August 2007 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-08-20 15:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Aug '07

20 Aug '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-08-20 15:30 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 (***) 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, via K0ASH Wed 2007-08-29 16:03 UTC 55 deg (***) 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 2007-08-20 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 undocked Scott Kelly, Charles Hobaugh, Dave Williams, Barbara Morgan KD5VNP, Richard Mastracchio KC5ZTE, Tracy Caldwell, Benjamin Drew ***************************************************************************** 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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Astronauts to Prepare for Tuesday Landing
by Arthur Rowe 20 Aug '07

20 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Astronauts to Prepare for Tuesday Landing * Image above: Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, mission specialist, is surrounded by supplies in SPACEHAB, located in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Image: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html The seven-member STS-118 crew will spend the day preparing for its return to Earth aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour after a successful stay at the International Space Station. The astronauts will stow equipment and test Endeavour’s systems that will be used for re-entry and landing. Endeavour’s first landing opportunity is at 12 32 p.m. EDT at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., with the deorbit burn occurring at 11:25 a.m. A second opportunity is available at the Florida spaceport at 2:06 p.m. The deorbit burn would occur at 1 p.m. White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico will not be called up for a possible Tuesday landing there. A decision on whether to call up Edwards AFB, Calif., is expected this morning. + View STS-118 landing ground tracks <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/landing.ht…> Mission managers continue to monitor Hurricane Dean. Early Monday Dean, with winds near 150 mph, was about 150 miles southeast of Grand Cayman, moving west at about 20 mph. Crew members will take time out of their schedule today to participate in an education event with the Canadian Space Agency. The STS-118 crew members spent almost nine days at the international outpost. They continued the on-orbit construction of the station and transferred tons of cargo between the two spacecraft. The STS-118 crew conducted four spacewalks at the station. The two major objectives were the installation of the S5 and the replacement of a failed attitude control gyroscope.

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ISS - STS-118 KEPS DAY 231
by Arthur Rowe 19 Aug '07

19 Aug '07

ISS (ZARYA) 1 25544U 98067A 07231.34738624 -.00017018 00000-0 -10283-3 0 8119 2 25544 51.6329 137.8213 0008073 260.9650 203.1201 15.76039501500741 STS 118 1 32008U 07035A 07231.71693693 .00004676 00000-0 33326-4 0 260 2 32008 51.6337 135.9163 0009802 251.8863 150.6099 15.76139009 1697

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ISS + Shuttle visible pass
by Stefano Bravi 19 Aug '07

19 Aug '07

Nice view of ISS and Shuttle Endeavour crossing the sky over my location! Both perfectly visible.. :) (Max elevation 84.5°, range 351.5 Km at 19:03 GMT). Stefano -- _________________________________________ Stefano Bravi <stefano.bravi(a)rcm.inet.it> SWL station 43.5285°N/13.554°E - Camerano - ITALY

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Crew Completes Final Heat Shield Inspection
by Arthur Rowe 19 Aug '07

19 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 19 AUGUST 2007 *Crew Completes Final Heat Shield Inspection* The STS-118 crew began its trip home today when Space Shuttle Endeavour undocked from the Space Shuttle Endeavour at 7:56 a.m. EDT. Shortly after the final separation burn, the crew began preparations for the return to Earth by conducting the final inspection of the orbiter’s heat shield. The astronauts used Endeavour’s robot arm and a 50-foot-long Orbiter Boom Sensor System to inspect the nose cap and the leading edges of the wings. This process is conducted after undocking from the station to make sure the orbiter is ready for re-entry on landing day. STS-118's first landing opportunity on Tuesday is at 12:32 p.m. at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Undocking was moved up a day in preparation for landing on Tuesday. The earlier landing opportunity was selected in the event Hurricane Dean threatens the Houston area. It allows an opportunity for the shuttle to land before Mission Control, Houston, would be shut down in preparation for a storm. Mission managers are continuing to monitor the situation and assess their options. The seven STS-118 astronauts are scheduled to enjoy some well deserved off-duty time after a busy stay at the station, which began Aug. 10. The STS-118 crew installed the Starboard 5 (S5) truss segment and transferred tons of cargo between the shuttle and the station. The STS-118 crew conducted four spacewalks at the station. The two major objectives were the installation of the S5 and the replacement of a failed attitude control gyroscope. Animations: + Endeavour undocking from station <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> | + Shuttle wings and nose cap survey <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> *Hurricane Dean Information* On-orbit Hurricane Dean Video: + Real Video <http://mfile.akamai.com/18565/rm/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/real…> | + Windows Media <http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…> + NASA Hurricane Resource Page <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/main/index.html>

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Joint Operations End; Endeavour Undocks
by Arthur Rowe 19 Aug '07

19 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C#31468 *Joint Operations End; Endeavour Undocks* International Space StationImage above: A camera aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour captured this view of the International Space Station shortly after undocking. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineers Oleg Kotov and Clay Anderson concluded joint operations with the STS-118 crew Saturday afternoon. STS-118’s stay at the station began Aug. 10 and featured four spacewalks to continue the on-orbit construction of the station. The STS-118 crew exited the station before hatches closed at 5:10 p.m. EDT Saturday in preparation for Sunday's undocking, which occurred at 7:56 a.m. In addition to the seven STS-118 astronauts, Space Shuttle Endeavour carried the Starboard 5 (S5) truss segment to the station and STS-118 spacewalkers installed it Aug. 11. The S5 truss segment is part of the station’s Integrated Truss Structure that will eventually be the length of a football field and contain four sets of solar arrays. The station received a new control moment gyroscope (CMG) on Monday during the second spacewalk. The station has four CMGs that are used to control its attitude in orbit. The new CMG replaced a faulty gyroscope that will return to Earth on a future shuttle mission. On Tuesday, the International Space Station’s first component to go into space, the Zarya control module, passed the 50,000th orbit mark at 11:17 a.m. EDT. Zarya, which is Russian for “Sunrise,” was funded by the United States and built by Russia. It launched atop a Proton rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 20, 1998. The third spacewalk occurred Wednesday. It featured preparations for the relocation of the Port 6 truss from atop the station to the end of the Port 5 truss when STS-120 visits later this year. A fourth spacewalk took place Saturday in which an antenna was installed and two materials science experiments were retrieved for return to Earth. In other activities, the two crews transferred cargo between Endeavour and the station.

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Endeavour Undocks from Space Station
by Arthur Rowe 19 Aug '07

19 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Endeavour Undocks from Space Station* 19 AUGUST 2007 Space Shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station at 7:56 a.m. EDT (1156 UTC) today, ending an almost nine-day stay at the orbital outpost for the STS-118 crew. Undocking was moved up a day in preparation for landing on Tuesday. The earlier landing opportunity was selected in the event Hurricane Dean threatens the Houston area. It allows an opportunity for the shuttle to land before Mission Control, Houston, would be shut down in preparation for a storm. Mission managers are continuing to monitor the situation and assess their options. After backing 400 feet away from the station, the STS-118 crew will fire Endeavour’s engines to for the separation engine burn about 8:25 a.m. (1225 UTC0 Later, the crew will conduct the post-docking heat shield inspection to make sure Endeavour is ready for landing. The seven astronauts will enjoy some well-deserved off duty time after the busy stay at the station. While at the station, the crew installed the Starboard 5 (S5) truss segment and transferred tons of cargo between the shuttle and the station. The STS-118 crew conducted four spacewalks at the station. The two major objectives were the installation of the S5 and the replacement of a failed attitude control gyroscope Animations: + Endeavour undocking from station <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> | + Shuttle wings and nose cap survey <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> *Hurricane Dean Information* On-orbit Hurricane Dean Video: + Real Video <http://mfile.akamai.com/18565/rm/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/real…> | + Windows Media <http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…> + NASA Hurricane Resource Page <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/main/index.html>

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Space Shuttle Endeavour to Undock Today
by Arthur Rowe 19 Aug '07

19 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Space Shuttle Endeavour to Undock Today * S118-E-07918 : Hurricane Dean Image above: A still photo close-up of the eye of Category 4 Hurricane Dean. Crew members on the Space Shuttle Endeavour captured this image around 1 p.m. EDT(1700 UTC) Saturday of Hurricane Dean in the Caribbean. Image: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Space Shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station shortly before 8 a.m. EDT(1200 UTC) today, ending an almost nine-day stay at the orbital outpost for the STS-118 crew. Undocking was moved up a day in preparation for a possible landing on Tuesday. The earlier landing is being considered in the event Hurricane Dean threatens the Houston area. It could allow an opportunity for the shuttle to land before Mission Control, Houston, would be shut down in preparation for a storm. Mission managers are continuing to monitor the situation and assess their options. Due to the early undocking, the STS-118 crew will not do a fly-around of the station. Endeavour delivered the Starboard 5 (S5) truss segment to the space station. The STS-118 crew conducted four spacewalks at the station. The two major objectives were the installation of the S5 and the replacement of a failed attitude control gyroscope. Animations: + Endeavour undocking from station <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> | + Shuttle wings and nose cap survey <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> *Hurricane Dean Information* On-orbit Hurricane Dean Video: + Real Video <http://mfile.akamai.com/18565/rm/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/real…> | + Windows Media <http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…> + NASA Hurricane Resource Page <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/main/index.html>

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ISS-STS-118 KEPS DAY 230
by Arthur Rowe 19 Aug '07

19 Aug '07

ISS (ZARYA) 1 25544U 98067A 07230.84277824 .00009281 00000-0 62024-4 0 8081 2 25544 51.6346 140.4184 0008108 260.5057 218.6394 15.76151524500668 STS 118 1 32008U 07035A 07230.50349537 .00008912 00000-0 59748-4 0 208 2 32008 51.6349 142.1671 0008082 258.7259 93.9758 15.76143103 1509

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Joint Operations End; Endeavour to Undock Sunday
by Arthur Rowe 18 Aug '07

18 Aug '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/c #31468 *Joint Operations End; Endeavour to Undock Sunday* 18 AUGUST 2007 Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineers Oleg Kotov and Clay Anderson concluded joint operations with the STS-118 crew Saturday afternoon. STS-118’s stay at the station began Aug. 10 and featured four spacewalks to continue the on-orbit construction of the station. The STS-118 crew exited the station before hatches closed at 5:10 p.m. EDT Saturday in preparation for undocking on Sunday. In addition to the seven STS-118 astronauts, Space Shuttle Endeavour carried the Starboard 5 (S5) truss segment to the station and STS-118 spacewalkers installed it Aug. 11. The S5 truss segment is part of the station’s Integrated Truss Structure that will eventually be the length of a football field and contain four sets of solar arrays. The station received a new control moment gyroscope (CMG) on Monday during the second spacewalk. The station has four CMGs that are used to control its attitude in orbit. The new CMG replaced a faulty gyroscope that will return to Earth on a future shuttle mission. On Tuesday, the International Space Station’s first component to go into space, the Zarya control module, passed the 50,000th orbit mark at 11:17 a.m. EDT. Zarya, which is Russian for “Sunrise,” was funded by the United States and built by Russia. It launched atop a Proton rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 20, 1998. The third spacewalk occurred Wednesday. It featured preparations for the relocation of the Port 6 truss from atop the station to the end of the Port 5 truss when STS-120 visits later this year. A fourth spacewalk took place Saturday in which an antenna was installed and two materials science experiments were retrieved for return to Earth. In other activities, the two crews transferred cargo between Endeavour and the station . + 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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