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*Endeavour Undocks from Space Station*
19 AUGUST 2007
Space Shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station at
7:56 a.m. EDT (1156 UTC) today, ending an almost nine-day stay at the
orbital outpost for the STS-118 crew.
Undocking was moved up a day in preparation for landing on Tuesday. The
earlier landing opportunity was selected in the event Hurricane Dean
threatens the Houston area. It allows an opportunity for the shuttle to
land before Mission Control, Houston, would be shut down in preparation
for a storm. Mission managers are continuing to monitor the situation
and assess their options.
After backing 400 feet away from the station, the STS-118 crew will fire
Endeavour’s engines to for the separation engine burn about 8:25 a.m.
(1225 UTC0
Later, the crew will conduct the post-docking heat shield inspection to
make sure Endeavour is ready for landing.
The seven astronauts will enjoy some well-deserved off duty time after
the busy stay at the station. While at the station, the crew installed
the Starboard 5 (S5) truss segment and transferred tons of cargo between
the shuttle and the station. The STS-118 crew conducted four spacewalks
at the station. The two major objectives were the installation of the S5
and the replacement of a failed attitude control gyroscope
Animations: + Endeavour undocking from station
<javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')>
| + Shuttle wings and nose cap survey
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*Hurricane Dean Information*
On-orbit Hurricane Dean Video: + Real Video
<http://mfile.akamai.com/18565/rm/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/real…>
| + Windows Media
<http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…>
+ NASA Hurricane Resource Page
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/main/index.html>
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*Space Shuttle Endeavour to Undock Today *
S118-E-07918 : Hurricane Dean Image above: A still photo close-up of the
eye of Category 4 Hurricane Dean. Crew members on the Space Shuttle
Endeavour captured this image around 1 p.m. EDT(1700 UTC) Saturday of
Hurricane Dean in the Caribbean. Image: NASA
TO VIEW IMAGE GO
TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
Space Shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to undock from the International
Space Station shortly before 8 a.m. EDT(1200 UTC) today, ending an
almost nine-day stay at the orbital outpost for the STS-118 crew.
Undocking was moved up a day in preparation for a possible landing on
Tuesday. The earlier landing is being considered in the event Hurricane
Dean threatens the Houston area. It could allow an opportunity for the
shuttle to land before Mission Control, Houston, would be shut down in
preparation for a storm.
Mission managers are continuing to monitor the situation and assess
their options.
Due to the early undocking, the STS-118 crew will not do a fly-around of
the station.
Endeavour delivered the Starboard 5 (S5) truss segment to the space
station. The STS-118 crew conducted four spacewalks at the station. The
two major objectives were the installation of the S5 and the replacement
of a failed attitude control gyroscope.
Animations: + Endeavour undocking from station
<javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')>
| + Shuttle wings and nose cap survey
<javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')>
*Hurricane Dean Information*
On-orbit Hurricane Dean Video: + Real Video
<http://mfile.akamai.com/18565/rm/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/real…>
| + Windows Media
<http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…>
+ NASA Hurricane Resource Page
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/main/index.html>
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*Joint Operations End; Endeavour to Undock Sunday*
18 AUGUST 2007
Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineers Oleg
Kotov and Clay Anderson concluded joint operations with the STS-118 crew
Saturday afternoon. STS-118’s stay at the station began Aug. 10 and
featured four spacewalks to continue the on-orbit construction of the
station.
The STS-118 crew exited the station before hatches closed at 5:10 p.m.
EDT Saturday in preparation for undocking on Sunday.
In addition to the seven STS-118 astronauts, Space Shuttle Endeavour
carried the Starboard 5 (S5) truss segment to the station and STS-118
spacewalkers installed it Aug. 11. The S5 truss segment is part of the
station’s Integrated Truss Structure that will eventually be the length
of a football field and contain four sets of solar arrays.
The station received a new control moment gyroscope (CMG) on Monday
during the second spacewalk. The station has four CMGs that are used to
control its attitude in orbit. The new CMG replaced a faulty gyroscope
that will return to Earth on a future shuttle mission.
On Tuesday, the International Space Station’s first component to go into
space, the Zarya control module, passed the 50,000th orbit mark at 11:17
a.m. EDT. Zarya, which is Russian for “Sunrise,” was funded by the
United States and built by Russia. It launched atop a Proton rocket from
Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 20, 1998.
The third spacewalk occurred Wednesday. It featured preparations for the
relocation of the Port 6 truss from atop the station to the end of the
Port 5 truss when STS-120 visits later this year. A fourth spacewalk
took place Saturday in which an antenna was installed and two materials
science experiments were retrieved for return to Earth.
In other activities, the two crews transferred cargo between Endeavour
and the station
. + 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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*Astronauts End Final STS-118 Spacewalk; Hatches to Close Later Today*
Hurricane DeanImage above: Hurricane Dean swirls in the Caribbean Sea as
Space Shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station pass
overhead during STS-118's fourth spacewalk. Image: NASA TV
TO VIEW IMAGE GO
TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
Spacewalkers successfully completed STS-118’s final spacewalk at 2:19
p.m. EDT(1819 UTC). The STS-118 and Expedition 15 crews have turned
their full attention to preparing for today's hatch closure.
Overnight, mission managers decided to shorten the originally planned
6.5-hour spacewalk so that the crews can close the hatches about 5
p.m2100 UTC). That plan preserves the option to have Endeavour undock
from the station on Sunday and prepare for a landing on Tuesday. The
earlier landing is being considered in the event Hurricane Dean
threatens the Houston area. It could allow an opportunity for the
shuttle to land before Mission Control, Houston, would be shut down in
preparation for a storm.
However, managers will review the forecast for Dean and mission
activities this afternoon during their daily meeting and assess their
options.
Mission Specialist Dave Williams and Flight Engineer Clay Anderson began
the spacewalk at 9:17 a.m. They installed a stand for the shuttle’s
robotic arm extension boom on the station’s truss structure, installed
an External Wireless Instrumentation System antenna and retrieved of two
containers of the Materials ISS Experiment. They also had a chance to
look down at the hurricane as it swirled in the Caribbean Sea.
Mission Specialist Tracy Caldwell coordinated the spacewalk, a role that
she had for all four STS-118 spacewalks.
*Hurricane Dean Information*
On-orbit Hurricane Dean Video: + Real Video
<http://mfile.akamai.com/18565/rm/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/real…>
| + Windows Media
<http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…>
+ NASA Hurricane Resource Page
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/main/index.html>
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*Astronauts Continue Spacewalk, Hatch Closure Preps*
Astronaut Dave Williams begins spacewalkImage above: Mission Specialist
Dave Williams emerges from the hatch at the beginning of STS-118's
fourth spacewalk. Image: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO
TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
Spacewalkers continue working on the exterior of the International Space
Station as their crew mates are preparing for hatch closure. Mission
Specialist Dave Williams and Flight Engineer Clay Anderson began the
spacewalk at 9:17 a.m. EDT(1317 UTC) and are scheduled to wrap up about
1:47 pm. (1747 UTC)
Williams and Anderson installed a stand for the shuttle’s robotic arm
extension boom on the station’s truss structure. Other scheduled tasks
for the shortened spacewalk include the installation an External
Wireless Instrumentation System antenna and retrieval of two containers
of the Materials ISS Experiment. Mission Specialist Tracy Caldwell is
the spacewalk coordinator, a role that she has for all four STS-118
spacewalks.
Inside the station, astronauts and cosmonauts are preparing for hatch
closure between Space Shuttle Endeavour and the station, scheduled for
about 5 p.m. today.
Overnight, mission managers decided to shorten the originally planned
6.5-hour spacewalk to 4.5 hours so that the crew can close hatches
between the station and shuttle at the end of the day today. That plan
preserves the option to have Endeavour undock from the station on Sunday
and prepare for a landing on Tuesday. The earlier landing is being
considered in the event Hurricane Dean threatens the Houston area. It
could allow an opportunity for the shuttle to land before Mission
Control, Houston, would be shut down in preparation for a storm.
However, managers will review the forecast for Dean and mission
activities this afternoon during their daily meeting and assess whether
they will continue to pursue a possible early undocking and landing.
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-08-18 15:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Nanjing No. 3 High School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R.China, direct via BY4RRR
Sun 2007-08-26 10:49 UTC 53 deg
Amagasaki Child Science Hall, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, direct via 8N3AMA
Tue 2007-08-28 08:27 UTC 86 deg (***)
Ashland Greenwood High School, Ashland, Nebraska, via K0ASH (***)
Wed 2007-08-29 15:59 UTC 50 deg (***)
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 310.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 1.
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, RS0ISS
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The schedule page has been updated as of 2007-08-18 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 2007-08-16 23:00 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.
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Expedition 15 on orbit:
Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI
Dr. Oleg Kotov
Clayton Anderson KD5PLA
Expedition 15 future:
Daniel Tani KD5DXE
STS-118 docked
Scott Kelly, Charles Hobaugh, Dave Williams, Barbara Morgan KD5VNP, Richard
Mastracchio KC5ZTE, Tracy Caldwell, Benjamin Drew
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73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at
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> DOUBLE SPACESHIP FLYBYS: Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station on Monday, August 20th. If that happens as planned, sky watchers across North America may be able to witness something rare and beautiful: a double-spaceship transit across the night sky. US cities favored for flybys on Aug. 20th or 21st include Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, New York and Phoenix. The space station and shuttle will appear as separate, bright points of light moving in tandem. Flyby times depend on where you live. Subscribers to Spaceweather PHONE (http://spaceweatherphone.com) will receive phone and email alerts when the pair are about to appear. Flyby timetables are also available from Heavens Above (http://heavens-above.com).
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*Station, Shuttle Crews Working Together
17 AUGUST 2007
*
S118-E-07205 : Fyodor Yurchikhin, Charles Hobaugh and Oleg Kotov Image
above: Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin (left), Flight Engineer
Oleg Kotov (right) and STS-118 Pilot Charlie Hobaugh pose for a photo in
the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Image credit:
NASA
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TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineers Oleg
Kotov and Clay Anderson continue joint operations aboard the
International Space Station with the STS-118 crew, which arrived at the
International Space Station Aug. 10. STS-118’s stay has featured three
spacewalks to continue the on-orbit construction of the station.
In addition to the seven STS-118 astronauts, Space Shuttle Endeavour
carried the Starboard 5 (S5) truss segment to the station and STS-118
spacewalkers installed it Aug. 11. The S5 truss segment is part of the
station’s Integrated Truss Structure that will eventually be the length
of a football field and contain four sets of solar arrays.
The station received a new control moment gyroscope (CMG) on Monday
during the second spacewalk. The station has four CMGs that are used to
control its attitude in orbit. The new CMG replaced a faulty gyroscope
that will return to Earth on a future shuttle mission.
On Tuesday, the International Space Station’s first component to go into
space, the Zarya control module, passed the 50,000th orbit mark at 11:17
a.m. EDT(1517 UTC). Zarya, which is Russian for “Sunrise,” was funded by
the United States and built by Russia. It launched atop a Proton rocket
from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 20, 1998.
The third spacewalk occurred Wednesday. It featured preparations for the
relocation of the Port 6 truss from atop the station to the end of the
Port 5 truss when STS-120 visits later this year. A fourth spacewalk is
scheduled for Saturday.
In other activities, the two crews have been transferring cargo between
Endeavour and the station.
The STS-118 astronauts are scheduled to exit the station on Sunday and
undock Monday. STS-118 is the 22nd shuttle mission to visit the station.
+ 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>
