August 2007 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-08-29 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 28 Aug '07

28 Aug '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-08-29 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Amagasaki Child Science Hall, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, direct via 8N3AMA Successful Tue 2007-08-28 08:27 UTC 77 deg (***) Ashland Greenwood High School, Ashland, Nebraska, direct via K0ASH Wed 2007-08-29 16:03 UTC 55 deg Watch for simulcast on IRLP and Echolink Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, Illinois, direct via N9CHA Wed 2007-09-05 18:38 UTC 54 deg Watch for simulcast on IRLP, Echolink and, videostream Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 312. (***) 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 2007-08-29 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 2007-08-29 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 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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Crew Preps With Robotics Training
by Arthur Rowe 28 Aug '07

28 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Preps With Robotics Training* S118-E-09467 : International Space StationImage above: Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the International Space Station appears to be very small as it moves away from Space Shuttle Endeavour. Earlier the STS-118 and Expedition 15 crews concluded nearly nine days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The Expedition 15 crew will be busy working with robotics aboard the International Space Station this week in advance of the relocation of Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3) on Thursday. Flight Engineers Clay Anderson and Oleg Kotov used training software Tuesday to simulate the robotic arm operations required for the PMA-3 relocation. Later, Anderson moved the station's robotic arm, Canadarm2, into its starting configuration for Thursday's activities. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Kotov reviewed Common Berthing Mechanism operations. PMA-3 is being moved from Unity's port docking mechanism to its nadir, or earth-facing, docking mechanism to make room for the installation of the Harmony node which is set to arrive on Space Shuttle Discovery in October. + 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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Amagasaki Child Science Hall school contact
by Masahiro Arai 28 Aug '07

28 Aug '07

Congratulations, Amagasaki Child Science Hall! I was listening the downlink signal. The signal was very loud and clear. It seems perfect! You can hear the contact. http://www.qsl.net/jn1gkz/sound/ariss/8N3AMA-SchoolContact-070828-JN1GKZ.mp3 (1.9MB) JN1GKZ Masa Tokyo Japan

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NASA TV to Broadcast Move of Space Station Module
by Arthur Rowe 27 Aug '07

27 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Aug. 24, 2007 > > John Yembrick > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-0602 > john.yembrick-1(a)nasa.gov > > James Hartsfield > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > james.a.hartsfield(a)nasa.gov > > > NASA TV TO BROADCAST MOVE OF SPACE STATION MODULE > > HOUSTON - On Thursday, Aug. 30, NASA Television will broadcast the > relocation of a pressurized component of the International Space > Station, the first step toward adding new international science > laboratories to the orbiting outpost. It will be the first time such > a move is conducted without a space shuttle present. > > Expedition 15 flight engineers Clayton Anderson and Oleg Kotov will > use the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm to detach a large docking > adapter from one port of the Unity connecting node and attach it to > another port. The docking adapter is designated Pressurized Mating > Adapter 3 or PMA 3. NASA TV coverage of the activities, expected to > last about five hours, will begin at 4:30 a.m. CDT. > > The move will make room for the attachment of the Harmony connecting > module, or Node 2, which will be delivered to the station on the next > space shuttle mission, targeted for launch in late October. Harmony > will provide ports to attach the station's European and Japanese > laboratory modules. The laboratories are targeted to be delivered in > late 2007 and early 2008, respectively. > > For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/ntv > > For more information on the station, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > > -end- > > > > > >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-08-27 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Aug '07

26 Aug '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-08-27 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Nanjing No. 3 High School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R.China, direct via BY4RRR Successful Sun 2007-08-26 10:50 UTC 44 deg (***) Amagasaki Child Science Hall, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, direct via 8N3AMA Tue 2007-08-28 08:27 UTC 77 deg Ashland Greenwood High School, Ashland, Nebraska, direct via K0ASH Wed 2007-08-29 16:03 UTC 55 deg Watch for simulcast on IRLP and Echolink Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, Illinois, direct via N9CHA Wed 2007-09-05 18:38 UTC 54 deg Watch for simulcast on IRLP, Echolink and, videostream Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 311. (***) 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 2007-08-22 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 2007-08-16 23:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… tf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf ***************************************************************************** There 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 STS-118 landed (***) Scott Kelly, Charles Hobaugh, Dave Williams, Barbara Morgan KD5VNP, Richard Mastracchio KC5ZTE, Tracy Caldwell, Benjamin Drew Congratulations to the crew of STS-118! Job well done! (***) ***************************************************************************** 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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ARISS event -SRJC Day Under the Oaks, Santa Rosa, California USA, Sunday (May 06) 16:48 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 26 Aug '07

26 Aug '07

An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at the SRJC Day Under the Oaks in Santa Rosa, California USA on 06 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:48 UTC. The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible in western portions of North America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. Santa Rosa Junior College is home to 40,000 students in the California wine country of Sonoma County. We're located approximately 38 miles north of San Francisco. We are fortunate and proud to be the home of W6SRJ - one of the telebridge stations for ISS school contacts. Day Under the Oaks is our annual open house for prospective students, teachers, and the community. The event attracts over 10,000 visitors and is held on the beautiful 110 acre main campus which has hundreds of majestic oak trees with classic ivy covered brick buildings. Some of the oaks and other tree specimens were planted by renowned botanist Luther Burbank. Day Under the Oaks (DUO) includes demonstrations for students of all ages, including a robot competition, building computer models, shows in our planetarium and tours of the W6SRJ telebridge station. DUO attendees explore SRJC's outstanding instructional program exhibits and demonstrations and a festive array of other colorful activities, plus sample the delicious array of food prepared by student clubs! At Day Under the Oaks you can visit the stunning world class Pomo basket collection in the Jesse Peter Museum and watch the colorful Native American dancers or the dramatic Chinese Dragon Dance Troup. Other activities include a children's theatre, sports clinics and fencing and karate competitions, and dazzling magic shows in the Chemistry Lab. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What kind of research will be done on the space station (ISS) once it is completed in 2010? 2. What challenges do you face while you're in space without any gravity? 3. You participated in the Anomalous Long Term Effects on Astronauts Experiment - Have you seen the results of this experiment yet and what could be the cause of the light flashes? 4. What has been the most exciting part of the Expedition 15? What has been the least exciting? 5. Describe what you like best about being in space? 6. How long did it take you to adjust to microgravity? How long will it take you to re-adjust to earth's gravity when you return? 7. We visited NASA in Houston last month and saw the astronaut training area. What are some differences between training here and doing the real thing up in space? 8. I'm entering a robotics contest today. Do you think my interest in robotics will help me become an astronaut? 9. What do you enjoy most about your current mission? 10. What type of projects or experiments are they working on right now? 11. Since you hold records for number of spacewalks and total time spent on spacewalks by a woman, can you tell us about what kind of jobs you perform while on your spacewalks? 12. How long does it take to reach your destination in space from the time you leave earth? 13. I understand that the ISS is noisy inside - how high is the noise level and why is it so noisy? 14. Was it more or less effort to run the Boston Marathon from Space? 15. What type of exercises do you do in space so that you don't lose muscle tone? 16. What did you like best about your training? What did you like the least? 17. Have you ever seen satellites or "space junk" from the space shuttle or the space station? If so, what have you seen? 18. How many years of schooling did it take you to become an astronaut? 19. What was one of your most interesting moments in space? 20. For fun, do you ever run up the walls and do stunts like in the Matrix movie? Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS is not functioning in the automatic modes properly and may be silent more than usual. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact . Next planned event(s): Sunset Mesa Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico, direct via W5SCA, Wed 2007-05-09 14:39 UTC Escola Secundaria de Estarreja, Estarreja, Portugal, direct via CT6ESE, Wed 2007-05-09 14:58 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-08-25 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Aug '07

25 Aug '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-08-25 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Nanjing No. 3 High School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R.China, direct via BY4RRR Sun 2007-08-26 10:50 UTC 44 deg Simulcast on IRLP and Echolink (***) Amagasaki Child Science Hall, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, direct via 8N3AMA Tue 2007-08-28 08:27 UTC 77 deg Ashland Greenwood High School, Ashland, Nebraska, direct via K0ASH Wed 2007-08-29 16:03 UTC 55 deg Watch for simulcast on IRLP and Echolink (***) Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, Illinois, direct via N9CHA Wed 2007-09-05 18:38 UTC 54 deg Watch for simulcast on IRLP, Echolink and, videostream (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 310. 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 2007-08-22 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 2007-08-16 23:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… tf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf ***************************************************************************** There 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 STS-118 landed (***) Scott Kelly, Charles Hobaugh, Dave Williams, Barbara Morgan KD5VNP, Richard Mastracchio KC5ZTE, Tracy Caldwell, Benjamin Drew Congratulations to the crew of STS-118! Job well done! (***) ***************************************************************************** 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 Prepares for Upcoming Missions
by Arthur Rowe 24 Aug '07

24 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Station Crew Prepares for Upcoming Missions* iss015e23031 -- The Expedition 15 and STS-118 crewsImage above: The Expedition 15 and STS-118 crews pose for a group photo inside the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.htm Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and flight engineers Oleg Kotov and Clay Anderson are back to work with the departure of space shuttle Endeavour and the STS-118 crew. The departing shuttle crew left behind a newly installed S5 truss structure and an external stowage platform. Upcoming missions to visit the current station residents include the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews. Space Shuttle Discovery will deliver a new station resident, Flight Engineer Dan Tani, and return Anderson home. The Discovery crew will also install the Harmony module, the second U.S. node. Expedition 16 will launch in October aboard a Soyuz rocket carrying Commander Peggy Whitson, Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko and spaceflight participant Sheikh Muzaphar Shukor. When Expedition 15 leaves the station, Shukor will return home with the departing crew. + 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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Endeavour is Home; Discovery's Next to Fly
by Arthur Rowe 24 Aug '07

24 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Endeavour is Home; Discovery's Next to Fly* Image above: The orbiter Endeavour is maneuvered into the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after its return to Earth on Aug. 21. It will undergo post-flight inspections and processing for its next mission. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller + View larger image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170419main_118endeavourOPF.jpg> *Discovery Remains on Target for October* Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale said on Friday that even with the work planned on the next shuttle's external tank, the STS-120 launch remains targeted for Oct. 23. Foam loss from the liquid oxygen feedline brackets on the STS-118 external tank during launch caused thermal tile damage to Endeavour. While a change to the brackets was already in progress on tanks now in production, the problem on the tank being used for STS-120 will be remedied by using different foam on the brackets. Workers will travel to the Kennedy Space Center from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to replace the existing foam and underlying thermal protective agent on the brackets with lightweight foam. The process is expected to take approximately nine days. Because the work schedule leading to Discovery's liftoff on mission STS-120 contains about five extra days, mission managers believe it provides enough time to make the changes and still launch on time. *Endeavour and Crew Home* Capping off mission STS-118, Space Shuttle Endeavour glided to a perfect landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on August 21. During almost 13 days in space, the crew members added a new segment to the superstructure of the International Space Station and delivered 5,800 pounds of equipment and supplies to the orbiting laboratory. Endeavour lifted off from Launch Pad 39A on Aug. 8, 2007, following a smooth countdown. The STS-118 mission was the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and Endeavour's first flight since 2002. *Photos of Endeavour's Tile Damage* + View Hi-Res Image of Tile Damage <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/187279main_07pd2305.jpg> + View Hi-Res Image of Tile Taken in Space <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/187280main_07pd2303.jpg>

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Expedition 15 Back to Work After Shuttle Lands
by Arthur Rowe 24 Aug '07

24 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Expedition 15 Back to Work After Shuttle Lands* s118e09448 -- The International Space StationImage above: The International Space Station is pictured from Space Shuttle Endeavour moments after undocking. Image credit: NASA :TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The Expedition 15 crew is back to work after a couple of off-duty days. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and flight engineers Oleg Kotov and Clay Anderson have the International Space Station back to themselves with the departure of space shuttle Endeavour and the STS-118 crew. Endeavour delivered the S5 truss structure then undocked from the station on Sunday and landed Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center. Expedition 15 is now back to its full schedule of science and maintenance. Also, the station crew is looking ahead to STS-120, the next shuttle mission to visit the orbiting space complex. + 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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