August 2007 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Endeavour Undergoes Heat Shield Inspection
by Arthur Rowe 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C#31468 *Endeavour Undergoes Heat Shield Inspection* Image above: Scott Kelly (left), Dave Williams and Tracy Caldwell on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour. Image: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGES GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Pilot Charles Hobaugh, and mission specialists Tracy Caldwell and Rick Mastracchio are using the shuttle’s robotic arm and the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) to take an extensive and detailed look at the orbiter’s thermal protection system. Mission specialists Dave Williams and Barbara Morgan join Mastracchio for the latter part of the survey. + View Animation of Flight Day 2 Scans <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour was awakened for its first full day in orbit at 8:37 a.m. EDT(1237 UTC) by the song “Where My Heart Will Take Me,” performed by Russell Watson. It was played for Mission Specialist Rick Mastracchio. In preparation for Endeavour’s rendezvous and docking with the space station, crew members will install a centerline camera. It will help Commander Scott Kelly pilot the orbiter during its approach to the station docking port. Crew members also will check out rendezvous tools and extend the Orbiter Docking System ring. Endeavour is scheduled to dock at 1:53 p.m. (1753 UTC)Friday. + View Launch Video <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('','http://anon.nasa-global.edgesuite.net/anon.nasa-global/ksc/ksc_080807_sts11…','http://anon.nasa-global.edgesuite.net/anon.nasa-global/ksc/ksc_080807_sts11…')>

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Re: KEPS UPDATE DAY 221
by Luc Leblanc 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

On 9 Aug 2007 at 9:47, Arthur Rowe wrote:on sarex-bb > ISS (ZARYA) > 1 25544U 98067A 07220.88563398 .00008468 00000-0 56993-4 0 7430 > 2 25544 51.6320 191.7165 0008104 217.9929 243.8684 15.76137509499091 > STS 118 > 1 32008U 07035A 07220.96978502 -.00000458 11337-4 44973-5 0 29 > 2 32008 51.6230 191.3661 0066241 180.9148 357.4615 16.00252620 04 When tracking in simulation both with Orbitron they seems to be in contact around 1051AM August 9 UTC? but rendez vous contact is planned at 1753 on August 10? (New set of keps for sts-118) from Orbitron STS 118 1 32008U 07035A 07221.34395840 .00112440 00000-0 45295-3 0 54 2 32008 51.6280 189.4027 0020824 112.0883 48.2798 15.85219015 68 With this new set of keps contact simulation occurs at 0200 AM on the 10 Did anyone have an explanation for theses discrepancies? Even with day 221 set of keps the contact time is now at 0111 August 10 "-" Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE "-" "It is not the class of license the amateur holds, but the class of the amateur that holds the license." Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE

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NEW KEPS-DAY 221
by Arthur Rowe 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

ISS (ZARYA) 1 25544U 98067A 07220.88563398 .00008468 00000-0 56993-4 0 7430 2 25544 51.6320 191.7165 0008104 217.9929 243.8684 15.76137509499091 STS 118 1 32008U 07035A 07221.34395840 .00112440 00000-0 45295-3 0 54 2 32008 51.6280 189.4027 0020824 112.0883 48.2798 15.85219015 68

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NASA TV and Web Coverage of Space Shuttle Endeavour Mission
by Arthur Rowe 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Aug. 9, 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 AND WEB COVERAGE OF SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR MISSION > > HOUSTON - NASA is providing continuous television and Internet > coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission to the > International Space Station. Endeavour launched from NASA's Kennedy > Space Center in Florida on Aug. 8 at 6:36 p.m. EDT. > > NASA Television features live mission events, daily mission status > news conferences and 24-hour commentary. NASA TV is webcast at: > > http://www.nasa.gov/ntv > > NASA Web coverage of STS-118 includes current mission information, > interactive features, and news conference images, graphics and > videos. Mission coverage, including the latest NASA TV schedule, also > is available on the main space shuttle Web site: > > http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle > > Daily news conferences with STS-118 mission managers take place at > NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston. Reporters can ask questions > from participating NASA locations. Contact your local NASA facility > by close of business daily to confirm its availability before each > event. > > For information about other NASA missions and activities, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov > > > -end- > > > > >

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KEPS
by Arthur Rowe 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

ISS (ZARYA) 1 25544U 98067A 07220.88563398 .00008468 00000-0 56993-4 0 7430 2 25544 51.6320 191.7165 0008104 217.9929 243.8684 15.76137509499091 STS 118 1 32008U 07035A 07220.96978502 -.00000458 11337-4 44973-5 0 29 2 32008 51.6230 191.3661 0066241 180.9148 357.4615 16.00252620 04

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STS-118 LIFTS OFF
by Arthur Rowe 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Endeavour Lifts Off! * *Launch Date:* Aug. 8 *Launch Time:* 6:36 p.m. EDT Image above: Space Shuttle Endeavour during liftoff. Photo credit: NASA *08.08.07 - 7:35 p.m. EDT* NASA's Administrator and top launch managers celebrated the flawless liftoff of Space Shuttle Endeavour Wednesday evening as the fulfillment of a legacy. "A launch operation doesn't get any better than this, it can't," Administrator Mike Griffin said following the launch. + View Launch Video <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('','http://anon.nasa-global.edgesuite.net/anon.nasa-global/ksc/ksc_080807_sts11…','http://anon.nasa-global.edgesuite.net/anon.nasa-global/ksc/ksc_080807_sts11…')> The flight placed seven astronauts, a space station segment and 5,800 pounds of cargo and supplies into orbit and on the way to the International Space Station. The 11-day mission calls for attachment of the space station segment, transfer of the cargo and supplies and a test of a new power transfer system. If the system works, the mission would be extended to 14 days. Teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan will also conduct several educational programs during the flight. *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/184910main_sts118_factsheet4.pdf> + STS-118 NASA TV Schedule <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/mission_schedule.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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Dreamy Lunar Eclipse
by Arthur Rowe 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > NASA Science News for August 3, 2007 > > Mark your calendar: On Tuesday, August 28th, there's going to be a > dreamy, colorful, total eclipse of the Moon. > > FULL STORY at > > http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/03aug_dreamyeclipse.htm?list833780 > > The Science@NASA Podcast feed is available at > http://science.nasa.gov/podcast.xml. > > >

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Strange Lights: The 2007 Aurigid Meteor Shower
by Arthur Rowe 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1OREC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > NASA Science News for August 8, 2007 > > On Sept. 1st, a flurry of bright and oddly-colored meteors could spill > across the skies of western North America--or not. Forecasters are > divided about what will happen next month when Earth runs into an > ancient stream of debris from mysterious Comet Kiess. > > FULL STORY at > > http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/08aug_aurigids.htm?list833780 > > >

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NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Begins Mission to the Space Station
by Arthur Rowe 09 Aug '07

09 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT AC #31468: > Aug. 8, 2007 > > John Yembrick > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-0602 > john.yembrick-1(a)nasa.gov > > George Diller > Kennedy Space Center, Fla. > 321-867-2468 > george.h.diller(a)nasa.gov > > > NASA'S SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR BEGINS MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION > > CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Endeavour and its > seven-member crew lifted off at 6:36 p.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's > Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The astronauts are on their way to > the International Space Station for an assembly mission, designated > STS-118. > > "This is serious business we're in here," said Endeavour's Commander > Scott Kelly to the shuttle launch director shortly before lift off. > "I'm proud of your team for getting Endeavour ready to go fly. I'm > also proud of my crew and the rest of the astronaut office for the > competence and professionalism and consistently making something that > is incredibly difficult look easy." > > Kelly then added, "We'll see you in a couple of weeks, and thanks for > loaning us your space shuttle." > > Endeavour is scheduled to dock to the station on Friday. During the > 11-day mission, the crew will add the Starboard 5 (S5) truss segment > to the right side of the station's backbone. The segment will provide > clearance between sets of solar arrays. The flight will include at > least three spacewalks during which the astronauts will install a new > gyroscope and external spare parts platform to the station. > > Endeavour's mission will debut a new system that enables docked space > shuttles to draw electrical power from the station to extend visits > to the outpost. If this system functions as expected, three > additional days and a spacewalk will be added to the flight. > > Joining Kelly on the crew are Pilot Charlie Hobaugh and mission > specialists Tracy Caldwell, Rick Mastracchio, Barbara R. Morgan, > Alvin Drew and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Dave Williams. This is > the first flight for Morgan, the teacher-turned-astronaut whose > association with NASA began 22 years ago when she was selected as the > backup in the Teacher in Space Project. > > 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 is Endeavour's first flight in more than four > years. The shuttle underwent extensive modifications, including the > addition of safety upgrades already added to shuttles Discovery and > Atlantis. > > For the latest information about the STS-118 mission and its crew, > visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle > > > -end- > > > > > >

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Endeavour Lifts Off!
by Arthur Rowe 08 Aug '07

08 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C#31468 *Endeavour Lifts Off! * *Launch Date:* Aug. 8 *Launch Time:* 6:36 p.m. EDT Image above: Space Shuttle Endeavour during liftoff. Photo credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html *08.08.07 - 6:36 p.m. EDT* Cheers and shouts can be heard throughout the Space Center as Endeavour, carrying the STS-118 crew, roars off the launch pad into the late afternoon sky to begin the 22nd mission to the International Space Station.

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