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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-18 17:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 19 May '07

19 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 18 May '07

18 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 18 May '07

18 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 17 May '07

17 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 16 May '07

16 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 16 May '07

16 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 16 May '07

16 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 15 May '07

15 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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