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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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