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ISS Progress 26 Launches to Station
by Arthur Rowe 03 Aug '07

03 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *ISS Progress 26 Launches to Station* Illustration of the space station with Progress 26, Progress 25 and SoyuzImage above: Artist's rendering of the International Space Station showing the ISS Progress 26, the ISS Progress 25 and a Soyuz spacecraft docked to the station. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The ISS Progress 26 (P26) craft launched Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1:34 p.m. EDT. The P26 vehicle is loaded with 5,111 pounds of food, fuel, air, water and supplies. P26 is scheduled to dock with the station on Aug. 5. On the station, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Olog Kotov reconfigured the Kurs automated rendezvous system in the Zvezda Service Module in preparation for the P26 docking. Wednesday’s undocking of the ISS Progress 24 (P24) was successfully completed at 10:07 a.m. Configuration issues resulted in the Progress not doing the separation burn, but the deorbit burn occurred on time. P24 was about four miles from the station when the deorbit burn began a little after 2:40 p.m. Wednesday, sending the Progress and its load of trash to destruction in the Earth's atmosphere. Flight Engineer Clay Anderson conducted routine periodic inspections of the station's smoke detectors Thursday and Kotov did routine air sampling in the station. Yurchikhin and Anderson continued to pack items no longer needed on the station for return aboard space shuttle Endeavour during its STS-118 mission. Anderson also held a conference with the STS-118 crew to discuss spacewalk preparations. + 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-08-02 21:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Aug '07

02 Aug '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-08-02 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 21st. World Scout Jamboree, Chelmsford, England, direct via GB100J Sat 2007-08-04 21:10 UTC 38 deg National Agriculture Museum (formerly City of Ottawa Central Experimental Farm) - 7yrs to 18yrs old, Telebridge via WH6PN (***) Tue 2007-08-07 13:25 UTC 88 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 2007-08-02 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 2007-07-25 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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Engineers Work to Resolve Endeavour Leak
by Arthur Rowe 01 Aug '07

01 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *08.01.07 - 5:43 p.m. EDT* At Launch Pad 39A, preparations continue for the launch of Endeavour on STS-118, currently targeted for launch at 7:02 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Aug. 7. Engineers are working to resolve an abnormal leak rate in Endeavour's crew cabin. The problem has been traced to one of two positive pressure-relief valves which ensure that the crew cabin does not become over-pressurized. Workers plan to remove and replace the suspect valve using a valve from Atlantis. This work will begin tonight and be completed on Thursday. 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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ISS Progress 26 to Launch Thursday
by Arthur Rowe 01 Aug '07

01 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 The ISS Progress 26 (P26) craft is scheduled to launch Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at about 1:33 p.m EDT(1733 UTC). The P26 vehicle rolled to its launch pad Tuesday loaded with 5,111 pounds of food, fuel, air, water and supplies. The cargo craft also contains new Russian computers, cables, connectors and a commanding unit. The commanding unit will replace an identical unit on the station when the upcoming STS-118 mission visits. The unit is suspected of causing the computer failure during the STS-117 mission in June. P26 is scheduled to dock with the station on Aug. 5. Wednesday’s undocking of the ISS Progress 24 (P24) was successfully completed at 10:07 a.m. Configuration issues resulted in the Progress not doing the separation burn, but the deorbit burn occurred on time. P24 was about four miles from the station when the deorbit burn began a little after 2:40 p.m., sending the Progress and its load of trash to destruction in the Earth's atmosphere. On the station, Flight Engineers Oleg Kotov and Clay Anderson took turns doing robotics proficiency training with ground controllers Wednesday in preparation for the STS-118 mission. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Kotov practiced rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM) photography. They used digital cameras with 400mm and 800mm lenses to mimic their work during Endeavour's approach to the station on the STS-118 mission. The RPM is a 360-degree back flip by the shuttle, which is done so images of its heat shield may be taken. + 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…>

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Air leak on Endeavour could delay launch
by Arthur Rowe 01 Aug '07

01 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A week before Endeavour's planned liftoff, NASA was analyzing a cabin leak in the space shuttle today. FOR THE REST OF THE STORY GO TO: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/space/5014960.html

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ISS Progress 26 Prepares for Liftoff
by Arthur Rowe 01 Aug '07

01 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *ISS Progress 26 Prepares for Liftoff* ISS Progress 26 on the launch pad in Baikonur Image above: The ISS Progress 26 on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Image credit: NASA/Mark Bowman TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The ISS Progress 26 vehicle rolled to its launch pad Tuesday loaded with 5,111 pounds of food, fuel, air, water and supplies. The cargo craft also contains new Russian computers, cables, connectors and a commanding unit. The commanding unit will replace an identical unit on the station when the upcoming STS-118 mission visits in August. The unit is suspected of causing the computer failure during the STS-117 mission in June. On the eve of the undocking of the Progress 24 cargo ship from the Pirs docking compartment, the crew members completed the stowage of discarded items no longer needed on the station. They closed the hatch, conducted leak checks and activated the ship's systems for Wednesday’s undocking scheduled for 10:05 a.m. EDT. The Progress engines will be fired at about 2:40 p.m. to begin the descent to Earth's atmosphere, where it will burn up 30 minutes later. The crew members also did a timeline review with flight controllers Tuesday as they prepare for the launch of Endeavour on the STS-118 mission Aug. 7. + 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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