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sunita williams
by Gerald Klatzko 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

Going back to December 1990 when I started communicating with Musa Manarov on Mir and carried on bridging for the space shuttles, I have always had the pleasure and the honour to communicate with and for the Cosmonauts and Astronauts. This is now 16 years and without distracting from the dedication, expertise and friendship of all those involved, I am so impressed by the polished, warm, efficient and so much to the point, of Sunita Williams' - KD5PLB, conduct of her ARISS sessions, that I feel very strongly that she deserves some sort of unique recognition from AMSAT, for her outstanding, dedicated and polished performance. Such expertise must result in influencing some of her young listenenrs to enter the field of Amateur Radio or Space Exploration. I stress, again, that this does not detract from the sterling work done in this field, by all her predecessors - However, in every field, there is a star. Vy 73 Gerald Klatzko - zs6btd

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First Steps to Mars
by Arthur Rowe 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > NASA Science News for March 28, 2007 > > The landing site is unknown, the rockets are still on the drawing > board, and some of the astronauts haven't even been born yet. > Nevertheless, NASA's journey to Mars has already begun. The first > steps are being taken onboard the International Space Station. > > FULL STORY at > > http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/28mar_firststeps.htm?list833780 > > Check out our RSS feed at http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml! > <http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml%21> > > > > <mailto:[email protected]> >

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ISS Crew Readies for Move
by Arthur Rowe 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Readies for Move* ISS014-E-17858 : Michael Lopez-Alegria drinks beverageImage above: Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria drinks a beverage in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The Expedition 14 crew members enjoyed a half day of off-duty time Wednesday on the eve of their short trip to relocate their Soyuz TMA spacecraft to a different docking port on the International Space Station. Thursday afternoon, Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and flight engineers Mikhail Tyurin and Sunita Williams will board their Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft and move it from the Earth-facing port of the station's Zarya module to the aft port of the Zvezda module. The move is being made to clear the Zarya port for the arrival of Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov, along with spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi. Docking their Soyuz to Zarya after their scheduled April 7 launch will allow them to avoid a relocation move later in their expedition. + Read more about the Soyuz relocation <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_so…> In preparation for Thursday's activities, the unpiloted Progress 23 cargo craft was undocked from the aft port of the Zvezda service module on Tuesday. The cargo craft, filled with trash and unneeded items from the station, was commanded several hours after undocking to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn up over the Pacific Ocean.

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Taking out the Trash Aboard the ISS
by Arthur Rowe 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Taking out the Trash Aboard the ISS* ISS014-E-12144 --- An unpiloted Progress 22 supply vehicle departs from the ISS Image above: An unpiloted Progress supply vehicle departs from the International Space Station on Jan. 16, 2007, carrying its load of trash and unneeded equipment to be deorbited and burned up in Earth's atmosphere. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html To continue preparations for Tuesday’s undocking of the ISS Progress 23 cargo craft, the crew dismantled and removed remaining electronic equipment. When a Progress cargo craft is undocked and jettisoned, the valuable electronics are retained to be recycled on a future vehicle. Crew members will also check for hatch seal leaks. The cargo craft will be full of trash when it leaves to burn up in Earth's atmosphere. Tuesday's undocking from the aft port of the Zvezda service module is scheduled for 2:11 p.m. EDT, clearing that port for the flyover relocation of the Soyuz TMA-9 craft by the Expedition 14 crew on Thursday afternoon. Images of the Jamestown, Va. region were captured Saturday to fulfill a request associated with the upcoming 400th anniversary of the settlement of the city in May. The National Historical Site is situated on a small island near the north shore of the James River Estuary.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-03-26 19:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-03-26 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: International School of Brussels, B-1170 Brussels, Belgium, telebridge via NN1SS Tue 2007-03-27 13:45 UTC 31 deg via NN1SS Contact will be simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and the web. St Michael’s Primary School, Daceyville, NSW, Australia, direct via VK2KVE Mon 2007-04-02 23:35 UTC 34 deg (***) Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia, direct via VK4KHZ Wed 2007-04-04 22:39 UTC 65 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 276. 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 2007-03-24 17:00 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 2007-03-24 17:00 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 ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

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ISS Status Report #07-15
by Arthur Rowe 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *International Space Station Status Report #07-15* *3:30 p.m. CDT Friday, March 23, 2007* *Expedition 14 Crew* HOUSTON - The Expedition 14 crew continued work this week on scientific experiments and increased the bandwidth on the International Space Station's computer network. Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams spent time working with experiments that may hold the key to several aspects of long-duration space flight as NASA looks forward to missions back to the moon and on to Mars or other destinations. Each served as test subject and operator for the Anomalous Long Term Effects in Astronauts' Central Nervous System experiment that examines how cosmic radiation affects brain waves. As test subjects, they wore an electroencephalograph cap that records readings of their brain functions, and over that, a special helmet with Italian-designed instruments that records the amount and types of cosmic rays passing through the station. Since cosmic radiation is even more prevalent at greater distances from Earth, the research could lead to countermeasures important to the safety and productivity of future explorers. Lopez-Alegria and Williams also worked with the Nutritional Status Assessment experiment tracking how their bodies process nutrients in space and how food supplies are affected by storage in that environment. Additionally, Lopez-Alegria provided the final samples associated with the Renal Stone Risk during Spaceflight: Assessment and Countermeasure Validation investigation, which is looking at the space effectiveness of a drug used on Earth to prevent kidney stones. Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin worked with three Russian experiments that monitor cosmic rays and background radiation as they relate to long-duration flights and documented the condition of the Earth below from the unique vantage point of the station. The crew worked on an upgrade to the laptop computer network. The new, integrated station computer network will be 10 times faster than the current network, using Ethernet connectivity over a router and either cables or wireless equipment. This will eliminate drag-through cables from the U.S. segment into the Russian segment. The work was accelerated because of the STS-117 launch delay. They also continued preparations for the undocking and discarding of the ISS Progress 23 cargo ship, which will be full of trash when it departs Tuesday, March 27. Russian flight controllers sent commands Friday that piped the last of the Progress 23 oxygen supplies into the station, and vented the Progress' propellant and oxidizer lines overboard to ensure a safe departure. The Progress is scheduled to undock at 1:11 p.m. CDT next Tuesday. The station traffic schedule includes next Thursday's relocation of the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft from the Earth-facing port of the Zarya module to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module. All three crew members will undock the Soyuz at 5:25 p.m. and redock at 5:53 p.m. This will make room for the arrival of the Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft carrying the Expedition 15 crew and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi. The new crew is scheduled to launch from the Baikanour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan April 7 at 12:31 p.m. and dock with the station April 9 at 2:15 p.m. Following a week of joint operations, Lopez-Alegria, Tyurin and Simonyi will climb into Soyuz TMA-9 and head for home April 20. They will leave Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov on board with Williams to start Expedition 15. For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station ###

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ARISS World WideTelebridge Station Co-ordinates
by Tony, VK5ZAI 26 Mar '07

26 Mar '07

Hello All, I have posted a .PDF file on my web page of the ARISS Telebridge Stations and co-ordinates. This should be of interest to anyone wishing to track the ISS while listening to an ARISS telebridge linkup on Echolink or IRLP -- Regards Tony. VK5ZAI J.A.(Tony)Hutchison P.O.Box 470 Kingston SE South Australia 5275 Australian ARISS Co-ordinator and Satellite ground Station. Web Site :- http://www.electric-web.org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-03-24 17:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 24 Mar '07

24 Mar '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-03-24 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Juvenile Space Club in Tatsuno, Tatsunomachi, Nagano-pref, Japan, direct via 8J0T Successful Sat 2007-03-24 00:39 UTC 80 deg (***) International School of Brussels, B-1170 Brussels, Belgium, telebridge via NN1SS Tue 2007-03-27 13:45 UTC 31 deg via NN1SS Contact will be simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and the web. Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia, direct via VK4KHZ Wed 2007-04-04 22:39 UTC 65 deg (***) Total number of ARISS school contacts is 276. (***) 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 2007-03-24 17:00 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 2007-03-24 17:00 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 ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

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NASA Set To Welcome Japanese ISS Component
by Arthur Rowe 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A./C #31468 Mar. 23, 2007 > Katherine Trinidad > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-3749 > > Tracy Young > Kennedy Space Center, Fla. > 321-867-2468 > > Lynnette Madison > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > > NASA SET TO WELCOME JAPANESE SPACE STATION COMPONENT > > CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA will hold a ceremony April 17 at 9 a.m. > EDT to officially welcome a new International Space Station component > to the Kennedy Space Center. The Experiment Logistics Module > Pressurized Section for the Japanese Experiment Module arrived at > Kennedy March 12 to begin preparations for its future launch. > > The Japanese Experiment Module will be carried into space on three > shuttle missions. Known as Kibo, which means "hope" in Japanese, it > is Japan's primary contribution to the station. The Experiment > Logistics Module Pressurized Section will serve as an on-orbit > storage area for materials, tools and supplies. It can hold up to > eight experiment racks and will attach to the top of another larger > pressurized module. The Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized > Section is targeted for launch aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on > mission STS-123. > > International media must apply by 5 p.m. on April 6 at: > > For more information on Kibo and the International Space Station, > visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > > -end- > > > > > >

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Crew Works on Experiments, Preps for Soyuz Relocation
by Arthur Rowe 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Works on Experiments, Preps for Soyuz Relocation* ISS014-E-17232 -- Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria in the Destiny laboratory Image above: Expedition 14 Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria works with the SPHERES experiment in the Destiny laboratory of the ISS Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The Expedition 14 crew members charged ahead with their experiments this week, focusing on aspects of long-duration space flight. They studied how cosmic radiation affects brain waves as well as tracking how bodies process nutrients in space, and how food supplies are affected by storage in that environment. They looked at three different experiments that monitor cosmic rays and background radiation as they relate to long-duration flights. The crew also spent several sessions working on an upgrade to the laptop computer network. The new integrated station computer network will be 10 times faster than the current setup. The trio also continued preparations for the undocking and discarding of the ISS Progress 23 cargo ship, which will be full of trash when it departs Tuesday. The crew also prepared for a Thursday relocation of the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module. This will make room for the scheduled docking on April 9 of the Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft carrying the Expedition 15 crew and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi. + Final Report of the ISS Independent Safety Task Force (3.7 Mb PDF) <http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/170368main_IISTF_Final_Report_508.pdf> + 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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