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iss heard working mobiles
by Bruce Weaver 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

Here in PA, just heard NA1SS, Charles, working many stations . What was the uplink frequency? I tried many times with 144.990 up, but no contact. Bruce, K3LTM

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NASA Updates Shuttle Launch Dates
by Arthur Rowe 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *NASA Updates Shuttle Launch Dates * Image above: In the Vehicle Assembly Building, United Space Alliance technician Brenda Morris examines the surface on Space Shuttle Atlantis' external tank where hail damage has been repaired. Photo credit: NASA/KSC + View Hi-res Image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170421main_07pd0850.jpg> TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html *04.16.07 - 6:45 p.m. EDT* During a meeting Monday at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, agency officials revised the target launch dates for space shuttle flights during the next 12 months. The space shuttle and International Space Station programs agreed to the changes during a meeting to evaluate options following the STS-117 mission's delay, which was caused by hail damage to the external fuel tank. Back at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Fla., in high bay No. 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building, technicians and engineers continue the repair work to the hail-damaged STS-117 external fuel tank. *STS-117 Mission* + The Crew <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/index.html> + The Mission <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/mission_ov…> + The Integrated Truss Structure <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/its.html>

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2 Line ISS Keps 4-19
by Dave Larsen PhD 19 Apr '07

19 Apr '07

ISS 1 25544U 98067A 07107.90220069 +.00017218 +00000-0 +98156-4 0 00390 2 25544 051.6326 055.3988 0015948 079.0030 352.9325 15.78901322481256

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ISS Crew Landing Moved to Saturday
by Arthur Rowe 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > April 18, 2007 > > Katherine Trinidad > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-3749 > > James Hartsfield > > > SPACE STATION CREW LANDING MOVED TO SATURDAY > > WASHINGTON - The 14th crew of the International Space Station, > Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, > along with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, will land at 8:30 > a.m. EDT Saturday, April 21 in Kazakhstan. > > The return of the Soyuz spacecraft was delayed a day, and the landing > site was moved farther south. The Russian Federal Space Agency, > Roscosmos, made the decisions to avoid wet conditions at the original > landing site that could have interfered with recovery helicopter > operations. > > NASA Television will air highlights of the crew's return Saturday. > - 1:30 a.m. - coverage begins with hatch closure and a replay of > farewells > - 4:45 a.m. - coverage resumes for the Soyuz undocking, planned for > 5:11 a.m. > - 7:15 a.m. - coverage resumes for the deorbit burn and landing > - 7:42 a.m. - the Soyuz will fire its engines to begin its descent to > Earth > > For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, > visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/ntv > > The newsroom at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, will open at 7 > a.m. Saturday and remain open through landing. For more information > on the space station and the Expedition crews, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > > -end- > > > > > >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-18 15:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-18 15:30 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 (***) Watch for simulcast for 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 (***) Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium, D-09557 Floeha, Germany, direct via DL0GYM Sat 2007-04-28 14:19 UTC 74 deg (***) 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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Status of ISS Ham radio gear
by John Meehan 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

What is the best way to check on the latest operational status of the ham gear aboard the ISS? I have found out that there have been some setup issues in the past and that Charles Simonyi has been tasked to remedy these problems, however I'm having difficulty finding this information anywhere on the web. Any info would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance, John -- 73 John VE7CBZ CN88iu

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-17 22:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-17 22:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kursk State Technical University, Kursk, direct via RW3WWW Successful Tue 2007-04-17 18:33 UTC (***) Cedar Point Elementary, Bristow, Virginia, telebridge via VK5ZAI Successful Tue 2007-04-17 19:12 UTC 67 deg via VK5ZAI (***) Scuola Europea Varese, Varese Italy, telebridge via VK4KHZ Mon 2007-04-23 14:40 UTC 55 deg via VK4KHZ Watch for simulcast for Echolink, IRLP and Web (Discovery Reflector and Verizon) Kingston Elementary School, Virginia Beach via direct via KN4KL Mon 2007-04-23 18:33 UTC 40 deg Christian Life Elementary School, Rockford, Illinois, direct via N9SH Wed 2007-04-25 19:10 UTC 43 deg Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium, D-09557 Floeha, Germany, direct via DL0GYM Sat 2007-04-28 14:04 UTC 77 deg 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 15 Takes Charge After Ceremony
by Arthur Rowe 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Expedition 15 Takes Charge After Ceremony* Image above: Expedition 14 hands over control of the station to Expedition 15 during a change-of-command ceremony. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin is now in charge of the International Space Station. Staying with him after Expedition 14 leaves are flight engineers Oleg Kotov and Suni Williams. The change-of-command ceremony took place in the Destiny laboratory at 4:40 p.m. EDT Tuesday. Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi leave the station April 21 in a Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft. They will land northeast of Arkalyk which is southeast of the usual landing site in Kazakhstan. On Monday, Suni Williams became the first human to run the Boston Marathon in space. She finished the race on a specially designed treadmill in 4 hours, 23 minutes and ten seconds. + Read more <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_bo…> + Listen to message from Williams to marathon participants <http://www.nasa.gov/mp3/174328main_103_Suni_Thanks_for_Running.mp3> + 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 2007-04-17 16:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-04-17 16:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kursk State Technical University, Kursk, direct via RW3WWW (***) Tue 2007-04-17 18:33 UTC (***) Cedar Point Elementary, Bristow, Virginia, telebridge via VK5ZAI Tue 2007-04-17 19:12 UTC 67 deg via VK5ZAI Simulcast on Echolink, IRLP, and web(Discovery Reflector and Verizon). Scuola Europea Varese, Varese Italy, telebridge via VK4KHZ Mon 2007-04-23 14:40 UTC 55 deg via VK4KHZ Watch for simulcast for Echolink, IRLP and Web (Discovery Reflector and Verizon) Kingston Elementary School, Virginia Beach via direct via KN4KL Mon 2007-04-23 18:33 UTC 40 deg Christian Life Elementary School, Rockford, Illinois, direct via N9SH Wed 2007-04-25 19:10 UTC 43 deg Samuel-von-Pufendorf Gymnasium, D-09557 Floeha, Germany, direct via DL0GYM Sat 2007-04-28 14:04 UTC 77 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 284. 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 16:30 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 2007-04-17 02:00 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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Race From Space Coincides with Race on Earth
by Arthur Rowe 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Race From Space Coincides with Race on Earth 4.16.07 210 miles above Earth, Expedition 15 crew member Sunita Williams attempted something no other astronaut has ever done. She ran the Boston Marathon while in orbit. Williams runs the Boston Marathon Image to right: Flight Engineer Suni Williams is running the Boston Marathon on a station treadmill. Credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_bo… Williams circled Earth at least twice, running as fast as eight mph but flying more than five miles each second, as she completed the Boston Marathon on a station treadmill. Her unofficial completion time was four hours and 24 minutes as she completed the race at 2:24 p.m. EDT. Williams ran under better weather conditions than her Boston counterparts. In Boston, it was 48 degrees with some rain, mist and wind gusts of 28 mph while station weather was 78 degrees with no wind or rain with 50% humidity. The Boston Athletic Association had issued Williams bib number 14,000. The bib had been sent electronically to NASA, which had forwarded it to Williams. She’s a Needham, Mass., native and says her reason for running the marathon is simple. “I would like to encourage kids to start making physical fitness part of their daily lives. I thought a big goal like a marathon would help get this message out there.” Regular exercise is essential to maintaining bone density while in space for astronauts. “In microgravity, both of these things start to go away because we don’t use our legs to walk around and don’t need the bones and muscles to hold us up under the force of gravity,” Williams said. No one knows that better than Steve Hart. For two years, he’s been Williams’ flight surgeon. “There are specific challenges to staying healthy while in space. Sunita wants to make fitness the hallmark of her expedition stay. She wants to educate and motivate others about being physically fit in general.” Williams, an accomplished marathoner, has been training for the marathon for months while serving a six-month stint as a flight engineer on board the ISS. She runs at least four times a week, 2 longer runs and 2 shorter runs. Williams qualified for the marathon when she ran a 3:29:57 in the Houston Marathon last year. Her biggest challenge running in space will be staying harnessed to a specially designed treadmill with bungee cords. Williams says running on the TVIS which stands for Treadmill Vibration Isolation System can sometimes be uncomfortable. The machinery puts a strain on the runner's hips and shoulders. Mitzi Laughlin is an Astronaut Strength, Conditioning and Rehabilitation coach at Johnson Space Center. She’s been involved in planning Williams' rigorous exercise routine for a year and a half. “We’ve done a lot more TVIS work than we would normally prescribe for any astronaut. Suni has a superb fitness level. She’s dedicated and perhaps one of our best runners.” Here on Earth, Williams has a huge support network. Fellow NASA astronaut, Karen Nyberg, Williams’ sister Dina Pandya, and long-time friend Ronnie Harris will be among the 24,000 other runners participating in the marathon. Harris met Williams during their days together at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. “Anything regarding Boston makes Suni light up. Her running passion is manifested in the best marathon in the world, which happens to be her home town. You need to experience the Boston Marathon to understand why she is gonna do it in orbit.” Race organizers say this will be their first satellite venture, and they are thrilled about it. "Suni running 26.2 miles in space on Patriots' Day is really a tribute to the thousands of marathoners who are running here on Earth. She is pioneering new frontiers in the running world,” said Jack Fleming, Boston Athletic Association. + Read press release <http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/mar/HQ_07078_Williams_Boston_Marathon.…>

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