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ARISS event -SRJC Day Under the Oaks, Santa Rosa, California USA, Sunday (May 06) 16:48 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 26 Aug '07

26 Aug '07

An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at the SRJC Day Under the Oaks in Santa Rosa, California USA on 06 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:48 UTC. The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible in western 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. Santa Rosa Junior College is home to 40,000 students in the California wine country of Sonoma County. We're located approximately 38 miles north of San Francisco. We are fortunate and proud to be the home of W6SRJ - one of the telebridge stations for ISS school contacts. Day Under the Oaks is our annual open house for prospective students, teachers, and the community. The event attracts over 10,000 visitors and is held on the beautiful 110 acre main campus which has hundreds of majestic oak trees with classic ivy covered brick buildings. Some of the oaks and other tree specimens were planted by renowned botanist Luther Burbank. Day Under the Oaks (DUO) includes demonstrations for students of all ages, including a robot competition, building computer models, shows in our planetarium and tours of the W6SRJ telebridge station. DUO attendees explore SRJC's outstanding instructional program exhibits and demonstrations and a festive array of other colorful activities, plus sample the delicious array of food prepared by student clubs! At Day Under the Oaks you can visit the stunning world class Pomo basket collection in the Jesse Peter Museum and watch the colorful Native American dancers or the dramatic Chinese Dragon Dance Troup. Other activities include a children's theatre, sports clinics and fencing and karate competitions, and dazzling magic shows in the Chemistry Lab. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What kind of research will be done on the space station (ISS) once it is completed in 2010? 2. What challenges do you face while you're in space without any gravity? 3. You participated in the Anomalous Long Term Effects on Astronauts Experiment - Have you seen the results of this experiment yet and what could be the cause of the light flashes? 4. What has been the most exciting part of the Expedition 15? What has been the least exciting? 5. Describe what you like best about being in space? 6. How long did it take you to adjust to microgravity? How long will it take you to re-adjust to earth's gravity when you return? 7. We visited NASA in Houston last month and saw the astronaut training area. What are some differences between training here and doing the real thing up in space? 8. I'm entering a robotics contest today. Do you think my interest in robotics will help me become an astronaut? 9. What do you enjoy most about your current mission? 10. What type of projects or experiments are they working on right now? 11. Since you hold records for number of spacewalks and total time spent on spacewalks by a woman, can you tell us about what kind of jobs you perform while on your spacewalks? 12. How long does it take to reach your destination in space from the time you leave earth? 13. I understand that the ISS is noisy inside - how high is the noise level and why is it so noisy? 14. Was it more or less effort to run the Boston Marathon from Space? 15. What type of exercises do you do in space so that you don't lose muscle tone? 16. What did you like best about your training? What did you like the least? 17. Have you ever seen satellites or "space junk" from the space shuttle or the space station? If so, what have you seen? 18. How many years of schooling did it take you to become an astronaut? 19. What was one of your most interesting moments in space? 20. For fun, do you ever run up the walls and do stunts like in the Matrix movie? 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): Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA, Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE, Wed 2007-05-09 14:58 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 2007-05-31 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 31 May '07

31 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-31 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: NASA Teacher conference, Houston, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Successful Thu 2007-05-31 17:32 UTC 43 deg via WH6PN (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 300. (***) Congratulations to ARISS for this milestone of 300 contacts. (***) The first contact occurred 2000-12-21 from Burbank, IL. (***) There has been much progress in the 6.5 years since then. (***) Thank you all ham astronauts! (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 1. 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 2007-05-31 23:00 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 2007-05-31 23:00 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 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 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 GIVES "GO" FOR SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH ON JUNE 8
by Arthur Rowe 31 May '07

31 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 May 31, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 07-127 NASA GIVES "GO" FOR SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH ON JUNE 8 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - On Thursday, NASA senior managers selected June 8 as the official launch date for space shuttle Atlantis. Commander Rick Sturckow and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off at 7:38 p.m. EDT on the STS-117 mission to the International Space Station. During the 11-day mission and three spacewalks, the crew will work with flight controllers at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, to install a 17-ton segment on the station's girder-like truss and deploy a set of solar arrays. The mission will increase the International Space Station's power capability in preparation for the arrival of new science modules from the European and Japanese space agencies. Atlantis' launch date was announced at the Flight Readiness Review. During the two-day meeting, top NASA and contractor managers assess any risks associated with the mission and determine whether the shuttle's equipment, support systems and procedures are ready for flight. The first Flight Readiness Review for STS-117 was held Feb. 27-28. A hail storm on Feb. 26, however, damaged Atlantis' external fuel tank and delayed the planned mid-March launch. "While we cannot control the weather, this team can ensure that when we do launch, it will be as safely as possible," said Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier, who chaired the meetings. "This second Flight Readiness Review was as thorough as the first. The discussions were open, healthy, and are evidence of a team that is ready for a complicated and important station assembly mission." Joining Commander Sturckow on STS-117 will be Pilot Lee Archambault and mission specialists Patrick Forrester, Steven Swanson, John "Danny" Olivas, Jim Reilly and Clayton Anderson. Anderson will replace current station crew member Sunita Williams, who has lived on the station since December. Williams will return to Earth on Atlantis. For more information about the STS-117 mission, including images and interviews with the crew, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle -end-

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ISS STATUS REPORT #SS07-29
by Arthur Rowe 31 May '07

31 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 John Yembric Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 May 31, 2007 STATUS REPORT: SS07-29 International Space Station Status Report: SS07-29 Two International Space Station cosmonauts stepped outside Wednesday for a 5-hour, 25-minute spacewalk, installing Service Module Debris Protection panels and rerouting a Global Positioning System antenna cable. Wearing Russian Orlan spacesuits, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov began their spacewalk from the Russian Pirs airlock at 2:05 p.m. CDT. The spacewalk was scheduled to begin at 1:20 p.m., but was delayed due to time required to troubleshoot a communications problem. First, the cosmonauts moved to the Strela 2, one of the hand-operated, telescoping cranes at the base of Pirs. They attached an extension to the Strela boom, increasing its reach from 45 to 60 feet. With Kotov on the end of the extension, Yurchikhin extended the boom to a point over Pressurized Mating Adapter 3, or PMA-3, on the Unity connecting node. Once in place, Yurchikhin, with guidance from Kotov, maneuvered the Strela end effector to a grapple fixture on an adapter stowage rack. The adapter is attached to PMA-3 and held three bundles of 17 debris panels. The assembly is dubbed the "Christmas Tree." Once the Christmas Tree was attached to the Strela and released from PMA-3, Yurchikhin moved it and Kotov back to the small diameter of the Zvezda Module. Yurchikhin joined Kotov there, and together they secured it to a grapple fixture on Zvezda. Next, they left the debris panel task and moved aft onto Zvezda's large conical section. There they rerouted a cable for a Global Positioning System to be used for future rendezvous operations with the European Automated Transfer Vehicle. The ATV is an unpiloted cargo carrier with almost twice the capacity of the Progress cargo craft. It is scheduled to make its first launch later this year. Once that task was completed, the cosmonauts moved back to the Christmas Tree on the forward end of Zvezda, where they removed and opened one of the three bundles of debris panels. That bundle held five panels. The aluminum panels vary in size but are about an inch thick. They typically measure about 2 by 3 feet and weigh 15 to 20 pounds. Yurchikhin and Kotov installed the five panels on Zvezda's forward section, the area between Zvezda's large and small diameters. After the installation task, the spacewalkers moved back to Pirs and into the airlock. Hatch closure marking the end of the spacewalk was at 7:30 p.m. This was the first spacewalk for Yurchikhin and Kotov. On their second, scheduled for June 6, the remaining 12 debris panels will be installed on Zvezda. Additionally, the cosmonauts also will install a section of an Ethernet cable on the Zarya module and a Russian experiment called Biorisk on Pirs. The three bundles and their adapter were delivered by space shuttle Discovery during the STS-116 mission in December 2006 and attached to PMA-3 by spacewalkers Bob Curbeam and Sunita Williams. Williams, an Expedition 15 crew member, remained aboard the station as the intravehicular officer for Wednesday's spacewalk, advising and keeping the spacewalkers on schedule. Six debris panels were previously installed during an August 2002 spacewalk by Expedition 5 Commander Valery Korzun and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson. Those panels were delivered to the station by space shuttle Endeavour during the STS-111 mission in June 2002. For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html> The next station status report will be issued Friday, June 1, or earlier if events warrant.

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Spacewalkers Install Debris Panels
by Arthur Rowe 30 May '07

30 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov successfully completed a 5-hour, 25-minute spacewalk from the Pirs docking compartment airlock Wednesday, installing Service Module Debris Protection (SMDP) panels and rerouting a Global Positioning System antenna cable. Wednesday's spacewalk, which began at 3:05 p.m. EDT, marks the first spacewalk for both Yurchikhin and Kotov. Additional SMDP panels will be installed on Zvezda during a second spacewalk on June 6. During that spacewalk Yurchikhin and Kotov also will install a section of an Ethernet cable on the Zarya module and a Russian experiment called Biorisk on Pirs. + Read more about the spacewalk <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ev…> + Expedition 15 Spacewalk Briefing Materials, May 23, 2007 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ms…> + Read more about the Progress 25 docking <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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Station Crew Conducting Spacewalk
by Arthur Rowe 30 May '07

30 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Station Crew Conducting Spacewalk* Image above: Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov (left) rides on end of the Strela crane with a bundle of debris panels as Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin operates the controls. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov began an almost six-hour spacewalk from the Pirs docking compartment airlock around at 3:05 p.m. EDT today to install Service Module Debris Protection (SMDP) panels on Zvezda and reroute a Global Positioning System antenna cable. The start of the spacewalk was delayed by about 45 minutes as the crew resolved issues with the communication system. Additional SMDP panels will be installed on a second spacewalk by Yurchikhin and Kotov on June 6. During that spacewalk they also will install a section of an Ethernet cable on the Zarya module and a Russian experiment called Biorisk on Pirs. Yurchikhin is the lead spacewalker, EV1. Kotov is EV2. Today's spacewalk, in Russian Orlan suits, is the first for both. Live coverage of the spacewalk is available on NASA TV. + Read more about today's spacewalk <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ev…> + Watch NASA TV <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html> + Expedition 15 Spacewalk Briefing Materials, May 23, 2007 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ms…> + Read more about the Progress 25 docking <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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Station Crew Set for Spacewalk Today
by Arthur Rowe 30 May '07

30 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov will begin an almost six-hour spacewalk from the Pirs docking compartment airlock today at about 2:20 p.m. EDT to install Service Module Debris Protection (SMDP) panels on Zvezda and reroute a Global Positioning System antenna cable. Additional SMDP panels will be installed on a second spacewalk by Yurchikhin and Kotov on June 6. During that spacewalk they also will install a section of an Ethernet cable on the Zarya module and a Russian experiment called Biorisk on Pirs. Yurchikhin is the lead spacewalker, EV1. Kotov is EV2. Today's spacewalk, in Russian Orlan suits, is the first for both. NASA Television coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 1:30 p.m. + Read more about today's spacewalk <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ev…> + Watch NASA TV <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html> + Expedition 15 Spacewalk Briefing Materials, May 23, 2007 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ms…> + Read more about the Progress 25 docking <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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International Space Station Status Report: SS07-28
by Arthur Rowe 30 May '07

30 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A./C 31468 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 May 25, 2007 STATUS REPORT: SS07-28 International Space Station Status Report: SS07-28 HOUSTON - Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov prepared this week for two spacewalks while Flight Engineer Suni Williams prepared for her return to Earth. In preparation for her successor's arrival, Williams' downlinked a 10-minute video tour for Clayton Anderson, who will travel to the station on the upcoming space shuttle flight. Mission managers gave a "go" for a May 30 Russian spacewalk to install orbital debris protection panels on the Zvezda service module and a GPS antenna cable associated with Automated Transfer Vehicle navigation systems. This will be the 18th Russian spacewalk in support of station assembly and maintenance. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 1:20 p.m. CDT and last approximately six hours. NASA Television coverage will begin at 12:30 p.m. First-time spacewalkers Yurchikhin and Kotov checked out the spacesuits and the Pirs airlock, prepared their tools, and closed the hatch to the Progress resupply vehicle docked to Pirs. Williams, who will help coordinate the spacewalk from inside the station, also prepared U.S. tools that will be used. During the spacewalk, the cosmonauts will retrieve a package, known as the "Christmas tree," which contains three bundles of debris panels. They were temporarily stowed on Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 during the STS-116 mission last December. After transferring the panels to Zvezda, Yurchikhin and Kotov will install the panels from one bundle. The others will be installed during their June 6 Russian spacewalk. Mission managers this week conducted a preliminary review of that spacewalk. Williams this week installed updated software on the station's laptop computers, replaced the elastic "flex packs" in two Resistive Exercise Device canisters used to simulate weightlifting in the absence of gravity, and worked out on a stationary bicycle while medical experts on the ground measured her oxygen intake as part of a periodic fitness evaluation. The crew members also prepared for the arrival of space shuttle Atlantis, targeted to launch on June 8. Yurchikhin and Kotov reviewed a recent digital photography practice session with shuttle imagery specialists, and Williams assembled a spacewalk tool to be used by shuttle astronauts who will retract the P6 starboard solar array. Along with filming the station video, Suni Williams also spoke with Clayton Anderson to help him prepare for his mission. It will begin officially when his specially-fitted Soyuz seat liner is transferred from Atlantis to the station during the STS-117 mission. On Wednesday, Russian flight controllers executed an orbit adjustment burn, increasing the station's speed about one mile an hour and putting it in the proper orbit for Atlantis' arrival. The Expedition 15 crew also participated in interviews with WBZ Radio, CBS Radio, ABC News and MSNBC. For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html>

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

30 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-30 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: EFLS Sainte-Marie SUARLEE, Suarlee, Belgium, telebridge via W6SRJ Successful Tue 2007-05-29 07:22 UTC 53 deg via W6SRJ (***) NASA Teacher conference, Houston, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Thu 2007-05-31 17:32 UTC 43 deg via WH6PN Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 299. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 1. 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 2007-05-30 04:30 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 2007-05-30 04:30 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… tf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf ***************************************************************************** There has been a rumor that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. ***************************************************************************** Expedition 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Launch Preparations Move Forward for STS-117
by Arthur Rowe 29 May '07

29 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Launch Preparations Move Forward for STS-117* *Launch Target:* June 8 *Launch Time: * 7:37 p.m. EDT Space Shuttle Atlantis sits on Launch Pad 39A Image above: Reflected in the water of the Banana River at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Space Shuttle Atlantis sits on Launch Pad 39A. Photo Credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html + View High-res Image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170421main_pad-2.jpe> *05.25.07 - 4 p.m. EDT* At Launch Pad 39A, operations are proceeding on schedule for a June 8 launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-117. The hypergolic propellants were loaded into the orbiter and solid rocket boosters in the past week. Spacesuits 1 and 2 were installed in the orbiter airlock for use during spacewalks planned for the mission. Functional testing of the external fuel tank camera is complete and the lens cover has been installed. Loading of the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen storage tanks, which will provide fuel for the shuttle’s external fuel tank, is complete. NASA managers will hold a news conference at Kennedy Space Center no earlier than 2 p.m. EDT, Thursday, May 31, to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle mission. The news conference will begin after the end of a Flight Readiness Review, a two-day meeting to assess preparations for Atlantis' mission. *What is the flight readiness review? <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html>* *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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ARISS Event - NASA Johnson Space Center (Gilruth) Teacher to Teacher Workshop, Houston, Texas, USA, Thursday (May 31) 17:32 UTC
by Ponder, Stephen H. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 28 May '07

28 May '07

An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with the NASA/Johnson Space Center's Teacher to Teacher Workshop on 31 May 2007. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:32 UTC. The contact will be a Telebridge between stations NA1SS and WH6PN. ARISS ground station W6SRJ is located in Honolulu, Hawaii. NA1SS will be operated by US astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB. 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 will be available on the EchoLink *AMSAT* (node 101 377) and the *JK1ZRW* (node 277 208) conference rooms. Please connect to the *JK1ZRW* server to keep the load light on the *AMSAT* server. This will ensure good audio quality for all listeners. The U.S. Department of Education and NASA are working together to offer a Teacher to Teacher Workshop at Johnson Space Center. Approximately 300 K-12 educators from around the nation will be participating in a two day workshop involving professional development in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In addition, teachers will be participating in an ARISS contact with Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Suni Williams on the ISS. Teachers will be asking the following questions to Suni Williams. The objective is to make teachers aware of the unique opportunities that NASA education offers to enhance curriculum and inspire students in STEM careers. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What do you enjoy most about the International Space Station? 2. What is the first thing you are going to do when you return home? 3. What impact do you think the ISS will have on the education of America's youth and students around the world? 4. Can you describe your daily routine or activities? 5. Do you keep a typical sleep schedule? 6. Is there certain amount of bone deterioration in individuals that stay in space for extended periods and if so how do you deal with it? 7. Are there any crew diet limitations on the space station? Do crew meals include a full spectrum of meat, vegetables, grains, etc? 8. How are the astronauts chosen for missions? 9. Do you experience air- or motion-sickness? 10. Can you explain one exciting thing that you learned and didn't expect onboard the ISS? 11. When you are working outside of the ISS, can you feel any temperature differences as you pass from sunlight into the shadow of the Space Station? 12. What lights can you see on Earth as you pass overhead during the night? 13. How did math help you to be an astronaut? 14. How far away from earth are you and how do you measure this? 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, Stephen Ponder - N5WBI

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Repair of Equipment aboard ISS - Status 447.475 WA1KAT/R
by Roger Kolakowski 27 May '07

27 May '07

With the recent partial repair of the amateur radio gear aboard ISS, the 447.475 mHz WA1KAT/R EMA Repeater will resume activity crossbanding both the new ISS Packet frequency of 145.825 and the Voice downlink of 145.800 mHz. The purpose of this repeater is to offer the opportunity for earthbound ISS Voice operations to be accomplished with a single band UHF transceiver (10 mHz split) with no diplexer required of the operator. It also will allow the Packet operator full duplex operations providing the tools to reduce packet clashes over an 800 mile radius. Due to the imminent pressures of PAVE-PAWS, the repeater will be operating at a power level of 20w from behind a ridgeline approximately 7 miles northwest of the original Salem Hospital location. The current location 42.640415N/-70.947058W affords southerly protection from Otis AFB, a factor which is lacking at the original Salem Hospital site. The repeater is utilized by a dedicated group of Merrimack Valley amateurs who strongly support ISS activity. It is also available to the members of MAREX-NA, the organization putting SSTV gear aboard the ISS in the near future. Although I have contacted NESMC previously, I still note that the WA1KAT/R repeater on 447.475 mHz is not listed on your website. The repeater has been active at the Topsfield location, repeating 145.800 ISS traffic, predating my last emails to you. If you have any questions, please contact me... Roger Kolakowski WA1KAT Trustee WA1KAT/R 447.475 mHz Essex County repeater.

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Re: STS-117 Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test
by Arthur Rowe 27 May '07

27 May '07

> SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > > STS-117 Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test > > > STS-117 crew members gather at the Shuttle Landing Facility.*Ready for > Practice.* > The STS-117 crew members gather at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle > Landing Facility after arriving in T-38 jets. Led by Commander Rick > Sturckow, the crew is at Kennedy to take part in the terminal > countdown demonstration test, a preparation for their launch to the > International Space Station. From left are Pilot Lee Archambault, > Mission Specialists Danny Olivas and Steven Swanson, Sturckow, and > Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett > TO VIEW IMAGES GO TO: > http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/behindscenes/117tcdt_photos.html > > > + View High-res Image > <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170146main_07pd0462.jpg> > > *Getaway Drivers.* > At Launch Complex 39, members of the STS-117 crew are instructed in > the operation of an M-113 armored personnel carrier by the astronaut > rescue team. The M-113 could be used to move the crew away from the > launch pad quickly in the event of an emergency. Photo credit: > NASA/Kim Shiflett > + View High-res Image > <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170147main_07pd0477.jpg> > > *Plotting Their Escape.* > In addition to M-113 training, the terminal countdown demonstration > test includes teaching each astronaut how to make an emergency egress > from the launch pad using the slidewire basket system. From left are > Commander Rick Sturckow, Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester, Pilot > Lee Archambault, and Mission Specialists Danny Olivas, Steven Swanson > and James Reilly. Photo Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett. > + View High-res Image > <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170148main_07pd0491.jpg> > > *Preparing for Takeoff.* > At the Shuttle Landing Facility, Commander Sturckow sits in the > cockpit of the shuttle training aircraft, ready to begin practice > flights. The aircraft is a Grumman American Aviation-built Gulf Stream > II jet that was modified to simulate an orbiter's cockpit, motion and > visual cues, and handling qualities. In flight, it duplicates the > orbiter's descent from approximately 35,000 feet altitude to landing > on a runway. Photo Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett > + View High-res Image > <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170149main_07pd0503.jpg> > > *Posing at the Top.* > On the 215-foot level of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad > 39A, STS-117 crew members gather for a photo near the solid rocket > boosters and external tank of Space Shuttle Atlantis after completing > the terminal countdown demonstration test. From left are Mission > Specialists Danny Olivas and Steven Swanson, Pilot Lee Archambault, > Commander Rick Sturckow, and Mission Specialists Patrick Forrester and > James Reilly. The STS-117 mission is No. 21 to the International Space > Station. Mission payloads aboard Atlantis include the S3/S4 integrated > truss structure, a third set of solar arrays and batteries. The crew > of six astronauts will install the truss to continue assembly of the > station. Photo Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett > + View High-res Image > <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170154main_07pd0544.jpg> > > >

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Expedition 15 Prepares for Upcoming Spacewalks
by Arthur Rowe 26 May '07

26 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Expedition 15 Prepares for Upcoming Spacewalks* ISS015-E-08953 --- Kennedy Space Center on May 21, 2007 from the International Space StationImage above: Flight Engineer Sunita Williams took this photo of the Kennedy Space Center around midday on May 21, 2007. The Space Shuttle Atlantis, scheduled for a launch no earlier than June 8, sits on Pad A (center frame) at launch complex 39. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov are preparing for two spacewalks. The main objectives of the first Russian excursion on May 30 are to install orbital debris protection panels on the Zvezda service module, route cables associated with the Automated Transfer Vehicle navigation systems and replace experiments on the module's hull. Additionally, the two cosmonauts checked out the spacesuits and the Pirs airlock, prepared tools and closed the hatch to the Progress resupply vehicle docked to Pirs. Wednesday's spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 2:20 p.m. EDT (1820 UTC) and will last about six hours. NASA Television coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 1:30 p.m. (1730 UTC) + Read more about the May 30 spacewalk <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ev…> On May 23, Russian flight controllers executed an orbit adjustment burn, increasing the station’s speed about one mile an hour and putting it in the proper orbit for Atlantis’ arrival on the STS-117 mission. Flight Engineer Sunita Williams is preparing for her return to Earth. Williams conducted a 10-minute video tour of her home on the station and downlinked it to astronaut Clay Anderson, her replacement on Expedition 15. + Expedition 15 Spacewalk Briefing Materials, May 23, 2007 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ms…> + Read more about the Progress 25 docking <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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ARISS Event - EFLS Sainte Marie, Suarlee, Belgium, Tuesday (May 29) 07:22 UTC
by Ponder, Stephen H. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 25 May '07

25 May '07

An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at EFLS Sainte Marie, Suarlee, Belgium, on 29 May 2007. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:22 UTC. The contact will be a Telebridge between stations NA1SS and W6SRJ. ARISS ground station W6SRJ is located in Santa Rosa, California, USA. NA1SS will be operated by US astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB. Between Santa Rosa, California, and Suarlee, Belgium, the signals will be relayed by telephone line. 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 will be available on the EchoLink *AMSAT* (node 101 377) and the *JK1ZRW* (node 277 208) conference rooms. Please connect to the *JK1ZRW* server to keep the load light on the *AMSAT* server. This will ensure good audio quality for all listeners. The Sainte Marie school is located in Suarlee, a village in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium. There are 65 school children in 4 classes, 3-12 years old. The participating class is made up of 19 pupils, ages 10-12. Space is present everywhere in the classroom ... more even since the announcement of the contact with the ISS. The pupils were astonished, more enthusiastic, and deeply engaged in this project. For instance, the pupils examine the huge distances between the planets of the solar system and use Internet research, along with newspapers, to gather up-to-date information about space activities, such as the recent Discovery Shuttle mission. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What kind of experiments are you conducting on the ISS? 2. What kind of changes does the body experience in weightlessness? 3. Are living conditions very different in space from what they are on earth, for example eating and sleeping? 4. During these months in space, do you feel like you have missed something on earth? 5. Do you have any free-time on ISS during the day? 6. If you had to return to Earth for some reason, how quickly could you do it? 7. What kinds of things do you do for fun? 8. When you are in space, do you think about the ecology of the earth? 9. How are the relations between the astronauts during the mission? Will you stay in touch with them, once you are back on earth? 10. Did you bring some personal items with you, family portraits for example? 11. Up to now, what is your best souvenir of your mission to the ISS? Why? 12. What do you think about space tourism? Is it going to slow down your work? 13. What kinds of things do you think about when you are looking at the Blue Planet? 14. Is it sometimes possible for you to have a moment alone? 15. How do you keep up with the different time zones? What time is it currently aboard the ISS? 16. During your training, do you have enough time to prepare everything you are going to do for 6 months? 17. Is your health constantly monitored from earth? 18. What are the benefits of having female crewmembers on ISS? Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact . Next planned event(s): NASA Teacher to Teacher Conference, NASA/Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, USA, Telebridge via WH6PN Thursday 2007-05-31 17:32 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, Stephen Ponder - N5WBI

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ISS STATUS REPORT #SS07-28
by Arthur Rowe 25 May '07

25 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 May 25, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS07-28 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS07-28 HOUSTON - Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov prepared this week for two spacewalks while Flight Engineer Suni Williams prepared for her return to Earth. In preparation for her successor's arrival, Williams' downlinked a 10-minute video tour for Clayton Anderson, who will travel to the station on the upcoming space shuttle flight. Mission managers gave a "go" for a May 30 Russian spacewalk to install orbital debris protection panels on the Zvezda service module and a GPS antenna cable associated with Automated Transfer Vehicle navigation systems. This will be the 18th Russian spacewalk in support of station assembly and maintenance. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 1:20 p.m. CDT and last approximately six hours. NASA Television coverage will begin at 12:30 p.m. First-time spacewalkers Yurchikhin and Kotov checked out the spacesuits and the Pirs airlock, prepared their tools, and closed the hatch to the Progress resupply vehicle docked to Pirs. Williams, who will help coordinate the spacewalk from inside the station, also prepared U.S. tools that will be used. During the spacewalk, the cosmonauts will retrieve a package, known as the "Christmas tree," which contains three bundles of debris panels. They were temporarily stowed on Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 during the STS-116 mission last December. After transferring the panels to Zvezda, Yurchikhin and Kotov will install the panels from one bundle. The others will be installed during their June 6 Russian spacewalk. Mission managers this week conducted a preliminary review of that spacewalk. Williams this week installed updated software on the station's laptop computers, replaced the elastic "flex packs" in two Resistive Exercise Device canisters used to simulate weightlifting in the absence of gravity, and worked out on a stationary bicycle while medical experts on the ground measured her oxygen intake as part of a periodic fitness evaluation. The crew members also prepared for the arrival of space shuttle Atlantis, targeted to launch on June 8. Yurchikhin and Kotov reviewed a recent digital photography practice session with shuttle imagery specialists, and Williams assembled a spacewalk tool to be used by shuttle astronauts who will retract the P6 starboard solar array. Along with filming the station video, Suni Williams also spoke with Clayton Anderson to help him prepare for his mission. It will begin officially when his specially-fitted Soyuz seat liner is transferred from Atlantis to the station during the STS-117 mission. On Wednesday, Russian flight controllers executed an orbit adjustment burn, increasing the station's speed about one mile an hour and putting it in the proper orbit for Atlantis' arrival. The Expedition 15 crew also participated in interviews with WBZ Radio, CBS Radio, ABC News and MSNBC. For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station -end-

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Preparations Continue for Next Week's Spacewalk
by Arthur Rowe 24 May '07

24 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Preparations Continue for Next Week's Spacewalk ISS015-E-05624 --- The Niagara River photographed by Expedition 15 Image above: The Niagara River, eastern end of Lake Erie and western end of Lake Ontario are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 15 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 In the Pirs Docking Compartment, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov continued preparations for the upcoming spacewalk on May 30. Activities included charging an Orlan battery, installing hardware on the spacesuits, preparing auxiliary equipment for the suits, setting up additional portable air repress bottles and separating liquid and gas in the cooling systems. Using the airlock requires it to be isolated from the ISS Progress 24 cargo ship docked to it. To this end, Yurchikhin and Kotov installed the docking mechanism, closed the hatches and performed leak checks. Wednesday's station reboost by the ISS Progress 25 thrusters was successful. The purpose of the maneuver was to position the station for the STS-117 launch in June. + Expedition 15 Spacewalk Briefing Materials, May 23, 2007 + Read more about the Progress 25 docking + Read more about Expedition 15 + View crew daily timelines

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Re: Packet and Crossband repeater
by Patrick McGrane 24 May '07

24 May '07

Greetings- I thought your reply was interesting. I for one only voted once and I could say the same thing about packet voters but I believe the vast majority of amateurs are honest enough to vote only once. We are both biased towards our own interests, I guess this is how negotiations work, hi. Well, anyway, please try to provide ample time for crossband repeat using the existing equipment. Thanks, pat n2oeq ------- Original Message ------- >From : Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR][mailto:kenneth.g.ransom@nasa.gov] Sent : 5/22/2007 10:15:13 AM To : sarex(a)amsat.org Cc : Subject : RE: [sarex] Re: Packet and Crossband repeater I would be very wary of that poll providing any useful data since it was set up so that anyone could vote numerous times. The results are very likely skewed. In the long term, I expect the crossband repeater function will be enabled more often (maybe full time?) once the complete compliment of hardware is on board. The current operations are base on available hardware and crew interest. Numerous procedures and even a quick reference guide for both radio systems are available for the crew to use should they be interested. Kenneth - N5VHO -----Original Message-----

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Space Station Reboost Wednesday Night
by Arthur Rowe 23 May '07

23 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Space Station Reboost Wednesday Night* Image above: Fyodor Yurchikhin (left), Oleg Kotov (right) and Sunita Williams photographed during a teleconference in the Zvezda Service Module. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The next station reboost is scheduled for May 23 at about 7:30 p.m. EDT, using the ISS Progress 25 thrusters. The purpose of the maneuver is to position the station for the STS-117 launch in June. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov continue preparations for their upcoming spacewalk. The spacewalkers spent several hours checking out and readying their spacesuits and charging battery packs. Yurchikhin will wear the Russian Orlan suit with red stripes and Kotov will wear the suit with blue stripes. A pre-spacewalk fitness evaluation was conducted on the two cosmonauts, which involved a cardiovascular evaluation using the cycle ergometer. + Expedition 15 Spacewalk Briefing Materials, May 23, 2007 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ms…> To check water quality, Flight Engineer Sunita Williams took samples of potable water for chemical and microbial analysis. Some samples will be returned to Earth on STS-117, while a quicker microbial in-flight sampling is done using the Micro Sample In-Flight Analysis Packet. Williams conducted the status check and filter inspection of the science experiment of seed germination modules and nematode worms housed in the Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus incubator. Students in the U.S. and Malaysia are participating in educational activities in their classrooms while monitoring the growth in orbit. + Read more about the Progress 25 docking <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-23 19:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 May '07

23 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-23 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: EFLS Sainte-Marie SUARLEE, Suarlee,Belgium, telebridge via W6SRJ Tue 2007-05-29 07:22 UTC 53 deg via W6SRJ NASA Teacher conference, Houston, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Thu 2007-05-31 17:32 UTC 43 deg via WH6PN Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 298. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 1. 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 2007-05-23 19:00 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 2007-05-21 20:00 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 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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STS-118 MISSION TO HAVE A TEACHER
by Arthur Rowe 23 May '07

23 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > May 23, 2007 > > Sonja Alexander > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-1761 > > > NASA, AOL AND MAD SCIENCE CHOOSE PENNANT DESIGN CHALLENGE WINNER > > WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, NASA, AOL's kids service, KOL, and Mad > Science announced that Tapasya Das of Mount Laurel, N.J., is the > winner of the NASA Space Pennant Design Challenge. The winning > pennant, titled "Education 4 Exploration," will fly on space shuttle > Endeavour's STS-118 mission, targeted to launch this August. The > grand prize also includes the opportunity for the winner to view the > launch. > > The competition received thousands of entries showcasing students' > vision for space. The entries required students to research, apply > what they learned, and write an explanation of their design and how > their pennant incorporates their knowledge about the STS-118 shuttle > flight or America's long-term exploration strategy, known as the > Vision for Space Exploration. The Vision for Space Exploration is the > program that will see humans return to the moon and then travel to > Mars and beyond. > > Space shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission will mark the first flight > for Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan, an educator who is fully > trained as an astronaut. This mission is an important step in the > ongoing assembly of the International Space Station. > > Through the NASA Space Pennant Design Challenge, NASA continues its > tradition of investing in the nation's education programs. To compete > effectively for the minds, imaginations and career ambitions of > America's young people, NASA is focused on engaging and retaining > students in education efforts that encourage their pursuit of > disciplines critical to NASA's future engineering, scientific and > technical missions. > > For more information on the winning pennant and essay and a list of > the finalist, visit: > > http://www.KOLexpeditions.com > > For more information about NASA's STS-118 mission, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/sts118 > > > -end- > > > > > >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-23 16:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 May '07

23 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-23 16:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: EFLS Sainte-Marie SUARLEE, Suarlee,Belgium, telebridge via W6SRJ Tue 2007-05-29 07:22 UTC 53 deg via W6SRJ NASA Teacher conference, Houston, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Thu 2007-05-31 17:32 UTC 43 deg via WH6PN Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 298. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 1. 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 2007-05-23 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 2007-05-21 20:00 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 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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ISS amateur radio status report
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 23 May '07

23 May '07

Some short term reconfigurations to the Kenwood radio were attempted today with limited success. The preset channels that are used for many of the day to day operations are still inaccessible. The good news is that a few of the more commonly used configurations were able to be stored in the radio. One of the modes that was able to be partially restored was the packet system but the operations will be on 145.825 simplex. General voice communication as well as configurations to support school contacts were also saved. A full restore of the radio is still required to return full functionality of the radio system and that process will require access to a computer system and certification of the required software. This request is being worked but will take a significant amount of time to get all parties involved satisfied before the actual restoration can occur. In the mean time, enjoy the packet operations when the crew is unavailable and keep listening just in case one of the ISS crew decide to give out a "CQ" over your part of the world. 73, Kenneth - N5VHO

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NASA TV Education File Schedule:
by Arthur Rowe 23 May '07

23 May '07

> SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > > *NASA TV Education File Schedule:* > http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/schedule/about/index.html > <javascript:openNASAWindow('http://www.nasa.gov/education/tvschedule')> * > > The programs listed below are changes to the general NASA Television > schedule <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Schedule.html>. > All times are Eastern U.S. time. > > ** ***ALL PROGRAMS MAY BE PRE-EMPTED OR RESCHEDULED WITHOUT ADVANCE > NOTICE*** > > *2007 * > > *May* > > *May 22, Tuesday* > *10:35 - 10:55 a.m.* - ISS Expedition 15 In-Flight Interview with WBZ > Radio and CBS News - JSC *(Public and Media Channels)* > > *May 23, Wednesday* > *10:55 - 11:15 p.m.* - ISS Expedition 15 In-Flight Interview with > MSNBC and ABC News - JSC *(Public and Media Channels)* > *2 p.m.* - ISS Expedition 15 Mission Status Briefing - JSC *(Public > and Media Channels)* > > *May 25, Friday* > *11 a.m.* - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Kennedy Space Center > Visitor's Center - KSC *(Public and Media Channels)* > > *May 30, Wednesday* > *1:30 p.m.* - ISS Expedition 15 Spacewalk Coverage (Spacewalk > scheduled to begin at 2:20 p.m.; will last around 6 hours) - JSC > *(Public and Media Channels)* > > *May 31, Thursday* > *2 - 2:18 p.m.* - ISS Expedition 15 Educational Event with the Central > Islip, N.Y. School District - JSC *(Public and Media Channels)* > > *June* > > *June 1, Friday* > *6:30 - 7 a.m.* - STS-117 B-Roll Feed - JSC *(Public and Media Channels)* > *7 - 9 a.m.* - Live Interviews with STS-117 Lead Flight Director Kelly > Beck - JSC *(Public and Media Channel)* > > *June 6, Wednesday* > *10 a.m.* - ISS Expedition 15 Spacewalk Coverage - JSC (Spacewalk > begins at 10:30 a.m.) *(Public and Media Channels)* > > All times Eastern. Programs may be pre-empted without advance notice. > > > > >

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Crew Prepares for Next Week's Russian Spacewalk
by Arthur Rowe 22 May '07

22 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Prepares for Next Week's Russian Spacewalk* ISS015-E-08237 --- Fyodor Yurchikhin (left), Oleg Kotov (right) and Sunita WilliamsImage above: Fyodor Yurchikhin (left), Oleg Kotov (right) and Sunita Williams photographed during a teleconference in the Zvezda Service Module. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html In preparation for next week's spacewalk, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin collected tools such as tethers, wire ties, bungees, a hammer, cutter, scissors, a pry bar and the spacewalk tool caddy. Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov then assembled the spacewalk tool and equipment carryout bundle. Flight Engineer Sunita Williams held a teleconference with the next Expedition 15 crew member, Clayton Anderson, who will replace her in June. These exchanges begin the handover process prior to the arrival of the next crew. Each crew member took the periodic hearing test to assess the effectiveness of acoustic countermeasures. The test involved measurements for each ear over a wide range of frequencies (0.25-10 kHz) and sound pressure levels. The baseline test is required not later than about two weeks after the start of each new expedition and is then generally performed once per month. The next station reboost is scheduled for May 23 at about 7:30 p.m. EDT, using the ISS Progress 25 thrusters. The purpose of the maneuver is to position the station for the STS-117 launch in June. + Read more about the Progress 25 docking <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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Packet and Crossband repeater
by Patrick McGrane 22 May '07

22 May '07

Postscript Kenneth and the group- according to survey of 1654 operators on the ISS fan club site, crossband repeat was prefered over packet by 12 percent. In the future, please find a way to share radio time with crossband repeat. I do realize it is a lengthy setup process but after all, I think all you rocket scientists enjoy a challenge! You might send up a laminated (brief) instruction sheet for the radio. Just a thought. Thanks again, Patrick N2OEQ

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Crew Unpacks Cargo and Prepares for Spacewalk
by Arthur Rowe 22 May '07

22 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Unpacks Cargo and Prepares for Spacewalk* Image to left: Astronaut Sunita Williams conducts a Surface, Water and Air Biocharacterization (SWAB) air sampling in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Flight Engineer Sunita Williams gave a tour of the space station for Clay Anderson who will be arriving on the STS-117 flight. Williams also continued unpacking items from the newly arrived ISS Progress 25 cargo craft. She performed laptop status checks on two science payloads – the Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS and the Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus 2. Additionally, she held a ham radio session with students at Toyon Elementary School in San Jose, Calif. Toyon is a NASA Explorer School. + Read more about the Progress 25 docking <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…> The Russian crew members were busy with Russian spacewalk preparations Monday. A spacewalk procedure and preliminary timeline review has been completed. Checks of the spacewalk support panel in the docking compartment and familiarization with spacewalk tasks have also been conducted. Williams configured the camcorder for recording video of the Russian event. + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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reconfiguration
by Patrick McGrane 21 May '07

21 May '07

Hello kenneth and the group Thanks a million for all your efforts, GOOD YOB MON! I like the different downlink frequencies for packet and phone, thank you very much. Please advise this and future crews that many people listen for their CQ's all passes, day or night, any time. As a matter of fact, I sleep with the scanner on in case they call CQ and I have made several contacts in the wee hours of the morning. My first contact was with norm thaggard aboard the MIR about 1 am local time. All your efforts are appreciated, thanks! Patrick N2OEQ

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-21 20:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 May '07

21 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-21 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Toyon Elementary, San Jose, California, direct via K6MFW Successful Mon 2007-05-21 17:18 UTC 46 deg (***) EFLS Sainte-Marie SUARLEE, Suarlee,Belgium, telebridge via W6SRJ Tue 2007-05-29 07:22 UTC 53 deg via W6SRJ NASA Teacher conference, Houston, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Thu 2007-05-31 17:32 UTC 43 deg via WH6PN Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 298. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 1. (***) 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 2007-05-21 20:00 UTC. Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2007-05-21 20:00 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 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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ISS STATUS REPORT #SS07-27
by Arthur Rowe 18 May '07

18 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 May 18, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS07-27 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS07-27 HOUSTON - This week, the Expedition 15 crew unpacked new supplies and began preparing for the arrival of the next visiting spacecraft and two upcoming spacewalks at the International Space Station. The ISS Progress 25 docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 12:10 a.m. CDT Tuesday. During the week, the crew began unloading the more than 5,000 pounds of cargo from the supply ship. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov prepared for their May 30 and June 6 spacewalks by working on the Pirs Airlock. The cosmonauts will wear Russian Orlan spacesuits to install orbital debris protection panels on the Zvezda Service Module and replace experiments on the module's hull. Mission experts at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, will provide an overview of the spacewalks in a news briefing at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, on NASA Television. The crew prepared for the arrival of space shuttle Atlantis, which is targeted to launch on June 8. Yurchikhin and Kotov practiced digital photography techniques for their role in the inspection of the shuttle's heat shield as it approaches the station for the joint STS-117 mission. Flight Engineer Suni Williams assembled a spacewalk tool and wrapped it in protective tape to be used if spacewalkers need help with retracting the P6 starboard solar array. On Thursday, the crew called its colleagues working at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Aquarius undersea laboratory for the 12th NASA Extreme Environments Mission Operations (NEEMO). A flight surgeon, two astronauts and a Cincinnati doctor completed their 12-day mission Friday. That crew tested space medicine concepts, robotic telesurgery operations and moon-walking techniques. With its unique environment, Aquarius is an ideal training facility for future spaceflight. Williams was a member of the second NEEMO mission in May 2002. On Friday, Williams completed an additional run of the Elastic Memory Composite Hinge experiment, which studies the performance of a new type of composite hinge to determine if it is suitable for use in space. The experiment uses elastic memory hinges to move an attached mass at one end. Materials tested in this experiment are stronger and lighter than current material used in space hinges and could be used in the design of future spacecraft. Additionally, the crew spoke with C-SPAN, and Williams participated in interviews with two hometown Boston television stations. On Saturday, Williams is expected to update software on the station support laptops. For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-18 17:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 May '07

18 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-18 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Toyon Elementary, San Jose, California, direct via K6MFW Mon 2007-05-21 17:18 UTC 46 deg EFLS Sainte-Marie SUARLEE, Suarlee,Belgium, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Tue 2007-05-29 07:22 UTC 53 deg via W6SRJ (***) NASA Teacher conference, Houston, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN (***) Thu 2007-05-31 17:32 UTC 43 deg via WH6PN (***) Total number of ARISS school contacts is 298. 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 2007-05-18 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 2007-05-17 03:00 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 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Crew Continues Unpacking Cargo Craft
by Arthur Rowe 17 May '07

17 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Continues Unpacking Cargo Craft* Image above: Flight Engineer Suni Williams builds a special tool for use during the STS-117 spacewalks. Photo Credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The Expedition 15 crew has been busy unloading items from the ISS Progress 25 cargo craft, which docked at the International Space Station on Tuesday. The craft delivered more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water and other supplies and equipment to the orbital outpost. + Read more about the Progress 25 docking <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…> On Thursday, Flight Engineer Suni Williams took a break from unloading cargo to build a special tool for the STS-117 crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis, set to arrive in June. Atlantis' spacewalkers can use this tool to assist in folding the solar array blankets while the remaining P6 solar wing is being retracted. Williams, along with Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov, delivered a special message on Sunday from the space station to Jamestown, Va., as part of the Jamestown Anniversary Weekend. NASA Administrator Mike Griffin introduced the space explorers to a crowd that included President George Bush and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine.

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Briefing to Preview Space Station Spacewalks
by Arthur Rowe 17 May '07

17 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 May 16, 2007 NASA Sets Briefing to Preview Space Station Spacewalks HOUSTON - NASA will preview a pair of International Space Station spacewalks during a briefing at 1 p.m. CDT Wednesday, May 23. The briefing from Johnson Space Center, Houston, will air live on NASA Television. Questions will be taken from media at participating NASA sites. Reporters should call their preferred NASA center to confirm its availability. For the spacewalks on May 30 and June 6, Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov will wear Russian Orlan spacesuits. They will install orbital debris protection panels on the Zvezda Service Module and replace experiments on the hull of Zvezda. Flight Engineer Suni Williams remain inside and monitor station systems. Participants in the briefing are: - Kirk Shireman, deputy International Space Station program manager - Bob Dempsey, Expedition 15 lead flight director - Heather Rarick, International Space Station spacewalk flight director - Daryl Schuck, Expedition 15 lead spacewalk officer The May 30 spacewalk will begin at 1:20 p.m. NASA TV coverage will begin at 12:30 p.m. The start time for the June 6 spacewalk has yet to be determined. For NASA TV downlink, schedules and streaming video information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For more information about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station - end -

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-17 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 May '07

16 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-17 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School, Emmett, Idaho, direct via W7VT Successful Wed 2007-05-16 18:52 UTC 57 deg (***) Toyon Elementary, San Jose, California, direct via K6MFW Mon 2007-05-21 17:18 UTC 46 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 298. (***) 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 2007-05-17 03:00 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 2007-05-17 03:00 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 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 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 2007-05-16 04:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 May '07

16 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-16 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Barrhaven Public School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VA3MGY Successful Tue 2007-05-15 15:22 UTC 47 deg (***) Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School, Emmett, Idaho, direct via W7VT Wed 2007-05-16 18:52 UTC 57 deg Toyon Elementary, San Jose, California, direct via K6MFW Mon 2007-05-21 17:18 UTC 46 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 297. (***) 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 2007-05-16 04:30 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 2007-05-16 04:30 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… tf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf ***************************************************************************** There has been a rumor that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. ***************************************************************************** Expedition 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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ISS SCIENCE STATUS REPORT #SS07-25
by Arthur Rowe 15 May '07

15 May '07

SUBMITED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 May 11, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS07-25 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS07-25 A new cargo freighter launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station at 10:25 p.m. CDT Friday with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water and other supplies and equipment aboard. The ISS Progress 25 unpiloted cargo carrier is scheduled to dock with the station Tuesday at 12:10 a.m., bringing more than 1,050 pounds of propellant, almost 100 pounds of air, more than 925 pounds of water and 3,042 pounds of dry cargo -- a total of 5,125 pounds. NASA TV coverage of the docking will begin at 11:30 p.m. Monday. The spacecraft will use the automated Kurs system to dock at the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module. Should human intervention be necessary, Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin will be at the manual TORU docking system controls. On Tuesday, Yurchikhin and flight engineers Suni Williams and Oleg Kotov tested communications between the station and the docked ISS Progress 24. On Wednesday, in recognition of the Russian holiday Victory Day, marking the end of World War II, the crew performed only necessary station activities. On Thursday, Kotov worked with a breathing experiment, while Williams and Yurchikhin spent about three hours replacing a frayed steel rope on a gyroscope on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System, or TVIS. The gyroscope is part of the system that keeps vibrations created by an exercising crew member from being transmitted to the rest of the station, where it could interfere with delicate experiments. Williams and Yurchikhin wrapped up the work on Friday. Additionally on Thursday, flight controllers tested the failed Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) 3. The test involved tilting the CMG in different directions at different speeds to determine what effect, if any, friction had on the movement. The 600-pound gyroscope itself, one of four that controls the station's orientation in space, was not spun up. It will be replaced this summer during the STS-118 mission. 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 Tuesday, May 15, after the Progress 25 docking, or earlier if events warrant. -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe(a)mediaservices.nasa.gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe(a)mediaservices.nasa.gov

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Atlantis is at the Pad
by Arthur Rowe 15 May '07

15 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Atlantis is at the Pad 5 MAY 07* Space Shuttle Atlantis sits on Launch Pad 39A Image above: Space Shuttle Atlantis, mounted on a mobile launch platform, rests on the hard stand of Launch Pad 39A after an early morning rollout. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html + View High-res Image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170421main_pad.jpe> *05.15.07 - 1:30 p.m. EDT* Space Shuttle Atlantis atop the crawler transporter made the slow journey to the launch pad this morning. The vehicle was 'hard down' at Launch Pad 39A at 11:47 a.m. after leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building at 5:04 a.m. EDT. There will be a flight readiness review held on May 30, 31 and a media event will be held afterwards to discuss the results of the meeting. *What is the flight readiness review? <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html>* *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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ISS SCHOOL CONTACT
by Arthur Rowe 15 May '07

15 May '07

Today I was able to hear Sunni Williams talking to the Barrhaven Public School located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the 1524 UTC pass. I was able to hear her reply to questions 10-22 and I enjoyed it very much. Arthur N1ORC

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ISS STATUS REPORT #07-26
by Arthur Rowe 15 May '07

15 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *International Space Station Status Report #07-26* *12:30 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, May 15, 2007* *Expedition 15 Crew* A spacecraft automatically docked to the International Space Station early Tuesday, delivering 2.5 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the residents on board. The ISS Progress 25 linked up to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 12:10 a.m. CDT Tuesday as the station sailed 208 miles above the Earth off the northeast coast of Australia. Within minutes, hooks and latches engaged between the two spacecraft to form a tight seal. The hatch to the supply ship will be opened overnight to enable its cargo to be unloaded. As the Progress approached for its docking, Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov stood by in Zvezda in case they needed to take over manual control of the linkup. The docking, under the guidance of the Kurs automatic rendezvous system, was smooth and uneventful. Flight Engineer Suni Williams monitored other station systems and photographed the Progress’ approach. The Kurs proximity antenna was retracted earlier than usual, at a distance of about 148 meters. This enabled Russian flight controllers to confirm it was functioning properly, since it failed to retract during the Progress 23 docking last October. In February, the Expedition 14 crew conducted a spacewalk to fix the problem. The unpiloted ship launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 10:25 p.m. CDT Friday for its three-day journey to the station. The Progress delivered more than 1,050 pounds of propellant, almost 100 pounds of air, more than 925 pounds of water and 3,042 pounds of dry cargo. 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 Friday, May 18, or earlier if events warrant. ###

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ISS PROGRESS 25 SUPPLY SHIP READY FOR LAUNCH
by Arthur Rowe 14 May '07

14 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Resupply Craft Set to Dock With Station Early Tuesday* ISS Progress 25 launch Image above: The ISS Progress 25 spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: NASA/Mark Bowman TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html A new Progress cargo craft is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station on Tuesday around 1:10 a.m. EDT. The ISS Progress 25, loaded with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water and other supplies and equipment, launched Friday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. On Monday, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov participated in one more practice session with the Toru telerobotically operated rendezvous system. The crew would use Toru to manually guide in the Progress 25 cargo craft for docking in the unlikely event its automated system encountered a problem. Live NASA TV coverage of the Progress docking begins at 12:30 a.m. + Watch NASA TV <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html> + Read about the Progress 25 launch <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…> Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, along with Yurchikhin and Kotov, delivered a special message on Sunday from the space station to Jamestown, Va., as part of the Jamestown Anniversary Weekend. NASA Administrator Mike Griffin introduced the space explorers to a crowd that included President George Bush and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine. + Read more about NASA and the Jamestown Anniversary Weekend <http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/everydaylife/jamestown2007.html> + View video <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://anon.nasa-global.edgesuite.net/anon.nasa-global/ccvideos/sts-116/win…')>

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ISS Status Report #07-25
by Arthur Rowe 12 May '07

12 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *International Space Station Status Report #07-25* *11 p.m. CDT Friday, May 11, 2007* *Expedition 15 Crew* A new cargo freighter launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station at 10:25 p.m. CDT Friday with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water and other supplies and equipment aboard. The ISS Progress 25 unpiloted cargo carrier is scheduled to dock with the station Tuesday at 12:10 a.m., bringing more than 1,050 pounds of propellant, almost 100 pounds of air, more than 925 pounds of water and 3,042 pounds of dry cargo -- a total of 5,125 pounds. NASA TV coverage of the docking will begin at 11:30 p.m. Monday The spacecraft will use the automated Kurs system to dock at the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module. Should human intervention be necessary, Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin will be at the manual TORU docking system controls. On Tuesday, Yurchikhin and flight engineers Suni Williams and Oleg Kotov tested communications between the station and the docked ISS Progress 24. On Wednesday, in recognition of the Russian holiday Victory Day, marking the end of World War II, the crew performed only necessary station activities. On Thursday, Kotov worked with a breathing experiment, while Williams and Yurchikhin spent about three hours replacing a frayed steel rope on a gyroscope on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System, or TVIS. The gyroscope is part of the system that keeps vibrations created by an exercising crew member from being transmitted to the rest of the station, where it could interfere with delicate experiments. Williams and Yurchikhin wrapped up the work on Friday. Additionally on Thursday, flight controllers tested the failed Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) 3. The test involved tilting the CMG in different directions at different speeds to determine what effect, if any, friction had on the movement. The 600-pound gyroscope itself, one of four that controls the station’s orientation in space, was not spun up. It will be replaced this summer during the STS-118 mission. 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 Tuesday, May 15, after the Progress 25 docking, or earlier if events warrant. -end-

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PROGRESS 25 LAUNCHED
by Arthur Rowe 12 May '07

12 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C#31468 A new Progress freighter launched to the International Space Station Friday at 11:25 p.m. EDT with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water and other supplies and equipment aboard. The station's 25th Progress unpiloted cargo carrier will bring to the orbiting laboratory more than 1,050 pounds of propellant, almost 100 pounds of air, more than 925 pounds of water and 3,042 pounds of dry cargo – a total of 5,125 pounds. + Read about the Progress 25 launch <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…> In preparation for the arrival of the cargo craft on Tuesday, the Expedition 15 crew spent some time Friday brushing up on training with the telerobotically operated rendezvous system they would use to manually guide in the Progress 25 cargo craft for docking in the unlikely event its automated system encountered a problem. On Sunday, May 13, Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, along with Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov, will deliver a special message from the space station to Jamestown, Va., as part of the Jamestown Anniversary Weekend. NASA Administrator Mike Griffin will introduce the space explorers to a crowd expected to include President George Bush and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine. + Read more about NASA and the Jamestown Anniversary Weekend <http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/everydaylife/jamestown2007.html>

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-12 02:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 11 May '07

11 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-12 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Barrhaven Public School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VA3MGY Tue 2007-05-15 15:22 UTC 47 deg (***) Simulcast on Echolink is planned. Streaming video is planned. Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School, Emmett, Idaho, direct via W7VT Wed 2007-05-16 18:52 UTC 57 deg Toyon Elementary, San Jose, California, direct via K6MFW Mon 2007-05-21 17:18 UTC 46 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 296. 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 2007-05-12 02:30 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 2007-05-09 19:00 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 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Atlantis is 'Go' for Rollout
by Arthur Rowe 11 May '07

11 May '07

SUBMITED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Atlantis is 'Go' for Rollout* Image above: In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, technicians are inspecting the sanding performed on Atlantis' external tank nose cone to repair hail damage caused by a late February storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller + View Hi-res Image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170421main_repairs.jpg> TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html *05.11.07 - 4:30 p.m. EDT* After Friday's rollout review meeting, NASA officials announced that repairs on the external tank on Space Shuttle Atlantis have been completed. The vehicle is scheduled to roll out to the launch pad on Wednesday, May 16 with first motion at 4 a.m. EDT. "The teams have done a phenomenal job of repairing this tank," said Bill Gerstenmaier, space operations associate administrator. "We've done a lot of extra reviews to make sure we didn't miss anything -- a lot of testing…to make sure things were done right and they've done a great job." Wayne Hale, Space Program manager gave a lot of credit to the hundreds of workers across the country who pulled together for the repair project. "We're really proud of what they have done…in an unexpected circumstance amidst all the other work they have to do," said Hale. John Chapman, manager of the external tank project pointed out that the tank will have a speckled appearance but it will not affect performance or safety. There will be a flight readiness review held on May 30, 31 and a media event will be held afterwards to discuss the results of the meeting.

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NASA TV BROADCASTS CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL TO SPACE STATION
by Arthur Rowe 11 May '07

11 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 May 11, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-53 NASA TV BROADCASTS CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL TO SPACE STATION HOUSTON - A cargo ship with more than two tons of supplies for the International Space Station will launch Friday night from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and flight engineers Oleg Kotov and Suni Williams will receive the shipment of food, fuel and supplies on Tuesday, May 15. NASA TV will not broadcast the launch of the unpiloted Progress 25 spacecraft but will broadcast its arrival at the International Space Station. NASA TV coverage will begin at 11:30 p.m. CDT, May 14. The Progress is scheduled to dock automatically to the Zvezda Service Module of the station at 12:10 a.m. For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 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 2007-05-11 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 10 May '07

10 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-11 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Barrhaven Public School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VA3MGY Tue 2007-05-15 15:27 UTC 47 deg Simulcast on Echolink is planned. Streaming video is planned. Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School, Emmett, Idaho, direct via W7VT Wed 2007-05-16 18:52 UTC 57 deg Toyon Elementary, San Jose, California, direct via K6MFW (***) Mon 2007-05-21 17:18 UTC 46 deg (***) Total number of ARISS school contacts is 296. 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 2007-05-11 03:00 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 2007-05-09 19:00 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 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Progress Rolls Out to Launch Pad
by Arthur Rowe 10 May '07

10 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Station Maintenance; Progress Rolls Out to Launch Pad* jsc2007e22715 -- The Progress 25 spacecraft rolls out to the launch padImage above: The Progress 25 spacecraft rolls out to its launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: NASA/Mark Bowman TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Aside from documenting her sleep patterns for an experiment each morning this week, Flight Engineer Sunita Williams performed maintenance on a station treadmill on Thursday. She also inventoried power adapters for several laptop computers. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin performed a periodic health test. Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov set up an experiment that studies respiration of crew members during long-duration missions. The Progress 25 cargo craft rolled out to its launch pad Thursday at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch is scheduled for 11:25 p.m. EDT Friday. Docking is set for Tuesday about 1:10 a.m. + Read about the Progress 25 launch <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…>

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Back to the Future - NASA Style
by Arthur Rowe 10 May '07

10 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 NASA News wrote: > May 10, 2007 > > Allard Beutel > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-4769 > > Lindsay Crouch > Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. > 757-864-3189 > > Kevin Crossett > Jamestown 2007, Wiliamsburg, Va. > 757-253-4534 > > > BACK TO THE FUTURE - NASA STYLE > > JAMESTOWN, Va. - What do Captain John Smith and Space Shuttle > Commander Rick Sturckow have in common? Or Pocahontas and NASA > astronaut Suni Williams? These explorers may be separated by 400 > years, but they share the same spirit of adventure and discovery. > > As an official partner with the Jamestown 2007 Commemoration > Commission, NASA will demonstrate this connection to the thousands of > visitors to Jamestown, Va., May 11 - 13 for America's Anniversary > Weekend. > > Sunday, May 13, will be a highlight of the weekend with a visit from > President George W. Bush. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin will > introduce a special message from the crew of the International Space > Station, which includes Williams, during the president's visit. > > NASA will debut an interactive exhibit that highlights the connections > between settlers in Virginia almost 400 years ago and NASA's plans to > explore space and establish a presence on other worlds. This exhibit > gives visitors the chance to make a personalized "Space Postcard;" be > photographed as an astronaut or settler; and win prizes for > participating in a NASA trivia game. > > America's long-term exploration policy, the Vision for Space > Exploration, is working to return humans to the moon and develop the > tools needed to further explore Earth, the moon, Mars and beyond. The > road to discovery, much like the path to Jamestown, involves > searching for water, accommodating human needs, developing new forms > of transportation and establishing a settlement or space colony. > These four themes will be demonstrated through interactive displays > and hands-on activities in the NASA exhibit. > > America's Anniversary Weekend is the national observance of the 400th > anniversary of the founding of Jamestown - the first permanent > English colony in America. The weekend will feature historical > interpretations, demonstrations, musical performances and educational > displays. > > In June, a little piece of history will hitch a ride on space shuttle > Atlantis during its next mission, targeted for launch on June 8. A > lead cargo tag, dating back to the 1600s, is tucked inside a box in > the shuttle's middeck. The tag is the only thing found in 13 years by > the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities > archeological digs at Jamestown Island that contains the word "Yames > Towne" on it. The tag's trip celebrates the link between explorers > past and present. > > For details on America's Anniversary Weekend, visit: > > http://www.Americas400thAnniversary.com > > For more information on NASA, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov > > > -end- > > > > > >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-09 19:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 May '07

09 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-09 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA Successful Wed 2007-05-09 14:44 UTC 49 deg (***) Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE Successful Wed 2007-05-09 15:06 UTC 58 deg (***) Barrhaven Public School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VA3MGY Tue 2007-05-15 15:27 UTC 47 deg Simulcast on Echolink is planned. Streaming video is planned. Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School, Emmett, Idaho, direct via W7VT (***) Wed 2007-05-16 18:52 UTC 57 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 296. (***) 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 2007-05-09 19:00 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 2007-05-09 19:00 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 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Progress to Launch to Space Station PART 2
by Arthur Rowe 09 May '07

09 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C 31468 Progress to Launch to Space Station 05.08.07 A new Progress freighter is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station at 11:25 p.m. EDT Friday, May 11, with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water and other supplies and equipment aboard. The station's 25th Progress unpiloted cargo carrier will bring to the orbiting laboratory more than 1,050 pounds of propellant, almost 100 pounds of air, more than 925 pounds of water and 3,042 pounds of dry cargo – a total of 5,125 pounds. Progress cargo spacecraftP25 will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It is scheduled to dock with the station Tuesday, May 15, at about 1:10 a.m. The spacecraft will use the automated Kurs system to dock at the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module. Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin will be at the manual Toru docking system controls, should his intervention become necessary. Expedition 15 crew members, Yurchikhin and flight engineers Sunita Williams and Oleg Kotov, will continue to use oxygen from the Progress 24 at the Pirs Docking Compartment. It is scheduled to remain there until mid-August. Once its cargo is unloaded, P25 will be filled with trash and station discards. It is scheduled to be undocked, deorbited and incinerated on re-entry on July 20. The Progress is similar in appearance and some design elements to the Soyuz spacecraft, which brings crew members to the station, serves as a lifeboat while they are there and returns them to Earth. The aft module, the instrumentation and propulsion module, is nearly identical. But the second of the three Progress sections is a refueling module, and the third, uppermost as the Progress sits on the launch pad, is a cargo module. On the Soyuz, the descent module, where the crew is seated on launch and which returns them to Earth, is the middle module and the third is called the orbital module.

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Read about the Progress 25 launch
by Arthur Rowe 09 May '07

09 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Cargo Craft Launches to Station on Friday* iss012e13575 -- A Progress cargo craft prepares to dock to the station Image above: A Progress resupply spacecraft approaches the International Space Station preparing to dock on Dec. 23, 2005. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html A Russian cargo craft, the ISS Progress 25, will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:25 p.m. EDT Friday. The unpiloted cargo carrier is delivering propellant, air, water and equipment to the International Space Station. Progress 25 is scheduled to dock at the station Tuesday about 1:10 a.m. + Read about the Progress 25 launch <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…> Wednesday, May 9, is “Victory Day” – a Russian holiday. In celebration of Russia's victory over Germany in World War II, the Expedition 15 crew members had an off-duty day. + 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> + View Expedition 14 landing images <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/exp14_landing_images.h…>

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-09 14:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 May '07

09 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-09 14:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA Wed 2007-05-09 14:44 UTC 49 deg (***) Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE Wed 2007-05-09 15:06 UTC 58 deg (***) Barrhaven Public School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VA3MGY Tue 2007-05-15 15:27 UTC 47 deg Simulcast on Echolink is planned. Streaming video is planned. Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School, Emmett, Idaho, direct via TBD Wed 2007-05-16 18:52 UTC 57 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 294. 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 2007-05-07 17:30 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 2007-05-07 17:30 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… tf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf ***************************************************************************** There has been a rumor that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. ***************************************************************************** Expedition 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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ISS equipment for VHF and UHF
by Thomas McGrane 08 May '07

08 May '07

Greetings to the group First, a million thanks to all who make ISS amateur radio possible. I am grateful Pardon the idea, but how about sending up a less complicated dual band VHF/UHF rig to replace the D700 instead of going to all the trouble of sending up bandaids and software. The D700 has had a long useful life and replacement may not be a bad idea. The old ericsson equipment and original TNC could be used for packet digipeating. I use a yaesu FT-8800 dual band VHF/UHF rig that doesnt require a computer to program, just the front panel buttons. It is also capable of cross-band operation and has selectable wide or narrow FM. The wide FM transmission might be easier to recieve on the ground. I chose this rig carefully before buying for satellite operation. Food for thought, 73, pat

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ISS SECOND WEEK CONTINUES
by Arthur Rowe 08 May '07

08 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Science and Maintenance Continue During Second Week of Expedition 15* - MAY 8TH, 2007 Marking the second week working together, the Expedition 15 crew wrapped up a week of various maintenance tasks, science experiments and preparations for the May 15 arrival of the Progress 25 supply ship. The week included work on a wide array of science experiments. Flight engineer Suni Williams completed the fifth run of the Elastic Memory Composite Hinge experiment which studies the performance of a new hinge composite in space. Williams also did a test run of a handheld device for rapid detection of biological and chemical substances on board the station. This study is meant to provide an early warning system to protect the health and safety of station crew members. Williams also completed annual re-certification of the Microgravity Science Glovebox and performed a checkout of the cardiac defibrillator. + Status report <http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/may/HQ_SS0724_station_status.html> + Status reports archive <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/news/station_status_search_agent_…> + Weekly research overview <http://exploration.nasa.gov/programs/station/index.html> + Expedition 15 overview <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…>

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Queen Elizabeth II Visits NASA, Meets Station Crew
by Arthur Rowe 08 May '07

08 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Queen Elizabeth II Visits NASA, Meets Station Crew* Image above: Queen Elizabeth II, right, talks to the International Space Station crew along with NASA Astronaut Michael Foale, center, and NASA Administrator Michael Griffin from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center‘s Operational Control Room, Tuesday, May 8, 2007, in Greenbelt, Md. NASA Goddard was one of the last stops on the Queen's six-day visit to the United States. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Queen Elizabeth II visited NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., Tuesday morning. NASA astronaut Michael Foale and NASA Administrator Mike Griffin hosted the queen and introduced her to the Expedition 15 crew members as they orbited the Earth. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and flight engineers Oleg Kotov and Suni Williams greeted Queen Elizabeth from the International Space Station. The crew members each spoke briefly to the queen describing life on the space station and the importance of human space flight.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-08 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 May '07

08 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-08 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC 49 deg Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE Wed 2007-05-09 14:58 UTC 58 deg Barrhaven Public School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VA3MGY Tue 2007-05-15 15:27 UTC 47 deg Simulcast on Echolink is planned. (***) Streaming video is planned. (***) Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School, Emmett, Idaho, direct via TBD Wed 2007-05-16 18:52 UTC 57 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 294. 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 2007-05-07 17:30 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 2007-05-07 17:30 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… tf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf ***************************************************************************** There has been a rumor that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. ***************************************************************************** Expedition 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Space Day 2007
by Robert McGwier 08 May '07

08 May '07

http://n4hy.smugmug.com/gallery/2819832#150794625 The crowd was large, enthusiastic, and makes you wonder what in the HECK is the matter with politicians not understanding that this interest in space is NOT limited to people who are old enough to remember who Neil Armstrong is. They are not lily white. They are not exclusively American. They are "every man" or "every person" is you insist. The young man in this photo had a great time talking to Sunny Williams (as did the others in the photos) and the T Shirt you see him wearing while standing with his beaming family was his winning design in the T shirt contest. The parents were jumping up and down clapping, crying their eyes out, and in general, just beside themselves with emotion watching their kids talk to Sunny. I understand why Rick can't even begin telling the story without breaking up. http://n4hy.smugmug.com/gallery/2819832#150818569 Thank you Frank and Sarex team for letting me hang out with you while you did this. Bob N4HY -- AMSAT Director and VP Engineering. Member: ARRL, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. ARRL SDR WG Chair "If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up." Hunter S. Thompson

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Crew Focuses on Maintenance
by Arthur Rowe 07 May '07

07 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Focuses on Maintenance, Experiments and Fitness May5, 2007* ISS015-E-05640 --- Sunita Williams works with the Lab-on-a-Chip Application Development-Portable Test System experimentImage above: Sunita Williams, Expedition 15 flight engineer, works with the Lab-on-a-Chip Application Development-Portable Test System (LOCAD-PTS) experiment. LOCAD-PTS is a handheld device for rapid detection of biological and chemical substances onboard the station. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Expedition 15 is busy at work inside the International Space Station. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov have been measuring their calf volume and body mass. They have also been counteracting the effects of microgravity with preventive health maintenance fitness tests on a stationary cycle ergometer. They will continue these tests on a treadmill Tuesday. The cosmonauts also worked inside the Progress cargo craft dismantling gear for return to Earth on the space shuttle. Flight Engineer Suni Williams activated and conducted operations on an Air Force Research Laboratory Experiment that is studying elastic memory technology. She also gathered air samples for bacterial and fungal analysis. In the Zvezda service module Williams performed routine maintenance of the Russian environmental control and life support system. + 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> + View Expedition 14 landing images <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/exp14_landing_images.h…>

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ARISS event - Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, Wednesday (May 09) 15:06 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 07 May '07

07 May '07

An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal on 09 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:06 UTC. The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and CT6ESE. The contact should be audible in western portions 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. The Estarreja Secondary School is one of the largest in Central Portugal with 1200 students and 57 classes that range from the scientific areas of IT, Mechanics, Electronics and Robotics Engineering, to Chemistry and Biology. The school also has a tradition in the teaching of foreign languages with departments of English, German, French and Spanish. There are classes from the 7th to the 12th grade (pre-university) and the school issues European Union Level 4 professional qualifications in the Engineering classes. The school also hosts an Aveiro University branch with a class of 20 students from Electronics and Automation Engineering. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What do you have to do to become an astronaut? 2. What do you feel during the lift-off and the trip to the ISS? 3. What is the sensation of being in orbit? 4. What kind of experiments are you doing right now? 5. How is it like to experience a zero-gravity environment? 6. What limitations do you have while you are in Space? 7. Have you done any EVA during this mission? If yes, for what purpose? 8. How do you spend your spare time? 9. How many astronauts are on-board right now? 10. What radio and antenna equipment are you using to communicate with us right now? 11. Have you faced any problem that could endanger your mission? 12. How is it like to have visitors on-board with you and how do they react to life on-board the ISS? 13. How do you get protected from solar flares and radiation? What is the temperature inside the ISS? 14. When you come back to Earth, do you feel like you have to relearn how to live here? 15. Is there something that you really miss from Earth? 16. What would you say to a little kid who wants to become an astronaut? 17. What is the sensation when you are looking down to Earth? 18. What are the dangers while you are in Space? 19. If traveling throughout the Universe were possible, would you offer yourself to go there? 20. In your opinion, where do humans and the life on Earth come from? Do you believe in life somewhere in the infinity of the Universe? 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): Barrhaven Public School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VA3MGY Tue 2007-05-15 15:27 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 2007-05-07 17:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 07 May '07

07 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-07 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: SRJC Day Under the Oaks, Santa Rosa, California USA direct via W6SRJ SuccessfulSun 2007-05-06 16:48 UTC 68 deg (***) Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC 49 deg Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE Wed 2007-05-09 14:58 UTC 58 deg Barrhaven Public School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VA3MGY Tue 2007-05-15 15:27 UTC 47 deg Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School, Emmett, Idaho, direct via TBD Wed 2007-05-16 18:52 UTC 57 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 294. (***) 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 2007-05-07 17:30 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 2007-05-07 17:30 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… tf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf ***************************************************************************** There has been a rumor that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. ***************************************************************************** Expedition 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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ISS D700 condition
by Patrick McGrane 06 May '07

06 May '07

Greetings to the group I have a question beyond the current state of the D700 Programming; Can the radio be set manually to communicate beyond school contacts? In essence, can it be set to run either cross-band repeat or packet without a reprogramming with a laptop? It doesnt make sense for the radio to be off between school contacts. On another note, we lost wally shira this week at the age of 86 from natural causes. We should all have such a great life. Regards to nasa Thanks for information, pat n2oeq

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-05 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 05 May '07

05 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-05 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liceo Scientifico Statale “Lorenzo Respighi”, Piacenza Italy, direct via IZ4JSC Successful Sat 2007-05-05 10:24 UTC 37 deg (***) Erweiterte Realschule, Weiskirchen D-66709, Germany, direct via DL0ERW Successful Sat 2007-05-05 13:34 UTC 78 deg (***) Space Day 2007, National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C., USA, telebridge via W6SRJ Successful Sat 2007-05-05 18:01 UTC 34 deg (***) SRJC Day Under the Oaks, Santa Rosa, California USA direct via W6SRJ (***) Sun 2007-05-06 16:48 UTC 68 deg (***) Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC 49 deg Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE Wed 2007-05-09 14:58 UTC 58 deg Barrhaven Public School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VA3MGY Tue 2007-05-15 15:27 UTC 47 deg Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School, Emmett, Idaho, direct via TBD Wed 2007-05-16 18:52 UTC 57 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 293. (***) 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 2007-05-05 23:00 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 2007-05-05 23:00 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 14/15 on orbit: Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Expedition 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Expedition 15 future: Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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iSS Status Report: SS07-24
by Arthur Rowe 05 May '07

05 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 : > May 4, 2007 > > Katherine Trinidad > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-3749 > > John Ira Petty > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > > STATUS REPORT: SS07-24 > > INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS07-24 > > HOUSTON - Marking the second week working together, the Expedition 15 > crew wrapped up a week of various maintenance tasks, science > experiments and preparations for the May 15 arrival of the Progress > 25 supply ship. > > To prepare for the new unpiloted cargo carrier's arrival, the > currently docked Progress' engines were used to reboost the station > Saturday. The move increases the number of rendezvous opportunities > for the STS-117 space shuttle mission targeted for next month. > Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and flight engineers Oleg > Kotov and Suni Williams also removed the docking mechanism from the > Progress 24 for later use. > > The week included work on a wide array of science experiments. > Williams completed the fifth run of the Elastic Memory Composite > Hinge experiment. The experiment studies the performance of a new > hinge composite in space. > > Williams also did a test run of a handheld device for rapid detection > of biological and chemical substances on board the station. This > study is meant to provide an early warning system to protect the > health and safety of station crew members. Williams also completed > annual re-certification of the Microgravity Science Glovebox and > performed a checkout of the cardiac defibrillator. > > Kotov did maintenance work in the Zarya module and tested the circuits > of a temperature sensor on one of the batteries. He also conducted > the periodic collection of air readings in the station with the > Russian Real-Time Harmful Contaminant Gas Analyzer system. > > Other hardware and maintenance tasks included the replacement of a > Common Cabin Air Analyzer, sound level monitoring in the Russian > Service Module and in the U.S. Destiny Laboratory, and charging U.S. > spacesuits batteries. > > Crew members wrapped up the week replacing a heat exchanger in the > Zvezda Service Module. They also swapped out computers used in the > U.S. lab racks. > > The weekend will consist of mostly off-duty time with routine > housekeeping, family conferences and a HAM radio session. > > For more about the crew's activities and station sighting > opportunities, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > > -end- > > > > > >

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2 Line ISS Keps 5-5
by Dave Larsen PhD 04 May '07

04 May '07

ISS 1 25544U 98067A 07124.68270509 .00017885 00000-0 10856-3 0 1434 2 25544 051.6339 328.6632 0010664 143.6648 302.9204 15.77550218483903

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-04 22:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 May '07

04 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-04 22:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liceo Scientifico Statale “Lorenzo Respighi”, Piacenza Italy, direct via IZ4JSC Sat 2007-05-05 10:24 UTC 37 deg Erweiterte Realschule, Weiskirchen D-66709, Germany, direct via DL0ERW Sat 2007-05-05 13:34 UTC 78 deg Space Day 2007, National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C., USA, telebridge via W6SRJ Sat 2007-05-05 18:01 UTC 34 deg Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC 49 deg Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE Wed 2007-05-09 14:58 UTC 58 deg Barrhaven Public School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VA3MGY (***) Tue 2007-05-15 15:27 UTC 47 deg (***) Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School, Emmett, Idaho, direct via TBD (***) Wed 2007-05-16 18:52 UTC 57 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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Crew Completes a Week of Experiments and Maintenance
by Arthur Rowe 04 May '07

04 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Completes a Week of Experiments and Maintenance* Image above: Sunita Williams, Expedition 15 flight engineer, works with the Lab-on-a-Chip Application Development-Portable Test System (LOCAD-PTS) experiment. LOCAD-PTS is a handheld device for rapid detection of biological and chemical substances onboard the station. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Expedition 15 crew members replaced a heat exchanger on Friday in the Zvezda Service Module. They also swapped out computers in the U.S. lab. Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov finished the repair of the Russian air conditioner that began a few days ago. Flight Engineer Sunita Williams completed the discharge process on the second of two sets of spacesuit batteries. The batteries will be required for the STS-117 spacewalks. To prepare for the arrival of the unpiloted cargo carrier, ISS Progress 25, the station was reboosted by the Progress 24’s engines April 28. Transfers of cargo continue from the Progress 24 craft to the station. Progress 25 is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan May 11. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Kotov again had an hour each allocated for station familiarization and adaptation to help in adjusting to their new surroundings and activities. + 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> + View Expedition 14 landing images <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/exp14_landing_images.h…>

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ISS STATUS REPORT #07-24
by Arthur Rowe 04 May '07

04 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *International Space Station Status Report #07-24* *3 p.m. CDT Friday, May 4, 2007* *Expedition 15 Crew* Marking the second week working together, the Expedition 15 crew wrapped up various maintenance tasks, science experiments and preparations for the May 15 arrival of the Progress 25 supply ship. To prepare for the new unpiloted cargo carrier's arrival, the currently docked Progress' engines were used to reboost the station Saturday. The move also increases the number of rendezvous opportunities for the STS-117 space shuttle mission targeted for next month. Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and flight engineers Oleg Kotov and Suni Williams also removed the docking mechanism from the Progress 24 for later use. The week included work on a wide array of science experiments. Williams completed the fifth run of the Elastic Memory Composite Hinge experiment. The experiment studies the performance of a new hinge composite in space. Williams also did a test run of a handheld device for rapid detection of biological and chemical substances on board the station. This study is meant to provide an early warning system to protect the health and safety of station crew members. Williams also completed annual re-certification of the Microgravity Science Glovebox and performed a checkout of the cardiac defibrillator. Kotov did maintenance work in the Zarya module and tested the circuits of a temperature sensor on one of the batteries. He also conducted the periodic collection of air readings in the station with the Russian Real-Time Harmful Contaminant Gas Analyzer system. Other hardware and maintenance tasks included the replacement of a Common Cabin Air Analyzer, sound level monitoring in the Russian Service Module and in the U.S. Destiny Laboratory, and charging U.S. spacesuits batteries. Crew members wrapped up the week replacing a heat exchanger in the Zvezda Service Module. They also swapped out computers used in the U.S. lab racks. The weekend will consist of mostly off-duty time with routine housekeeping, family conferences and a HAM radio session. 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 Friday, May 11, or earlier if events warrant. ### NASA OFFERS RESOURCES FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH II VISIT TO GODDARD GREENBELT, Md. - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, will visit NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on Tuesday, May 8. Goddard is home to the largest organization of scientists and engineers in the United States dedicated to learning and sharing knowledge of the Earth, sun, solar system and universe. The main Web site for information updates and images as they become available: http://www.nasa.gov/goddard Live television coverage highlights will include a call to crew aboard International Space Station, a welcoming event with NASA employees and a tree planting ceremony at Goddard's visitor center. NASA TV will air live coverage from approximately 10 a.m. - Noon EDT. Video of the visit will run on the NASA TV media channel (#103) at Noon, 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. NASA Television information and real-time schedule updates will be available at: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv NASA Television is carried on an MPEG-2 digital signal accessed via satellite AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical polarization. A Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) - compliant Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) with modulation of QPSK/DBV, data rate of 36.86 and FEC of 3/4 is needed for reception. NASA TV Multichannel Broadcast includes Public Services Channel (#101), the Education Channel (#102) and the Media Services Channel (#103). -end-

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-04 17:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 May '07

04 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-04 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liceo Scientifico Statale “Lorenzo Respighi”, Piacenza Italy, direct via IZ4JSC Sat 2007-05-05 10:24 UTC 37 deg Erweiterte Realschule, Weiskirchen D-66709, Germany, direct via DL0ERW Sat 2007-05-05 13:34 UTC 78 deg Space Day 2007, National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C., USA, telebridge via W6SRJ Sat 2007-05-05 18:01 UTC 34 deg SRJC Day Under the Oaks, Santa Rosa, California USA direct via W6SRJ (***) Sun 2007-05-06 16:48 UTC 68 deg (***) Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC 49 deg Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE 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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ARISS event -Space Day at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Washington D.C., USA, Saturday (May 05) 18:01 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 04 May '07

04 May '07

An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum's Space Day on 05 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:01 UTC. The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible in western 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. Space Day 2007 will be another action-packed day of astronaut appearances, hands-on activities, book signings, tours, and special stories for children, all surrounded by the world's most famous space artifacts. Especially exciting will be a sneak peek at the much-anticipated successor to the space shuttle, the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle. This Lockheed Martin-designed spacecraft of the future will be on view in the shadow of one of the most historic spacecraft of the past - the Apollo 11 command module, Columbia. Have a blast learning how you can build your own model rocket with the Northern Virginia Association of Rocketry. The group will bring their own home-built rockets for you to see and lots of information on building a flyable rocket. Local robotics teams will show off their latest creations with a robot petting zoo. The teams will demonstrate their expertise in building and running robots for competition. Participating organizations include Lockheed Martin, NASA, and AMSAT-Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. Participants will ask as many of questions as time allows. Due to the live nature of this event, no advance copies of the questions are available 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): Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA, Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE, Wed 2007-05-09 14:58 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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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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Veteran Astronaut Walter Schirra Dies
by Arthur Rowe 03 May '07

03 May '07

NASA News wrote: > May 3, 2007 > > David Mould > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-1898 > > RELEASE: 07-100 > > VETERAN ASTRONAUT WALTER SCHIRRA DIES > > LA JOLLA, Calif. - Pioneering astronaut Walter "Wally" Schirra, the > only man who flew in all three of America's first human space > projects - Mercury, Gemini and Apollo - died Wednesday night. He was > 84. Schirra's family reported he died of natural causes. > > Schirra was one of America's original seven astronauts, selected in > 1959, and was commander of the first crew to fly into space aboard an > Apollo capsule, Apollo 7, following the tragic launchpad fire that > claimed the lives of the crew of Apollo 1. > > "With the passing of Wally Schirra, we at NASA note with sorrow the > loss of yet another of the pioneers of human spaceflight," NASA > Administrator Michael Griffin said. "As a Mercury astronaut, Wally > was a member of the first group of astronauts to be selected, often > referred to as the Original Seven." > > Schirra's first space flight was piloting the fifth Mercury mission on > Oct. 3, 1962, orbiting Earth six times in 9 hours and 13 minutes. > During the flight he took hundreds of photos of Earth and space > phenomena. Schirra's capsule, Sigma 7, splashed down only 5 miles > from the recovery carrier. > > As commander of Gemini 6-A, which launched on Dec. 15, 1965, Schirra > flew with astronaut Tom Stafford on a mission that included the first > rendezvous of two manned, maneuverable spacecraft. Gemini 6-A and > Gemini 7 flew in formation for five hours, as close as one foot to > one another. > > During his 11-day Apollo 7 flight, which began Oct. 11, 1968, he and > fellow crewmembers Walt Cunningham and Donn Eisele tested the Apollo > systems and proved Apollo was ready to take astronauts to the moon. > > "We shared a common dream to test the limits of man's imagination and > daring," Schirra wrote of America's early astronauts. "Those early > pioneering flights of Mercury, the performances of Gemini and the > trips to the moon established us once and for all as what I like to > call a spacefaring nation. Like England, Spain and Portugal crossing > the seas in search of their nations' greatness, so we reached for the > skies and ennobled our nation." > > Schirra retired from the Navy as a captain and from NASA in 1969 and > became a commentator with CBS News. His enthusiasm and knowledge of > the space program coupled with his charismatic on-the-air presence > made him an even more widely known national and international figure. > > > He complemented CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite and the two became a > powerful space-coverage team. Schirra worked for CBS from 1969 to > 1975. He also engaged in a range of business activities and in 1979 > formed his own consultant company, Schirra Enterprises. > > Walter M. Schirra, Jr., was born in Hackensack, N.J., on March 12, > 1923. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1945, and from > Naval Flight Training at Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla., in 1947. > After service as a carrier-based fighter pilot and operations > officer, he attended the Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, > Md. During the Korean War he flew F-86 Sabres under an exchange > program with the Air Force. > > Schirra was chosen as one of the original "Mercury Seven" from among > 110 selected test pilots from the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps > after exhaustive physical and psychological examinations. > > Known for lively storytelling and practical jokes, one of his > best-known anecdotes from astronaut training came when he and the > others were continually being examined and subjected to demands for > samples of body fluids. When one nurse insisted he provide a urine > sample, Schirra reportedly filled a 5-gallon jug with warm water, > detergent and iodine and left it on her desk. > > "Levity makes life a lot easier," he once told a Houston reporter. > > Griffin noted that "It was impossible to know Wally, even to meet him, > without realizing at once that he was a man who relished the lighter > side of life, the puns and jokes and pranks that can enliven a > gathering. But this was a distraction from the true nature of the > man. His record as a pioneering space pilot shows the real stuff of > which he was made. We who have inherited today's space program will > always be in his debt." > > The Mercury Seven trained initially at NASA's Langley Research Center > in Hampton, Va. In 1961 they moved to the newly established Manned > Spacecraft Center (now the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center) near > Houston. > > Schirra's Sigma 7 mission was called "the perfect flight" by space > reporter and author Howard Benedict. After Schirra's splashdown near > the carrier USS Kearsarge near Midway Island in the Pacific, he > pronounced himself "healthy as a bear" and "happy as a lark." > > Schirra's Gemini flight with Stafford was something of an > improvisation. They had been scheduled to rendezvous in orbit with an > unmanned Agena to be launched 90 minutes before the Gemini liftoff. > But six minutes after the Atlas-Agena left the pad it exploded, and > the Gemini 6-A launch was postponed. > > Eventually it was decided to use Gemini 7 as a rendezvous target for > Gemini 6-A. Both were to be launched from Pad 19 at Cape Canaveral, > so a record turnaround of the launch pad was necessary. Working > around the clock, crews got the pad ready in just eight days after > the Gemini 7 liftoff. > > The Gemini 6-A countdown reached zero on Dec. 12, 1965, and the rocket > engines ignited - then shut down. The two astronauts had to wait > almost half an hour atop the fueled rocket before getting out of the > capsule. The problem turned out to be minor, the failure of an > electrical connection. > > Three days later, Gemini 6-A was launched without a hitch. The mission > proved the spacecraft could be readily maneuvered. It was an > encouraging development in the race to reach the moon. > > By the launch of Apollo 7 in October 1968, the moon landing seemed to > be coming within reach. The success of the flight proved that it was. > Accomplishments of the mission commanded by Schirra resulted in the > next flight, Apollo 8, being sent around the moon. > > Apollo 7 had not been all smooth sailing. All three astronauts had > colds. Schirra was occasionally firm in rejecting requests from the > ground to insert additional events in the already-crowded flight > plan. > > "Television will be delayed, without any further discussion, until > after the rendezvous" (with a spent rocket stage), he said. He > subsequently was even more critical of efforts to add events to the > flight plan. Eventually the almost daily television transmissions > from Apollo 7 became popular mainstays of the mission coverage. > Schirra subsequently apologized for the tone of some of his > criticisms, though not for their content. > > After leaving NASA, he participated in a number of television > presentations and films, and served as national spokesman for several > organizations and companies. He also held numerous directorships for > a variety of businesses, in addition to his consulting work. He also > wrote two books, "We Seven" published in 1960 and "Schirra's Space" > published in 1988. > > Schirra's military awards included the Navy Distinguished Service > Medal, three Distinguished Flying Crosses, three Air Medals, two NASA > Distinguished Service Medals, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal and > the Philippines Legion of Honor. > > He was awarded honorary doctorates by several institutions of higher > learning. > > He was active in a number of organizations. He was on the Advisory > Committee of the Oceans Foundations, the Advisory Board/Council of > U.S. National Parks, the Advisory Board of International "Up With > People" and was a founding member and director of the Mercury Seven > Foundation. > > He also was a director of the San Diego Aerospace Museum, a trustee of > the Scripps Aquarium, and a member of the International Council of > the Salk Institute. > > Schirra lived in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Survivors include his wife > Josephine, his daughter Suzanne and son Walter Schirra III. > > Images and video from Schirra's years with NASA can be seen at: > > http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/features/walter_schirra.html > > > -end- > > > > To subscribe to the list, send a message to: > hqnews-subscribe(a)mediaservices.nasa.gov > To remove your address from the list, send a message to: > hqnews-unsubscribe(a)mediaservices.nasa.gov > >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-03 02:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 May '07

02 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-03 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liceo Scientifico Statale “Lorenzo Respighi”, Piacenza Italy, direct via IZ4JSC (***) Sat 2007-05-05 10:24 UTC 37 deg Erweiterte Realschule, Weiskirchen D-66709, Germany, direct via DL0ERW (***) Sat 2007-05-05 13:34 UTC 78 deg Space Day 2007, National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C., USA, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Sat 2007-05-05 18:01 UTC 34 deg (***) Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC 49 deg Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE 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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Crew Conducts Medical Proficiency Training - 5/2/07
by Arthur Rowe 02 May '07

02 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Conducts Medical Proficiency Training* Flight engineers Oleg Kotov and Sunita Williams performed the Crew Health Care Systems/Crew Medical Officer on-board training drill, a 30-minute video and audio refresher course to hone their skills in emergency medical operations. Wednesday's proficiency drill was guided by a number of training videos and concluded with a self-assessment questionnaire. The training focused on skills and techniques required for eye treatment, medication administration, and treating fractures and dislocations. ISS015-E-05649 --- Sunita Williams works with the Lab-on-a-Chip Application Development-Portable Test System experiment Image to right: Sunita Williams works with the Lab-on-a-Chip Application Development-Portable Test System experiment. Image credit: NASA - TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Williams also conducted the periodic two-hour acoustic survey of noise level measurements in the station's interior, while Kotov continued maintenance work on a failed air conditioner. Williams continued work on the spacesuit batteries by ending the discharge process on the first of two sets, which began on April 30. She then started the procedure on the second set. The batteries will be required for the STS-117 spacewalks. The periodic maintenance consists of fully discharging and then recharging the storage units to prolong their useful life. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Kotov again had an hour each allocated for station familiarization and adaptation to help in adjusting to their new surroundings and activities. + 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…> + View Crew's Daily Timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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Re: Future ISS amateur radio modes
by George Henry 02 May '07

02 May '07

-----Original Message----- >From: "Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR]" <kenneth.g.ransom(a)nasa.gov> >Sent: May 2, 2007 1:20 PM >To: sarex(a)AMSAT.Org >Subject: [sarex] Re: Future ISS amateur radio modes > [snip] > >Another difference is that the ISS is setup more like a club station >than a satellite. Future enhancements could convert it into a more >satellite-ish operation but we have a lot of those orbiting already. > >Kenneth - N5VHO > Yeah, but none with a 15-watt downlink!!!! George, KA3HSW

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Re: Future ISS amateur radio modes, Marex
by richard＠g3rwl.demon.co.uk 02 May '07

02 May '07

Miles wrote: > The PL tone suggestion just needs to be tested to get a realist feel on what to expect. We have had issues in the past, with putting stuff in space that was not properly tested end to end. You can't do a real test until something in orbit sends a PL tone ... but theres another, related, effect which someone might be able to check. On a spaceborne 9k6 packet signal someone could observe the extracted 9k6 clock signals and see what happens to them; there will be a doppler-related drift in the clock frequency. Certainly when I was QRV on 9k6 pacsats I saw this (albeit small) effect. > Packet is affected by Doppler when it begins to get above 2.0 kHz. The amount of error is also dependent on the Signal level at the receiver. The issue here is received signal distortion caused by being off-tune. It is not the same effect as doppler 73 Richard G3RWL

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FW: ARISS event -Erweiterte Realschule Weiskirchen, Germany, Saturday (May 05) 13:39 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 02 May '07

02 May '07

An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Erweiterte Realschule Weiskirchen, Germany on 05 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:39 UTC. The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and DN1ERW. 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. ERS Weiskirchen is a general education school where the pupils can achieve a standard and secondary graduation. The school participates as one of 11 pilot schools from the federal states Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz and Hessen in the project "Innovative all-day school". As special example concerning the project, the school has successfully performed the launch of a balloon to the stratosphere in cooperation with the radio club "DARC Ortsverbandes Wadern, Q21". Following this contact with radio technology, a core-team of interested pupils has been formed. With the support of radio amateurs, a radio station has been set up and a radio club has been founded. Several students have passed examinations and are now amateur radio licensees, operating with their own callsign. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What subjects do you need to have studied to become an astronaut? 2. How long did you need to prepare yourself for the flight? 3. What amateur radio equipment is there on the ISS? 4. Can the radio apparatus be kept on continuous operation or would that use up too much energy? 5. Besides the Earth, can you see other planets with the naked eye from the ISS? 6. Is it possible to recognize buildings on Earth from the ISS? 7. There are often wildfires on Earth. Could you see any of them from the ISS? 8. How many sunrises and sunsets can you see as you orbit the Earth and how do you manage your own waking and sleeping patterns? 9. How do you utilize your free time on board? 10. Do you snore more or less in weightlessness of Space than you do on Earth? 11. Are you repelled backwards when you sneeze in Space? 12. How did you feel during the shuttle launch? 13. When did you last take a shower? 14. What are your expectations of your stay in Space and is there anything that you would particularly wish to achieve? 15. Does your seat belt have to be fastened whilst you are sleeping? 16. Do you need be physically fit to become an astronaut? 17. If someone falls ill aboard the ISS, how can they receive help? 18. How did you feel during the shuttle launch? 19. Do you need to do special exercise to improve muscle strength before you return to Earth? 20. What do you eat aboard the ISS and how do you overcome the difficulties of eating in a weightless environment? 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): Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA, Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE, Wed 2007-05-09 14:58 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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ARISS event - Liceo Scientifico Statale "Lorenzo Respighi", Piacenza, Italy, Saturday (May 05) 10:29 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 02 May '07

02 May '07

An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Liceo Scientifico Statale "Lorenzo Respighi", Piacenza, Italy on 05 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:29 UTC. The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and IK4MED. 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. Natural sciences, foreign languages, music and computer science are the main subjects of the high school "Liceo Scientifico Statale Lorenzo Respighi" in Piacenza. At present about 1076 students aged 14 to 19 attend the school. Piacenza is located about 60 km southeast of Milan and lies on the right bank of the biggest Italian river Po. It was founded 218 B.C. by 6,000 Roman veterans. The University of Piacenza is an important element of the city's economy. The high school is in possession of the first Italian educative license issued by the Ministry of Telecommunication. The students are legally entitled to use the amateur radio school station in the presence of a licensed operator. Students participating in the ARISS contact were involved in different scientific projects such as the universal gravitation law, the experiments in absence of gravity and, of course, the International Space Station. Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Do you have to do any particular manoeuvres with the ISS or with the vehicle that brings you up there? 2. What kind of experiments and research do you do in the ISS? 3. Why is it important to do experiments and research in the ISS rather than in any lab on Earth? 4. What happens if you fall ill during your mission and how can you get medical treatment? 5. Is the air inside the ISS similar to the air on Earth and how long can you survive if you have problems with pressurization inside the ISS? 6. How long does it take to get used to zero gravity and how do you move without gravity? 7. Does the absence of gravity have any effect on your body? 8. How can you sleep without gravity? 9. In case of a breakdown are you able to repair the broken part of any kind of equipment? 10. Do you have any private space inside the ISS? 11. What's your conception of time when you are in space? 12. When will be completed the assembly of the ISS and what vehicles carry all the materials needed on board the ISS? 13. How do you organize the day on board the ISS and how do you spend your spare time? 14. What is the distance between Earth and the ISS and for what reason the ISS stays in that orbit? 15. Would you like to go on a mission to Mars? 16. Have you ever had any emergencies on board the ISS? 17. Did you have to do any psychological tests before leaving for space? 18. What is the temperature inside the ISS and does it change if the ISS is in sunlight or in shadow? 19. How long do you have to train for a space mission and how do you train? 20. Do you believe that old space vehicles like the Shuttle or the Soyuz will soon be replaced by more modern ones? 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): Erweiterte Realschule, Weiskirchen D-66709, Germany, direct via DN1ERW, Sat 2007-05-05 13:39 UTC Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA, Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE, Wed 2007-05-09 14:58 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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ISS amateur radio Mode
by Patrick McGrane 02 May '07

02 May '07

Greetings from patrick n2oeq Regarding my previous email about future modes, it seems every time I bring up a request or express an opinion, the packet crowd takes particular offense to my comments and reacts in an overly protective manner. To the ham in Maricopper county, youve had almost exclusive use of the iss gear for packet for quite a few years so dont be so upset about my request for crossband repeat. Sorry to ruffle feathers but I prefer to talk to humans instead of playing with computers. Without the ability to exchange mail with the crew, I'm uninterested. Concerning the idea of using a subaudible tone, I thought that was constructive but what I am trying to do is appeal for a mode change. To bob; the frequency idea was also constructive but I'm sure you wish to maintain control of the D700. Arent years enough? In my opinion , its time for a change or shared usage. I assure everyone I'm not stupid; I realize the crew is busy so quite throwing that at me. What I am asking for is the use of cross-band repeat with the D700. Then we could talk to each other on the ground and like the past, maybe the crew will be listening and get on and say hello. I'm making a request, not a demand, so spare me the heated replies. On a social note, I believe amateur radio on the ISS is a great opportunity to promote world friendship. On a political note; Making war is easy, making peace is hard. Thats why I support ARISS. Thanks for your comments but dont take it personally. 73, pat

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ARRL Foundation provides second donation to ARISS Columbus project
by Thomas Frey 02 May '07

02 May '07

ARRL Foundation provides second donation to ARISS Columbus project http://www.arrl.org/?artid=7423 Mit freundlichen Grüssen, Regards, 73 Thomas Frey, HB9SKA ______________________________________________________________________ Thomas Frey, Holzgasse 2, CH-5242 Birr, Tel. + Fax: 056 444 93 41 http://home.datacomm.ch/th.frey/ Packet Radio (AX.25): HB9SKA @ HB9PD.CHE.EU

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Expedition 15 Crew Busy With Station Maintenance Tasks
by Arthur Rowe 01 May '07

01 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Expedition 15 Crew Busy With Station Maintenance Tasks Flight Engineer Sunita Williams began Tuesday with the second session of the new Elastic Memory Composite Hinge experiment, which studies the performance of an advanced type of composite hinge to determine its suitability for use in space. Building new spacecraft structures in space necessitates unfolding items that have been launched from Earth, and elastic memory technology may eliminate the need for highly complex deployment mechanisms by providing a simpler, lighter-weight alternative. ISS015-E-05649 --- Sunita Williams works with the Lab-on-a-Chip Application Development-Portable Test System experiment Image to right: Sunita Williams works with the Lab-on-a-Chip Application Development-Portable Test System experiment. Image credit: NASA - TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Williams' main task Tuesday was the removal and replacement of the failed Remote Power Controller Module that governs electrical routing for several systems in the Destiny Laboratory. Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov and Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin performed inflight maintenance to remove a defunct air conditioner and the crew also spent time working on the Elektron oxygen-generating system. Yurchikhin and Kotov again had an hour each allocated for station familiarization and adaptation to help in adjusting to their new surroundings and activities. These unstructured and discretionary sessions have become a valuable standard requirement for new station occupants. + View Expedition 14 landing images + Read more about Expedition 15 + View Crew's Daily Timelines

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