February 2007 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Astronauts Complete Second Spacewalk of Series
by Arthur Rowe 04 Feb '07

04 Feb '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Astronauts Complete Second Spacewalk of Series* Suni Williams works on the outside of the space station Image above: Expedition 14 flight engineer Suni Williams works on the outside of the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW PICTURE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams completed their spacewalk Sunday at 3:49 p.m. EST. This was the second of an unprecedented series of three spacewalks in nine days. Some of the tasks planned for this excursion were similar to those of the first spacewalk on Wednesday. They reconfigured the second of two cooling loops for the Destiny module, secured the aft radiator of the P6 truss after retraction and prepared the obsolete Early Ammonia Servicer for removal this summer. At the conclusion of the third spacewalk from the Quest airlock on Feb. 8 and a Russian spacewalk planned for Feb. 22, Lopez-Alegria will have completed his 10th spacewalk, an astronaut record. Williams will have a total of four, the most ever by a woman. + Read more about the spacewalks <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_ev…> + Watch NASA TV <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html>

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EVA 7 UNDERWAY
by Arthur Rowe 04 Feb '07

04 Feb '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 The second of three spacewalks in nine days by International Space Station Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams is scheduled for Feb. 4. *EVA 7*: Feb. 4, 2007 The first parts of the Feb. 4 spacewalk are similar to the Jan. 31 outing. 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 EVA 6, is expected to take about 2 hours, 15 minutes. Next they will stand by 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. The spacewalkers will then work with the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) on the P6 Truss. It provided a contingency supply of ammonia for the Early Ammonia System. With the permanent system working, it is no longer needed. During EVA 6, Lopez-Alegria and Williams removed and reconnected one of two lines linking the EAS with the old cooling system. On EVA 7 they'll work on the second line, preparing for the jettison of the EAS this summer. Lopez-Alegria will then photograph the inboard end of the P6 starboard solar wing, in preparation for its retraction during the STS-117 mission in March. Williams will bring tools and cables to the forward end of the lab, where Lopez-Alegria will join her. Together they will work toward finishing the 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.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-02-02 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Feb '07

02 Feb '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-02-02 23:00 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 2007-02-02 23:00 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 2007-01-26 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's Shuttle Atlantis Set for Move to Vehicle Assembly Building
by Arthur Rowe 02 Feb '07

02 Feb '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Feb. 2, 2007 > > Katherine Trinidad > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-3749 > > Jessica Rye > Kennedy Space Center, Fla. > 321-867-2468 > > > > NASA'S SHUTTLE ATLANTIS SET FOR MOVE TO VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING > > CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Media are invited to witness an important > milestone for the upcoming space shuttle Atlantis mission, designated > STS-117. On Wednesday, Feb. 7, Atlantis is scheduled to move from the > Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to the > Vehicle Assembly Building. Once there, crews will attach Atlantis to > its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters. > > The first motion of the shuttle aboard the Crawler-Transporter is > expected at 6 a.m. EST. Media must arrive at Kennedy's News Center by > 5:15 a.m. to attend the event. > > Atlantis' targeted launch window opens March 15. During its 11-day > mission to the International Space Station, the STS-117 crew of six > astronauts will deliver a fourth segment for the station's backbone. > They also will unfurl new solar arrays and fold up an old set of > > > Video of the rollover will air on NASA TV's Video File. For NASA TV > downlink, streaming video and scheduling information, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/ntv > > For information about the STS-117 mission and its crew, 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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NEXT EVA 7 - FEBRUARY 4, 2007
by Arthur Rowe 02 Feb '07

02 Feb '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *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.

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Astronauts Gear Up for Second Spacewalk
by Arthur Rowe 02 Feb '07

02 Feb '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Astronauts Gear Up for Second Spacewalk* ISS014E13070 : Sunita Williams conducts spacewalk Image above: Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, uses a pistol grip tool as she participates in the first of three spacewalks in nine days on the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW PICTURE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams are preparing for the second of an unprecedented series of spacewalks Sunday at 9 a.m. EST. Some of the tasks planned for this excursion are similar to those of the first spacewalk on Wednesday: reconfiguring the second of two cooling loops for the Destiny module, securing the aft radiator of the P6 truss after retraction and preparing the obsolete Early Ammonia Servicer for removal this summer. Live NASA TV coverage of Sunday's spacewalk begins at 8 a.m. At the conclusion of the third spacewalk from the Quest airlock on Feb. 8 and a Russian spacewalk planned for Feb. 22, Lopez-Alegria will have completed his 10th spacewalk, an astronaut record. Williams will have a total of four, the most ever by a woman. + Read more about the spacewalks <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_ev…> + Watch NASA TV <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html>

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TRAINING CONTINUES FOR THE STS-117 MISSION
by Arthur Rowe 01 Feb '07

01 Feb '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Training Continues for Mission STS-117* Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester (left) and Atlantis Commander Frederick Sturckow, attired in the training version of the launch and landing suit, prepare for flight in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. Trainer Robert H. Tomaro (far right) assisted the astronauts. Photo credit: NASA/JSC + View High-res Image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/168170main_training.jpg> The flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station on mission STS-117 has been targeted for March 15, a day earlier than originally planned. Final vehicle closeouts are under way and the orbiter is scheduled to roll over to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for mating with the external tank and solid rocket boosters on Feb. 7. Meanwhile, the canister that holds the S3/S4 solar arrays has been "fit tested" and is scheduled to be transported to the pad on Feb. 18. On the next space shuttle flight to continue constructing the station, the Atlantis crew will install a new truss segment, retract a set of solar arrays and unfold a new set on the starboard side of the station. Lessons learned from two previous missions will provide the astronauts with new techniques and tools to perform their duties. Commanding the Atlantis team is Frederick Sturckow, a veteran of two shuttle missions (STS-88, STS-105), while Lee Archambault will be making his first flight as the shuttle's pilot. Mission Specialists James Reilly (STS-89, STS-104) and Patrick Forrester (STS-105) will be returning to the station. Steven Swanson and John Olivas, both mission specialists, join the crew for their first flight into space. The mission astronauts will return to Kennedy a few weeks before liftoff to participate in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. During this time they will practice launch activities, safety exercises, inspect the payload and conclude with a simulated main engine cut-off exercise. *STS-117 Mission* + The Crew <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/index.html> + The Mission <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/mission_ov…> + The Integrated Truss Structure <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/its.html> ** <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting/help.html>

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NASA to Highlight Next Space Station Component
by Arthur Rowe 01 Feb '07

01 Feb '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Feb. 1, 2007 > > John Yembrick > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-0602 > > Tracy Young > Kennedy Space Center, Fla. > 321-867-2468 > > > NASA TO HIGHLIGHT NEXT SPACE STATION COMPONENT > > CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - On Tuesday, Feb 6, at 10:30 a.m. EST, NASA's > Kennedy Space Center in Florida will showcase the next element to be > added to the International Space Station. The starboard 3/4 truss > segment will launch aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-117, > targeted for March 15. > > The element will be added to the 11-segment integrated truss > structure, the station's backbone. The integrated truss structure > eventually will span more than 300 feet. The S3/S4 truss has two > large solar arrays and will provide one-fourth of the total power > generation for the completed station. The S3/S4 truss is expected to > be loaded into a transportation canister on Wednesday, Feb. 7, in > preparation for its targeted journey to the launch pad on Feb. 12. > > NASA and Boeing mission managers involved in processing the element > for flight will be available for a question-and-answer session during > Tuesday's event. > > > For information on the STS-117 mission, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle > > For information on the space station, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > > >

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