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STS-120 CREW MISSION
by Arthur Rowe 12 Sep '07

12 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Image above: Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, the STS-120 crew members await the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. From the left are astronauts Pamela A. Melroy, STS-120 commander; Daniel M. Tani, Expedition 16 flight engineer; George D. Zamka, STS-120 pilot; Douglas H. Wheelock, Scott E. Parazynski, Stephanie D. Wilson and European Space Agency's (ESA) Paolo Nespoli, all mission specialists. Image credit: NASA-TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/index.h… STS-120 is the 23rd shuttle mission to the International Space Station, and will launch an Italian-built U.S. multi-port module for the station. Retired Air Force Col. Pamela A. Melroy will command the STS-120 mission to take the Node 2 connecting module to the station. Melroy, a veteran shuttle pilot, is the second woman to command a shuttle. Marine Corps Col. George D. Zamka will serve as pilot. The flight's mission specialists will be Scott E. Parazynski, Army Col. Douglas H. Wheelock, Stephanie D. Wilson and Paolo A. Nespoli, a European Space Agency astronaut from Italy. Zamka, Wheelock and Nespoli will be making their first spaceflight. Expedition 15/16 Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson will return to Earth from the space station aboard shuttle mission STS-120. That flight will carry his replacement, Daniel Tani, to the station. Tani will return on shuttle mission STS-122

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TAKING OUT THE TRASH
by Arthur Rowe 11 Sep '07

11 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Taking Out the Trash* ISS015-E-23899 : Cosmonaut Oleg V. KotovImage above: Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov works in the Zvezda Service Module 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 aboard the International Space Station worked Tuesday on station maintenance and gathering items for disposal on a Progress cargo craft. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov stowed some unneeded hardware in the docked ISS Progress 25 cargo craft. Flight Engineer Clay Anderson gathered trash for disposal in the Progress as well. The Progress will undock from the station Sept. 18 and burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. Anderson also serviced a European Space Agency plant growth experiment in the European Modular Cultivation System. The experiment will grow Arabidopsis thaliana, a small flowering plant related to cabbage and mustard, in orbit for three generations. Anderson took a break from his work Tuesday to conduct a ham radio session with students at the King Academy in Mount Clemens, Mich. + Read more about Expedition 16 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/index.ht…> + View Hurricane Felix imagery <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/exp15_hurricane_felix.…> + Read about the PMA-3 relocation <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/pma3move…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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NASA Anniversary, Shuttle Crew and Science Highlighted at NextFest
by Arthur Rowe 11 Sep '07

11 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Sept. 11, 2007 > > Grey Hautaluoma > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-0668 > grey.hautaluoma-1(a)nasa.gov > > Asa Fenton > Bite Communications > 510-388-3401 > asa.fenton(a)bitepr.com > > > NASA ANNIVERSARY, SHUTTLE CREW AND SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTED AT NEXTFEST > > WASHINGTON - NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will unveil the > agency's 50th anniversary logo and participate in an X PRIZE > Foundation announcement at WIRED Magazine's NextFest at the Los > Angeles Convention Center, Sept. 13-16. The agency will showcase its > current and future technologies, and NextFest attendees can meet the > crew of the most recent space shuttle flight. > > WIRED NextFest features the latest innovations in products and > technologies in many areas where NASA plays a leading role. > > Dale and astronaut Scott Kelly will introduce the space shuttle's > STS-118 crew, including mission specialist and former educator > Barbara R. Morgan, at NextFest's opening ceremonies on Education Day, > Sept. 13, at 10 a.m. PDT in the South Hall Plaza. Education Day is > open only to school groups and members of the media. Morgan and the > other crew members of the STS-118 mission will sign autographs > throughout NextFest in the Exploration Pavilion. > > Deputy Administrator Dale will participate in an announcement > regarding the X PRIZE Foundation at the X PRIZE stage at 10:30 a.m., > Sept. 13. She will unveil the NASA 50th anniversary logo at 12:30 > p.m. at the mini stage in the Exploration Pavilion. Apollo astronaut > Buzz Aldrin also will speak. > > Throughout the show, attendees can see a see a four-foot model of > NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The observatory is designed to > study the faint light from objects at the farthest reaches of space > and time and is targeted for launch in 2013. > > NASA will exhibit a 3-D panorama of Mars and demonstrate the > all-terrain technology in the current Mars rovers. Visitors can learn > about experimental rovers that are helping scientists learn how > robots could evaluate potential outposts on the moon or Mars. > > A video camera and monitor display from NASA's Stratospheric > Observatory for Infrared Astronomy will reveal remarkable temperature > changes in the infrared spectrum on the faces of visitor volunteers. > > An interactive assembly project features Constellation, NASA's next > generation of human spacecraft. Many other mission-oriented NASA > activities also will on display. > > For more information about NASA missions, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov > > For information about NextFest, visit: > > http://www.wirednextfest.com > > > -end- > > > > To subscribe to the list, send a message to: > hqnews-subscribe(a)mediaservices.nasa.gov > To remove your address from the list, send a message to: > hqnews-unsubscribe(a)mediaservices.nasa.gov > >

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Discovery Targeted for October Liftoff
by Arthur Rowe 10 Sep '07

10 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Last week inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians attached the external tank to the twin solid rocket boosters. In the nearby Orbiter Processing Facility, Discovery's payload bay doors were closed as preparations continue in advance of the shuttle's move to the giant assembly building. The main payload for the mission, the U.S. Harmony Node 2 module for the International Space Station, will be loaded inside Discovery at the launch pad. External tank Image above: In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the external tank is lowered between the twin solid rocket boosters on the mobile launcher platform. Image credit: NASA/George Shelton + View larger image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170419main_mate-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/structure/harmony.html> + Space Shuttle Discovery <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/discovery-in…>

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Crew Begins New Week of Science
by Arthur Rowe 10 Sep '07

10 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Begins New Week of Science* ISS015-E-26252 : Clay Anderson with SAME hardwareImage above: Flight Engineer Clay Anderson works on the Smoke and Aerosol Measurement Experiment (SAME) hardware setup located in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) 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 kicked off a new week of science and maintenance aboard the International Space Station as they prepare for next week's departure of a Progress cargo craft and the arrival Space Shuttle Discovery in October. In the Destiny lab, Flight Engineer Clay Anderson worked with the computers in the EXPRESS rack, swapping out a laptop computer and loading software. The EXPRESS rack is a standardized payload rack system that transports, stores and supports experiments aboard the space station. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov worked with PILOT, a Russian experiment that tests the cosmonauts' proficiency in manual spacecraft control during long-duration spaceflights. Yurchikhin later stowed unneeded items in the docked ISS Progress 25 cargo craft. The Progress will undock from the station Sept. 18 and burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. Engineers in Moscow and Houston are performing safety analyzes for the upcoming retraction of Zarya's solar array wings. While Space Shuttle Discovery is docked to the station during the STS-120 mission, the station's starboard radiators will be deployed, followed by the port radiators shortly after Discovery departs. To avoid physical contact with the radiators, the Zarya arrays must be completely retracted. The date for the retraction has not been determined. Over the weekend, Anderson conducted a "Saturday Science" session with the Smoke Aerosol Measurement Experiment (SAME). The results of SAME will help scientists improve smoke detectors on future spacecraft. + Read more about Expedition 16 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/index.ht…> + View Hurricane Felix imagery <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/exp15_hurricane_felix.…> + Read about the PMA-3 relocation <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/pma3move…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-10 15:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 10 Sep '07

10 Sep '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-10 15:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: M.L. King Academy (formerly Alexander Macomb Academy), Mount Clemens, MI, direct via N8LC Wed 2007-09-12 14:59 UTC 31 deg Note date change! Watch for simulcast coverage on Echolink, IRLP, and audio streaming. (http://www.mtcps.org/streaming/ARISS.html) Works best with Firefox and Internet Explorer, you may have problems with Netscape (***) Westbrook Intermediate, Clear Creek, Texas, telebridge via W6SRJ Fri 2007-09-14 18:48 UTC 25 deg (***) Mitchell Elementary School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, direct via NØEFT Mon 2007-09-17 13:39 UTC 67 deg (***) Pueblo Magnet High School, Tucson, Arizona, direct via KD7RPP Fri 2007-09-21 15:04 UTC 90 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 314. 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 2007-09-10 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 2007-09-05 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-09 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 Sep '07

09 Sep '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-09 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: M.L. King Academy (formerly Alexander Macomb Academy), Mount Clemens, MI, direct via N8LC Wed 2007-09-12 14:59 UTC 31 deg Note date change! (***) Watch for simulcast coverage on Echolink, IRLP, and audio streaming. (http://www.mtcps.org/streaming/ARISS.html) Westbrook Intermediate, Clear Creek, Texas, telebridge via W6SRJ Fri 2007-09-14 18:48 UTC 31 deg Mitchell Elementary School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, direct via NØEFT Mon 2007-09-17 13:28 UTC 54 deg Pueblo Magnet High School, Tucson, Arizona, direct via KD7RPP Fri 2007-09-21 15:04 UTC 90 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 314. 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 2007-09-07 18:30 UTC. Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2007-09-05 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 Continues ‘Jules Verne’ Preps and Station Upkeep
by Arthur Rowe 07 Sep '07

07 Sep '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Crew Continues ‘Jules Verne’ Preps and Station Upkeep* Automated Transfer VehicleImage above: Artist's impression of the Automated Transfer Vehicle aproaching the completed International Space Station. Credit: ESA TO V IEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Expedition 15 continues to prepare the International Space Station for next year’s visit of the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), the European Space Agency’s (ESA) cargo spacecraft. The ATV, named ‘Jules Verne,’ will be ESA’s first cargo vehicle to visit the international space laboratory. Earlier in the week, the crew tested navigation software and placed the station in the attitude necessary for the ATV to rendezvous and dock automatically. The station was under Russian attitude control at the time. Russian specialists noted the station was slightly off attitude and investigated the problem. Maintenance continued on an exercise device called the Treadmill with Vibration Isolation and Stabilization (TVIS). Flight rules state that the TVIS will be checked out and maintained every six months. Upcoming events for the station include a crew swap when Expedition 16 launches aboard a Soyuz on Oct. 10 and a new module, the Harmony Node 2, when space shuttle Discovery launches on Oct. 23. + Read more about Expedition 16 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/index.ht…> + View Hurricane Felix imagery <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/exp15_hurricane_felix.…> + Read about the PMA-3 relocation <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/pma3move…> + Read more about Expedition 15 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/index.ht…> + View crew daily timelines <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/timelines/index.html>

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-07 18:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 07 Sep '07

07 Sep '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-07 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: M.L. King Academy (formerly Alexander Macomb Academy), Mount Clemens, MI, direct via N8LC Tue 2007-09-11 16:12 UTC 85 deg Watch for simulcast coverage on Echolink, IRLP, and audio streaming. (http://www.mtcps.org/streaming/ARISS.html) Westbrook Intermediate, Clear Creek, Texas, telebridge via W6SRJ Fri 2007-09-14 18:48 UTC 31 deg Mitchell Elementary School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, direct via NØEFT Mon 2007-09-17 13:28 UTC 54 deg Pueblo Magnet High School, Tucson, Arizona, direct via KD7RPP Fri 2007-09-21 15:04 UTC 90 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 314. 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 2007-09-07 18:30 UTC. Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2007-09-05 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 ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-07 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Sep '07

06 Sep '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-09-07 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: M.L. King Academy (formerly Alexander Macomb Academy), Mount Clemens, MI, direct via N8LC Tue 2007-09-11 16:12 UTC 85 deg (***) Watch for simulcast coverage on Echolink, IRLP, and audio streaming. (http://www.mtcps.org/streaming/ARISS.html) Westbrook Intermediate, Clear Creek, Texas, telebridge via W6SRJ Fri 2007-09-14 18:48 UTC 31 deg (***) Mitchell Elementary School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, direct via NØEFT (***) Mon 2007-09-17 13:28 UTC 54 deg (***) Pueblo Magnet High School, Tucson, Arizona, direct via KD7RPP (***) Fri 2007-09-21 15:04 UTC 90 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 314. (***) 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 2007-09-07 05:00 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 2007-09-05 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 ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

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