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*Endeavour Readies for August Launch*
Image above: In the Vehicle Assembly Building, Endeavour joins its
external tank and solid rocket boosters on the mobile launcher platform.
Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
+ Full Size Image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/181716main_mating.jpg>
*07.06.07 - 3:30 p.m. EDT*
Space Shuttle Endeavour mating and launch processing operations are
under way in preparation for a rollout to Launch Pad 39A, which is
currently targeted for no earlier than July 10.
Weather permitting, the mission payload will be transferred to the
launch pad early Saturday.
NASA is quickly gearing up for the shuttle's next visit to the
International Station, targeted for an Aug. 7 launch. The mission will
deliver the S5 truss to the station and will mark the first flight of
Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan, the teacher-turned-astronaut whose
association with NASA began more than 20 years ago.
STS-118 will be the first flight for Endeavour since 2002.
+ STS-118 Mission Overview
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/index.html>
+ STS-117 Mission Summary
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/behindscenes/sts117_overview.html>
| + Photos and Videos
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/multimedia…>
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*Endeavour Readies for August Launch*
Image above: The main engines on the orbiter Endeavour (upper right) are
seen as Endeavour is lowered into high bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly
Building for stacking with the external tank (seen at left) and solid
rocket boosters. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
+ Full Size Image
<http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/181716main_07pd1774.jpg>
*07.05.07 2:45 p.m. EDT*
Fresh off the success of STS-117, NASA is quickly gearing up for the
shuttle's next visit to the International Station, the STS-118 mission,
targeted for an Aug. 7 launch. The mission will deliver the S5 truss to
the station and will mark the first flight of Mission Specialist Barbara
Morgan, the teacher-turned-astronaut whose association with NASA began
more than 20 years ago.
Processing for STS-118 continues at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in
Florida. Orbiter Endeavour arrived inside the Vehicle Assembly Building
on Monday after a short roll from the nearby Orbiter Processing
Facility. In the assembly building's transfer aisle, Endeavour was
lifted vertically, transferred to a high bay and attached to its
external tank and solid rocket boosters. STS-118 will be the first
flight for Endeavour since 2002.
On July 3, Orbiter Atlantis made its graceful landing at Kennedy Space
Center mounted atop a modified 747 jetliner called the Shuttle Carrier
Aircraft, officially concluding the STS-117 mission.
+ STS-118 Mission Overview
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/index.html>
+ STS-117 Mission Summary
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/behindscenes/sts117_overview.html>
| + Photos and Videos
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/multimedia…>
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-07-05 21:45 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Challenger Learning Center of Alaska, Kenai, Alaska, direct via KL7XJ
Sat 2007-07-07 19:47:44 UTC 13 deg
Maples Collegiate, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, direct via VE4NSA
Thu 2007-07-12 16:45 UTC 79 deg
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Florida, telebridge via W6SRJ
(***)
Tue 2007-07-17 18:20 UTC 73 deg via W6SRJ (***)
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 302.
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
*****************************************************************************
The schedule page has been updated as of 2007-07-05 21:45 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 2007-06-15 22:00 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 free at http://www.aol.com.
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-07-05 02:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Challenger Learning Center of Alaska, Kenai, Alaska, direct via KL7XJ
Sat 2007-07-07 19:47:44 UTC 13 deg
Maples Collegiate, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, direct via VE4NSA
Thu 2007-07-12 16:45 UTC 79 deg
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 302.
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
*****************************************************************************
The schedule page has been updated as of 2007-07-05 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.txt
The successful school list has been updated as of 2007-06-15 22:00 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 free at http://www.aol.com.
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*Crew Performs Science Experiments, Station Maintenance*
Image above: Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Maryland, is featured
in this image photographed by an Expedition 15 crew member on the
International Space Station. Image credit: NASA
TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
The Expedition 15 crew members are continuing their work with science
experiments and station maintenance aboard the International Space Station.
Flight Engineer Clay Anderson rearranged and consolidated frozen
biological samples in the Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS
to conserve space and make room for future samples. He also spent some
time gathering hardware and prepacking items for return on space shuttle
Endeavour in August.
Meanwhile cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, flight engineer, continued to perform
extensive troubleshooting of computers in the Russian segment of the
station.
The crew also conducted preparations for the next spacewalk. Anderson
recharged the first set of spacesuit batteries, and then he and
Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin reconfigured their spacesuits.
+ 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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*Endeavour Readies for August Launch;
Atlantis Returns to Florida*
*07.03.07 12:40 p.m. EDT*
Fresh off the success of STS-117, NASA is quickly gearing up for the
shuttle's next visit to the International Station, the STS-118 mission,
targeted for an Aug. 7 launch. The mission will deliver the S5 truss to
the station and will mark the first flight of Mission Specialist Barbara
Morgan, the teacher-turned-astronaut whose association with NASA began
more than 20 years ago.
Processing for STS-118 continues at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in
Florida. Orbiter Endeavour arrived inside the Vehicle Assembly Building
on Monday after a short roll from the nearby Orbiter Processing
Facility. In the assembly building's transfer aisle, Endeavour was
lifted vertically, transferred to a high bay and will be attached to its
external tank and solid rocket boosters. STS-118 will be the first
flight for Endeavour since 2002.
Image above: Endeavour, top, rolls to the Vehicle Assembly Building and
Atlantis, bottom, lands at after a piggy back ride from the west coast.
Photo credit: NASA/KSC
+ Full Size Top Image
<http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/181608main_endeavour_rolls_full.jpg>
| + Full Size Bottom Image
<http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/181607main_atlantis_lands_full.jpg>
Meanwhile, Orbiter Atlantis made its graceful landing at Kennedy Space
Center this morning mounted atop a modified 747 jetliner called the
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, officially concluding the STS-117 mission.
+ STS-118 Mission Overview
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/index.html>
+ STS-117 Mission Summary
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/behindscenes/sts117_overview.html>
| + Photos and Videos
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/multimedia…>
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-07-03 20:45 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Challenger Learning Center of Alaska, Kenai, Alaska, direct via KL7XJ
Sat 2007-07-07 19:47:44 UTC 13 deg
Maples Collegiate, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, direct via VE4NSA (***)
Thu 2007-07-12 16:45 UTC 79 deg (***)
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 302.
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
*****************************************************************************
The schedule page has been updated as of 2007-07-03 20:45 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 2007-06-15 22:00 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 free at http://www.aol.com.
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-07-03 15:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Challenger Learning Center of Alaska, Kenai, Alaska, direct via KL7XJ
Sat 2007-07-07 19:47:44 UTC 13 deg
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 302.
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
*****************************************************************************
The schedule page has been updated as of 2007-07-03 15:30 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 2007-06-15 22:00 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 free at http://www.aol.com.
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*Crew Performs Science Experiments, Station Maintenance*
ISS015-E-13670 : Clay Anderson with MELFI Image above: Expedition 15
Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson works with the Minus Eighty Degree
Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) as part of the Nutritional Status
Assessment (NUTRITION) experiment in the Destiny laboratory of the
International Space Station. Image credit: NASA
TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.htm
The Expedition 15 crew members began a new week of science experiments
and station maintenance aboard the International Space Station.
Flight Engineer Clay Anderson rearranged and consolidated frozen
biological samples in the Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS
to conserve space and make room for future samples. He also spent some
time gathering hardware and prepacking items for return on space shuttle
Endeavour in August.
Meanwhile cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, flight engineer, continued to perform
extensive troubleshooting of computers in the Russian segment of the
station.
The crew also conducted preparations for the next spacewalk planned for
July 20. Anderson recharged the first set of spacesuit batteries, and
then he and Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin reconfigured their spacesuits.
+ 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>
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-07-02 23:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Challenger Learning Center of Alaska, Kenai, Alaska, direct via KL7XJ
Sat 2007-07-07 19:47:44 UTC 13 deg
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 302.
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
*****************************************************************************
The schedule page has been updated as of 2007-07-02 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 2007-06-15 22:00 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 free at http://www.aol.com.
