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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NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery to Move to Launch Pad
by Arthur Rowe 27 Sep '07

27 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 : > Sept. 26, 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 SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TO MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD > > CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll > out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on > Saturday, Sept. 29, as preparations for the STS-120 mission move > forward. Discovery is targeted to lift off Oct. 23 on a 14-day > mission to the International Space Station. > > The first motion of the shuttle out of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly > Building is planned at 8 p.m. EDT. The 3.4-mile journey to the launch > pad is expected to take about six hours. > > NASA Television will provide a live picture of Discovery at the launch > pad beginning at 7 a.m. Sunday. Video highlights of the rollout will > air on NASA TV's Video File segments. > > The STS-120 mission will add a module to the space station that will > serve as a port for installing additional international laboratories. > The Harmony module will be the first expansion of the living and > working space on the orbiting laboratory since 2001. The upcoming > mission also will move the first set of solar arrays installed on the > station to a permanent location on the complex and redeploy them. > > For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming > video, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/ntv > > For information about the STS-120 mission and crew, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle > > > -end- > > > > > >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-26 21:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-26 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Goforth Elementary School, Clear Creek, Texas, via WH6PN Successful Wed 2007-09-26 16:52 UTC 81 deg via WH6PN (***) 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 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 2007-09-26 20:00 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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2 Line ISS Keps 9-26
by Dave Larsen PhD 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

ISS 1 25544U 98067A 07269.37582516 .00007575 00000-0 53517-4 0 508 2 25544 051.6342 301.8027 0002511 042.1742 035.8614 15.75217004506744

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2 Line ISS Keps 9-25
by Dave Larsen PhD 26 Sep '07

26 Sep '07

ISS 1 25544U 98067A 07268.68181910 .00055993 00000-0 36637-3 0 470 2 25544 051.6353 305.3750 0002655 035.8721 063.9765 15.75239193506633

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ISS Crew Prepares for Soyuz Move
by Arthur Rowe 25 Sep '07

25 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 25 September 2007 *Crew Prepares for Soyuz Move* Docked Soyuz and Progress spacecraftsImage above: The Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft docked to the International Space Station can be seen in the foreground. A Progress cargo craft is visible behind the Soyuz. Credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html The Expedition 15 crew aboard the International Space Station is busy preparing for numerous arrivals and departures in the coming weeks. On Tuesday, the crew members tagged up with Russian flight controllers to review the relocation of the docked Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft Thursday. The crew will move the Soyuz 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. + Read more about the Soyuz move <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/soyuzmov…> Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov conducted a motion control system test on the Soyuz Tuesday. Flight Engineer Clay Anderson checked the seals on the hatches of the U.S. segment of the station. The hatches will be closed during Thursday's Soyuz move to protect against depressurization. Later, Kotov and Anderson moved the station's robotic arm, Canadarm2, into position to view the retraction of the Zarya module's starboard and port solar array wings on Friday and Saturday. While space shuttle Discovery is docked to the station during the STS-120 mission in October, the station's starboard radiators will be deployed, followed by the port radiators shortly after Discovery departs. To avoid contact with the radiators, the Zarya arrays must be completely retracted. On Monday afternoon, the Zvezda service module's engines were fired for about two minutes to raise the space station's altitude by an average of about 5.3 nautical miles. This brings the station into the correct position for the upcoming Soyuz TMA-11 and 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's Launch Preparations Continue
by Arthur Rowe 25 Sep '07

25 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 25 SEPTEMBER 2007 *Discovery's Launch Preparations Continue* Space Shuttle Discovery A fish-eye view shows space shuttle Discovery on the mobile launch platform inside the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building. Image credit: NASA/Troy Cryder + View larger image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170419main_fisheye-lg.jpg> Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians have attached Discovery to the external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters atop the mobile launch platform, as launch processing continues. Discovery is currently scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A aboard the crawler transporter on Sept. 30. In advance of the space shuttle's arrival, technicians will transfer to the launch pad the payload canister containing the International Space Station's Harmony module. Discovery's launch on mission STS-120 is targeted for Oct. 23. *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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Station Reboosted; Crew Preps for Soyuz Relocation
by Arthur Rowe 25 Sep '07

25 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 24 September 2007 *Station Reboosted; Crew Preps for Soyuz Relocation* Astronaut Clay Anderson works on a valve in Destiny labImage above: Flight Engineer Clay Anderson works on a valve in the Destiny Lab of the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV : TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html A busy week of science, maintenance and preparations aboard the International Space Station kicked off Monday with a reboost of the orbital complex. On Monday afternoon, the Zvezda Service Module's engines were fired to raise the space station to the correct altitude for the upcoming Soyuz TMA-11 and Space Shuttle Discovery dockings in October. Earlier Monday, Flight Engineer Clay Anderson conducted a ham radio session with students at the Heidelberg University for Applied Sciences in Heidelberg, Germany. Over the weekend, Anderson conducted a "Saturday Science" session with the Analyzing Interferometer for Ambient Air (ANITA) payload. Developed by the European Space Agency, ANITA determines concentrations of up to 32 different trace gases in the station's atmosphere. With the Progress 25 undocking on Sept. 18, the aft port of the Zvezda service module is open and ready for the relocation of the Soyuz TMA-10 on Thursday. The relocation opens up the Zarya nadir, or earth-facing, port for the arrival of Expedition 16 in its Soyuz TMA-11 on Oct. 12. + 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 Joins Tank and Boosters
by Arthur Rowe 25 Sep '07

25 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 24 SEPTEMBER 2007 *Discovery Joins Tank and Boosters* Discovery is lifted vertically. Image above: Inside the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building, space shuttle Discovery is lifted by a sling into a vertical position before being hoisted to the mobile launch platform along side the external tank and solid rocket boosters. Image credit: NASA + View larger image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170419main_verticle-lg.JPG> On Sunday, technicians moved space shuttle Discovery from its processing hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Once inside, the orbiter was rotated into a vertical position and hoisted so that technicians could begin attaching Discovery to the external fuel tank and two solid rocket boosters atop the mobile launch platform. Discovery is currently scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A on Sept. 30 in preparation for its launch on mission STS-120, targeted for Oct. 23. In advance of the shuttle's arrival, technicians will transfer to the launch pad the payload canister containing the International Space Station's Harmony module. *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/structure/harmony.html> + Space Shuttle Discovery <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/discovery-in…>

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NASA TV COVERAGE SET FOR ISS CREW EXCHANGE
by Arthur Rowe 25 Sep '07

25 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Sept. 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 COVERAGE SET FOR SPACE STATION CREW EXCHANGE WASHINGTON - The launch of the next crew of the International Space Station, Expedition 16, and the landing of the current crew, Expedition 15, are among events to be broadcast on NASA Television from Sept. 27 to Oct. 21. NASA's Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson, Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor are set to launch Oct. 10 at 9:21 a.m. EDT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Their Soyuz TMA-11 craft is planned to dock to the station on Oct. 12. Shukor will fly to the station under an agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. NASA Flight Engineer Clay Anderson, who has been on the station since June, will remain with Whitson and Malenchenko until the arrival of space shuttle Discovery on the STS-120 mission. NASA astronaut Dan Tani will arrive on that mission to replace Anderson, who will journey home on Discovery. Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin, Soyuz Commander and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov and Shukor will return to Earth Oct. 21 at 6:32 a.m. in their Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft now docked to the station. Yurchikhin and Kotov have been aboard the station since April. On Oct. 4, NASA TV will broadcast highlights of NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and others attending events in Moscow to commemorate the 200th anniversary of U.S-Russian diplomatic relations and the 50th anniversary of the launch of the first satellite, Sputnik 1. The events and planned broadcasts include (all times approximate, EDT): Sept. 27: 12 p.m. - Video file of the Expedition 16 crew and spaceflight participant departure ceremony as they travel from Russia to Baikonur to prepare for launch. 3 p.m. - Live coverage of the Expedition 15 Soyuz relocation (undocking is scheduled at 3:18 p.m., redocking is scheduled at 3:43 p.m.). Oct. 3: 12 p.m. - Video file of the arrival of the Expedition 16 crew and spaceflight participant in Baikonur, and the Soyuz spacecraft fit check. Oct. 4: 12 p.m. - Video file of Sputnik 50th anniversary events in Moscow and prelaunch activities of the Expedition 16 crew and spaceflight participant crew in Baikonur. Oct. 5: 12 p.m. - Video file of prelaunch activities in Baikonur of the Expedition 16 crew and spaceflight participant. Oct. 9: 12 p.m. - Video file of Soyuz rollout for Expedition 16 crew and spaceflight participant, crew news conference and final prelaunch activities in Baikonur. Oct. 10: 7:30 a.m. - B-roll feed from Baikonur of the Expedition 16 crew and spaceflight participant launch day preparations. 8:30 a.m. - Live coverage begins of the Expedition 16 crew and spaceflight participant launch from Baikonur (launch is scheduled at 9:21 a.m.). 12 p.m. - Postlaunch video file of the Expedition 16 crew and spaceflight participant. Oct. 12: 10 a.m. - Live coverage begins of Soyuz docking to the station with the Expedition 16 crew and spaceflight participant, and the post-docking news conference from Moscow (docking is scheduled at 10:47 a.m.). 12 p.m. - Live coverage begins from Moscow of the Expedition 16 crew and spaceflight participant hatch opening to enter the station (hatch opening is scheduled at 12:30 p.m.). 1:30 p.m. - Video file of the docking and hatch opening for the Expedition 16 crew and spaceflight participant. Oct. 20-21: 11:45 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. - Live coverage of the Expedition 15 crew and spaceflight participant farewell and Soyuz hatch closure (hatch closure is scheduled at 12:15 a.m. Oct. 21). Oct. 21: 2:45 a.m. - Live coverage begins of the Soyuz undocking with the Expedition 15 crew and spaceflight participant (undocking is scheduled at 3:15 a.m.). 5:15 a.m. - Live coverage begins of the Soyuz deorbit burn and landing of the Expedition 15 crew and spaceflight participant in Kazakhstan (deorbit burn is scheduled at 5:42 a.m.; landing is scheduled at 6:32 a.m.). 10 a.m. - Video file of the Soyuz farewell, undocking and landing in Kazakhstan of the Expedition 15 crew and spaceflight participant. For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For more information about the station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station -end-

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ARISS event - Art and Pat Goforth Elementary, League City, Texas USA, Wednesday (Sep 26) 16:52 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 24 Sep '07

24 Sep '07

An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Art and Pat Goforth Elementary, League City, Texas USA on 26 Sep. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:52 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. Goforth Elementary, one of 24 elementary schools in Clear Creek ISD, is a K-5th grade campus of approximately 915 students. We are an Exemplary rated campus. Our beautiful elementary school is named for longtime Clear Creek ISD educators Art and Pat Goforth. Mrs. Goforth was the first female high school assistant principal in Clear Creek ISD. Mr. Goforth was the first assistant principal in the district and served as Clear Creek High principal for 10 years. Clay Anderson, ISS astronaut, is the parent of one of our First Grade students. His daughter will be asking the first question during the contact. Her class and the 5th grade classes have been working hard developing questions for our upcoming contact with Clay Anderson. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What's it like to live in space? 2. How does it feel when you are lifting off? 3. How do you get back to Earth safely? 4. Why did you choose to live on the space station? 5. What do hurricanes look like in space? 6. How often do you get to communicate with your family and friends? 7. How do you eat up in space? Does the food taste the same as it does on Earth? 8. Why can't you bring regular food that we eat on Earth into space? 9. How do you sleep? Do you lie in the air? 10. Do you ever feel like there is no atmosphere or air? 11. How often do you see the sun? 12. When there is a tsunami on earth can you see the water cover the land or see where the tsunami started? 13. How does earth and all the other planets look from the space station? 14. What do you do on the space station when you have free time? 15. Can you burp in space? 16. What is your job on the space station? 17. Have you taken a space walk? What is it like? 18. How does it feel to be weightless? 19. What is the temperature like in outer space? 20. How much time have you spent in space? 21. How long did it take to get to the space station? 22. Do you ever get sick in space? 23. Is it hard to breathe in the space station? 24. Have you ever compared the rocks on the moon with earth's rocks? 25. Do you enjoy doing front flips in zero gravity? 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 but will be shut down prior to the Soyuz relocation activity planned for Sep 27. Next planned event(s): 1. Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC., telebridge via WH6PN Sat 2007-09-29 16:28 UTC 2. Town of Anamizu ARISS School Contact Executive Committee, Anamizu-town, Housu-gun Ishikawa, Japan, via 8J9ISS Sat 2007-10-06 09:24 UTC 3. 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 2007-09-24 15:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 24 Sep '07

24 Sep '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-24 15:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Heidelberg University for Applied Sciences, Heidelberg, D-69123, Germany, telebridge via WH6PN Successful Mon 2007-09-24 08:00 UTC 46 deg (***) Goforth Elementary School, Clear Creek, Texas, via WH6PN Wed 2007-09-26 16:52 UTC 81 deg via WH6PN 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 319. (***) 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 2007-09-24 15:00 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 2007-09-24 15:00 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-23 21:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 Sep '07

23 Sep '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-23 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Pueblo Magnet High School, Tucson, Arizona, direct via KD7RPP Successful Fri 2007-09-21 15:04 UTC 90 deg (***) Heidelberg University for Applied Sciences, Heidelberg, D-69123, Germany, telebridge via WH6PN Mon 2007-09-24 08:00 UTC 46 deg Goforth Elementary School, Clear Creek, Texas, via WH6PN Wed 2007-09-26 16:52 UTC 81 deg via WH6PN 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 318. (***) 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 2007-09-23 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 2007-09-23 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_a nd_Doppler_correction.rtf 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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2 Line ISS Keps 9-22
by Dave Larsen PhD 22 Sep '07

22 Sep '07

ISS 1 25544U 98067A 07265.32081757 .00008970 00000-0 57998-4 0 237 2 25544 051.6355 322.6935 0010077 035.9083 055.6656 15.76955387506101

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Busy Month Sees Hurricanes and Visitor Preps
by Arthur Rowe 21 Sep '07

21 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Busy Month Sees Hurricanes and Visitor Preps* 21 SEPTEMBER 2007 Hurricane IvoImage above: This view from the International Space Station shows Hurricane Ivo in the Pacific Ocean nearing Baja California. Credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Video cameras on the International Space Station captured Hurricane Ivo in the Pacific Ocean as it was heading towards Baja California. Earlier this month, the station crew also viewed Hurricanes Felix and Humberto as they were churning in the Gulf of Mexico. A station reboost is planned for Sept. 24. The orbital firing will put the ISS in the correct attitude for the upcoming Soyuz TMA-11 and Space Shuttle Discovery dockings in October. With the Progress 25 undocking on Sept. 18, the aft port of the Zvezda service module is open and ready for the relocation of the Soyuz TMA-10 on Sept. 27. The relocation opens up the Zarya nadir, or earth-facing, port for the arrival of Expedition 16 in its Soyuz TMA-11 on Oct. 12. Discovery arrives Oct. 25 on the STS-120 mission bringing with it the Harmony Node 2. Harmony enables the station to add two new European and Japanese space laboratories on upcoming missions. Aboard the station, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and flight engineers Oleg Kotov and Clay Anderson continue packing items for return to Earth aboard Discovery. The crew members also measured their body mass. The measurements are taken to study the effects of microgravity on astronauts’ bodies. + 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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ARISS event - One Stop Richmond Hill Community Center, Richmond Hill, New York, Tuesday (Aug 7) 13:25 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 21 Sep '07

21 Sep '07

An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with children at the One Stop Richmond Hill Community Center, Richmond Hill, New York, USA on 07 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:25 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. Richmond Hill Community Center began as a block association 37 years ago. It expanded to become the One Stop Richmond Hill Community Center and serves the neighborhood with many programs including children's summer camp, citizenship and English as a Second Language courses, after school tutoring for neighborhood children, Mommy and Me preschool programs, Videoconference and Computer Technology after school and summer program for elementary school children, local civilian patrol and a Community Emergency Response Team program (CERT). The community center also holds meetings regularly to get neighborhood feedback and concerns to solve local area problems. All of these programs are funded and supported by state elected officials (bipartisan) and therefore are offered at no cost to the community. The One Stop Richmond Hill Community Center in NYC (Queens, NYC) is headed by Community Center President Simcha Waisman and Director Joan Bachert. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What was the biggest challenge the crew faced during any of the spacewalks while you were working on the ISS? 2. What is your favorite foods in space and does chocolate taste strange in space? 3. How often are you able to email your family from space? 4. What activity is the most fun as you float around the space station? 5. What is your favorite module of the space station and why? 6. What did you bring with you to remind you of family and home? 7. What are you doing with robots on the space station? We notice it is on your list of activities. 8. It is exciting up there. What do you do if you have trouble going to sleep? 9. Do you ever share meals and what kind of food is your favorite? 10. What do you eat for breakfast -- and can you change your mind about what you want to eat? 11. We know you have private family conference time. How long do you talk to your family and can you see them? 12. What surprises have there been? What did not go as expected? 13. How did you first become interested in space science? 14. Do your children want to travel in space like you and why? 15. Has any of you gotten sick in space and what did you do about it? 16. Do you have Internet on the ISS and what video games are your favorite (if you have any)? 17. How do you get news up in space? Can you watch any of it and does mission control send any news to you? 18. When you return home, what is the first thing you want to do? 19. What food do you miss most up in space? 20. What sports can you play up there in microgravity? 21. Fire safety is important here. What has to be done when you inspect the ISS smoke detectors? 22. How is trash prepared for return to Earth? Is there a compactor? 23. Is the ISS going to become a national laboratory and what kind of experiments will be most important? 24. What fun things will you be leaving behind for the next crew to use? Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact <http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact> . Next planned event(s): TBD 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 <http://www.rac.ca/ariss> (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO

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