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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 05 May '07

05 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 03 May '07

03 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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