August 2011 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

2011-08-08 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 08 Aug '11

08 Aug '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report August 8, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for the National Institute for Higher Education, Research, Science & Technology (NIHERST), Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies on Monday, August 8 at 15:13 via station LU8YY in Argentina. The institute promotes science, technology and innovation through its Caribbean Youth Science Forum (CYSF). This year the CYSF will host 250 students from 6 countries who will participate in lectures, field trips and a design challenge competition to build a 3 meter high tower using non-traditional building materials. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for the Youth Hostel "La Foresta" in Rome, Italy on Thursday, August 11 at 08:48 UTC via K6DUE in Greenbelt, Maryland. Panda Adventure organizes summer camps for youth, ages 11 -14 that focus on space education. The program is strengthened through the cooperation with ESA /ESRIN that provided the camp with educational materials. Activities include field researches, experiments, use of technical instruments, and games to explore the Earth and Sky and to research solutions to save our planet. 2. Scouts Experience Successful ARISS Contact Scouts attending Space Jam 5 held at the Octave Chanute Air Museum in Rantoul, Illinois participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, August 6. This was a telebridge contact via station WH6PN in Hawaii. Scouts put 18 questions about life in space to on-orbit astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG. Over 250 Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts as well as 100 scout leaders attended the event. Besides the several merit badge workshops covering electronics, computers and others, activities included a balloon launch (with an on-board repeater) and a ham radio station, complete with satellite antennas. 3. ARISSat-1 Deployed ARISSat-1, an educational satellite that was developed by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) in cooperation with the NASA Office of Education ISS National Lab, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) and RSC-Energia, was deployed on Wednesday, August 3 during Russian EVA-29. The satellite contains an experiment developed by Kursk State Technical University students in Russia. Students and others may listen to ARISSat-1 to hear the 24 greetings in 15 languages (secret words included), to receive and decode spacecraft and experiment telemetry and to capture Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images. (Certificates are available to those who report receiving signals from the satellite. Visit the ARISSat Web site for more information.) ARISSat activities provide an excellent opportunity to pique children's interest in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). ARISSat-1 Web site: http://www.arissat1.org/v3/ To view SSTV images: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/ NASA article, "Hammin' It Up" http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/hammin-it-up_prt.htm Other articles: WBIR, "STEM education reaches new heights" http://www.wbir.com/news/article/178784/2/STEM-education-reaches-new-heights EE Times, "Amateur satellite ready to go in to action" http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4218421/Amateur-satellite-ready-to-… EE Times, "ARISSat-1 Deployment Update" http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-blogs/other/4218501/Chips-in-Space--ARIS… Space.com, "Russian Cosmonauts to Take Spacewalk Today" http://www.space.com/12526-russian-cosmonauts-space-station-spacewalk-ham-r… Space Daily, "Russian Spacewalkers to Move Cargo Boom, Deploy Ham Radio Satellite" http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russian_Spacewalkers_to_Move_Cargo_Boom_D… 4. AMSAT Covers ARISSat-1 On August 7, the AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-219) covered ARISSat-1, its deployment and current operations. The following stories may be viewed at http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000542.html - AMSAT-NA In Orbit Again with ARISSat-1 - NASA Education Express Message - ARISSat-1/KEDR Deployment - ARISSat-1/KEDR Deployed on August 3 - Signals Received - ARISSat-1/KEDR Reception Report Certificates - AMSAT-UK Issues ARISSat-1/KEDR BPSK Reception Challenge 5. ARRL Articles on ARISS The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted three ARISS news items in its August 4 ARRL Letter. The first story is about the new ARISS proposal process for U.S. schools and the other two cover the ARISSat-1 deployment and status. See http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2011-08-04 for the following stories: - ARISS Excited by New Proposal Process - ARISSat-1 Finally Deployed from ISS - Hams Report ARISSat-1's Linear Transponder Is Working 6. EE Times - ARISSat Blog EE (Electronic Engineering) Times ran a second entry in its "Chips in Space" blog covering the amateur radio satellite ARISSat-1. See: http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-blogs/other/4218353/The-importance---cha… 7. Amateur Radio Newsline on ARISSat-1 On August 5, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1773 included a report on the deployment of ARISSat-1. "Ham Radio in Space: ARISSat-1 Now on Orbit" may be found at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt 8. Astronaut Training Status Mike Hopkins, KF5LJG attended an ARISS Basic Ops class on Monday, August 1. Hopkins is slated to fly with Expedition 37 in September 2013.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-08-07 02:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 07 Aug '11

07 Aug '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-08-07 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Octave Chanute Air Museum/Scouts Space Jam 5, Rantoul, Illinois, telebridge via WH6PN Contact was successful: Sat 2011-08-06 18:13:27 UTC 53 deg (***) Caribbean Youth Science Forum, National Institute for Higher Education, Research, Science & Technology (NIHERST), Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-08-08 15:13:00 UTC 75 deg Youth Hostel “La Foresta”, near Castel Rigone, Trasimeno Lake, Perugia, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-08-11 08:48:52 UTC 45 deg Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 659. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 642. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 41. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-08-07 02:00 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.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-08-07 02:00 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_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. **************************************************************************** Exp. 27 on orbit Andrey Borisenko Aleksandr Samokutyayev Ronald J. Garan KF5GPO Exp. 28 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Caribbean Youth Science Forum, Nat.Inst. for Higher Edu., Trinidad, W.Indies
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Aug '11

06 Aug '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Caribbean Youth Science Forum, National Institute for Higher Education, Research, Science & Technology (NIHERST), Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies on 08 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:13 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU8YY. The contact should be audible over portions of South America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (NIHERST) is a quasi-governmental body under the Ministry of Science Technology and Tertiary Education (MSTTE) in Trinidad and Tobago, which has the mandate to promote the development of science, technology and higher education. The popularization of science is an important aspect of NIHERST's mandate and towards this goal, the institute undertakes a comprehensive programme of activities to promote science learning and to encourage students in their pursuit of studies in the sciences. One of its flagship programmes is the annual Caribbean Youth Science Forum (CYSF), which will be celebrating its 10th anniversary during the period 7th to 14th August, 2011. Participants will ask as many of the following question as time allows: 1. How is the ISS powered and how does the station use its power source to maintain orbit? 2. What are the impacts of space travel (ascent, orbit and descent) on the human body? 3. How will the technology of rockets need to be advanced in order to carry humans to Mars and beyond? 4. What is most difficult about living in space, and then re-adjusting to being back on earth? 5. Do you believe that we will find life forms on other planets within our lifetime? 6. What is the most difficult aspect of your job? 7. What kind of foods and drinks do you eat? And do you need less food in a micro-gravity environment? 8. How do the satellites and junk in space affect the ISS trajectory and incoming and departing capsules? 9. Is the debris from space harmful to our marine environment when dumped into oceans? 10. What kind of emergencies can occur on the ISS and how are they handled? 11. What has been your most rewarding experience being on the ISS? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1 Youth Hostel "La Foresta", near Castel Rigone, Trasimeno Lake, Perugia, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE Thu, 11 Aug 2011, 08:48 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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Anyone using an FT-847 and SignaLink USB to copy ARISSat-1 BPSK telemetry?
by Alan P. Biddle 06 Aug '11

06 Aug '11

Hi, Has anyone used an FT-847 and SignaLink USB to copy, or attempt to copy, the BPSK telemetry? Reports of success or failure equally useful. In either case, it would be helpful to know approximately when the rig was made/purchased, due to the numerous running production mods. There have been a few reports of people being unable to "print" the BPSK telemetry, even though the signal is good, and the CW decodes well. Please reply off list. Alan WA4SCA

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Re: [amsat-bb] Re: ARRISat-1 Keps now available from Celestrak
by Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Why does it need to change. On 08/05/2011 07:47 PM, Ted wrote: > Just updated my HRD Sat program and it now lists keps for 'Radioscaf-B'. > (no ARRISat-1' listing) > > Will that eventually change? > > Ted K7TRK

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ARRISat-1 Keps now available from Celestrak
by Alan P. Biddle 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Just checked the latest AMATEUR.TXT download from Celestrak, used by many tracking programs. ARRISat-1 is now included, though with the alternate name RADIOSCAF-B. Thanks as always to Tim Kelso. Alan WA4SCA

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-08-05 02:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-08-05 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Octave Chanute Air Museum/Scouts Space Jam 5, Rantoul, Illinois, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-08-06 18:13:27 UTC 53 deg Check out the Space Jam 5 website: http://www.spacejamboree.com/ (***) See other notes below concerning a balloon launch and video streaming. (***) Caribbean Youth Science Forum, National Institute for Higher Education, Research, Science & Technology (NIHERST), Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-08-08 15:13:00 UTC 75 deg Youth Hostel “La Foresta”, near Castel Rigone, Trasimeno Lake, Perugia, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-08-11 08:48:52 UTC 45 deg Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 658. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 641. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 41. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-08-05 02:00 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.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-08-01 03:00 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_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. **************************************************************************** Exp. 27 on orbit Andrey Borisenko Aleksandr Samokutyayev Ronald J. Garan KF5GPO Exp. 28 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Octave Chanute Air Museum/Scouts Space Jam 5, Rantoul, Illinois
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Octave Chanute Air Museum/Scouts Space Jam 5, Rantoul, Illinois on 06 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:13 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and WH6PN. The contact should be audible over Hawaii and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Advances in science and technology are redefining the world around us. Boy Scouting is changing also, and while we are still teaching traditional pioneer skills, we recognize that new frontiers require new skills. The astronauts we talk with are today's pioneers; space, the moon and Mars are our new frontiers. At this year's Space Jamboree we will be offering the Space Exploration, Radio, Electronics, Aviation, and the newest Merit Badge, Robotics. Over one thousand Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and leaders from around the Mid-West are in attendance this year. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. What is it like to sleep in outer space? 2. How long does it take you to put on your space suit for an EVA? 3. If you spill a glass of water up there is it easy to clean it up? 4. What is the temperature outside when you are in the Earth's shadow? 5. Can you feel the sun's heat through a window? 6. Do you have a freezer to keep ice cream in or do you just put frozen things outside? 7. Are there fire extinguishers on the station and could they be used for personal propulsion? 8. Can you create an artificial gravity by spinning part of the Space Station? 9. If you had an artificial gravity wouldn't that reduce the bone loss that astronauts experience? 10. Do you have a remote control astro-bot for working outside without you going outside? 11. What do you dream about doing after you've been an astronaut? 12. Do you practice emergency drills? 13. In what year do you think we will put a man on Mars? 14. Do you recycle all the water on the International Space Station? 15. Who takes out the garbage and what do you do with it? 16. What foods do you miss most while you are working on the Space Station? 17. Does your heart beat slower in outer space? 18. Has a meteor ever hit the International Space Station? 19. When will we have a moon base? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Caribbean Youth Science Forum, National Institute for Higher Education, Research, Science & Technology (NIHERST), Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, telebridge via LU8YY Mon, 8 Aug 2011, 15:13 UTC 2. Youth Hostel "La Foresta", near Castel Rigone, Trasimeno Lake, Perugia, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE Thu, 11 Aug. 2011, 08:48 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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Re: [amsat-bb] Arissat-1 deploy behind schedule: SCRUBBED
by George Henry 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Deployment scrubbed... question of whether 70cm antenna is missing. (and boy, was I worried for the solar panels & the 2m antenna: they smacked that thing against the strut SEVERAL times!) George, KA3HSW ----- Original Message ---- > From: Burns Fisher <burns(a)fisher.cc> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Sent: Wed, August 3, 2011 9:44:01 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Arissat-1 deploy behind schedule > > The spacewalk is current at least 10 minute behind schedule. As nearly as I > can hear, they have not opened the hatch yet (at about 1444Z). Currently > doing leak checks etc. There is also currently no video, except from > Mission Control Moscow. They cosmonauts are wearing helmet cams, but the > NASA commentator indicated that the coverage would be spotty. > > 73 from Burns, W2BFJ

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-08-02 00:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-08-02 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Octave Chanute Air Museum/Scouts Space Jam 5, Rantoul, Illinois, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-08-06 18:13:27 UTC 53 deg Caribbean Youth Science Forum, National Institute for Higher Education, Research, Science & Technology (NIHERST), Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, telebridge via LU8YY (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-08-08 15:13:00 UTC 75 deg (***) Youth Hostel “La Foresta”, near Castel Rigone, Trasimeno Lake, Perugia, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-08-11 08:48:52 UTC 45 deg (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 658. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 641. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 41. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-08-02 00:00 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.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-08-01 03:00 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_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. **************************************************************************** Exp. 27 on orbit Andrey Borisenko Aleksandr Samokutyayev Ronald J. Garan KF5GPO Exp. 28 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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