, attached to the station’s robotic arm to access a damaged solar array. Wheelock will provide guidance to the arm operators while they are maneuvering Parazynski. The International Space Station Program changed the priority of the fourth spacewalk from inspection of a rotary joint to repair of a solar array. A fifth spacewalk planned to occur during the STS-120 mission has been pushed back until after Discovery leaves. + View images of P6 4B solar array from Mission Status Briefing <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/msb_s…> *Mission Information* + STS-120 Mission Overview <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/index.html> + Harmony Node 2 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/harmony_payload.html> + Space Shuttle Discovery <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/discovery-in…>

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Fourth Spacewalk Pushed Back to Saturday
by Arthur Rowe 01 Nov '07

01 Nov '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Fourth Spacewalk Pushed Back to Saturday* 1 November 2007 Image Above: Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski works outside the International Space Station during the third spacewalk of the STS-120 mission. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Friday’s spacewalk, already pushed back from Thursday, has been pushed back again one more day to Saturday. The shuttle and station crews will continue spacewalk preparations, transfer activities and enjoy some off-duty time today. The spacewalk preparations include studying procedures, building tools and resizing a spacesuit glove. Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock will conduct the excursion. Parazynski will ride the Orbiter Boom Sensor System, the shuttle’s robotic arm extension, attached to the station’s robotic arm to access a damaged solar array. Wheelock will provide guidance to the arm operators while they are maneuvering Parazynski. The International Space Station Program changed the priority of the fourth spacewalk from inspection of a rotary joint to repair of a solar array. A fifth spacewalk planned to occur during the STS-120 mission has been pushed back until after Discovery leaves. + View images of P6 4B solar array from Mission Status Briefing <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/msb_s…> *Mission Information* + STS-120 Mission Overview <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/index.html> + Harmony Node 2 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/harmony_payload.html> + Space Shuttle Discovery <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/discovery-in…>

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