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Future ISS amateur radio modes
by Patrick McGrane 04 May '07

04 May '07

Greetings I read rogers mail pushing for packet on ISS. I have a different opinion to express. For years, the ISS transmitted a very unchallenging Packet mode devoid of real communications with the crew. After listening for many passes for years waiting to hear a crewmember call CQ the packet noise began to grow on me like chinese water torture. To me, without the capability to communicate with the crew, the aprs packet mode is frivolous robotic stuff. Sorry, But I'm not the military type. I realize the crew is busy, or otherwise uninterested, but I prefer to communicate with the crew or others directly. I'm thankful for the times the d700 was placed in cross-band repeat mode. It was the next best thing to talking to the crew. Please use it in the future. Thank you, 73, patrick N2OEQ

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Crew Begins Week With Maintenance and Experiments
by Arthur Rowe 30 Apr '07

30 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #314469 *Crew Begins Week With Maintenance and Experiments* Image above: Venice, Italy, is featured in this image photographed by a crew member on the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA . TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The Expedition 15 crew begins the week with the replacement of several components in the Russian segment of the complex and medical experiments. Sunday was an off-duty day for the crew. On Saturday, the station was reboosted by the Progress 24 cargo ship's engines to place it at the correct altitude for the docking of the ISS Progress 25 cargo craft on May 15. The reboost also provides at least six flight day three rendezvous opportunities for Atlantis during the STS-117 mission beginning on June 8. Also over the weekend, Flight Engineer Sunita Williams conducted another weekend science session with the Capillary Flow Experiment, Interior Corner Flow 2. This experiment has applications to the management of liquid fuels, cryogens, water-based solutions and thermal fluids in spacecraft systems. Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov completed another run of the Russian Diatomeya ocean observations program to record high production zones of phytoplankton. April and May are the period of most intensive blooming of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic waters. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin conducted another session with the Russian Uragan Earth-imaging program, taking pictures of natural environment targets, including those showing man-made impacts on nature. + View Expedition 14 landing images <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/exp14_landing_images.h…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 14 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/index.ht…> + View Crew's Daily Timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-30 15:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 30 Apr '07

30 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-30 15:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liceo Scientifico Statale “Lorenzo Respighi”, Piacenza Italy, direct via IK4MED Sat 2007-05-05 10:24 UTC 37 deg Erweiterte Realschule, Weiskirchen D-66709, Germany, direct via DN1ERW Sat 2007-05-05 13:34 UTC 78 deg Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA Contact is a go for: Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC 49 deg Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE Contact is a go for: Wed 2007-05-09 14:58 UTC 58 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 290. 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 2007-04-30 15:00 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 2007-04-29 05:00 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 Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE Soyuz 14S/13S on orbit: Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-29 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 29 Apr '07

29 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-29 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium, D-09557 Floeha, Germany, direct via DL0GYM Successful Sat 2007-04-28 14:19 UTC 74 deg (***) Liceo Scientifico Statale “Lorenzo Respighi”, Piacenza Italy, direct via IK4MED Sat 2007-05-05 10:24 UTC 37 deg Erweiterte Realschule, Weiskirchen D-66709, Germany, direct via DN1ERW Sat 2007-05-05 13:34 UTC 78 deg Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA Contact is a go for: Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC 49 deg Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE Contact is a go for: Wed 2007-05-09 14:58 UTC 58 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 290. (***) 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 2007-04-29 05:00 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 2007-04-29 05:00 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 Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE Soyuz 14S/13S on orbit: Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Successful ISS school contact with German students (audio file available!).
by Cor 28 Apr '07

28 Apr '07

Hello All, Today we could hear astronaut Sunita Williams answering intresting questions from students from the Samuel von Pufendorf Gymnasium Floeha, Germany. PA2RPJ made a nice recording which is available from my website. http://iss.ontwikkel.nl 73's Cor PD0RKC

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Retransmission of ISS packets
by Roger Kolakowski 28 Apr '07

28 Apr '07

In preparation for ISS coming back up on 145.880 in packet mode, I would like to relay all packets received to my 440 repeater output to increase local interest in ISS activities. I must admit I am over my head in setup and connection of the TNC. I have a 10 year old TNC-3 (not Plus) with version 6.0 software on it. While it has served me well with ISS UNPROTO, I would now like to have it work at the repeater site, receive on 145.800 and feed into the cor/ audio chain of the 440 transmitter...sounds simple... Not to me! TNC-3 is no longer supported by Kantronics, All setups that look appropriate utilize version 8.13 using UI*** commands not acceptable by ver. 6.0, and UIView has come on the scene along with the move toward WIDEn-N. My brain is fried trying to figure this out. Is there an Elmer out there that could help me work through this? I must be missing something. As 145.800 is a "clear channel" I could repeat all and just use a COR but that seems messy for packet along with the potential for missing the early portion of the opening packet. Please reply directly...and help me un-fudge my brain... Thanks! Roger WA1KAT

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ISS Status Report: SS07-23
by Arthur Rowe 27 Apr '07

27 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 April 27, 2007 > John Yembrick > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-0602 > > John Ira Petty > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > > > ISS STATUS REPORT: SS07-23 > > HOUSTON - The Expedition 15 crew aboard the International Space > Station completed its first week of station orientation as the crew > worked with experiments and hardware maintenance. *New Crew Completes First Week Alone* Image above: Flight Engineer Suni Williams works with water tanks in theProgress 24 spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and flight engineers Oleg Kotov and Suni > Williams began the week with a couple light duty days after the busy > handover operations with the former crew. Expedition 14 Commander > Michael Lopez-Alegria and Russian crewmate Mikhail Tyurin, > accompanied by spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, returned to > Earth on Saturday, April 21, and are at the Gagarin Cosmonaut > Training Center in Star City, Russia, for several weeks of > post-mission debriefing and rehabilitation. > > This week, the station crew members participated in several drills to > maintain their medical and emergency proficiency. Yurchikhin and > Kotov began sessions throughout the first two weeks of their > residence to orient themselves with the station's operating systems. > Williams, who served as an Expedition 14 crew member, is aiding > Expedition 15 with their station orientation. > > On Thursday, Williams was told that she will return to Earth aboard > space shuttle Atlantis, targeted for launch June 8. That shuttle > mission, STS-117, will carry astronaut Clay Anderson to the station > to join Expedition 15 in progress. This rotation originally was > planned for STS-118, targeted for launch Aug. 8. > > NASA managers approved the crew rotation after a more detailed review > determined it would not impact station operations or future shuttle > mission objectives. Since an earlier crew rotation was possible, they > decided it would be prudent to return Williams and deliver Anderson > sooner rather than later. Upon Williams' return, she will have > accumulated more time in space than any other woman. > > Williams spent some of her off-duty time completing additional test > runs for the Capillary Flow Experiment. Capillary flow is the key > process used to move fluids in a microgravity environment. It uses > the low-gravity environment aboard the station to understand the > special dynamics of capillary flow and will aid in the design of > fluid transport systems on future spacecraft. > > On Monday, Williams set up cameras for the Earth Knowledge Acquired by > Middle School Students, or EarthKAM, education experiment. Middle > school students program a digital camera on the station to photograph > a variety of geographical targets from the unique vantage point of > space. Undergraduate teams at the University of California at San > Diego manage the images and post them on the Internet for the public > and participating classrooms around the world to view. Nearly 4,000 > students from 66 schools in seven countries are participating in this > run. > > On Friday, Williams performed a series of test flights with small > free-flying satellites. The Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, > Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) experiment uses 8-inch > diameter spherical satellites that fly within the station cabin. The > satellites test the basics of formation flight and autonomous docking > that could be used in future spacecraft. The battery-powered > satellites use carbon dioxide to fuel 12 thrusters as they fly in the > cabin. > > In addition to general station orientation, Yurchikhin and Kotov also > performed maintenance work on life support hardware in the Russian > segment. The water separator in the air conditioning system was > replaced. The separator dispositions condensate water and air > collected from the station's atmosphere that forms through the air > conditioner, maintaining optimum humidity levels onboard. > > Flight controllers and mission managers test fired the two main > engines on the Zvezda Service Module in a Wednesday reboost, raising > the station's altitude. It was the first time the engines were fired > since initial arrival of Zvezda in 2000. Another reboost using > International Space Station Progress 24 engines is scheduled for > Saturday to finish placing the station in its correct position for > the arrival of the International Space Station Progress 25 cargo > vehicle May 16 and the space shuttle Atlantis in June. > > For more about the crew's activities and station sighting > opportunities, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > > -end- > > > > >

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NASA to Rotate Station Astronauts on Next Shuttle
by Arthur Rowe 26 Apr '07

26 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *NASA to Rotate Station Astronauts on Next Shuttle* Image above: Flight Engineer Suni Williams sets up a video camera in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA TO V IEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html After working aboard the International Space Station since December, Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Suni Williams will come back to Earth aboard the space shuttle Atlantis, targeted for launch June 8. That shuttle mission, STS-117, will carry her successor, astronaut Clay Anderson, to the station to begin his duty as an Expedition 15 flight engineer. The exchange of Anderson and Williams was originally planned for the STS-118 mission, now targeted for launch in August. However, that flight, first set to fly in June, had to be postponed after an unexpected hail storm damaged Atlantis' external fuel tank and delayed STS-117. + Read the April 26, 2007, press release <http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/apr/HQ_07093_Williams_Return.html> With the new plan, Williams' mission on the station will be approximately the same length as originally anticipated. She launched to the station on Dec. 9, 2006, with the STS-116 crew on space shuttle Discovery and joined the station's Expedition 14 crew. Williams later became a member of the Expedition 15 crew, joining Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov who arrived at the orbital complex on April 9. Williams' former crewmates, Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, returned to Earth along with spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi aboard their Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft on April 21. + View Expedition 14 landing images <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/exp14_landing_images.h…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 14 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/index.ht…> + View Crew's Daily Timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-26 21:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Apr '07

26 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-26 21:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Christian Life Elementary School, Rockford, Illinois, direct via N9SH Successful Wed 2007-04-25 19:21 UTC 58 deg Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium, D-09557 Floeha, Germany, direct via DL0GYM Sat 2007-04-28 14:19 UTC 74 deg Liceo Scientifico Statale “Lorenzo Respighi”, Piacenza Italy, direct via IK4MED Sat 2007-05-05 10:24 UTC 37 deg Erweiterte Realschule, Weiskirchen D-66709, Germany, direct via DN1ERW Sat 2007-05-05 13:34 UTC 78 deg Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA Contact is a go for: Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC 49 deg (***) Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE Contact is a go for: Wed 2007-05-09 14:58 UTC 58 deg (***) Total number of ARISS school contacts is 289. 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 2007-04-26 21:30 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 2007-04-26 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 Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE Soyuz 14S/13S on orbit: Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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NASA to Rotate Station Astronauts on Next Shuttle Mission
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 26 Apr '07

26 Apr '07

After several months working aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Suni Williams will come back to Earth aboard the space shuttle Atlantis, targeted for launch June 8. That shuttle mission, STS-117, will carry her successor, astronaut Clay Anderson, to the station to begin his duty as an Expedition 15 flight engineer. The exchange of Anderson and Williams was originally planned for the STS-118 mission, now targeted for launch in August. However, that flight, first set to fly in June, had to be postponed after an unexpected hail storm damaged Atlantis' external fuel tank and delayed STS-117. NASA managers approved the crew rotation Thursday morning after a more detailed review determined there would be no impact on space station operations or future shuttle mission objectives. Since an earlier crew rotation was possible, NASA managers decided it would be prudent to return Williams and deliver Anderson sooner rather than later. With the new plan, Williams' mission on the station will be approximately the same length as originally anticipated. Williams, a Massachusetts native, launched to the station Dec. 9, 2006, aboard the space shuttle Discovery as part of the STS-116 mission. During her stay, she set a record for spacewalks by a female astronaut by conducting four excursions for a total of 29 hours and 17 minutes. Upon Williams' return, she will have accumulated more time in space than any other woman. Anderson, a Nebraska native, makes his first spaceflight when he joins Expedition 15. Discovery is scheduled to bring him home during the STS-120 mission, targeted for launch Oct. 20. Complete release at http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/apr/HQ_07093_Williams_Return.html

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-26 17:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Apr '07

26 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-26 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Christian Life Elementary School, Rockford, Illinois, direct via N9SH Successful Wed 2007-04-25 19:21 UTC 58 deg (***) Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium, D-09557 Floeha, Germany, direct via DL0GYM Sat 2007-04-28 14:19 UTC 74 deg Liceo Scientifico Statale “Lorenzo Respighi”, Piacenza Italy, direct via IK4MED Sat 2007-05-05 10:24 UTC 37 deg Erweiterte Realschule, Weiskirchen D-66709, Germany, direct via DN1ERW Sat 2007-05-05 13:34 UTC 78 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 289. (***) 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 2007-04-26 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 2007-04-26 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 Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE Soyuz 14S/13S on orbit: Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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ARISS event - Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium, Floeha, Germany, Saturday (April 28) 14:19 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium, Floeha, Germany on 28 April. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:19 UTC. The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and DL0GYM. The contact should be audible in most of Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium leads the pupils to the Abitur in a 8 year course beginning with grade 5. More than 600 young people in all grades are taught by 65 teachers. The school amateur radio club DL0GYM was founded in 2003. The main purpose is to prepare pupils to pass the amateur radio examination and become licensees. The club station supports education by demonstrating the possibilities of modern amateur radio technologies like packet radio, satellite communication via the "OSCARs", ATV, SSTV and so on. The club cooperates with the German Amateur Radio Club "DARC e.V." and the "Arbeitskreis Amateurfunk in der Schule - AATiS e.V." Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Can you watch an eruption of a volcano from your station? 2. Is it possible to you to watch TV programmes by using satellites? 3. Can you receive terrestrial radio programmes in the orbit? 4. Could you watch sport events by television? 5. How does a higher sun activity influence your space station? 6. Can you see Northern Lights from the orbit? 7. Can you see the lightning of a thunderstorm? 8. Can you notice any influences of the atmosphere on the ISS? 9. Does the weather on earth influence your work on the station? 10. Can you notice the melting of our poles? 11. Do you see the ozone layer? 12. Can you surf in the Internet or send E-mails? 13. How can you avoid damages by space debris? 14. Is the ISS hit by cosmic particles? 15. Can you see other satellites? 16. Can you work on the space station with soldering irons? 17. Do you need to clean the windows of the ISS? 18. How can you communicate with your family members? 19. In which language do you talk together? 20. Do you have your personal free time maybe to read a book? 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): Liceo Scientifico Statale "Lorenzo Respighi", Piacenza Italy, direct via IK4MED Sat 2007-05-05 10:24 UTC Erweiterte Realschule, Weiskirchen D-66709, Germany, direct via DN1ERW Sat 2007-05-05 13:34 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 2007-04-25 18:45 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-25 18:45 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Christian Life Elementary School, Rockford, Illinois, direct via N9SH Wed 2007-04-25 19:21 UTC 58 deg Watch for simulcast on Echolink, ATV, and web via http://www.wnta.com. See instructions below for ATV and WNTA coveage. Will be on IRLP (***) Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium, D-09557 Floeha, Germany, direct via DL0GYM Sat 2007-04-28 14:19 UTC 74 deg Liceo Scientifico Statale “Lorenzo Respighi”, Piacenza Italy, direct via IK4MED Sat 2007-05-05 10:24 UTC 37 deg Erweiterte Realschule, Weiskirchen D-66709, Germany, direct via DN1ERW Sat 2007-05-05 13:34 UTC 78 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 288. 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 2007-04-23 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 2007-04-23 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 Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE Soyuz 14S/13S on orbit: Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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ARISS Status Report April 24, 2007
by Frank H. Bauer 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

ISS Ham Radio Enthusiasts, I wanted to provide a progress report on the ISS Ham Radio activities. And to address some questions that have come up related to ARISS operations and equipment upgrade and repair. With the successful Shuttle return to flight, the International Space Station Program construction has moved into high gear with delivery and assembly of new ISS modules. If all goes well, the new European Columbus Module and Japanese Kibo module will be installed on ISS in the next 12 months. This substantial workload on the crew is impacting ARISS operations directly. The launching of any new or replacement radios or computers has been significantly curtailed due to the extremely limited upmass capability. There are just too many higher priority activities from an international space agency perspective and frankly we are a lower priority. The extra workload on the crew has taken its toll on ARISS - they have had very little extra time for Amateur Radio activities beyond school contacts. This is somewhat frustrating to the general ham radio community and the ARISS International Team, though the team is pleased that the crew has been able to speak so often with youth groups worldwide, piquing their interest in Amateur Radio, science, technology, engineering and math. The ARISS team had been hopeful that Charles Simonyi would have been able to restore the Kenwood D700 radio system to full functionality after an accidental reprogramming of the radio occurred near the end of Exp 13. The ARISS team worked diligently with the Simonyi team to get Charles licensed, trained, and prepared to perform the Kenwood reprogramming. Unfortunately, the ARISS team hit a major hurdle a few weeks before Charles' launch. We learned that additional software certification steps were required to allow the reprogramming software to be used on the ISS computers. Through heroic efforts by the team, final software certification was successfully completed. Unfortunately, this was completed only a few days before Charles' return from space. As a result, the ARISS team was informed by the mission control team and some of our international team partners that it there was insufficient time to allow Charles to complete the restoration. Thus, the Kenwood restoration was not completed by Charles. This last minute hiccup in software certification was not predictable. So there was no way the ARISS team could have better prepared for Charles' flight. At this point in time, it appears that a full restoration will require a substantial, concerted effort with full cooperation from our international colleagues and the Russian and US space agencies. We need to make sure that all components necessary for a successful reprogramming are identified, purchased (if necessary), certified, tested and flown together before the radio will be fully restored. Realizing this will be especially challenging due to the upmass issue I described above. This will likely take several months to accomplish as the team will have to begin from square one. In the short term, requests for some investigative analysis by the crew will be made. This will enable the ARISS team to determine if the radio can be partially restored to provide some of the unattended operations that it once provided. With Charles' successful landing, we have started down this new path. We will continue to keep you informed of our progress. In closing, we are aggressively working this issue, despite several setbacks. While our plans to have Charles reprogram the radio were thwarted, we were happy that he could speak to so many hams around the world during his short stay. And capture the imagination of students around the globe. On behalf of the ARISS team, we thank all of you for your interest and enthusiasm in Ham Radio on the ISS. 73, Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO ARISS International Chairman AMSAT-NA V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs

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GROWING PLANTS IN SPACE
by Arthur Rowe 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Progressive Plant Growing is a Blooming Business 04.23.07 Soil. Water. Say that plants don't need them and people may think you've traded your cow -- and your good sense -- for a handful of beans. But NASA-sponsored plant experiments prove that you don't need soil and lots of water to grow a beanstalk that would make Jack proud. Plants have been to space since 1960, but NASA's plant growth experiments began in earnest during the 1990s. Experiments aboard the space shuttle and International Space Station have exposed plants to the effects of microgravity. These experiments use the principles of aeroponics: growing plants in an air/mist environment with no soil and very little water. Image at right: These plants have developed healthy root systems without soil in a rapid-growth aeroponic system. (Image credit: AgriHouse, Inc.) TO VIEW IMAGES GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/technologies/aeroponic_plants.html In 1997, NASA-sponsored studies aboard the Mir space station studied adzuki bean seeds and seedlings, a high-protein Asian food crop. While the beans were growing in zero gravity, ground control experiments watched to see how another group of seeds and seedlings responded on Earth. Both sets of plants were treated with an all-natural, organically-derived, disease control liquid known as Organic Disease Control, or Organically Derived Colloidals (ODC). While all of the seeds did well, those aboard Mir grew more than those on Earth. Both sets of plants treated with the ODC method grew more robustly and exhibited less fungal infection than the untreated seeds and seedlings. Results from NASA's research aboard Mir has contributed to rapid-growth systems now used on Earth. Plants are started from either cuttings or seeds, then suspended mid-air in a growing chamber. The developing root systems grow in an enclosed, air-based environment that is regularly misted with a fine, nutrient-rich spray. Aeroponic growing systems provide clean, efficient, and rapid food production. Crops can be planted and harvested in the system year round without interruption, and without contamination from soil, pesticides, and residue. Since the growing environment is clean and sterile, it greatly reduces the chances of spreading plant disease and infection commonly found in soil and other growing media. Image at right: A grower clips the leaves of plants grown in the openings of an aeroponic growing chamber. (Image credit: AgriHouse, Inc.) The suspended system also has other advantages. Seedlings don't stretch or wilt while their roots are forming. Once the roots are developed, the plants can be easily moved into any type of growing media without the risk of transplant shock, which often sets back normal growth. Aeroponics systems can reduce water usage by 98 percent, fertilizer usage by 60 percent, and pesticide usage by 100 percent, all while maximizing crop yields. Plants grown in the aeroponic systems have also been shown to uptake more minerals and vitamins, making the plants healthier and potentially more nutritious. As an example, let's talk tomatoes. Tomato growers traditionally start their plants in pots, waiting at least 28 days before transplanting them into the ground. Using an aeroponic system, growers can start the plants in the growing chamber, then transplant them just 10 days later. This advanced technology produces six tomato crop cycles per year, instead of the traditional one to two crop cycles. That's good news for those who love marinara sauce. Successful long-term missions into deep space will require that crews grow some of their own food during flight. Aeroponic crops are also a potential source of fresh oxygen and clean drinking water. But this is about more than a breath of fresh air or taking a quick shower. Each ounce of food and water produced aboard a spacecraft reduces payload weight, allowing space for other cargo that can't be produced onboard. With technology like this, jumping over the moon won't be reserved for fairy tales. Read the entire article in /Spinoff 2006/. + View PDF, 9.6 MB <http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/164449main_spinoff_06.pdf>

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Station Crew Measures Up
by Arthur Rowe 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1 ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Station Crew Measures Up* ISS014-E-19587 : Oleg V. Kotov and Sunita L. WilliamsImage above: Flight engineers Oleg Kotov (foreground) and Sunita Williams participate in a Space Station Remote Manipulator System training session using the Robotic Onboard Trainer simulator in the Unity node 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 15 crew members aboard the International Space Station enjoyed a light-duty schedule Tuesday, conducting medical operations proficiency reviews and experiment hardware maintenance. Before breakfast, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and flight engineers Oleg Kotov and Suni Williams took measurements of their body masses and calf volumes. These routine checks allow them to test the efficacy of countermeasures to the effects of weightlessness on the human body. Later, Suni Williams performed regular maintenance on some of the station's exercise equipment, including the Resistive Exercise Device -- or RED -- and the treadmill. Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi and the station's previous crew, Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, landed safely in their Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Saturday at 8:31 a.m. EDT. Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin will now spend several weeks in Star City, near Moscow, for debriefing and medical examinations. + View Expedition 14 landing images <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/exp14_landing_images.h…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 14 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/index.ht…> + View Crew's Daily Timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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ariss equipment status???
by Thomas McGrane 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

Greetings from pat Does anyone know the outcome of charles simonyi's work with the ariss equipment? Was the kenwood reprogrammed etcetera? I was happy to make a contact with charles last thursday evening. So therefore something was done to the radio. Anyone know if it can be used for casual or cross-band contacts? Please limit packet activity in the future unless it is capable of messaging. Thanks, pat

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-23 22:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-23 22:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Scuola Europea Varese, Varese Italy, telebridge via VK4KHZ Successful Mon 2007-04-23 14:50 UTC 84 deg via VK4KHZ (***) Kingston Elementary School, Virginia Beach via direct via KN4KL Successful Mon 2007-04-23 18:43 UTC 55 deg (***) Christian Life Elementary School, Rockford, Illinois, direct via N9SH Wed 2007-04-25 19:21 UTC 58 deg Watch for simulcast on Echolink, ATV, and web via http://www.wnta.com. See instructions on the full schedule page for ATV and WNTA coverage. (***) Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium, D-09557 Floeha, Germany, direct via DL0GYM Sat 2007-04-28 14:19 UTC 74 deg Liceo Scientifico Statale “Lorenzo Respighi”, Piacenza Italy, direct via IK4MED Sat 2007-05-05 10:24 UTC 37 deg Erweiterte Realschule, Weiskirchen D-66709, Germany, direct via DN1ERW Sat 2007-05-05 13:34 UTC 78 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 288. (***) 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 2007-04-23 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 2007-04-23 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 Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE Soyuz 14S/13S on orbit: Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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New Crew at Work After Previous Crew Returns to Earth
by Arthur Rowe 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *New Crew at Work After Previous Crew Returns to Earth* JSC2007-E-19320 : Expedition 14 crew and SimonyiImage above: From the left, Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria sit in chairs near their Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft at their landing site. Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html With the previous Expedition crew now back on Earth, the Expedition 15 crew begins a new week of science and maintenance aboard the International Space Station. On Monday, Flight Engineer Suni Williams worked with the Capillary Flow Experiment (CFE) equipment and performed an experiment. CFE studies the interaction of liquids with solid surfaces in a microgravity environment. Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi landed safely in their Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Saturday at 8:31 a.m. EDT. Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin will now spend several weeks in Star City, near Moscow, for debriefing and medical examinations. + View Expedition 14 landing images <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/exp14_landing_images.h…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 14 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/index.ht…> + View Crew's Daily Timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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ARISS event - Christian Life Elementary School, Rockford, Illinois, USA , Wednesday (April 25) 19:21 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 23 Apr '07

23 Apr '07

An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Christian Life Elementary School, Rockford, Illinois, USA on 25 April. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:21 UTC. The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and N9SH. The contact should be audible in central and Eastern portions of North America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. Additional listening options are listed below. Christian Life Schools is a nationally accredited private school that serves Pre-K through 12th grade students and its staff and faculty are certified teachers. The school is located in the northeast side of Rockford, Illinois which is 90 miles west of Chicago. The student body is made up of students from the surrounding Rockford area; as well as, southern Wisconsin families. Students participate in several after school activities such as: Football, Basketball, Track, Baseball, Softball, Scholastic Bowl, Chess Club, Math Olympics, Science Olympiad, Cheerleading, and Student Council. Graduates from Christian Life have moved on to: community colleges, state universities, and the military. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. I have heard that you are growing plants up there. What kinds are you growing? 2. How do you get to see or talk to your friends and/or family? 3. If you had your choice, what would the next space project be and what part would you do to see it happen? 4. What were some of your thoughts when you first boarded the International Space Station? 5. What is the hardest thing to change in your lifestyle while in space? 6. Do you ever bring anything back from the Space Station? 7. What type of food do you eat in space? 8. What do you like about outer space? 9. Has your view of life and the universe changed since you've been in space? 10. Are their any other space crafts around the ISS, do you see them? 11. When did you know that you wanted to become an astronaut? 12. How do you go to sleep or do you even go to sleep? 13. What do you see that we will discover about space in the next 20 years? 14. How do you get to different rooms? 15. For the couple of hours before you went into space, how did you spend your time, knowing that you wouldn't be on earth for a long time? 16. What changes does your body experience when you enter and leave space? 17. What things do you do in your spare time when you aren't working? 18. As technology progresses now, how long do you think it will be until we have bases on the moon? 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): Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium, Floeha, Germany, Sat 2007-04-28 14:19 UTC via DL0GYM 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 2007-04-22 04:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 22 Apr '07

22 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-22 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Scuola Europea Varese, Varese Italy, telebridge via VK4KHZ Mon 2007-04-23 14:50 UTC 84 deg via VK4KHZ Simulcast on Echolink, IRLP and Web (Discovery Reflector and Verizon) Kingston Elementary School, Virginia Beach via direct via KN4KL Mon 2007-04-23 18:43 UTC 55 deg Christian Life Elementary School, Rockford, Illinois, direct via N9SH Wed 2007-04-25 19:21 UTC 58 deg Watch for simulcast on Echolink, ATV, and web via http://www.wnta.com. (***) Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium, D-09557 Floeha, Germany, direct via DL0GYM Sat 2007-04-28 14:19 UTC 74 deg Liceo Scientifico Statale “Lorenzo Respighi”, Piacenza Italy, direct via IK4MED Sat 2007-05-05 10:24 UTC 37 deg Erweiterte Realschule, Weiskirchen D-66709, Germany, direct via DN1ERW Sat 2007-05-05 13:34 UTC 78 deg Congratulations to Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK, Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT, and Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK!(***) Total number of ARISS school contacts is 286. 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 2007-04-17 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 2007-04-17 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 Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE Soyuz 14S/13S on orbit: Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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EXPEDITION 14 CREW LANDS SAFELY
by Arthur Rowe 21 Apr '07

21 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi are back on Earth. They landed safely southwest of Karaganda, Kazakhstan at 8:31 a.m. EDT. (1231 GMT) Back on the station is Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and flight engineers Oleg Kotov and Suni Williams. Williams had been a member of Expedition 14 since December. She will remain with Expedition 15 until this summer. Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 7. + Watch NASA TV <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 14 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/index.ht…> + View Crew's Daily Timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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A tragedy struck our NASA family today.
by Arthur Rowe 21 Apr '07

21 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Statement from Johnson Space Center Director Mike Coats* A tragedy struck our NASA family today. While we don’t yet understand all that’s happened, our hearts and prayers go out to the families and coworkers who lost their loved ones today and to the survivor who endured a tragic ordeal. Violence of this kind is always difficult to understand. In the days to come, you may find yourself experiencing a variety of physical or emotional reactions. If you’d like to talk with someone, there are resources to help you. Please call the Employee Assistance Program at ext. 36130. As we learn more about this event and its causes, we’ll share that information as we can. In the meantime, please take this time to care for yourself and the people around you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Details of Shooting Incident at Johnson Space Center* Friday evening, JSC Director Mike Coats and Houston Police held a joint press conference, where the names of the victim and the alleged gunman were announced . The male victim was determined to be David Beverly, a NASA civil servant. Co-worker Fran Crenshaw, an employee of MRI, was the female hostage. The alleged gunman was Bill Phillips, a Jacobs Sverdrup contractor employee with NASA for 12-13 years. Initially, police responded to a report of a person with a weapon at JSC's Building 44 at about 2:40 p.m. EDT. At an earlier briefing, a police spokesman said they were never able to establish communication with the gunman. Counselors available for all Johnson employees who need assistance. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin is on the way to the center. + NASA Family Assistance Fund <http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/AN_FAF.html>

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Statement by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin on Shootings at Johnson Space Center
by Arthur Rowe 21 Apr '07

21 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > April 20, 2007 > > Bob Jacobs > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-1760 > > RELEASE: 07-90 > > STATEMENT BY NASA ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL GRIFFIN ON SHOOTINGS AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER > > All of us at NASA are profoundly saddened by today's tragedy at the > Johnson Space Center in Houston. Our hearts go out to the families of > the victims and all those touched by today's events. > > > -end- > > > > >

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ISS Status Report: SS07-21
by Arthur Rowe 20 Apr '07

20 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > April 20, 2007 > > John Yembrick > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-0602 > > John Ira Petty > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > > STATUS REPORT: SS07-21 > > INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS07-21 > > Image above: The crew members onboard the > International Space Station pose for a group portrait during the > Changing-of-Command ceremony from Expedition 14 to Expedition 15 in the > Destiny laboratory on April 17. Image credit: NASA > TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html > HOUSTON - The crew members aboard the International Space Station > spent this week finalizing handover operations, conducting > experiments and preparing for the departure of the Expedition 14 > crew. > > Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer > Mikhail Tyurin, accompanied by Spaceflight Participant Charles > Simonyi, are targeted to touch down in central Kazakhstan in their > Soyuz spacecraft at 7:30 a.m. CDT Saturday, April 21, one day later > than originally planned. > > The primary landing site is too wet for landing operations due to the > spring thaw. The one-day delay in departure from the station will > allow for touchdown in a landing zone further to the south. > > The landing will conclude a 215-day flight for Lopez-Alegria and > Tyurin and mark the longest single flight by an American astronaut. > Live coverage of the landing operations will begin on NASA TV on > Saturday at 12:30 a.m. for hatch closing, will return at 3:45 a.m. > for undocking, and will resume at 6:15 a.m. for the deorbit burn and > landing. > > Crew members held a ceremony Tuesday afternoon marking the change of > command of the station from Lopez-Alegria to Expedition 15 Commander > Fyodor Yurchikhin. Yurchikhin and flight engineers Oleg Kotov and > Suni Williams are now officially established on board the station. > Williams, who served as an Expedition 14 crew member since December, > will provide Expedition 15 with an experienced flight engineer for > the early part of its mission. > > On Monday, Williams became the first person to run a marathon in > space. Williams, an accomplished marathoner, was an official entrant > in the Boston Marathon and ran the 26.2 mile race on a station > treadmill in the Zvezda module, circling Earth at least twice in the > process. Williams' run coincided with the tens of thousands of people > running on the ground. She completed her marathon with an official > time of 4:23:10. > > Russian specialists are preparing plans to repair the Condensate Feed > Unit in the Russian system that processes condensate recovered in the > U.S. segment of the station into potable water. Since the unit failed > over the weekend, the supply of drinking water has been decreasing > faster than the replenishment rate. Even if they are unable to repair > the unit, enough water already is onboard to last until the ISS > Progress 25 cargo vehicle docks in mid-May, providing a new supply of > water. > > Also this week, Lopez-Alegria completed his final session with the > Anomalous Long-Term Effects in Astronauts' Center Nervous System > (ALTEA) experiment, which investigates the phenomenon of crew members > seeing flashes of light while in orbit. Using an instrumented helmet, > the experiment measures the cosmic radiation that passes through a > crew member's head, brain activity and visual perception. ALTEA > should help researchers better understand what levels of cosmic > radiation crew members are exposed to and develop countermeasures for > future long-duration spaceflights. > > Lopez-Alegria and Williams also worked on an Education Payload > Operations activity linked to the International Polar Year. The crew > members videotaped their Earth photography activities and their > observations of sea ice and auroras. These images will be used later > in NASA education videos sent to classrooms around the world. > Education Payload Operations include curriculum-based activities that > demonstrate basic principles of science, mathematics, technology, > engineering and geography. They are designed to support the NASA > mission of inspiring the next generation of explorers. > > The next station status report will be issued Saturday after > Expedition 14's landing, or earlier if events warrant. > > For more about the crew's activities and station sighting > opportunities, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > > -end- > > > > > >

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