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*Crew Holds Joint News Conference*
The Expedition 15 and STS-118 crews Image above: The Expedition 15 and
STS-118 crews participate in a joint crew news conference. Image: NASA
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The STS-118 and Expedition 15 crews fielded questions today from
reporters in the United States and Canada during the traditional
on-orbit news conference.
During the event, Kelly said the crew agreed with the Mission Management
Team’s (MMT) decision not to have spacewalkers repair damage on Space
Shuttle Endeavour’s heat shield. “We are absolutely behind the MMT,” he
said. “We think they absolutely did the right decision.”
After several days of data collection and analysis, managers decided not
to attempt a repair of the damaged tiles on the heat shield of the Space
Shuttle Endeavour.
In other activities today, the crew has been transferring cargo and
preparing for Saturday’s spacewalk and troubleshooting a problem with an
internal communications system.
The spacewalk preparations include preparing equipment and reviewing
procedures. Mission Specialist Dave Williams and space station Flight
Engineer Clay Anderson will conduct the excursion, which is slated to
kick off at 10:01 a.m. EDT Saturday.
The cargo transfers have been ongoing since shortly after Endeavour
arrived Aug. 10. STS-118 delivered supplies and equipment to the orbital
outpost and will return unneeded station items and science experiments
to Earth.
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*Spacewalk Preparations, Cargo Transfers on Tap Today*
Image above: Mission Specialist Dave Williams floats near torso portions
of two extravehicular mobility unit spacesuits in the Quest Airlock of
the International Space Station. Image: NASA
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Today, the STS-118 and Expedition 15 crews will continue cargo transfers
and prepare for Saturday’s spacewalk. The 10 astronauts and cosmonauts
will also hold the traditional joint crew news conference.
The Mission Management Team decided Thursday that Saturday’s spacewalk
will not include repair of Space Shuttle Endeavour’s heat shield. After
hours of reviewing data and imagery collected during the inspections by
the STS-118 crew , the managers decided the damage did not pose a safety
risk to the crew or Endeavour.
The spacewalk preparations include preparing equipment and reviewing
procedures. Mission Specialist Dave Williams and space station Flight
Engineer Clay Anderson will conduct the excursion, which is slated to
kick off at 10:01 a.m. EDT(1404 UTC) Saturday.
The cargo transfers have been ongoing since shortly after Endeavour
arrived Aug. 10. STS-118 delivered supplies and equipment to the orbital
outpost and will return unneeded station items and science experiments
to Earth.
The joint news conference will take place at 1:34 p.m.(1734 UTC) The
crew members will field questions from reporters on the ground.
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-08-16 23:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
McCall-Donnelly School District, McCall, Idaho, telebridge via VK5ZAI (***)
Contact was successful Thu 2007-08-16 16:51 UTC 28 deg (***)
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 08:23 UTC 86 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 2007-08-16 23:00 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
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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
http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
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> SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR, SPACE STATION CREW NEWS CONFERENCE
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> HOUSTON - The 10 astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space shuttle
> Endeavour and the International Space Station will participate in a
> news conference at 12:34 p.m. CDT on Friday, Aug. 17.
>
> Media representatives at participating NASA locations and at the
> Canadian Space Agency in St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada, will be able to
> ask questions during the news conference.
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NASA Television will provide live coverage of the 40-minute news
> conference. For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video
> information, visit:
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> During Endeavour's STS-118 mission, the crew attached a segment to the
> right side of the station's backbone, activated the
> Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System, replaced a faulty attitude
> control gyroscope and broadcast educational messages from
> teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara R. Morgan.
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> NASA Science News for August 16, 2007
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> seeds to the International Space Station. Soon she'll return millions
> more "space seeds" for students on Earth to study. Educators, read
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*Morgan, Drew Participate in Challenger Center Event *
Astronauts Barbara Morgan and Alvin DrewImage above: Mission Specialists
Barbara R. Morgan, holding a Challenger crew patch, and Alvin Drew talk
with students at the Challenger Center for Space Science Education in
Alexandria, Va. Image: NASA
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TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
STS-118 crew members will hold class in space and transfer cargo between
the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour today.
Preparations for a possible spacewalk to repair a small ding in
Endeavour’s thermal protection system tiles will also occupy a
considerable part of today for the crew.
Mission managers have not decided that a repair spacewalk will be
needed. But to prepare for that possibility, the crew members will begin
to get ready to do the repair, should managers determine that is necessary.
The managers did decide to move the flight’s fourth spacewalk from
Friday to Saturday. If the repair isn’t done, that spacewalk will see
installation of two antennas and removal of one, installation of a
stowage stand for the shuttle’s orbiter boom sensor system and other tasks.
Mission Specialists Barbara Morgan and Alvin Drew participated in an
education event this morning with students at the Challenger Center for
Space Science Education in Alexandria, Va. Morgan, an educator who
became an astronaut, was first selected by NASA in 1985 as the backup to
Teacher in Space Christa McAuliffe.
Following the Space Shuttle Challenger accident in 1986, Morgan
continued to work with NASA on educational activities and returned to
teaching elementary school in Idaho. She was selected as an astronaut by
NASA in 1998. Family members of the Challenger crew have been invited.
Morgan is being honored with the President George H.W. Bush Leadership
Award, the center’s top award.
Crew members will also talk at 10:16 a.m. with reporters representing
Associated Press Television, Reuters and Idaho Public Television. Both
events will air live on NASA TV.
The STS-118 and Expedition 15 crew will continue the cargo transfers
that began shortly after Endeavour docked Aug. 10. Endeavour delivered
supplies and equipment to the station, most of which were located in the
pressurized Spacehab module in the payload. Spacehab will carry items,
including science experiments, back to Earth.
This afternoon, the crews will enjoy some well-deserved time off.
*Mission Management Team Update*
Mission Control told Space Shuttle Endeavour’s crew Wednesday that
STS-118’s fourth spacewalk will be moved to Saturday. The decision gives
the STS-118 and Expedition 15 crew members an extra day to prepare for
the spacewalk, which was added to the mission after the STS-118 crew
arrived at the station.
Mission managers in Houston continue to consider whether a spacewalk
will be needed to repair a small gouge on Endeavour’s heat shield tiles.
Before going to bed Wednesday, the crew was informed that managers have
decided the next spacewalk will be moved from Friday to Saturday, but
that they haven’t decided whether Saturday’s spacewalk will be devoted
to tile repair or get-ahead tasks.
+ View video of tile damage
<http://www.nasa.gov/mov/186009main_STS118_Site1_Rev2.mov>
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*Mission Management Team Update*
16 AUGUST 2007
Mission Control told Space Shuttle Endeavour’s crew Wednesday that
STS-118’s fourth spacewalk will be moved to Saturday. The decision gives
the STS-118 and Expedition 15 crew members an extra day to prepare for
the spacewalk, which was added to the mission after the STS-118 crew
arrived at the station.
Mission managers in Houston continue to consider whether a spacewalk
will be needed to repair a small gouge on Endeavour’s heat shield tiles.
Before going to bed, the crew was informed that managers have decided
the next spacewalk will be moved from Friday to Saturday, but that they
haven’t decided whether Saturday’s spacewalk will be devoted to tile
repair or get-ahead tasks.
+ View video of tile damage
<http://www.nasa.gov/mov/186009main_STS118_Site1_Rev2.mov>
*Spacewalk Ends Early; Major Tasks Completed*
An abrasion in Rick Mastracchio's spacesuit gloveImage above:
Highlighted in this picture is an abrasion of Mission Specialist Rick
Mastracchio's glove during STS-118's third spacewalk. Image: NASA TV :TO
VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
Flight controllers decided just before 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday to end the
mission's third spacewalk early because of damage to the outer layer of
one of Mission Specialist Rick Mastracchio’s gloves. Even though there
was no threat to his safety, the decision was made as a precaution.
View video of Rick Mastracchio's damaged spacesuit glove:
+ Real Video
<http://mfile.akamai.com/18565/rm/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/real…>
+ Windows Media
<http://mfile.akamai.com/18565/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…>
Up to that point, Mastracchio and Flight Engineer Clay Anderson were
about an hour ahead of schedule and had completed the major tasks of the
spacewalk. Mastracchio ended his portion of the spacewalk about 3 p.m.
and Anderson wrapped up at 4:05 p.m.
Anderson finished with the retrieval of a transponder on the Port 6
truss after Mastracchio returned to the Quest airlock.
The damage was discovered during a routine scan of the gloves with
Mastracchio’s helmet cam. Both gloves had damage, however, it was a
small penetration in the outer layer of the left thumb that caused
flight controllers to make the decision to end Wednesday’s spacewalk early.
Retrieval of the two MISSE experiments will be deferred to a future
spacewalk. The experiments were deployed in August 2006 and will be
returned to Earth for analysis.
Mastracchio and Anderson continued preparations for the relocation of
the Port 6 (P6) truss and its solar arrays by moving two Crew Equipment
Translation Aid carts along the Integrated Truss Structure rail system.
This will allow the station’s arm to perform the P6 relocation work
during STS-120. The P6 will be moved from atop the station to the end of
the Port 5 truss.
Early in the spacewalk, the duo relocated an antenna from the Port 6
(P6) to the Port 1 (P1) truss. In addition to the antenna relocation,
the spacewalkers installed a new transponder and signal processor in an
S-band communications system upgrade.
Wednesday’s spacewalk was Mastracchio’s third of the mission. Anderson,
who arrived at the station in June, conducted his first spacewalk on
July 23 with Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin.
Mission Specialist Tracy Caldwell coordinated the spacewalk, and Pilot
Charles Hobaugh was at the controls of the station’s robotic arm.
*Orbiter Thermal Protection System Inspection and Repair Techniques*
STS-114 Press Kit excerpt, July 2005 + Identifying and repairing tile
damage in flight (444 Kb pdf)
<http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/186088main_sts114_excerpt_inflight_repair.pdf>
+ Orbiter's Thermal Protection System
<http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts_sys.html#sts…>
+ Thermal Protection System Fact sheet
<http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/tps.htm>
+ 'How Things Work' Thermal Protection System video
<http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/videos/metafiles/ksc_022805_htw_tps.ram>
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*Spacewalk Ends Early; Major Tasks Completed*
Flight controllers decided just before 3 p.m. EDT to end today’s
spacewalk early because of damage to the outer layer of one of Mission
Specialist Rick Mastracchio’s gloves. Even though there is no threat to
his safety, the decision was made as a precaution.
His spacewalking partner, Clay Anderson, is finishing with the retrieval
of a transponder on the Port 6 truss. Mastracchio will remain in the
Quest airlock until Anderson returns to the airlock following finishing
that task.
Retrieval of the two MISSE experiments will be deferred to a future
spacewalk. The experiments were deployed in August 2006 and will be
returned to Earth for analysis.
Mastracchio and Anderson have completed most of the scheduled spacewalk
activities. They continued preparations for the relocation of the Port 6
(P6) truss and its solar arrays by moving two Crew Equipment Translation
Aid carts along the Integrated Truss Structure rail system. This will
allow the station’s arm to perform the P6 relocation work during
STS-120. The P6 will be moved from atop the station to the end of the
Port 5 truss.
Early in the spacewalk, the duo relocated an antenna from the Port 6
(P6) to the Port 1 (P1) truss. In addition to the antenna relocation,
the spacewalkers installed a new transponder and signal processor in an
S-band communications system upgrade.
Today’s spacewalk was Mastracchio’s third of the mission. Anderson, who
arrived at the station in June, conducted his first spacewalk on July 23
with Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin.
Mission Specialist Tracy Caldwell is the spacewalk coordinator, and
Pilot Charles Hobaugh is at the controls of the station’s robotic arm.
*Mission Management Team Update*
Mission managers have determined that damage to a small section of
Endeavour’s heat shield poses no threat to crew safety or mission
operations. However, they are discussing options for possible repair
work that would ensure preparations on the ground for Endeavour’s next
flight will go more smoothly. The damage occurred during the climb to
orbit on Aug. 8.
+ View video of tile damage
<http://www.nasa.gov/mov/186009main_STS118_Site1_Rev2.mov>
*Orbiter Thermal Protection System Inspection and Repair Techniques*
STS-114 Press Kit excerpt, July 2005 + Identifying and repairing tile
damage in flight (444 Kb pdf)
<http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/186088main_sts114_excerpt_inflight_repair.pdf>
+ Orbiter's Thermal Protection System
<http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts_sys.html#sts…>
+ Thermal Protection System Fact sheet
<http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/tps.htm>
+ 'How Things Work' Thermal Protection System video
<http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/videos/metafiles/ksc_022805_htw_tps.ram>
*Mission Information*
+ View Barbara Morgan Video
<javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('','http://mfile.akamai.com/18565/rm/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/real…','http://mfile.akamai.com/18566/wmv/etouchsyst2.download.akamai.com/18355/wm.…')>
+ STS-118 Mission Overview
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/index.html>
+ STS-118 Fact Sheet (900 Kb PDF)
<http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/184910main_sts118_factsheet4.pdf>
+ STS-118 NASA TV Schedule
<http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/mission_schedule.html>
+ STS-118 Briefing Animations
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/multimedia…>
+ STS-117 Mission Archive
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/main/index…>
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*Astronauts Move Carts, Upgrade Communications System; Spacewalk Continues*
Flight Engineer Clay Anderson holds a Crew Equipment Translation Aid
cartImage above: Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Clay Anderson holds a
Crew Equipment Translation Aid cart as he rides on the end of the
International Space Station's robotic arm during STS-118's third
spacewalk. Image: NASA TV
TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO
:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson are rolling through their
scheduled activities as they work outside the International Space Station.
They continued preparations for the relocation of the Port 6 (P6) truss
and its solar arrays by moving two Crew Equipment Translation Aid carts
along the Integrated Truss Structure rail system. This will allow the
station’s arm to perform the P6 relocation work during STS-120. The P6
will be moved from atop the station to the end of the Port 5 truss.
Early in the spacewalk, the duo relocated an antenna from the Port 6
(P6) to the Port 1 (P1) truss. In addition to the antenna relocation,
the spacewalkers installed a new transponder and signal processor in an
S-band communications system upgrade.
Before the excursion ends, Mastracchio and Anderson will retrieve two
materials science experiments from the station’s exterior. The
experiments were deployed in August 2006 and will be returned to Earth
for analysis. Since the spacewalkers are ahead of the timeline, flight
controllers may give them approval to tackle some get-ahead tasks.
Today’s spacewalk is Mastracchio’s third of the mission. Anderson, who
arrived at the station in June, conducted his first spacewalk on July 23
with Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin.
Mission Specialist Tracy Caldwell is the spacewalk coordinator and Pilot
Charles Hobaugh is at the controls of the station’s robotic arm.
The spacewalk is slated to end at 5:07 p.m.
*Mission Management Team Update*
Mission managers have determined that damage to a small section of
Endeavour’s heat shield poses no threat to crew safety or mission
operations. However, they are discussing options for possible repair
work that would ensure preparations on the ground for Endeavour’s next
flight will go more smoothly. The damage occurred during the climb to
orbit on Aug. 8.
+ View video of tile damage
<http://www.nasa.gov/mov/186009main_STS118_Site1_Rev2.mov>
