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Harmony Node 2
by Arthur Rowe 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 SPACE STATION ASSEMBLY Harmony Node 2 http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/node2.html The installation of NASA's Harmony Node increases the living and working space inside the station to approximately 500 cubic meters (18,000 cubic feet). It also allows the addition of international laboratories from Europe and Japan to the station. Image to right: This graphic shows the International Space Station's U.S. Node 2. Harmony provides a passageway between three station science experiment facilities: the U.S. Destiny Laboratory, the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module, and the European Columbus Laboratory. It also provides connecting ports for Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules, the Japanese H II Transfer Vehicle and the Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 to which space shuttles dock. The Space Station Robotic Arm, Canadarm2, can operate from a powered grapple fixture on the exterior of Node 2. Under contract of the Italian Space Agency, Alenia Spazio in Turin, Italy, led a consortium of European sub-contractors to build the node. It was built for NASA under a barter agreement with the European Space Agency in exchange for the launch of the European Columbus Laboratory by the space shuttle to the International Space Station. Image to left: The International Space Station's U.S. Node 2 is shown in a processing facility. *Physical Description:* The aluminum node is 7.2 meters (23.6 feet) long and 4.4 meters (14.5 feet) in diameter. Its pressurized volume is 75.5 cubic meters (2666 cubic feet), and its launch weight is approximately 14,288 kilograms (31,500 pounds). Node 2 arrived at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. on June 1, 2003 to begin final preparations for its launch on shuttle mission STS-120, station assembly flight 10A. The name for Node 2, Harmony, was announced on March 15, 2007.

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STS-120 Astronauts to Go Spacewalking Today
by Arthur Rowe 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *STS-120 Astronauts to Go Spacewalking Today* 26 October 2007 The STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews are preparing for today’s spacewalk to install the Harmony module onto the International Space Station. STS-120 Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock are slated to begin their orbital stroll at 6:28 a.m. EDT. The excursion is scheduled to last 6.5 hours. Mission Specialist Paolo Nespoli will be the spacewalk coordinator, assisting the spacewalkers with their tasks from inside the spacecraft. Mission Specialists Stephanie Wilson and Clay Anderson and Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Daniel Tani will be at the controls of the station’s Canadian-built robotic arm. The spacewalkers’ first task will be the removal and stowage of the S-band Antenna Structural Assembly. Next, they will move on to the Harmony preparation work. They will secure a Payload and Data Grapple Fixture onto Harmony that could not be in place during launch, remove contamination covers and disconnect the power cables linking Harmony to Discovery. The station robotic arm operators then will remove Harmony from the payload bay and begin moving it toward its position on Unity. Finally, the spacewalkers will prepare the P6 truss for its relocation. *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 - IIS Deambrosis-Natta Sestri Levante, and the University of L'Aquila, Italy, Monday (Oct 29) 08:23 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

An STS-120 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at IIS Deambrosis-Natta Sestri Levante, Italy and the Faculty of Engineering, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy on 29 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:23 UTC. The contact will be a direct between station IZØJPA (Nespoli) and ground stations IK1XHI and IZ6BAJ. The contact should be audible in most of Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in Italian. Live audio from this contact can be heard on the EchoLink AMSAT (101 377) and JK1ZRW (277 208) Conference Rooms, and on the IRLP Discovery Reflector 9010. For further information, please check the calendar of events on www.amsat.org. The IIS Deambrosis-Natta school is located in Sestri Levante, near Genoa. It consists of 900 students and 140 teachers. The Deambrosis-Natta is a high school specializing in scientific and technological subjects. Students can choose among several courses: mechanical, electronics, electro-technological focusing on automation. It also specializes in telecommunications. The school is a member of the national networks "The radio at school" and "Radio transmission experiments for educational purposes". The Engineering Faculty of the University of L'Aquila was founded in 1964 and now offers 10 different undergraduate degree programs at the level of Bachelor of Science in Engineering, 12 graduate degree programs at the level of Master of Engineering, one single-stage degree program, and a number of advanced graduate courses leading to the degree of a PhD. In the field of Information Engineering there are specific degree programs in Electronics, Telecommunications, Automation and Computer Science. The faculty is located on the hill-top of Roio a few km from the city of L'Aquila. Presently there are 5000 students enrolled, who reach a high level of preparation through the coordinated action of 164 faculty professors. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Perché hai deciso di intraprendere questo viaggio? 2. Quale è l'emozione più forte che si prova nel primo volo spaziale? 3. Qual'è il maggiore pericolo di una missione extraveicolare? 4. Dalla ISS è possibile riconoscere ad occhio nudo la catena montuosa del Gran Sasso? 5. Quanti sono gli esperimenti a scopo "educational" oltre a questo? 6. Quale è la principale funzione del modulo "Harmony" che viene installato in questa missione? 7. Puoi scattare una fotografia all'esperimento scolastico SPORE? 8. Come viene celebrato a bordo dell'ISS il 50° anniversario del lancio dei primi satelliti artificiali? 9. E' più una passione o un lavoro? 10. A bordo della ISS vengono svolte ricerche sulle nanotecnologie? 11. E' vero che hai pochissimo tempo libero lassù? 12. L'addestramento alla gravità zero, seguito sulla terra, è rispondente alle necessità della reale vita condotta in orbita? 13. Quanto tempo impieghi a riabituarti alla forza di gravità? 14. Quale è la principale alterazione delle funzioni vitali dovuta alla assenza di gravità? 15. Ogni quanti giorni bisogna correggere l'orbita della ISS? 16. Una missione spaziale può avere anche finalità di solidarietà tra i popoli? Quali? 17. Che cosa vedi in questo momento? 18. Gli studenti delle scuole e delle università italiane possono proporre esperimenti da svolgere sulla ISS? 19. Come vi proteggete dalle radiazioni? 20. Quale è la dose di radiazioni ionizzanti che viene assorbita durante le attività all'esterno della Stazione? 21. E' un'attività ben retribuita? Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact . Packet is occasionally active on 145.825 simplex. Next planned event(s): Liceo Scientifico G.Galilei, Civitavecchia, Roma and ITI-LST Mottura Caltanisetta, Italy via IZØLSG and IT9YBA Wed 2007-10-31 07:33 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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Tani, Anderson Switch Crews
by Arthur Rowe 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Tani, Anderson Switch Crews* 25 October 2007 STS-120 Hatch openingImage Above: Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson (left) welcomes STS-120 crew members aboard the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html NASA Astronaut Daniel Tani has joined the Expedition 16 crew, replacing Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson. Tani arrived at the station as a member of Space Shuttle Discovery’s STS-120 crew earlier today. Discovery docked to the station at 8:40 a.m. EDT. + View docking animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> + View rendezvous animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> + View rendezvous pitch maneuver animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> + View shuttle approaching the space station animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> He and Anderson officially swapped crews when his custom-made seat liner was swapped out in the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the station. Anderson is wrapping up a four-month stay aboard the station. He will return to Earth on Discovery, which is slated to undock Nov. 4. Tani is scheduled to leave the station later this year. Discovery also delivered the Harmony module, which will be attached to the station Friday. In addition, the STS-120 crew will conduct the first of five scheduled spacewalks Friday. STS-120 is the 23rd shuttle mission to visit the station. For the latest news and information on the STS-120 mission, visit the main shuttle page. + Read More <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html> + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html> + Read more about Expedition 16 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…>

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Discovery at Space Station
by Arthur Rowe 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Discovery at Space Station, Joint Operations Begin * 25 October 2007 Peggy Whitson and Pam MelroyImage Above: Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson (left) welcomes STS-120 Commander Pam Melroy aboard the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA TV: TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html The STS-120 crew entered the International Space Station for the first time after the hatches between the station and Space Shuttle Discovery opened at 10:39 a.m. EDT today. Space Shuttle Discovery and the STS-120 crew arrived at the International Space Station at 8:40 a.m., delivering a new module and crew member to the orbital outpost. One of the first major tasks was the station crew rotation. STS-120 Mission Specialist Daniel Tani switched places with Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson, who wrapped up a four-month tour of duty as an Expedition crew member. Tani is scheduled to stay on the station until he returns to Earth with STS-122 later this year. Tani officially became a member of Expedition 16 when his custom-made seat liner was swapped out with Anderson’s in the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the station. Also, preparations will begin today for the first of five scheduled STS-120 spacewalks. The first spacewalk is set to kick off at 6:28 a.m. Friday. *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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Discovery Arrives at Space Station
by Arthur Rowe 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Discovery Arrives at Space Station, Joint Operations to Begin Soon* 25October 2007 Space Shuttle DiscoveryImage Above: Space shuttle Discovery performs a back-flip over the Atlantic Ocean about an hour before docking to the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA TV; TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Space Shuttle Discovery and the STS-120 crew arrived at the International Space Station at 8:40 a.m. EDT, delivering a new module and crew member to the orbital outpost. The STS-120 astronauts and the station’s Expedition 16 crew will conduct pressure and leak checks before the hatches between the two spacecraft open about 10:30 a.m. After the crews greet each other, they will quickly begin joint operations. + View docking animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> + View rendezvous animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> + View rendezvous pitch maneuver animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> + View shuttle approaching the space station animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> One of the first major tasks is the station crew rotation. STS-120 Mission Specialist Daniel Tani will switch places with Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson, who will be wrapping up a four-month tour of duty as an Expedition crew member. Tani is scheduled to stay on the station until he returns to Earth with STS-122 later this year. Tani will officially become a member of Expedition 16 when his custom-made seat liner is swapped out with Anderson’s in the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the station. Also, preparations will begin today for the first of five scheduled STS-120 spacewalks. It is set to kick off at 6:28 a.m. Friday. *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 Crew to Greet New Visitors Aboard Station
by Arthur Rowe 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Station Crew to Greet New Visitors Aboard Station* 25 October 2007 iss015e36035 -- Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson Image Above: Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson works on a U.S. spacesuit inside the Quest Airlock. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Clay Anderson will welcome a new set of visitors aboard the International Space Station today. Space Shuttle Discovery is slated to dock with the station at 8:33 a.m. EDT and the STS-120 crew will enter the station for the first time about 10:30 a.m. + View docking animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> + View rendezvous animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> + View rendezvous pitch maneuver animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> + View shuttle approaching the space station animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> One of the first major tasks is the station crew rotation. STS-120 Mission Specialist Daniel Tani will switch places with Anderson, who will be wrapping up a four-month tour of duty as an Expedition crew member. Tani is scheduled to stay on the station until he returns to Earth with STS-122 later this year. The two crews will also begin joint operations to begin preparations for STS-120’s first spacewalk to continue the on-orbit construction of the station. A new station module, called Harmony, will be attached to the station and sets the stage for the arrival of new research laboratories. Five spacewalks are scheduled during Discovery’s stay at the station to attach Harmony and to relocate the station’s P6 truss and solar arrays. In addition to Harmony, Discovery is delivering supplies and equipment to the station. For the latest news and information on the STS-120 mission, visit the main shuttle page. + Read More <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html> + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html> + Read more about Expedition 16 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/index.ht…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…>

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STS-120 Crew Preparing for Docking
by Arthur Rowe 25 Oct '07

25 Oct '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C#31468 *STS-120 Crew Preparing for Docking* 15 October 2007 The STS-120 crew has begun rendezvous operations in preparation for a docking with the International Space Station at 8:33 a.m. EDT. About an hour before docking, Commander Pam Melroy and Pilot George Zamka will guide the shuttle through a back-flip maneuver that will allow the Expedition 16 crew to photograph the shuttle’s protective heat-resistant tiles. The imagery will be sent to engineers on Earth for analysis. + View docking animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> + View rendezvous animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> + View rendezvous pitch maneuver animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> + View shuttle approaching the space station animation <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> After Discovery docks, the shuttle and station crews will conduct pressure and leak checks before the hatches between the two spacecraft open at 10:33 a.m. The crews will greet each other and quickly begin joint operations. One of the first major tasks is the station crew rotation. STS-120 Mission Specialist Daniel Tani will switch places with Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson, who will return to Earth on Discovery wrapping up a four-month tour of duty as an Expedition crew member. Tani is scheduled to stay on the station until he returns to Earth with STS-122 later this year. Also, preparations will begin today for the first of five scheduled STS-120 spacewalks. The first spacewalk is set to kick off at 6:28 a.m. Friday. *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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STS-120 Crew Completes Heat Shield Inspection
by Arthur Rowe 24 Oct '07

24 Oct '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Completes Heat Shield Inspection* 24 October 2007 View of shuttle robotic armImage Above: Space shuttle Discovery's robotic arm with the attached boom extension is moved into position shortly after completion of the heat shield inspection. Image credit: NASA TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html The STS-120 crew members completed the day's scheduled inspections of Space Shuttle Discovery’s heat shield before noon EDT. They used Discovery’s robotic arm and an attached boom extension to check the spacecraft’s underside, nose cap and leading edges of the wings as well as hard to reach shuttle surfaces. The inspections are performed to check if any damage occurred to the heat shield during the climb to orbit that began when Discovery lifted off Tuesday from Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Over the next few days, engineers and flight controllers will analyze the data collected by the STS-120 crew. + Animation of heat shield inspections <javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')> Throughout the day, the crew has been preparing for Thursday’s arrival at the International Space Station. The day's activities include the extension of the shuttle’s docking ring and the check out of tools they will use to rendezvous and link up with the station. Docking is scheduled to occur at 8:33 a.m. Thursday. Earlier today, the STS-120 crew checked out spacesuits to be used during the mission’s five scheduled spacewalks at the space station. One of the major objectives of the spacewalks is the temporary installation of the station’s newest component, the Node 2 module, also known as Harmony. In addition, the crew will relocate the station’s P6 truss and solar arrays. STS-120 is also delivering a new crew member to the station. *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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STS-120 Crew to Inspect Heat Shield, Prepare for Docking
by Arthur Rowe 24 Oct '07

24 Oct '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *STS-120 Crew to Inspect Heat Shield, Prepare for Docking* 24 October 2007 Image Above: Space shuttle Discovery leaps from its launch pad Tuesday morning to start STS-120. Photo courtesy of Reuters/Scott Audette + View larger image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170419main_sts120launch1.jpg> During its first full day in orbit, the STS-120 crew will inspect Space Shuttle Discovery’s heat shield and prepare for Thursday’s arrival at the International Space Station. Crew members will use Discovery’s robotic arm and orbiter boom extension to check out the spacecraft’s nosecap and the leading edges of its wings. The inspections are conducted to see if any damage occurred to the heat shield during the climb to orbit that began when Discovery lifted off at 11:38 a.m. EDT Tuesday from Kennedy Space Center, Fla. In preparation for Thursday’s activities, the crew will extend the shuttle’s docking ring and check out tools they will use to rendezvous and link up with the station. Discovery and its crew will arrive at the station at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday. The crew members are also slated to check out spacesuits they will use during the mission’s five scheduled spacewalks at the station. One of the major objectives of the spacewalks is the temporary installation of the station’s newest component, the Node 2 module, also known as Harmony. In addition, the crew will also relocate the station’s P6 truss and solar arrays. STS-120 is also delivering a new crew member to the station. *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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