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ISS STATUS REPORT: SS07-14
by Arthur Rowe 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Mar. 23, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS07-14 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS07-14 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 -end-

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-03-23 20:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-03-23 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Juvenile Space Club in Tatsuno, Tatsunomachi, Nagano-pref, Japan, direct via 8J0T Sat 2007-03-24 00:39 UTC 80 deg Simulcast on Echolink 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 (***) St Michael’s Primary School, Daceyville, NSW, Australia, direct via VK2KVE(***) Thu 2007-04-05 23:00 UTC 66 deg (***) Total number of ARISS school contacts is 275. 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 2007-03-23 20:00 UTC. Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2007-03-19 16:00 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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ARISS event - International School of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, (27 Mar) 13:45 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

An International Space Station Expedition 14 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at International School of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium on 27 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:45 UTC. The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and NN1SS. The contact should be audible in portions of Central and Eastern North America. 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: 6604852 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 East Aurora Union Free School District is currently educating approximately 2040 students in four schools: Parkdale Elementary (K-2), Main Street Elementary (3-5), the Middle School (6-8) and the High School (9-12). We serve a Town of Aurora population of nearly 14,000 residents. Our students consistently rank within the region's top schools in measures of academic achievement, and the community regularly demonstrates solid support for its schools. Our website address is www.eaur.wnyric.org. East Aurora Middle School, led by Principal Jeffrey Banks, has a population of approximately 500 students and 37 staff members. The staff of the East Aurora Middle School is committed to excellence in education. We feel that it is vital to show enthusiasm for learning and hope that children want to attend our school. We believe that attendance at school each day is very important and we communicate that attitude to our students. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the goal and purpose for your Mission? 2. Do you think there will be the ability and technology for regular people to travel to space in the near future? 3. How much food and liquid do you drink each day and is it difficult because you are weightless? 4. What time is it on the space station and how do you know when it's nighttime? 5. What is a typical day like on the space station? 6. Is it dangerous to live on the space station? 7. How do you use the bathroom in space? 8. Is everyday interesting on the Space Station or do you get bored? 9. How long have you been on the space station and how long will you expect to stay? 10. When you come back to earth, will it be hard to readjust to gravity? 11. Is this your first trip into space? 12. Do you believe that sending people to Mars is the most efficient use of public money? 13. How many people are on the space station and do you ever fight with one another? 14. How do you wash yourself? Is there a shower? 15. Why did you choose this dangerous work? 16. Do you miss Earth, your family and friends? 17. How do you breathe and where does the oxygen come from? 18. What are you able to see outside? 19. How did you get to be an astronaut? 20. Do you believe that there could be extraterrestrial intelligent creatures? Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS is not 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): Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia, direct via VK4KHZ, Wed 2007-04-04 22:39 UTC St. Michael's Primary School, Daceyville, NSW, Australia, direct via VK2KVE, Thu 2007-04-05 23:00 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 2007-03-23 17:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 Mar '07

23 Mar '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-03-23 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Juvenile Space Club in Tatsuno, Tatsunomachi, Nagano-pref, Japan, direct via 8J0T Sat 2007-03-24 00:39 UTC 80 deg Simulcast on Echolink 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. (***) Total number of ARISS school contacts is 275. 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 2007-03-23 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 2007-03-19 16:00 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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STS-117-NASA Managers Assess Shuttle Repair Work
by Arthur Rowe 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N10RC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *NASA Managers Assess Shuttle Repair Work* Image above: Atlantis sits inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, while repair work continues on the external tank. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller + View High-res Image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170421main_07pd0645.jpe> + View Hail Damage to External Tank <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/multimedia/117_gallery-hail.html> TO VIEW IMAGE AND DAMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html * 03.21.07 - 8:30 p.m. EDT* During a media teleconference Wednesday, March 21, NASA officials discussed the status of repair work to Space Shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank, which was damaged during a Feb. 26 hail storm at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The teleconference followed a meeting to assess the ongoing work. Managers decided that more testing and analysis are needed to determine whether the tank will be used for the upcoming STS-117 flight or whether the tank will be replaced. On April 10, the teams expect to have the necessary data to make that decision and to establish a potential target launch date. All the hail damage spots on the tank have been mapped out. Repair work has been completed on the bottom portion of the tank, the liquid hydrogen section. The damage on the middle part of the tank, or innertank, was superficial and will require little or no repair. There are 2,500 dings, mostly in the top of the tank, that will be reviewed to determine what type of repair technique may be required. During the STS-117's 11-day mission, the six-member 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. Atlantis Commander Rick Sturckow, Pilot Lee Archambault and Mission Specialists Jim Reilly, Patrick Forrester, Steven Swanson and John "Danny" Olivas will continue training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston as they await a new target launch date. *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>

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Crew Continues Experiments, Prepares for Cable Installation
by Arthur Rowe 22 Mar '07

22 Mar '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Continues Experiments, Prepares for Cable Installation* Image above: Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria works 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 continued work on several experiments that included monitoring sleep/wake patterns and light exposure and collecting blood and urine samples for later evaluation. Another experiment measures details about cosmic radiation and its interactions with astronauts’ central nervous systems. The crew also made preparations for Thursday’s and Friday’s installation of network cabling, clearing out stowage gear to provide the necessary access. The crew members also stowed trash and discarded equipment in the ISS Progress 23 cargo ship which is scheduled to undock from the station and burn on re-entry on March 27.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-03-21 22:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-03-21 22:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Juvenile Space Club in Tatsuno, Tatsunomachi, Nagano-pref, Japan, direct via 8J0T Sat 2007-03-24 00:39 UTC 80 deg Simulcast on Echolink International School of Brussels, B-1170 Brussels, Belgium, telebridge via NN1SS Tue 2007-03-27 13:45 UTC 31 deg via NN1SS Total number of ARISS school contacts is 275. 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 2007-03-21 22:30 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 2007-03-19 16:00 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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Donations Urgently Needed...
by Thomas Frey 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

...to Get ISS Columbus Module Amateur Radio-Ready see http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/03/21/100/?nc=1 Mit freundlichen Grüssen, Regards, 73 Thomas Frey, HB9SKA ______________________________________________________________________ Thomas Frey, Holzgasse 2, CH-5242 Birr, Tel. + Fax: 056 444 93 41 http://home.datacomm.ch/th.frey/ Packet Radio (AX.25): HB9SKA @ HB9PD.CHE.EU

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-03-21 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-03-21 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Juvenile Space Club in Tatsuno, Tatsunomachi, Nagano-pref, Japan, direct via 8J0T Sat 2007-03-24 00:39 UTC 80 deg Simulcast on Echolink (***) International School of Brussels, B-1170 Brussels, Belgium, telebridge via NN1SS Tue 2007-03-27 13:45 UTC 31 deg via NN1SS Total number of ARISS school contacts is 275. 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 2007-03-21 18:00 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 2007-03-19 16:00 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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ARISS event - Juvenile Space Club in Tatsuno, Tatsunomachi, Nagano-pref, Japan - Sat. (Mar 24) 00:39 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 21 Mar '07

21 Mar '07

An International Space Station Expedition 14 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Juvenile Space Club in Tatsuno, Tatsunomachi, Nagano-pref, Japan on 24 March. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 00:39 UTC. The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and 8J0T. The contact should be audible in Japan and portions of Eastern Asia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. This rather smaller sized town has about 22,000 in population, is located about 2,450ft above sea level and surrounded by several mountains. These mountains are called part of the roof of Japan. In the town, there are 5 elementary schools and one junior high school. Because plenty of nature remains, it is good habitable place, but most children are living in a closed or isolated area, geographically and even from the information lines. Under these surroundings, 20 children, gathered from 3 elementary schools, are now ready to make contact with an astronaut on the ISS, after about 7 months of extra studies. Before August 2006, they did not know that the ISS existed and several astronauts are working in space. Of course there was no opportunity to speak English. After starting extra classroom work, they opened their eyes for space and took in much knowledge concerning the ISS, Space Shuttles, Space and English as well, like a sponge sucks up water. The members consist of 8 girls and 12 boys, who are from 10 years to 12 years old. As you can see, queries made by boys are focused on the Hardware of ISS and many queries by girls are regarding the human life in the ISS. Beginning in April, all 12 year-old children will go to the same junior high school in the town and subjects like natural science and English will be started for them. However, those children, who are member of this Space Club, will enjoy for learning the new subjects because they already have opened the first door by themselves. The extra classroom studies were assisted by 8 Amateur Radio Operators who all of them are quite familiar with the satellite communications. A special lecture, given by JAXA personnel in the September 2006 has brought a confidence for them to start new school life. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. On the ISS, can you watch normal television programs on the earth? 2. In the ISS, is the bath system installed? 3. How do astronauts in the ISS deal with heavy stress built up? 4. How will you do in case of the ISS gets damaged and faces breaking up? 5. On the ISS which country's time zone is used? 6. Display of the fire works are held on the earth. Can you see those fire works from the space? 7. After your return to the earth, what will be the very first thing you do? 8. What is the room temperature inside of the ISS? 9. Do you always wear the same clothes while you are living in the ISS? 10. During your stay for almost half a year in the space, do you not feel lonely? 11. Has the ISS had ever been struck by meteorites? 12. What is the hardest thing about your work on the ISS? 13. How do you dispose of waste from the ISS? 14. Does you body weight fluctuate during your stay in the ISS? 15. Is it possible to make a phone call from the ISS to anyone on the earth? 16. How often do you talk to your family over the phone? 17. Have you ever seen shooting stars from the ISS? 18. Do you have time to read books during your stay in the ISS? 19. Was it your dream to be an astronaut when you were a kid? 20. Do you have any wish to have another variety of space foods in the future, over? 21. Can you now cultivate and eat any vegetable on the ISS? 22. Is it possible to catch other satellite by hand during the space walk? 23. Did you take any special celebration on the last Christmas day in the space? 24. I am 12 years old. If I have decided to be an astronaut in my mind, are there any particular things which I have to do now for it? 25. Why ISS does not maintain more higher altitude from the earth? Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS is not 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): International School of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, telebridge via NN1SS Tue 2007-03-27 13:45 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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