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WE HAVE LIFTOFF-EXPEDITION 15
by Arthur Rowe 07 Apr '07

07 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C 31468 Expedition 15 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome Saturday at 1:31 p.m. EDT (1731 (GMT)

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THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
by Arthur Rowe 07 Apr '07

07 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 I JUST WENT TO THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE AND FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING. Simonyi's blog: http://www.charlesinspace.com/

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NO FOOLIN - LAB ON A CHIP
by Arthur Rowe 07 Apr '07

07 Apr '07

> No Foolin' -- 'Lab on a Chip' Works! > 04.06.2007-SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > > April 6, 2007: "What a huge relief," says Norman Wainwright of the Charles River Laboratories in Charleston, SC. "The whole technical team was delighted that it worked so well." > >He's talking about a miniature biological laboratory just tested for the first time onboard the International Space Station. Called LOCAD-PTS (short for Lab-On-a-Chip Application Development–Portable Test System), the mini-lab detects the presence of bacteria or fungi on the surfaces of a spacecraft far more rapidly than standard methods of culturing. > > Right: LOCAD-PTS, a handheld biological laboratory for space travel. [More] > > "The ability to monitor microorganisms would be especially important on long space voyages, not only to check the health of astronauts but also to monitor electronics and structural materials, which can be corroded or otherwise damaged by certain fungi and bacteria," says Wainwright, the experiment's principal investigator. LOCAD-PTS is designed so that "astronauts can do the analysis onboard with no need to return samples to laboratories on Earth. FOR THE REST OF THE STORY GO TO: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/06apr_locad2.htm?list833

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ISS SCIENCE Status Report: SS07-16
by Arthur Rowe 07 Apr '07

07 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > April 6, 2007 > > John Yembrick > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-0602 > > John Ira Petty > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > > STATUS REPORT: SS07-16 > > INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS07-16 > > HOUSTON - The Expedition 14 crew of the International Space Station > was busy this week performing fitness evaluations, working on > scientific experiments and preparing for the arrival of the > Expedition 15 crew. > > Cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander, and Oleg Kotov, > Expedition 15 flight engineer, and spaceflight participant Charles > Simonyi, a U.S. businessman, are scheduled to launch from the > Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at approximately 12:30 p.m. CDT > Saturday. Their Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the > station at approximately 2:12 p.m. Monday. > > The Expedition 14 crew, Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight > Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, will return to Earth with Simonyi on April > 20. In preparation for their departure, Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin > reviewed descent procedures. > > Suni Williams, who joined Expedition 14 in progress, will remain on > the station as an Expedition 15 crew member for the first part of its > increment. The two crews held a space-to-ground conference on > Wednesday discussing upcoming mission activities. > > On Monday, Lopez-Alegria set a new U.S. single-mission spaceflight > record, passing the 196-day mark previously set by station crew > members Dan Bursch and Carl Walz in 2001 and 2002. > > The Expedition 14 crew performed periodic fitness evaluations this > week. Additionally, they worked on a video tape recorder and on a > faulty light of an ophthalmoscope that was used during a health > check. They downloaded information from the Internal Wireless > Instrumentation System, or IWIS, which monitors the health of the > station's systems. > > The crew continued scientific activities aboard the station. Williams > tested a bacteria detection instrument developed by researchers at > Marshall Spaceflight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and industry > partners. The device, Lab-On-a-Chip Application Development Portable > Test System (LOCAD-PTS) is a portable bacteria detection system small > enough to fit into a compact ice cooler. Four more sessions with > LOCAD-PTS are planned for upcoming weekend science sessions. > > Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin tested their hand-eye coordination by > completing their sixth sessions with the Test of Reaction and > Adaptation Capability (TRAC) experiment. The experiment studies > whether the decline of motor skills during spaceflight is a result of > the brain adapting to space. The hand-eye coordination test is > performed before, during and after the mission. > > The crew also continued their work with the Anomalous Long-Term > Effects in Astronauts' Center Nervous System (ALTEA) experiment. > Using an instrumented helmet, the experiment measures the cosmic > radiation that passes through a crew member's head, brain activity > and visual perception. The experiment should help researchers better > understand what levels of cosmic radiation crew members are exposed > to and develop countermeasures for future long-duration spaceflights. > > For more about the crew's activities and station sighting > opportunities, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > The next station status report will be issued following the launch of > Soyuz TMA-10 on Saturday or earlier if events warrant. > > > -end- > > > > > >

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Crew Continues Station Science, Ready for Expedition 15
by Arthur Rowe 06 Apr '07

06 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Continues Station Science, Ready for Expedition 15* Image above: Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria inserts a test sample into a freezer as part of the NUTRITION experiment. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The Expedition 14 crew members continue science, maintenance and exercise activities as they prepare to greet their replacement crew – Expedition 15. Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams are pursuing final investigations with the NUTRITION experiment. They will take blood and urine samples, process them in a centrifuge and store them in a freezer. Williams is also exercising heavily for the upcoming Boston Marathon which she will run in space. Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin continues his maintenance duties in the Russian segment of the International Space Station. Expedition 15 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome Saturday at 1:31 p.m. EDT. They will dock at the station Monday about 3:12 p.m. in their Soyuz spacecraft.

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ISS STATUS REPORT #07-17
by Arthur Rowe 06 Apr '07

06 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *International Space Station Status Report #07-17* *3 p.m. CDT, Friday, April 6, 2007* *Expedition 14 Crew* The Expedition 14 crew of the International Space Station was busy this week performing fitness evaluations, working on scientific experiments and preparing for the arrival of the Expedition 15 crew. Cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander, and Oleg Kotov, Expedition 15 flight engineer, and spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, a U.S. businessman, are scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan about 12:30 p.m. CDT Saturday. Their Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the station about 2:12 p.m. Monday. The Expedition 14 crew, Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, will return to Earth with Simonyi on April 20. In preparation for their departure, Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin reviewed descent procedures. Flight Engineer Suni Williams, who joined Expedition 14 in progress, will remain on the station as an Expedition 15 crew member for the first part of its increment. The two crews held a space-to-ground conference on Wednesday discussing upcoming mission activities. On Monday, Lopez-Alegria set a new U.S. single-mission spaceflight record, passing the 196-day mark previously set by station crew members Dan Bursch and Carl Walz in 2001 and 2002. The Expedition 14 crew performed periodic fitness evaluations this week. Additionally, they worked on a video tape recorder and on a faulty light of an ophthalmoscope that was used during a health check. They downloaded information from the Internal Wireless Instrumentation System, or IWIS, which monitors the health of the station's systems. The crew continued scientific activities aboard the station. Williams tested a bacteria detection instrument developed by researchers at Marshall Spaceflight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and industry partners. The device, Lab-On-a-Chip Application Development Portable Test System (LOCAD-PTS) is a portable bacteria detection system small enough to fit into a compact ice cooler. Four more sessions with LOCAD-PTS are planned for upcoming weekend science sessions. Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin tested their hand-eye coordination by completing their sixth sessions with the Test of Reaction and Adaptation Capability (TRAC) experiment. The experiment studies whether the decline of motor skills during spaceflight is a result of the brain adapting to space. The hand-eye coordination test is performed before, during and after the mission. The crew also continued their work with the Anomalous Long-Term Effects in Astronauts' Central Nervous System (ALTEA) experiment. Using an instrumented helmet, the experiment measures the cosmic radiation that passes through a crew member's head, brain activity and visual perception. The experiment should help researchers better understand what levels of cosmic radiation crew members are exposed to and develop countermeasures for future long-duration spaceflights. For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station The next station status report will be issued after the launch of Soyuz TMA-10 on Saturday or earlier if events warrant. ###

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Re: Marex news, ISS radio status
by George Henry 06 Apr '07

06 Apr '07

Just saw a message over on the AMSAT BB that indicates that Dr. Charles Simonyi will be performing maintenance on both rigs during his upcoming stay on the ISS..... YAY!!! George, KA3HSW -----Original Message----- >From: Dave Taylor <w8aas(a)comcast.net> >Sent: Apr 6, 2007 7:05 AM >To: Sarex <SAREX(a)AMSAT.Org> >Subject: [sarex] Re: Marex news, ISS radio status > >Miles overstates the D700 problems. The memory channels didn't >become corrupted; they are fine. Physically, the radio is fine. >What happened was that the programmed operating modes (PMs, in D700 >terminology) were overwritten by unplanned (and unknown) changes, >probably during the SSTV try-outs. Without reliable PMs, changing >modes requires a lengthy and error-prone procedure to switch between >packet operations and school contacts. Therefore, the radio was >manually put in the school contact configuration and left there. >That is its primary mission. > >Fixing the PMs does not require an OS load (whatever that means). >The custom EPROM firmware, which modified some of the D700's >functions for space use, doesn't need to be changed. The PMs are >just operator configurations that can be reloaded from a computer via >a serial port on the front of the radio, without disassembling >anything. All that is needed is the computer, crew training, and >scheduled crew time to do it (all of which are hard to arrange on ISS). > >-- Dave, W8AAS >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-05 21:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 05 Apr '07

05 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-05 21:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: DRS Dutch School Dutch Ministry of Education Delta Researchers School programme DRS-2007, telebridge via NN1SS Tue 2007-04-10 07:25 UTC 80 deg via NN1SS Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. Salt Creek Primary School, Salt Creek, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Thu 2007-04-12 03:10 UTC 69 deg via W6SRJ Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. Fairborn High School, Fairborn, Ohio, Telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2007-04-12 19:00 UTC 42 deg via VK4KHZ (***) Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. Redmond High School, Redmond, Washington, telebridge via ON4ISS (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2007-04-16 21:17 UTC 80 deg via ON4ISS (***) Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. Cedar Point Elementary, Bristow, Virginia, telebridge via VK5ZAI (***) Contct is a go for: Option# 3: Tue 2007-04-17 19:05 UTC 82 deg via VK5ZAI (***) Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. Total number of ARISS school contacts is 279. (***) 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 2007-04-05 16:00 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 2007-04-05 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 ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Expedition 15 Crew to Launch from Baikonur
by Arthur Rowe 05 Apr '07

05 Apr '07

> >> SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 >> >> Expedition 15 Crew to Launch from Baikonur >> >> 04.02.07 >> >> Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and cosmonaut Oleg Kotov of the 15th >> International Space Station crew are scheduled to launch from the >> Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at about 1:30 p.m. EDT on April 7 >> to begin a six-month stay in space. >> >> JSC2007-E-15352 -- Spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi and >> cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Fyodor Yurchikhin Image to right: Attired >> in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, spaceflight participant >> Charles Simonyi (left) and cosmonauts Oleg Kotov (center) and Fyodor >> Yurchikhin (right) join hands as they pose for a portrait in Star >> City, Russia. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center >> >> TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: >> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15 >> >> With them will be Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi. He is an >> American flying under contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency. >> >> He will return to Earth with Expedition 14 crew members, Commander >> Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, on April >> 20. Expedition 14 launched to the station last Sept. 18. >> >> After its April 7 launch, Expedition 15's Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft is >> scheduled to dock at the station a little after 3 p.m. on April 9. >> >> There they will be greeted by their third Expedition 15 crew member, >> astronaut Sunita Williams. She launched to the station aboard the >> STS-116 mission of Discovery on Dec. 9 and arrived at the station >> Dec. 11. She joined Expedition 14 in progress and will provide >> Expedition 15 with an experienced flight engineer for the early part >> of its increment. >> >> Williams, 41, is a Naval Academy graduate and a Navy commander. She >> flew helicopters and was a helicopter test pilot before being >> selected as an astronaut in 1998. >> >> Yurchikhin, 48, will be making his second flight into space. He was a >> member of the STS-112 crew which launched to the station on Oct. 7, >> 2002, with the Starboard 1 Truss. He holds a Ph.D. in economics and >> was named a cosmonaut-candidate in 1997. >> >> Kotov, 41, is making his first spaceflight. He graduated from the >> Moscow Medical Academy in 1988, and was named a cosmonaut-candidate >> in 1996. >> >> Astronaut Clayton Anderson is scheduled to replace Williams as a >> flight engineer during Expedition 15. Anderson, 48, holds a master's >> degree in aerospace engineering from Iowa State University. He was >> selected as an astronaut in 1998 and will be making his first >> spaceflight. >> >> Two Expedition 16 crew members are expected to arrive next fall to >> replace Yurchikhin and Kotov >> >> >> >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-05 16:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 05 Apr '07

05 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-05 16:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia, direct via VK4KHZ Successful Wed 2007-04-04 22:39 UTC 65 deg (***) DRS Dutch School Dutch Ministry of Education Delta Researchers School programme DRS-2007, telebridge via NN1SS Tue 2007-04-10 07:25 UTC 80 deg via NN1SS (***) Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. Salt Creek Primary School, Salt Creek, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Thu 2007-04-12 03:10 UTC 69 deg via W6SRJ Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. Total number of ARISS school contacts is 279. (***) 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 2007-04-05 16:00 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 2007-04-05 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 ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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NASA TV Coverage for Space Station Crew Exchange
by Arthur Rowe 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > April 4, 2007 > > John Yembrick > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-0602 > > James Hartsfield > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > > > > NASA TELEVISION COVERAGE FOR SPACE STATION CREW EXCHANGE > > WASHINGTON - The launch of Expedition 15, the next crew to the > International Space Station, and the landing of Expedition 14 are > among the events scheduled for broadcast live on NASA Television > April 7-20. > > Cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander, and Oleg Kotov, > Expedition 15 flight engineer, and spaceflight participant Charles > Simonyi, a U.S. businessman, are scheduled to launch Saturday at 1:31 > p.m. EDT for a two-day trip aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA-10 craft to > the station. Their spacecraft is scheduled to dock Monday at > approximately 3:12 p.m. > > Flight Engineer Suni Williams, who has served as an Expedition 14 > crewmember since December, will remain on the station joining the > Expedition 15 crew. She is scheduled to return home aboard space > shuttle Endeavour this summer. > > NASA Expedition 14 Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer > Mikhail Tyurin, who have been orbiting on the station since September > 2006, and Simonyi will land in north central Kazakhstan on April 20 > at approximately 9:37 a.m. aboard the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft that is > currently docked at the station. > > The events and planned broadcasts include (all times approximate, > EDT): > > Saturday, April 7: > 12:30 p.m. - Expedition 15 launch coverage (launch 1:31 p.m.) > 3 p.m. - Video File B-roll replay of Expedition 15 launch activities > and launch > > Monday, April 9: > 2:45 p.m. - Expedition 15 docking and hatch opening coverage (docking > 3:12 p.m., post-docking news conference 3:30 p.m., hatch opening 4:55 > p.m.) > 7 p.m. - Video File B-roll replay of Expedition 15 docking and hatch > opening > > Tuesday, April 10: > 5:30 p.m. - News conference with all six crewmembers on aboard the > station with multi-center question and answer capability for media > participating at NASA centers > > Friday, April 20: > 2:30 a.m. - Expedition 14 farewell and hatch closure coverage (hatch > closure 3:05 a.m.) > 5:45 a.m. - Expedition 14 undocking coverage (undocking at 6:21 a.m.) > 8:15 a.m. - Expedition 14 deorbit burn and landing coverage (deorbit > burn 8:47 a.m., landing 9:36 a.m.) > > Video of crew recovery activities at the landing site in north central > Kazakhstan is expected to be broadcast on NASA TV as a special Video > File on April 20 at 6 p.m., with a final Video File feed of the > crew's return to Star City, Russia at 9:30 p.m. > > NASA TV is carried on an MPEG-2 digital signal accessed via satellite > AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, > vertical polarization. In Alaska and Hawaii, NASA Television will be > seen on AMC-7, at 137 degrees west longitude, transponder 18C, at > 4060 MHz, horizontal polarization. In both instances, a Digital Video > Broadcast (DVB)-compliant Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) (with > modulation of QPSK/DBV, data rate of 36.86 and FEC 3/4) will be > needed for reception. > > For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, > visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/ntv > > NASA TV's digital conversion will require members of the broadcast > media to upgrade with an "addressable" Integrated Receiver Decoder, > or IRD, to participate in live news events and interviews, press > briefings and receive NASA's Video File news feeds on a dedicated > media services channel. NASA mission coverage will air on a digital > NASA public services (free to air) channel, which only needs a basic > IRD. > > > -end- > > > > > >

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Medical Testing in Store for the Expedition 14 Crew
by Arthur Rowe 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Medical Testing in Store for the Expedition 14 Crew * ISS014-E-16210 --- Sunita Williams works with the Test of Reaction and Adaptation Capabilities (TRAC) experiment.Image above: Sunita Williams works with the Test of Reaction and Adaptation Capabilities (TRAC) experiment in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station on March 8, 2007. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin Monday performed another run of the Test of Reaction and Adaptation Capabilities (TRAC) hand-eye coordination experiment. Crew members conduct this test prior to the mission, while on orbit and when they return to Earth. Also on Monday, Lopez-Alegria conducted a ham radio session with students at St. Michael’s Primary School, Daceyville, NSW, Australia. Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and Lopez-Alegria are scheduled to perform a monthly check of blood pressure and electrocardiogram readings during exercise on the cycle ergometer. Readings will be taken with the blood pressure and electrocardiograph equipment and the heart rate monitor watch. The tests provide automated, noninvasive, blood pressure measurements while also monitoring and displaying accurate heart rates on a continual basis at rest and during exercise. On Wednesday Lopez-Alegria and Williams will participate in an interview with the Boston Globe and the New England Sports Network to discuss her upcoming Boston Marathon run. The interview is scheduled to take place at 2:20 p.m. EDT on NASA TV. + Watch NASA TV <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html>

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-03 14:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-03 14:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia, direct via VK4KHZ Wed 2007-04-04 22:39 UTC 65 deg Simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web DRS Dutch School Dutch Ministry of Education Delta Researchers School programme DRS-2007, telebridge via NN1SS Wed 2007-04-10 07:25 UTC 80 deg via NN1SS Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. Salt Creek Primary School, Salt Creek, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Thu 2007-04-12 03:10 UTC 69 deg via W6SRJ Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. Total number of ARISS school contacts is 278. 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 2007-04-03 14:30 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 2007-03-27 17:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… tf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf ***************************************************************************** There has been a rumor that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. ***************************************************************************** Expedition 14 on orbit: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT Expedition 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-03 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-03 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: St Michael’s Primary School, Daceyville, NSW, Australia, direct via VK2KVE Successful Mon 2007-04-02 23:35 UTC 34 deg (***) Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia, direct via VK4KHZ Wed 2007-04-04 22:39 UTC 65 deg Simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web DRS Dutch School Dutch Ministry of Education Delta Researchers School programme DRS-2007, telebridge via NN1SS Wed 2007-04-10 07:25 UTC 80 deg via NN1SS Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. Salt Creek Primary School, Salt Creek, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Thu 2007-04-12 03:10 UTC 69 deg via W6SRJ Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. Total number of ARISS school contacts is 278. (***) 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 2007-04-03 04:00 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 2007-03-27 17:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… tf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf ***************************************************************************** There has been a rumor that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. ***************************************************************************** Expedition 14 on orbit: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT Expedition 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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St.Michaels ARISS contact a success !
by Tony, VK5ZAI 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Hello All, Just a brief report that the ARISS contact between St Michael's Primary School in Daceyville NSW Australia, and the ISS was a success this morning with approx 16 questions being answered by Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria. A more detailed report expected to follow shortly -- 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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Astronaut to Discuss Marathon Run in April 4 Interviews
by Arthur Rowe 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > April 2, 2007 > > John Yembrick > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-0602 > > James Hartsfield > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > > > ASTRONAUT TO DISCUSS MARATHON RUN IN APRIL 4 INTERVIEWS > > HOUSTON - NASA astronaut Suni Williams will discuss her upcoming 2007 > Boston Marathon run aboard the International Space Station during > media interviews planned for Wednesday, April 4 at 1:20 p.m. CDT. > > The Boston Globe and the New England Sports Network interviews with > Williams will be broadcast live on NASA Television. No other > interview opportunities will be available with Williams before the > marathon. > > Williams, an accomplished marathoner, is an official entrant in the > Boston Marathon and will run the race on a station treadmill. She > qualified for the race, along with fellow astronaut Karen Nyberg, as > one of the top 100 female finishers in the January 2006 Houston > Marathon. Williams will be the first astronaut to officially run in a > marathon from space. > > Due to the crew's work schedule, the date and time of her run on the > station may not coincide exactly with the April 16 marathon on Earth, > but mission control is working to match the events as closely as > possible. For more about the space station, its missions and crews, > visit: > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > Television and still imagery of Williams' efforts are expected to be > available. Video of her training on the International Space Station > will air on NASA TV's Video File. For streaming video, downlink and > schedule information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For more information about the Boston Marathon, visit: http://www.bostonmarathon.org/ For more about the space station, its missions and crews, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station > > > > >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-02 21:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-02 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: St Michael’s Primary School, Daceyville, NSW, Australia, direct via VK2KVE Mon 2007-04-02 23:35 UTC 34 deg No Echolink, IRLP, or web coverage (***) Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia, direct via VK4KHZ Wed 2007-04-04 22:39 UTC 65 deg Simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web DRS Dutch School Dutch Ministry of Education Delta Researchers School programme DRS-2007, telebridge via NN1SS Wed 2007-04-10 07:25 UTC 80 deg via NN1SS Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. Salt Creek Primary School, Salt Creek, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Thu 2007-04-12 03:10 UTC 69 deg via W6SRJ Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. Total number of ARISS school contacts is 277. 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 2007-04-02 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 2007-03-27 17:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… tf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf ***************************************************************************** There has been a rumor that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. ***************************************************************************** Expedition 14 on orbit: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT Expedition 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-02 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-02 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: St Michael’s Primary School, Daceyville, NSW, Australia, direct via VK2KVE Mon 2007-04-02 23:35 UTC 34 deg Simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web (***) Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia, direct via VK4KHZ Wed 2007-04-04 22:39 UTC 65 deg Simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web (***) DRS Dutch School Dutch Ministry of Education Delta Researchers School programme DRS-2007, telebridge via NN1SS (***) Wed 2007-04-10 07:25 UTC 80 deg via NN1SS (***) Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. (***) Salt Creek Primary School, Salt Creek, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Thu 2007-04-12 03:10 UTC 69 deg via W6SRJ Watch for simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web. (***) Total number of ARISS school contacts is 277. 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 2007-04-02 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 2007-03-27 17:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… tf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf ***************************************************************************** There has been a rumor that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. ***************************************************************************** Expedition 14 on orbit: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT Expedition 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Expedition 14 Readying the Station for Guests
by Arthur Rowe 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Expedition 14 Readying the Station for Guests* Image above: Expedition 15 cosmonauts Oleg Kotov (left) and Fyodor Yurchikhin (center) along with spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi share a toast during a ceremonial breakfast at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Facility in Star City. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The Expedition 14 crew had an off-duty day Sunday. This week they continue readying the space station for guests arriving next week. Expedition 15 is set to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1:31 p.m. EDT, April 7. Their Soyuz spacecraft is scheduled to dock at 3:03 p.m. on April 9. On March 29, Expedition 14 Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and flight engineers Mikhail Tyurin and Suni Williams boarded their Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft and undocked it from the Earth-facing port of the station's Zarya module. The craft was docked to the aft port of the Zvezda module. The move was necessary to clear the Zarya port for the arrival of Expedition 15. Today Lopez-Alegria sets a U.S. record for a single flight of 196 days in space. + Read more about the Soyuz relocation <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_so…> + Final Report of the ISS Independent Safety Task Force (3.7 Mb PDF) <http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/170368main_IISTF_Final_Report_508.pdf> + Read more about Expedition 14 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + View Crew's Daily Timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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ARISS event - Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia - Wed. (April 04) 22:39 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

An International Space Station Expedition 14 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia on 04 April. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 22:39 UTC. The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible in Eastern portions of Australia. 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. _________________________________ 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 should 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. _________________________________ Glenden State School is a Prep (Preschool) to Grade 12 Campus, situated about 180km from the nearest populated centre, Mackay, in the state of Queensland, in north-eastern Australia. The school and town were purpose-built, on what was formerly grazing land, to service the Newlands Coal Mine. At present, our school has 230 students and 16 teaching staff. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What made you want to have such a fun but risky job? 2. What preparation is needed before beginning your mission on the International Space Station? 3. How many years did it take to get trained to become an astronaut? 4. Can you have a pet rabbit in the Space Station? 5. What are the biggest dangers you face in space? 6. What happens to your blood in space? 7. When you are near the sun, is there any other way to see the corona besides during an eclipse? 8. What is your number one goal in space? 9. How does the Space Station stay in orbit and what Newton's Law of Motion is acting upon the Station? 10. How do you get electricity on the Space Station? 11. How do you cope with missing everybody on Earth? 12. Do your tears float when you cry in space? 13. Can you see any effects of global warming from the Space Station? 14. How do you know if it's night or day on the Space Station? 15. How do you open cupboards without the food floating out? 16. What do you do if you lose all communication with Earth? 17. How do you use the toilet in space? 18. Has an astronaut ever had his or her birthday on the Space Station and, if so, how do you celebrate? 19. In the Station, how hot and cold does it get? 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): Dutch Ministry of Education Delta Researchers School, telebridge via NN1SS, Tue 2007-04-10 07:25 UTC Salt Creek Primary School, Salt Creek, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ, Thu 2007-04-12 03:10 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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