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LAUNCH COVERAGE
by Arthur Rowe 05 Mar '07

05 Mar '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 LAUNCH COVERAGE *Space Shuttle Mission STS-117 * *Orbiter*: Atlantis <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/atlantis-inf…> *Mission*: Space Station Assembly Building - 13A <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/mission_ov…> *Primary Payload:*: S3/S4 Truss *Launch Target *: To Be Determined *Launch Pad*: 39A <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/launch-complex39-toc.html> *Mission Duration*: 11 days *Inclination/Altitude:* 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles Image above: Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its slow journey back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for hail damage assessment. Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html *Shuttle Repair to be Determined* *03.05.07* Space Shuttle Atlantis was rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building from Launch Pad 39A on Sunday. Further inspection of the external tank is necessary to get an accurate appraisal of foam damage caused by a severe thunderstorm with hail in February. Last week NASA's Space Shuttle Program managers met for the Flight Readiness Review. There was a unanimous decision to proceed with the STS-117 mission, pending the work to make necessary repairs to the damage. Once the damage is assessed and the type of repairs determined, a new launch date will be set. The next launch window opportunity opens in late April.

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ARISS event - Boulder Hill Elementary School, Montgomery, Illinois, USA, Tuesday, (06 Mar) 16:03 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 05 Mar '07

05 Mar '07

An International Space Station Expedition 14 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Boulder Hill Elementary School, Montgomery, Illinois, USA on 06 March. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:03 UTC. The contact will be direct between stations NA1SS and W9BHB. 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. Boulder Hill Elementary School in Montgomery, Illinois has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact . To prepare for the contact, fourth and fifth graders involved in the school's Ham Radio Club have been engaged in science and communications experiments and have used amateur radio to speak with others locally, nationally, and internationally. This important contact will be integrated in the school's curricula through science and art activities including the investigations of the Earth in space, communication, and the International Space Station. Kindergarteners will be focusing on the planet Earth, first graders on Astronauts (Sunita Williams), second graders on Air transportation, third graders on solar energy, fourth graders on satellites/communication, and fifth graders on the ISS. Students from the school's Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the contact during an all school assembly. Members of the local amateur radio community will assist the school station W9BHB. Also, local government officials and the media have been invited to the event. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the most challenging task you do everyday? 2. How long have you wanted to be an astronaut? 3. What is your favorite thing to do in space? 4. If I wanted to become an astronaut, what type of classes would I need to take in school? 5. If you weren't an astronaut, what would you be? 6. How hard is it to dock your spacecraft to the station? 7. What happens if you get seriously hurt, do you have medical training? 8. What was your favorite type of helicopter to fly? 9. What kind of clothes do you wear in space? 10. Have you ever seen a storm on a different planet? 11. Is the food you eat up there good? 12. How many times have you gone into space? 13. How did you become an astronaut? 14. What was the experience of launching like? 15. How much oxygen do you have when you do a spacewalk? 16. What's the scariest thing you have ever done in space? 17. What kind of games do you play in space? 18. How do you brush your teeth in space? 19. How do you take showers in space? 20. What other planets can you see? 21. How long does it take to get out of the atmosphere? 22. Do your ears pop when you go into space? 23. Have you ever seen space rocks? 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): Mission Viejo, CA, direct via K6UCI, Thu 2007-03-08 16:42 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 ---- Via the ariss-press mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe ariss-press" to majordomo(a)amsat.org

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WBZ Space Station Interview
by Arthur Rowe 05 Mar '07

05 Mar '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C 31468 WBZ Space Station Interview: to listen to the audio portion go to: http://wbz.com/pages/8662.php? From Boston to space <javascript:openPlayer('Episode',423122);> WBZ's Laurie Kirby speaks exclusively with the crew of the International Space Station. During their chat, Commander Sunita Williams of Needham got a surprise call from her mother, Bonnie Pandya. In an unusual interview on WBZ radio, reporter Laurie Kirby spoke with two astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria took a break from their science experiments to talk with WBZ. During Wednesday’s interview, the astronauts talked about various topics such as the Red Sox and space walks. During the long distance phone call Williams, a Needham native, got a chance to talk with her mother, Bonnie Pandya of Cape Cod. “This is a little bit of a surprise but I am absolutely psyched to hear your voice.” Williams said. Williams also talked about the record number of space walks she has done. “I believe there is a generation of explorers behind me that are going to shatter my record.” About her latest space walk she said, “It was just amazing to be outside…watching the world go by and watching the beautiful view of our planet.” About her experience, Williams said, “life is wonderful up here.” Also after listening to the above go to the Jordan Rich site and listen to some of his recent audio contacts

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Orbits ll ??
by WIlliam L Reyna Jr 02 Mar '07

02 Mar '07

Anyone have a copy of Orbits ll for my 286 Grid?

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Space Shuttle Poised for Inspection
by Arthur Rowe 02 Mar '07

02 Mar '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C#31468 *Space Shuttle Poised for Inspection* TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html External tank showing hail marks Image above: A view of the external tank with hail marks. Photo credit: NASA/KSC + View Photo Gallery <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/multimedia/117_gallery-hail.html> *03.02.07* Space Shuttle Atlantis will be rolled back from the launch pad to evaluate the damage caused by a severe thunderstorm with hail on Feb. 26 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. But before returning the shuttle to the Vehicle Assembly Building, NASA managers have decided to remove the propellants that were already loaded. This work is progressing and should be completed for the rollback to take place March 4. The hail caused approximately 1,000 to 2,000 divots in the giant tank's foam insulation and minor surface damage to about 26 heat shield tiles on the orbiter's left wing. Further inspection of the tank is necessary to get an accurate appraisal of foam damage and must be done in the Vehicle Assembly Building, where the entire tank can be more easily accessed. Once an up-close look at the damage is complete, the type of repair required and the time needed for that work can be determined. Mission STS-117 to the International Space Station will be scheduled sometime after a Russian Soyuz spacecraft returns from the station. The Soyuz is delivering new station crew members and returning others to Earth in late April. Adequate time is needed between the Soyuz undocking and the shuttle's arrival to the station. During the 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. STS-117 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. The Atlantis flight crew will return to Kennedy Space Center a few days before launch. *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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-03-02 22:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Mar '07

02 Mar '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-03-02 22:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Virginia Run Elementary School in Centreville, Virginia, direct via K4HTA Successful Fri 2007-03-02 16:18 UTC 50 deg (***) Boulder Hill Elementary School, Montgomery, Illinois, 2005-10-14, direct via W9BHB Tue 2007-03-06 16:06 UTC 87 deg Watch for IRLP, Echolink, and web coverage Mission Viejo, CA, direct via K6UCI (***) Thu 2007-03-08 16:42 UTC 45 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 271. (***) 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 2007-03-02 22:00 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 2007-03-02 22:00 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: SS07-11
by Arthur Rowe 02 Mar '07

02 Mar '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT 1/C #31468 Mar. 2, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 ISS STATUS REPORT: SS07-11 HOUSTON - The International Space Station's Expedition 14 crew continued work this week on scientific experiments, station maintenance and clean up following a Feb. 22 Russian spacewalk. An altitude reboost engine firing planned for Friday was postponed following the launch delay of Space Shuttle Atlantis earlier this week. The STS-117 mission was targeted for liftoff on March 15. The shuttle mission was put on hold following a hail storm Monday. The storm caused damage requiring repair to the shuttle's external fuel tank foam. Russian flight controllers now plan two engine firings on March 16 and 28 to increase the station's altitude, which will place the station in the desired orbit for arrival of a Soyuz spacecraft due to launch April 7. The Soyuz will bring Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin, Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov and spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi to the station. Docking to the station is due April 9. Expedition 14 Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria, Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and Simonyi plan to land in Kazakhstan April 19. Space station managers are reviewing the work planned aboard the station for the remaining weeks of Expedition 14 and for Expedition 15 in light of the shuttle launch delay. The review seeks to optimize use of the crews' time due to the shuttle's delay. The station crew Thursday was awakened briefly by a caution signal when the starboard Thermal Radiator Rotary Joint (TRRJ) experienced a dropout in commands from the Rotary Joint Motor Controller. The TRRJ automatically defaulted to another command link, and there was no impact to operations. Engineers are analyzing what may have caused the problem. The rotary joint turns the radiator to provide the best possible cooling. Flight Engineer Suni Williams practiced on a laptop computer simulation Wednesday to maintain her skill in using the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm. She also joined her fellow crewmates in the Test of Reaction and Adaptation Capabilities (TRAC) experiment to gather hand-eye coordination data before, during and after their mission. TRAC Principal Investigator Dr. Otmar Bock of the German Sport University in Cologne, Germany, hopes to better understand how the brain adapts during spaceflight. The experiment will be performed during both Expedition 14 and Expedition 15. For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station

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SATTRAK 3 or 4 wanted
by Tony, VK5ZAI 02 Mar '07

02 Mar '07

Has anyone got a Sattrak3 or 4 they wish to dispose of ? If so please email me direct. Thanks 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 2007-03-02 00:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-03-02 00:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Virginia Run Elementary School in Centreville, Virginia, direct via K4HTA Fri 2007-03-02 16:18 UTC 50 deg Boulder Hill Elementary School, Montgomery, Illinois, 2005-10-14, direct via W9BHB Tue 2007-03-06 16:06 UTC 87 deg Watch for IRLP, Echolink, and web coverage Mission Viejo, CA, direct via KC6UCI (***) Thu 2007-03-08 16:42 UTC 45 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 270. 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 2007-03-02 00:30 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 2007-02-26 21:30 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 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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Crew Conducts Training, Station Safety Report Released
by Arthur Rowe 01 Mar '07

01 Mar '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Conducts Training, Station Safety Report Released* ISS014-E-13980 : Astronaut Sunita L. Williams Image above: Flight Engineer Sunita Williams works the Canadarm2 controls in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Aboard the International Space Station, the Expedition 14 crew members continue their work with scientific experiments, station maintenance and additional clean up following the Feb. 22 spacewalk. Flight Engineer Suni Williams participated in robotics proficiency training with a computer-based simulation Wednesday. This training program maintains the crew's skill level in using Canadarm2 without actually moving the robotic arm. Also on Wednesday, Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin spent some time relocating hardware as part of his post-spacewalk clean-up tasks. On Tuesday, the International Space Station Independent Safety Task Force issued its final report. It was released simultaneously to Congress, NASA and the public. The Congressionally-mandated task force was chartered last year under Section 1281 of the NASA Authorization Act of 2005. The task force was charged with reviewing the International Space Station program to assess potential vulnerabilities that could threaten the station or its crew or lead to it being prematurely abandoned. + View Report (3.7 Mb PDF) <http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/170368main_IISTF_Final_Report_508.pdf>

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