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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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ISS Progress 24 to Depart, ISS Progress 26 to Launch
by Arthur Rowe 31 Jul '07

31 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *ISS Progress 24 to Depart, ISS Progress 26 to Launch * ISS015-E-17052 --- The Great Salt Lake in Utah Image above: The Great Salt Lake in Utah is 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 The Expedition 15 crew spent Monday preparing for the departure of the ISS Progress 24 (P24) cargo craft and the arrival of the ISS Progress 26. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin removed a Local Temperature Sensor Switching Unit and computer memory from P24. Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov repressurized the station's atmosphere with oxygen from tanks in the P24. The cargo craft will undock from the Pirs docking compartment on Aug. 1, burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere as it deorbits. P26 is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1:34 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 2. It is scheduled to dock with the station Sunday, Aug. 5, at about 2:38 p.m. The crew trained on the manual TORU docking system controls Monday in preparation for the docking of P26. The manual system would be used in the unlikely event the automated Kurs system should experience difficulty. Flight Engineer Clay Anderson packed items to be returned to Earth aboard Endeavour when it completes the STS-118 mission. Endeavour is set to launch on Aug. 7 and dock with the station on Aug. 9. + Read more about the ISS Progress 26 Launch <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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NASA Starts Space Shuttle Endeavour Countdown Aug.
by Arthur Rowe 30 Jul '07

30 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 j George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 07.30.07 NASA Starts Space Shuttle Endeavour Countdown Aug. 4 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA will start the launch countdown for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission at 9 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 4, at the T-43 hour point. The countdown includes 27 hours, 3 minutes of built-in hold time leading to a preferred launch time at approximately 7:02 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 7. The launch window extends an additional five minutes. During the 11-day mission to the International Space Station, Endeavour's crew will add another truss segment to the expanding station, install a new gyroscope and add a spare parts platform. The flight will have at least three spacewalks. It also will debut a new system that enables docked shuttles to draw electrical power from the station to extend visits to the outpost. A detailed list of launch countdown milestones and times is available at: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/news/index.html This mission is the 119th space shuttle flight, the 20th flight for Endeavour and the 22nd U.S. flight to the International Space Station. The mission will be Endeavour's first flight in more than four years. The shuttle has undergone extensive modifications, including the addition of safety upgrades already added to shuttles Discovery and Atlantis. For more information about the STS-118 crew and mission to the space station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html>

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Endeavour Marches Toward Launch
by Arthur Rowe 27 Jul '07

27 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Endeavour Marches Toward Launch* *Launch Date:* Aug. 7 *Launch Time:* 7:02 p.m. EDT STS-118 crew members get a close look at the payloads installed in Space Shuttle Endeavour. Image above: STS-118 crew members get a close look at the payloads installed in Space Shuttle Endeavour. Seen in the foreground are Mission Specialists Dave Williams (center), who represents the Canadian Space Agency, and Tracy Caldwell (right). Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton + View Full Size Image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170419main_07pd2030.jpg> *07.27.07 - 4:20 p.m. EDT* Space Shuttle Endeavour is ready to fly, NASA managers concluded July 26 after wrapping up the two-day flight readiness review at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch of Endeavour on the STS-118 mission is officially set for Aug. 7. "On behalf of all the people that work on Endeavour, both here and really across the country, it's a great, great feeling to have Endeavour back on the pad," said Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach. "We're looking forward to a great launch." Launch preparations continue at Launch Pad 39A. Hypergolic propellant has been loaded into the solid rocket booster hydraulic power units, as well as Endeavour's orbital maneuvering system, forward reaction control system and auxiliary power units. The suits to be worn on the mission's spacewalks have been stowed, and flight crew equipment and supplies are being loaded into the crew cabin. Payload closeouts include camera tests on the shuttle's robotic arm and orbiter boom sensor system. The 22nd flight to the International Space Station, STS-118 will be the first flight for Endeavour since 2002, and the first mission for Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan, the teacher-turned-astronaut whose association with NASA began more than 20 years ago. *Mission Information* + STS-118 Mission Overview <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/index.html> + STS-118 Fact Sheet (900 Kb PDF) <http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/182903main_STS118%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf> + STS-118 Briefing Animations <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/multimedia…> + STS-117 Mission Archive <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/main/index…>

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Spacewalk, Preparations for Endeavour's Arrival Keep Crew Busy
by Arthur Rowe 27 Jul '07

27 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Spacewalk, Preparations for Endeavour's Arrival Keep Crew Busy* Image above: Flight Engineer Clay Anderson works with stowage bags. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The Expedition 15 crew aboard the International Space Station spent Friday working with scientific experiments and preparing for the arrival of a Progress cargo craft and space shuttle Endeavour in August. Flight Engineer Clay Anderson packed items to be returned to Earth aboard Endeavour when it completes the STS-118 mission. He also gathered tools that will be used during that mission's three spacewalks. Endeavour is set to launch on Aug. 7 and dock with the station on Aug. 9. Anderson also transferred and stowed the equipment for the Anomalous Long Term Effects in Astronauts' Central Nervous System payload, an experiment which measures the effect of the exposure of crew members to cosmic radiation. Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov performed maintenance on the station's exercise treadmill, repairing its roller bearings, and conducted a repressurizaton of oxygen using the tanks in the docked ISS Progress 24 cargo craft. Progress 24 will undock from the Pirs docking compartment on Aug. 1, burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere as it deorbits. Progress 26 is scheduled for launch on Aug. 2 and will reach the station on Aug. 5. On Monday, Anderson and Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin conducted a 7-hour, 41 minute spacewalk. Anderson jettisoned a 1,400 pound, refrigerator-size ammonia reservoir known as the Early Ammonia Servicer by pushing it opposite of the station's direction of travel. Anderson and Yurchikhin also installed a television camera support or stanchion, reconfigured a power supply for an antenna assembly, and performed several get-ahead tasks. + Read more about the spacewalk <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/e15_eva_…> + 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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corrected link
by Luc Leblanc 27 Jul '07

27 Jul '07

Here is the corrected link look just at the top of the page http://www.aviationweek.com/ and this one too: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19981415/ "-" Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE

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Panel Finds Astronauts Flew While Intoxicated
by Luc Leblanc 26 Jul '07

26 Jul '07

When and who? Jul 26, 2007 By Frank Morring, Jr./Aviation Week & Space Technology A panel reviewing astronaut health issues in the wake of the Lisa Nowak arrest has found that on at least two occasions astronauts were allowed to fly after flight surgeons and other astronauts warned they were so intoxicated that they posed a flight-safety risk. The panel, also reported "heavy use of alcohol" by astronauts before launch, within the standard 12-hour "bottle to throttle" rule applied to NASA flight crew members. A NASA spokesman declined comment on the findings, which were obtained by Aviation Week & Space Technology. The spokesman said a press conference has tentatively been scheduled for Friday afternoon on the issue. At the direction of Administrator Michael Griffin, NASA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Richard S. Williams set up the panel to review astronaut medical and psychological screening after Nowak was arrested in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 5 on charges of attempted murder and attempted kidnapping for allegedly stalking and threatening a woman who was dating another astronaut. The attempted murder charge was subsequently dropped. The panel is composed of military and civilian government physicians, psychologists, lawyers, safety experts and astronauts under the chairmanship of U.S. Air Force Col. Richard Bachmann, dean of the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. Panel members visited Johnson Space Center in April to gather information from flight surgeons and the astronaut office on astronaut health screening. A panel member said Wednesday the report was still in draft form, and probably would be released in August. Separately, Griffin ordered JSC Director Mike Coats to review intake and on-going psychological screening for astronaut candidates and astronauts, and to recommend changes if necessary. Griffin also directed Coats, himself a former astronaut, to "determine whether there were any areas of concern - any leading indicators we might have picked up on, based on Lisa Nowak's dealings with other astronauts or NASA employees," in the words of Deputy Administrator Shana Dale. The Bachmann panel report apparently does not deal directly with Nowak or mention any other astronaut by name. Coats' findings also will be part of the press conference on Friday, according to the agency spokesman. The link. http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/drunk072607.xml&he… e=Panel%20Finds%20Astronauts%20Flew%20While%20Intoxicated&channel=space "-" Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE

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ISS Crew Moves Station Robotic Arm
by Arthur Rowe 26 Jul '07

26 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Moves Station Robotic Arm* Space station robotic arm Image above: Canadarm2, the space station's robotic arm, is maneuvered into place by Flight Engineer Clay Anderson. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The Expedition 15 crew aboard the International Space Station continued preparations Thursday for the arrival of a Progress cargo vehicle and space shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-118 in August. Flight Engineer Clay Anderson conducted a "walk off" of the station's robotic arm, moving it into position in advance of Endeavour's arrival. During STS-118, the crew will use the robotic arm to install the newly delivered S5 truss to the S4 solar array truss. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov conducted a test of the TORU manual docking system. TORU serves as a backup for the Kurs automated docking system, which is the primary docking system for Progress cargo crafts. The Progress 24 cargo craft will undock from the Pirs docking compartment on Aug. 1, burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere as it deorbits. Progress 26 is scheduled for launch on Aug. 2 and will reach the station on Aug. 5. Two days later on Aug. 7, space shuttle Endeavour is targeted for launch with a station rendezvous and docking planned for Aug. 9. On Monday, Anderson and Yurchikhin conducted a 7-hour, 41 minute spacewalk. Anderson jettisoned a 1,400 pound, refrigerator-size ammonia reservoir known as the Early Ammonia Servicer by pushing it opposite of the station's direction of travel. Anderson and Yurchikhin also installed a television camera support or stanchion, reconfigured a power supply for an antenna assembly, and performed several get-ahead tasks. + Read more about the spacewalk <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/e15_eva_…> + 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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STS-118 TO LAUNCH ON AUGUST 7TH,2007
by Arthur Rowe 26 Jul '07

26 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 July 26, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 NASA GIVES 'GO' FOR SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR LAUNCH ON AUG. 7 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - On Thursday, NASA managers set Aug. 7 as the official launch date for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., is scheduled for 7:02 p.m. EDT. Endeavour's launch date was announced following the traditional Flight Readiness Review at Kennedy. During the two-day meeting, top NASA and contractor managers assessed any risks associated with the mission and determined that the shuttle's equipment, support systems and procedures are ready for flight. Commander Scott Kelly and his six crewmates are scheduled to arrive at Kennedy at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, for final launch preparations. The countdown is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4. During the 11-day mission, Endeavour's crew will add another truss segment to the expanding station, install a new gyroscope on the complex and add an external spare parts platform. The flight will include at least three spacewalks. The crew will debut a new system that enables docked shuttles to draw electrical power from the station to extend visits to the outpost. If this system functions as expected, three additional days will be added to the STS-118 mission. Joining Kelly on the flight will be Pilot Charlie Hobaugh and mission specialists Tracy Caldwell, Rick Mastracchio, Barbara R. Morgan, Alvin Drew and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Dave Williams. The mission will be Endeavour's first flight in more than four and a half years. The spacecraft has undergone extensive modifications, including the addition of safety upgrades already added to shuttles Discovery and Atlantis. For more information about the STS-118 mission, including images and interviews with the crew, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle -end-

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-07-25 15:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-07-25 15:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Challenger Learning Center of Lucas County, Oregon, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS Successful Wed 2007-07-25 11:48 UTC 62 deg (***) 21st. World Scout Jamboree, Chelmsford, England, direct via GB100J Sat 2007-08-04 21:10 UTC 38 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 306. (***) 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 2007-07-25 15:30 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 2007-07-25 15:30 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 have been rumors in the past indicating 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 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Expedition 15 future: Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

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STS-118 MISSION
by Arthur Rowe 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 STS-118 MISSION Currently scheduled for August 7, 2007, the STS-118 crew will launch into space to continue the extraordinary task of assembling the International Space Station. In addition to delivering the Starboard 5 Truss Segment and the External Stowage Platform 3 to the ISS, it will be the first flight of an Educator Astronaut, mission specialist Barbara Morgan. Image to right: The STS-118 mission patch. Credit: NASA + View larger image and description <http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/stseducation/home/STS-118_Crew_Pa…> An Educator Astronaut is a fully qualified astronaut who brings expertise in K-12 education. With their education background, Educator Astronauts will help lead NASA in the development of new ways to connect space exploration with the classroom, and to inspire the next generation of explorers, while ensuring a successful mission. Bookmark this site. It will be your resource center for education information related to this upcoming mission. *Mission Profile:* Launch: Currently scheduled for August 7, 2007 Orbiter: Endeavour <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/orbitersend.…> Commander: Scott Kelly <javascript:openNASAWindow('http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/kellysj.html')> Pilot: Charlie Hobaugh <javascript:openNASAWindow('http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/hobaugh.html')> Mission Specialist 1: Tracy Caldwell <javascript:openNASAWindow('http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/caldwell.html')> Mission Specialist 2: Rick Mastracchio <javascript:openNASAWindow('http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/mastracc.html')> Mission Specialist 3: Dave Williams <javascript:openNASAWindow('http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/williams.html')> Mission Specialist 4: Barbara Morgan <javascript:openNASAWindow('http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/morgan.html')> Mission Specialist 5: Alvin Drew <javascript:openNASAWindow('http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/drew-ba.html')>

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Flight Readiness Review Gets Under Way
by Arthur Rowe 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Flight Readiness Review Gets Under Way* *07.25.07 - 8:30 a.m. EDT* The flight readiness review for the upcoming STS-118 mission is under way at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Agency and program managers convened this morning for the two-day meeting, in which they'll discuss the status of Space Shuttle Endeavour, the flight crew and payload in order to confirm an official launch date. Launch is currently targeted for the evening of Aug. 7. Last week, the crew members completed the terminal countdown demonstration test. A routine element of prelaunch training, the test allowed the astronauts to try on their launch and entry suits, learn emergency procedures at the launch pad, and take part in a variety of familiarization activities and briefings. The test concluded with a countdown dress rehearsal at Launch Pad 39A. Space Shuttle Endeavour has been in place at the launch pad since July 11, and the STS-118 payload -- including the S5 truss, SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3 -- is secured inside the orbiter's payload bay. This will be the first flight for Endeavour since 2002, and the first mission for Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan, the teacher-turned-astronaut whose association with NASA began more than 20 years ago. *Mission Information* + STS-118 Mission Overview <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/index.html> + STS-118 Fact Sheet (900 Kb PDF) <http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/182903main_STS118%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf> + STS-118 Briefing Animations <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/multimedia…> + STS-117 Mission Archive <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/main/index…>

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Station Reboost Sets Stage for Upcoming Events
by Arthur Rowe 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Station Reboost Sets Stage for Upcoming Events* Expedition 15 spacewalk The Expedition 15 crew had a light-duty day Tuesday following Monday's successful station reboost and a 7-hour, 41-minute spacewalk. During Monday's spacewalk, Flight Engineer Clay Anderson jettisoned a 1,400 pound, refrigerator-size ammonia reservoir known as the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) by pushing it opposite of the station's direction of travel. Anderson and Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin also installed a television camera support or stanchion, reconfigured a power supply for an antenna assembly, and performed several get-ahead tasks. + Read more about the spacewalk <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/e15_eva_…> The docked ISS Progress 25 cargo craft fired its thrusters Monday for about 21½ minutes, raising the International Space Station’s orbit. This reboost, along with a reboost performed Friday, provides the proper phasing for the upcoming Progress 26 launch and docking. The two reboosts cleared the station from the orbit of the jettisoned EAS and provides flight day three rendezvous opportunities when space shuttle Endeavour arrives on mission STS-118. The Progress 24 cargo craft will undock from the Pirs docking compartment on Aug. 1, burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere as it deorbits. Progress 26 is scheduled for launch on Aug. 2 and will reach the station on Aug. 5. Two days later on Aug. 7, space shuttle Endeavour is targeted for launch with a station rendezvous and docking planned for Aug. 9. + 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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Your ARISS Call Today
by Miriam Lytle 25 Jul '07

25 Jul '07

Dear Greg and John, Again, thank you so much for coming to Gail Borden and explaining ARISS in detail. We met with John Fleener yesterday, who will be working with us to video tape and get the event streamed live from our library website. Yes, he wants to document the antenna installation. Denise and the library director are on their way to the Mayor's office this afternoon to petition for a cable TV hook up, so the ISS contact could be live on cable TV simultaneously. Per your request for your phone call today, here are the numbers of schools K-12 in our library district: Public: 23 Elementary, 6 Middle, 3 High Private: 13 K-8, 4 High Total: 49 K-12 schools, and does not include any daycares, preschools, or home school organizations We are already in the process of working with schools to have the room filled with school children. We are working on the PR to draw questions from children throughout our library district. We will have those ready for you by Wed. August 15. Please note that I will be out of town from Sunday, July 29-Aug 13. I will check email when I can get a connection from Isle Royale and the North woods. Denise will be out of the office from Friday, July 27-Monday, Aug. 6, but should be able to pick up email. Best, Miriam Miriam Lytle Assistant Director of Communications & Program Coordinator Gail Borden Public Library District 270 N. Grove Avenue Elgin, IL 60120 Direct Phone 847-608-5027 Fax 847-742-0485 mlytle(a)gailborden.info

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STS-118 Flight Readiness Review to Begin Wednesday
by Arthur Rowe 24 Jul '07

24 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Flight Readiness Review to Begin Wednesday* Image above: STS-118 crew members get a close look at the payloads installed in Space Shuttle Endeavour. Seen in the foreground are Mission Specialists Dave Williams (center), who represents the Canadian Space Agency, and Tracy Caldwell (right). Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton + View Full Size Image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170419main_07pd2030.jpg> *07.23.07 - 10:30 a.m. EDT* As launch preparations continue for the STS-118 mission, NASA managers will gather at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday for the flight readiness review. During the two-day meeting, officials will evaluate the status of the vehicle, crew and payload and decide whether Space Shuttle Endeavour and STS-118 are officially "go" for launch. Last week, the crew members completed the terminal countdown demonstration test. A routine element of prelaunch training, the test allowed the astronauts to try on their launch and entry suits, learn emergency procedures at the launch pad, and take part in a variety of familiarization activities and briefings. The test concluded with a countdown dress rehearsal at Launch Pad 39A. Space Shuttle Endeavour has been in place at the launch pad since July 11, and the STS-118 payload -- including the S5 truss, SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3 -- is secured inside the orbiter's payload bay. Launch is targeted for the evening of Aug. 7. *Mission Information* + STS-118 Mission Overview <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/index.html> + STS-118 Fact Sheet (900 Kb PDF) <http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/182903main_STS118%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf> + STS-118 Briefing Animations <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/multimedia…> + STS-117 Mission Archive <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/main/index…>

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-07-24 17:15 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 24 Jul '07

24 Jul '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-07-24 17:15 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Challenger Learning Center of Lucas County, Oregon, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS Wed 2007-07-25 11:48 UTC 62 deg (***) Watch for simulcast on IRLP and Echolink. 21st. World Scout Jamboree, Chelmsford, England, direct via GB100J Sat 2007-08-04 21:10 UTC 38 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 305. 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 2007-07-24 17:15 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 2007-07-18 06:00 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 have been rumors in the past indicating 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 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Expedition 15 future: Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

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Station Crew Completes Successful Spacewalk
by Arthur Rowe 23 Jul '07

23 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Station Crew Completes Successful Spacewalk* Expedition 15 spacewalk Image above: Flight Engineer Clay Anderson, at the end of the station's robotic arm, jettisons the Early Ammonia Servicer. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW THE IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Two International Space Station crew members Monday successfully wrapped up a 7-hour, 41-minute spacewalk that saw the removal and jettison of a refrigerator-size ammonia reservoir. During the spacewalk Flight Engineer Clay Anderson and Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin also installed a television camera stanchion, reconfigured a power supply for an antenna assembly, and performed several get-ahead tasks. Riding on the end of the space station's robotic arm maneuvered by Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov, Anderson jettisoned the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) by shoving it opposite of the station's direction of travel. + Read more about the spacewalk <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/e15_eva_…> After the spacewalk, the docked Progress 25 cargo craft will fire its thrusters raising the International Space Station’s orbit. This reboost, along with a reboost performed Friday, provides the proper phasing for an upcoming Progress 26 launch and docking. Monday's Progress firing also clears the station after the EAS is jettisoned and provides flight day three rendezvous opportunities when space shuttle Endeavour arrives on mission STS-118. The Progress 24 cargo craft will undock from the Pirs docking compartment on Aug. 1 and burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere. Progress 26 is scheduled for launch on Aug. 2 and will reach the station on Aug. 5. Two days later on Aug. 7, space shuttle Endeavour is targeted for launch with a station rendezvous and docking planned for Aug. 9. + 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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Astronauts venture outside ISS to toss chunks of junk
by Arthur Rowe 23 Jul '07

23 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Two astronauts ventured outside the international space station Monday to rid it of some large pieces of junk. NASA spacewalker Clayton Anderson, a sportsman who enjoys officiating basketball back on Earth, had the chore of heaving a 635-kilogram, refrigerator-size ammonia tank overboard. He also was to toss out some other outdated pieces of equipment during the morning excursion, with help from Russian crewmate Fyodor Yurchikhin. "I'll try not to get too attached to this," Anderson told Mission Control as he began the cleanup work. "It's going to go away in a little while." The ammonia tank was launched in 2001 to provide spare coolant in case of a leak at the orbiting complex. The surplus ammonia was never needed, and the tank itself has exceeded its expected lifetime. NASA normally tries to avoid adding to the orbiting junkyard, but officials felt they had no choice in this case. The equipment has to be moved, and because of a looming 2010 deadline for ending all shuttle flights, NASA does not have room on its remaining missions to return the tank to Earth. Flight controllers expect the ammonia tank to orbit for 10 or 11 months before re-entering the atmosphere and burning up. There should be no danger of a collision between the free-floating tank and station before that happens, officials said. While small chunks are expected to survive next year's fall and make it to Earth, officials hope those chunks will hit the ocean, NASA officials said. The plan called for Anderson to throw the tank in the opposite direction of the station's travel. The station will be manoeuvred later in the day into a higher orbit to provide additional clearance. Other junk being discarded includes 90 kilograms of camera-mounting equipment and an attachment mechanism. Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov stayed inside the station to oversee the spacewalk during Anderson's tank toss. Anderson moved into the space station in June. The two cosmonauts have been on board since April. "Our spaceship Earth is a beautiful place," Anderson marvelled during the spacewalk, his first.

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Crew Conducting Spacewalk,
by Arthur Rowe 23 Jul '07

23 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUT N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Conducting Spacewalk* Expedition 15 spacewalk Image above: Flight Engineer Clay Anderson exits the airlock at the start of today's spacewalk. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Two International Space Station crew members have begun a spacewalk that includes removal and jettison of a refrigerator-size ammonia reservoir. The scheduled 6½-hour spacewalk from the Quest Airlock began at 6:24 a.m. EDT Monday. Astronaut Clay Anderson is the lead spacewalker, EV1, wearing the spacesuit with red stripes. Fyodor Yurchikhin, the cosmonaut and station commander, wearing the all-white suit, is EV2. Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov is in the U.S. laboratory Destiny to operate the Canadarm2. + Watch spacewalk live on NASA TV <javascript:watchNASALiveTV()> + Read more about the spacewalk <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/e15_eva_…> + Expedition 15 Mission Status Briefing Materials, July 18, 2007 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ms…> After the spacewalk, a docked Progress 25 cargo craft will fire its thrusters raising the International Space Station’s orbit. This reboost, along with a reboost performed Friday, provides the proper phasing for an upcoming Progress 26 launch and docking. Today's Progress firing also clears the station after the Early Ammonia Servicer is jettisoned and provides flight day three rendezvous opportunities when space shuttle Endeavour arrives on mission STS-118. The Progress 24 cargo craft will undock from the Pirs docking compartment on Aug. 1 and burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere. Progress 26 is scheduled for launch on Aug. 2 and will reach the station on Aug. 5. Two days later on Aug. 7, space shuttle Endeavour is targeted for launch with a station rendezvous and docking planned for Aug. 9. + 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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NASA engineers checking seals on shuttle booster rockets
by Arthur Rowe 20 Jul '07

20 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C 331468 NASA engineers checking seals on shuttle booster rockets The seals are of special concern to the U.S. space agency since their failure was blamed for the 1986 Challenger disaster that killed six astronauts and teacher-in-space Christa McAulliffe TO READ THE REST OF THE STORY GO TO: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/space/4985049.html HOUSTON CHRONICLE STORY ABOVE

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STS-120 Shuttle to Deliver Harmony Node to ISS
by Arthur Rowe 20 Jul '07

20 Jul '07

> SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > > STS-120 to Deliver Harmony Node to ISS > > 07.20.07 > > A series of recent shuttle missions have added to the International > Space Station's exterior with new elements for its main truss. Now, > Discovery will take into orbit a connecting module that will increase > the orbiting laboratory's interior space. > > October's STS-120 mission will bring the Harmony module, christened > after a school contest, that will provide attachment points for > European and Japanese laboratory modules. Known in technical circles > as Node 2, it is similar to the six-sided Unity module that links the > U.S. and Russian sections of the station. > > Image at right: The STS-120 insignia. Credit: NASA > > TO VIEW ALL THE IMAGES GO TO: > http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/mission_ov… > > “STS-120 is such a cool mission,” said Commander Pam Melroy. “Node 2 > is the expansion of the space station’s capability to bring > international laboratories up. It’s the expansion of our capability to > carry additional people. > > "It has additional life support equipment that will allow us to expand > out beyond a three-person crew. It’s this big boost in the capability > which is really exciting,” she said. > > Built in Italy for the United States, Harmony is a high-tech hallway > and Tinkertoy-like hub. It is a 23- by 14-foot passageway that will > connect the U.S. segment of the station to the European and Japanese > modules, to be installed later this year and early next year, > respectively. > > Harmony will be the first new U.S. pressurized component to be added > to the station since the Quest Airlock was attached to one of Unity's > six berthing ports in 2001. > > “It’s the gateway to the international partners,” Lead Station Flight > Director Derek Hassman said. “As the station is configured today, > there’s nowhere to put all the international partner modules until we > deliver and activate Node 2. That’s the piece that makes the rest > possible.” > > jsc2003e39020 -- Harmony Node 2; jsc2003e37640 -- The International > Space Station > Image above: At left, is a detailed view of the Harmony Node 2. At > right, is a view of Harmony attached to the International Space > Station's U.S. Destiny laboratory. > > Installing Harmony should be straightforward, Hassman said. But > actually opening the gateway will require some shuffling. The shuttle > will be docked to an existing adapter port where the node is meant to > attach, so Harmony will be installed in a temporary spot on the first > connecting node, Unity, until the mission is over. It will be moved by > the station crew once the shuttle leaves. > > “It’s kind of a shell game,” Lead Shuttle Flight Director Rick LaBrode > said. “We’re going to put it on the left side of Node 1, and then, > after the mission undocks, we’ll robotically remove the port the > shuttle docks to from the end of the lab and put it on Node 2. And > then we’re going to take the Node 2 and put it on the end of the lab.” > > After that, it’ll be ready for the European and Japanese laboratories. > But labs require electricity. So Melroy’s crew – which includes Pilot > George Zamka, mission specialists Scott Parazynski, Douglas Wheelock, > Stephanie Wilson, Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency, and > Daniel Tani, who will trade places with station Flight Engineer Clay > Anderson as an expedition crew member – will continue to set up the > station's exterior support truss and its power system. > > After Harmony is installed, they’ll move the truss segment holding the > station’s first set of solar arrays to a new home. The Port 6, or P6 > arrays, as they are known, have been attached to the middle of the > truss for the past seven years, positioned vertically to the rest of > the station, acting as a temporary power system. > > With the addition of two sets of arrays brought to the station on > recent shuttle flights, the original arrays can be relocated during > STS-120 to their permanent position at the very end of the left side > of the truss. But that has its own trials and tribulations. > > sts120-s-002 -- The STS-120 crew > Image above: The official portait of the seven member STS-120 crew. > > “This truss was the one where, when they retracted the solar array in > December, they had difficulties,” LaBrode said. “Well, we’re going to > take that during our mission and actually move it all the way > outboard. It’s tight clearances, and the way that the robotics > operations are here, the arm is completely extended out.” > > In fact, the space station’s arm was designed with this move in mind. > Engineers knew the arm would never need to reach farther than this > segment – or it’s mirror on the right side – and so they built it to > go just that far and not much farther. That creates some challenges. > LaBrode compared it to trying to do something with your arm completely > straight, rather than bent at the elbow – it limits your flexibility. > > “It’s the design-limiting case,” Melroy said. “It’s the maximum > capability of the robotic arm’s reach, and there are no cameras out > there. So our spacewalkers are going to have to be out there going, > ‘OK, a little bit to the right,’ guiding the robotic arm operator.” > > Hassman said he’s confident they can pull it off. > > “The good thing about the robotics stuff is the experience we have and > all the tools the spacewalkers have allow us to really nail that stuff > – knock it flat in terms of the planning,” he said. > > And this is one case where familiarity does not breed contempt – or > even boredom. > > “It’s funny,” LaBrode said. “This is my fourth lead, but I see myself > saying this every time. I know all the other ones have been pretty > exciting, but this has got to be the most exciting one. They’re all > completely critical to the success, all the way up to completing our > president’s vision, going to the next step. But they just seem to get > more and more complicated as they go along.” > > Brandi Dean > Johnson Space Center > >

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STS-118 Crew Completes Countdown Rehearsal
by Arthur Rowe 19 Jul '07

19 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *STS-118 Crew Completes Countdown Rehearsal* Image above: Practicing emergency egress from Launch Pad 39A, STS-118 Mission Specialists Alvin Drew and Barbara Morgan join another crew member in a slidewire basket. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton + View Full Size Image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170419main_07pd2000.jpg> *07.19.07 - 4 p.m. EDT* Led by Commander Scott Kelly, the STS-118 crew completed a full dress rehearsal for launch on Thursday aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. The simulated countdown at Launch Pad 39A concludes the terminal countdown demonstration test. Held at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the test is a standard part of prelaunch training and allows the astronauts to try on their launch and entry suits, learn emergency procedures at the launch pad, and take part in a variety of familiarization activities and briefings. With the test now successfully behind them, the seven astronauts will return to Johnson Space Center in Houston. Space Shuttle Endeavour arrived at Launch Pad 39A early July 11, and the STS-118 payload -- including the S5 truss, SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3 -- is secured inside the orbiter's payload bay. Launch is targeted for the evening of Aug. 7. *Mission Information* + STS-118 Mission Overview <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/index.html> + STS-118 Briefing Animations <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/multimedia…> + STS-117 Mission Archive <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/main/index…>

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Spacewalkers to Jettison Ammonia Reservoir
by Arthur Rowe 19 Jul '07

19 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Spacewalkers to Jettison Ammonia Reservoir 07.19.07 Two International Space Station crew members will remove and jettison a refrigerator-size ammonia reservoir Monday during a six-hour-plus spacewalk from the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at about 6:30 a.m. EDT.(1030 UTC) Image to right: Cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin (left), Expedition 15 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, and astronaut Clayton C. Anderson, flight engineer, work with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/e15_eva_… Astronaut Clay Anderson will be the lead spacewalker, EV1, and will wear the spacesuit with red stripes. Fyodor Yurchikhin, the cosmonaut and station commander, will be EV2 and wear the all-white suit. Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, in the U.S. laboratory Destiny, will operate the Canadarm2. After leaving the airlock and setting up equipment, the first task is installation of a television camera stanchion. The spacewalkers will take it from an external stowage platform and then install it on the Earth-facing side of the station's main truss at the interface Starboard 0-Port 1 (S0-P1) truss segments. Next they will move to separate tasks. Anderson will reconfigure a power supply for an S-Band Antenna Assembly, and then set up and get on a foot restraint at the end of Canadarm2. Yurchikhin will replace a circuit breaker, called a remote power controller module. It will ensure power redundancy for a move of the Mobile Transporter rail car on the station's truss. Back together, Anderson and Yurchikhin will remove flight support equipment, where the camera stanchion had been mounted, and an attached Flight Releasable Attachment Mechanism. Together they have a mass of about 212 pounds. While Anderson jettisons them from the end of the arm, Yurchikhin will move to the Z1 truss, where he will disconnect and stow cabling associated with the ammonia reservoir, called the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS). The EAS was installed on the P6 truss during STS-105 in August 2001, as an ammonia reservoir if a leak had occurred. It was never used, and was no longer needed after the permanent cooling system was activated last December. The EAS has to be removed before the P6 truss can be moved to the end of the station's main truss. With Anderson still on the arm, both crew members will move to the P6 Truss and release its remaining connections to the station. Once it is free, Anderson will hold it while the arm maneuvers him to the jettison point, below the right side of the ISS main truss. The EAS weighs a little over 1,400 pounds on Earth. The jettison will be much like that of the stanchion equipment. Anderson will shove the EAS opposite the station's direction of travel at a minimum velocity of about seven inches (17 cm) per second. A few hours later, Russian thrusters will reboost the station to provide clearance from the EAS. The reboost also will prepare for the Aug. 2 launch of the Progress 26 cargo carrier and the Aug. 7 launch of Discovery to the station. The final scheduled spacewalk task is cleaning the Earth-facing docking port, or Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) of the Unity node. That is being done in preparation for the relocation of Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3), scheduled for late August. The move is being made to clear the PMA-3's present position, on the starboard CBM of Unity, for a series of events that will culminate with the arrival of the Harmony node and its preparation to receive future space shuttles. After cleanup Anderson and Yurchikhin will re-enter the Quest Airlock and conclude the spacewalk a little after noon. The spacewalk is the first for Anderson and the third for Yurchikhin.

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NASA Launches Interactive Online Tour of the Space Station
by Arthur Rowe 19 Jul '07

19 Jul '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > July 19, 2007 > > John Yembrick > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-0602 > > Lynnette Madison > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > > MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-089 > > NASA LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE ONLINE TOUR OF THE SPACE STATION > > WASHINGTON -- The International Space Station is now accessible in > cyberspace. On Thursday, NASA launched its Interactive Space Station > Reference Guide, a new tool that features an in-depth look inside and > outside of the orbiting laboratory that has never before been seen. > It is available online at: > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > The guide provides an up-to-date interactive overview of the station's > complex configuration, design and component systems. It includes a > video introduction and narration by NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, who > lived aboard the station for six months as an Expedition 9 science > officer and flight engineer. > > Other features on NASA's new interactive guide include: > > - How space station crews live in space: how they eat, sleep and > exercise while in orbit. > - How the station complex is built and operates, including a reference > guide for learning about each of the station's components. > - A 360-degree tour of the station with a view of each of the > station's pressurized modules. > - A library of printable fact sheets providing up-to-date information > about the station. > > The station's assembly and maintenance in orbit, long-duration > spaceflight experience gained aboard the complex, and research into > the effects of long spaceflights contribute to NASA's plans for > future missions to return to the moon and travel beyond. > > For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov > > > -end- > > > > > >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-07-19 21:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 19 Jul '07

19 Jul '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-07-19 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Challenger Learning Center of Lucas County, Oregon, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS Wed 2007-07-25 11:38 UTC 49 deg Watch for simulcast on IRLP and Echolink. 21st. World Scout Jamboree, Chelmsford, England, direct via GB100J (***) Sat 2007-08-04 21:10 UTC 38 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 305. 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 2007-07-19 21:00 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 2007-07-18 06:00 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 have been rumors in the past indicating 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 15 on orbit: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Dr. Oleg Kotov Clayton Anderson KD5PLA Expedition 15 future: Daniel Tani KD5DXE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

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