September 2007 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-29 21:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 29 Sep '07

29 Sep '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-29 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC., telebridge via WH6PN Successful Sat 2007-09-29 16:28 UTC 16 deg (***) Town of Anamizu ARISS School Contact Executive Committee, Anamizu-town, Housu-gun Ishikawa, Japan, direct via 8J9ISS Sat 2007-10-06 09:24 UTC 41 deg Prairielands Council, Boy Scouts of America, Space Jamboree Camp Robert Drake (Oakwood, IL), Champaign, Illinois, telebridge via VK4KHZ Sat 2007-10- 06 19:12 UTC 32 deg Isummasaqvik School, Quaqtag, QC Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS Wed 2007-10-10 18:31 UTC 84 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 321. (***) 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 complete schedule page has been updated as of 2007-09-29 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 2007-09-29 21:00 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 ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

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Soyuz Move Caps Busy Week Aboard Space Station
by Arthur Rowe 28 Sep '07

28 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C#31468 *Soyuz Move Caps Busy Week Aboard Space Station* The Expedition 15 crew members enjoyed a light-duty day Friday aboard the International Space Station after a busy week culminating in the relocation of their Soyuz spacecraft on Thursday. The Zarya module's starboard solar array wing was retracted Friday morning, with the retraction of the port solar array planned for Saturday. The Zarya arrays must be completely retracted to avoid contact with the station's radiators. The starboard radiators will be deployed during STS-120 space shuttle mission in October, followed by the port radiators after the shuttle departs. The crew moved the Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft on Thursday to free up the Zarya nadir, or Earth-facing, port for the arrival of Expedition 16 on Oct. 12. After the Soyuz undocked at 3:20 p.m. EDT, Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov piloted the spacecraft 80 feet for a 27-minute trip to the aft docking port of the Zvezda service module. + Read more about the Soyuz move <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/soyuzmov…> On Monday afternoon, the Zvezda service module's engines were fired for about two minutes to raise the space station's altitude an average of about 5.3 nautical miles. This brings the station into the correct position for the upcoming Soyuz TMA-11 and space shuttle Discovery dockings in October. + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 16 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/index.ht…>

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Discovery Prepares to Roll to the Pad
by Arthur Rowe 28 Sep '07

28 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Discovery Prepares to Roll to the Pad* In preparation for the targeted Oct. 23 launch, Discovery is set to roll from the Vehicle Assembly Building out to the Launch Pad 39A aboard the crawler transporter this weekend. Earlier in the week, the orbiter was attached to the external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters atop the mobile launch platform. In the predawn hours Thursday, the payload canister for mission STS-120 arrived at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Italian-built U.S. Harmony module destined for the International Space Center will be transferred to Discovery's payload bay once the space shuttle reaches the pad. Payload canister at Launch Pad 39AAs dawn begins to break over Launch Pad 39A, the payload canister carrying the International Space Station's Harmony module is lifted toward the payload change out area of the pad's service structure. Image credit: NASA + View larger image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170419main_payloadatpad-lg.JPG> *Mission Information* + STS-120 Mission Overview <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/index.html> + Harmony Node 2 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/harmony_payload.html> + Space Shuttle Discovery <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/discovery-in…>

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Re: NASA Television and Internet Features Mark Dawn of the Space Age
by Arthur Rowe 28 Sep '07

28 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Sept. 28, 2007 > > Bob Jacobs > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-1600 > bob.jacobs(a)nasa.gov > > > NASA TELEVISION AND INTERNET FEATURES MARK DAWN OF THE SPACE AGE > > WASHINGTON - Starting Oct. 1, NASA Television and the agency's > Internet homepage will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Space > Age, which began with the launch of Sputnik I on Oct. 4, 1957. > > NASA TV news feeds and a special interactive web presentation on > www.nasa.gov will feature interview excerpts with former astronauts, > engineers, scientists, flight directors and other NASA employees who > offer historical perspectives on the Sputnik launch. Also provided > will be file footage of Explorer I, the first satellite launched by > the United States on Jan. 31, 1958, 3-D spacecraft models, and the > subsequent announcement by NASA's first administrator T. Keith > Glennan on the establishment of the agency on Oct. 1, 1958. > > The NASA TV Video File is seen on the Media Channel, #103, at 6 and 9 > a.m., noon, 4 and 10 p.m. EDT. It airs on the Public Channel, #101, > at 9 a.m., 6 and 10 p.m. > > In the continental United States, NASA TV's Public, Education and > Media channels are carried by MPEG-2 digital C-band signal on AMC-6, > at 72 degrees west longitude, Transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical > polarization. They are available in Alaska and Hawaii on an MPEG-2 > digital C-band signal accessed via satellite AMC-7, transponder 18C, > 137 degrees west longitude, 4060 MHz, vertical polarization. A > Digital Video Broadcast compliant Integrated Receiver Decoder is > required for reception. > > Beginning Monday, learn more about the 50th anniversary of the Space > Age at: > > http://www.nasa.gov > > http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/sputnik/index.html > > To find additional information about NASA TV streaming video, downlink > and schedule information, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/ntv > > > -end- > > > > > >

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Shuttle Crew to Visit NASA Headquarters, Available for Interviews
by Arthur Rowe 28 Sep '07

28 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Sept. 28, 2007 > > Katherine Trinidad > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-3749 > katherine.trinidad(a)nasa.gov > > > SHUTTLE CREW TO VISIT NASA HEADQUARTERS, AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS > > WASHINGTON - The seven space shuttle Endeavour astronauts who returned > to Earth last month will share mission highlights with NASA employees > at the agency's headquarters on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. EDT. The > crew's presentation about the STS-118 mission to the International > Space Station will air live on NASA Television. > > Endeavour crew members will be available for news media interviews > from 11 to 11:30 a.m. in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium, 300 > E. Street, S.W., Washington. Interested media should contact > Katherine Trinidad at 202-358-3749 by 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 1. > > The Endeavour crew members are Commander Scott Kelly, Pilot Charlie > Hobaugh and mission specialists Tracy Caldwell, Rick Mastracchio, > Barbara R. Morgan, Alvin Drew and Canadian Space Agency astronaut > Dave Williams. > > Drew, a D.C. native, graduated from the city's Gonzaga College High > School. His biography is available at: > > http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/drew-ba.html > > For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule information, visit: > > > http://www.nasa.gov/ntv > > For more information about NASA's space shuttle program and the > STS-118 mission, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle > > > -end- > > > > > >

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ISS Station Crew Moves Soyuz Spacecraft
by Arthur Rowe 27 Sep '07

27 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Station Crew Moves Soyuz Spacecraft* Soyuz spacecraftImage above: The Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft moves away from the International Space Station shortly after undocking. Credit: NASA TV: TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html International Space Station crew members docked their Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft to the aft port of the Zvezda service module at 3:47 p.m. EDT Thursday, completing a move of 80 feet. After the Soyuz undocked at 3:20 p.m. EDT, Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov piloted the spacecraft to the aft port of the Zvezda service module, freeing up the Zarya nadir, or Earth-facing, port for the arrival of Expedition 16 on Oct. 12. The Soyuz wound up about 80 feet from where it started, despite having traveled about a third of the way around the world. + Read more about the Soyuz move <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/soyuzmov…> + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 16 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/index.ht…>

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STS-120 Payload Moves to the Launch Pad
by Arthur Rowe 27 Sep '07

27 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *STS-120 Payload Moves to the Launch Pad* As dawn begins to break over Launch Pad 39A, the payload canister carrying the International Space Station's Harmony module is lifted toward the payload change out area of the pad's service structure. Image credit: NASA + View larger image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170419main_payloadatpad-lg.JPG> In the predawn hours this morning, the payload canister for mission STS-120 arrived at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Italian-built U.S. Harmony module destined for the International Space Center will be transferred to Discovery's payload bay once the space shuttle reaches the pad. Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, Discovery's processing continues. Earlier in the week, the orbiter was attached to the external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters atop the mobile launch platform. In preparation for the targeted Oct. 23 launch, Discovery is now set to roll out to the launch pad aboard the crawler transporter on Sept. 29. *Mission Information* + STS-120 Mission Overview <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/index.html> + Harmony Node 2 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/harmony_payload.html> + Space Shuttle Discovery <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/discovery-in…>

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ARISS event - Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC., USA, Saturday (Sep 29) 16:28 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 27 Sep '07

27 Sep '07

An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC., USA on 29 Sep. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:28 UTC. The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and WH6PN. The contact should be audible in Hawaii. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. In addition, the audio should be available via IRLP and EchoLink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics. This ARISS contact is part of the family day events Commemorating 50 Years in Space. This event is made possible by the generous support of the Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences. This will be a live public event. Persons selected from the audience (mainly students) will be asking the questions so no advance copy is available. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact . Packet is now active on 145.825 simplex. Next planned event(s): 1. Town of Anamizu ARISS School Contact Executive Committee, Anamizu-town, Housu-gun Ishikawa, Japan, via 8J9ISS Sat 2007-10-06 09:24 UTC 2. Prairielands Council, Boy Scouts of America, Space Jamboree Camp Robert Drake (Oakwood, IL), Champaign, Illinois, telebridge via VK4KHZ Sat 2007-10-06 19:12 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 2007-09-27 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 27 Sep '07

27 Sep '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-27 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC., telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2007-09-29 16:28 UTC 16 deg Town of Anamizu ARISS School Contact Executive Committee, Anamizu-town, Housu-gun Ishikawa, Japan, direct via 8J9ISS Sat 2007-10-06 09:24 UTC 41 deg Prairielands Council, Boy Scouts of America, Space Jamboree Camp Robert Drake (Oakwood, IL), Champaign, Illinois, telebridge via VK4KHZ Sat 2007-10- 06 19:12 UTC 32 deg Isummasaqvik School, Quaqtag, QC Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS (***) Wed 2007-10-10 18:31 UTC 84 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 320. 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 complete schedule page has been updated as of 2007-09-27 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 2007-09-26 20:00 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 ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

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Crew Set for Soyuz Move Thursday
by Arthur Rowe 27 Sep '07

27 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Set for Soyuz Move Thursday* ISS015-E-29050 : Astronaut Clay Anderson in Destiny lab Image above: Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Clay Anderson uses a communication system in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The Expedition 15 crew members continue to work on science, station maintenance and preparations for Thursday's relocation of their Soyuz spacecraft. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin spent Wednesday morning working with PLASMA-ISS, a Russian experiment that measures the plasma environment on the exterior of the International Space Station. Yurchikhin later joined with Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov to close the hatches between the Progress cargo craft and the Pirs docking compartment. Also on Wednesday, Flight Engineer Clay Anderson talked by ham radio with students at Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School in League City, Texas. The crew is set for Thursday's relocation of the Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft. With Kotov at the controls, the Soyuz will move to the aft port of the Zvezda service module, freeing up the Zarya nadir, or Earth-facing, port for the arrival of Expedition 16 on Oct. 12. NASA TV coverage of the Soyuz move begins at 3 p.m. EDT. Undocking occurs about 3:18 p.m. + Read more about the Soyuz move <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/soyuzmov…> + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 16 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/index.ht…>

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