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Anderson Joins Station Crew
by Arthur Rowe 11 Jun '07

11 Jun '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Anderson Joins Station Crew, Williams Ends 6-month Expedition Tour* NASA Astronaut Clayton Anderson joined the Expedition 15 crew Sunday, replacing Flight Engineer Suni Williams. Anderson arrived at the station as a member of Space Shuttle Atlantis’ STS-117 crew. Atlantis docked to the station at 3:36 p.m. EDT. He and Williams officially swapped crews when his custom-made seat liner was swapped out in the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the station. Williams is wrapping up a six-month stay aboard the station. She will return to Earth on Atlantis, which is slated to undock June 17. Anderson is scheduled to leave the station this fall. Also arriving with Atlantis is the Starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segments. The S3/S4 contains a new set of solar arrays that will increase the station’s power-generation capabilities. The new truss will be attached Monday. The STS-117 crew will use the station and shuttle robotic arms and conduct spacewalks to install and activate the truss. Three spacewalks are scheduled for STS-117’s stay. + 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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Atlantis Docks With Space Station; Spacewalk Set for Monday
by Arthur Rowe 10 Jun '07

10 Jun '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Atlantis Docks With Space Station; Spacewalk Set for Monday* Space Shuttle AtlantisImage above: Space Shuttle Atlantis is pictured moments after docking to the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html + View Launch Day Photo Gallery <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/multimedia…> + View Launch Day Video Gallery <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/launch/lau…> After a busy Sunday in which the STS-117 crew arrived at the International Space Station, attention has turned to the mission’s first spacewalk. The excursion, which will focus on the on-orbit assembly of the station, is slated to begin at 1753 UTC. Monday. Space Shuttle Atlantis and the STS-117 crew arrived at the station Sunday at 1936 UTC, delivering a new truss segment and crew member to the orbital outpost. The STS-117 crew entered the station for the first time after the hatches between the shuttle and station opened at 2104 UTC.. The STS-117 astronauts quickly jumped into joint operations with the station’s Expedition 15 crew. One of the first major tasks was the station crew rotation. STS-117 Mission Specialist Clayton Anderson switched places with Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Suni Williams, who wrapped up a six-month tour of duty as a station crew member. The crews also began preparations for Monday’s installation of the Starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segment and the spacewalk. The crews used the shuttle robotic arm to lift the S3/S4 out of Atlantis’ payload bay and to hand it off to the station arm. The S3/S4, which contains a new set of solar arrays, is scheduled to be attached to the station prior to the start of the spacewalk conducted by STS-117 Mission Specialists John “Danny” Olivas and Jim Reilly. Olivas and Reilly are spending the night in the station’s Quest Airlock in preparation for the spacewalk. *STS-117 Mission* + The Crew <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/index.html> + The Mission <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/mission_ov…> + The Integrated Truss Structure <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/its.html>

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STS-117 Delivers New Crew Member, Truss Segment to Station
by Arthur Rowe 10 Jun '07

10 Jun '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *STS-117 Delivers New Crew Member, Truss Segment to Station* image above: The International Space Station is viewed from Space Shuttle Atlantis prior to docking. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW THE IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Space Shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station at 3:36 p.m. EDT today, delivering a new crew member and a new component to the orbital outpost. The station’s Expedition 15 crew and its visitors will begin joint operations after the hatches open. The station is slated to officially receive its newest crew member, astronaut Clayton Anderson, this afternoon. Anderson traveled to the station with STS-117 and will swap places with Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Suni Williams. Anderson becomes a member of the station crew when his custom-made seat liner is swapped out in the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the station. Williams is wrapping up a six-month stay aboard the station. She will return to Earth on Atlantis, which is slated to undock June 17. Also arriving with Atlantis is the Starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segments. The S3/S4 contains a new set of solar arrays that will increase the station’s power-generation capabilities. The new truss will be attached Monday. The STS-117 crew will use the station and shuttle robotic arms and conduct spacewalks to install and activate the truss. Three spacewalks are scheduled for STS-117’s stay. + 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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Atlantis Arrives at Space Station, Joint Operations to Begin Soon
by Arthur Rowe 10 Jun '07

10 Jun '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Atlantis Arrives at Space Station, Joint Operations to Begin Soon* Image above: A video camera aboard the International Space Station captured this image of a plume surrounding Atlantis as it fired its engines to refine its approach to the station. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html + View Launch Day Photo Gallery <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/multimedia…> + View Launch Day Video Gallery <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/launch/lau…> Space Shuttle Atlantis and the STS-117 crew arrived at the International Space Station at 3:36 p.m. EDT, delivering a new truss segment and crew member to the orbital outpost. The STS-117 astronauts and the station’s Expedition 15 crew will conduct pressure and leak checks before the hatches between the spacecraft open. After the crews greet each other, they will quickly begin joint operations. One of the first major tasks is the station crew rotation. STS-117 Mission Specialist Clayton Anderson will switch places with Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Suni Williams, who will be wrapping up a six-month tour of duty on the station. Anderson is scheduled to stay on the station until he returns to Earth with STS-120 later this year. Anderson will officially become a member of Expedition 15 when his custom-made seat liner is swapped out with Williams’ in the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the station. The crews will prepare for Monday’s installation of the Starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segment and the first of three scheduled STS-117 spacewalks. The crews will use the shuttle robotic arm to lift the S3/S4 out of Atlantis’ payload bay and hand it off to the station arm. The S3/S4, which contains a new set of solar arrays, is scheduled to be attached to the station at 11:08 a.m. Monday. Then, STS-117 Mission Specialists John “Danny” Olivas and Jim Reilly will make connections between the station and the new truss segment during the spacewalk, which is set to kick off at 2:53 p.m. About an hour before docking, Sturckow and Archambault guided the shuttle through a back-flip maneuver that allowed the Expedition 15 crew to photograph the shuttle’s protective heat-resistant tiles. The imagery will be sent to engineers on Earth for analysis. STS-117 is the 21st shuttle mission to visit the station. Atlantis scheduled to undock June 17 and return to Earth on the 19th. *STS-117 Mission* + The Crew <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/index.html> + The Mission <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/mission_ov…> + The Integrated Truss Structure <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/its.html>

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STS-117 ATLANTIS AND THE ISS ARE MATED
by Arthur Rowe 10 Jun '07

10 Jun '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Atlantis and the ISS were successfully mated just east of Sydney, Australia at 8:36 AM June 11th.

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Docking Nears for Atlantis, Space Station
by Arthur Rowe 10 Jun '07

10 Jun '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Docking Nears for Atlantis, Space Station* Image above: A video camera aboard the International Space Station captured this image of a plume surrounding Atlantis as it fired its engines to refine its approach to the station. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html + View Launch Day Photo Gallery <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/multimedia…> + View Launch Day Video Gallery <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/launch/lau…> Space Shuttle Atlantis is close to reaching its destination, the International Space Station. Docking is slated to take place at 3:38 p.m. EDT today. Atlantis’ arrival will set the stage for the next phase of the station’s on-orbit construction and a change in the Expedition 15 crew. Commander Rick Sturckow and Pilot Lee Archambault fired Atlantis’ engines at 1 p.m. to refine the approach to the station. About an hour before docking, Sturckow and Archambault will guide the shuttle through a back-flip maneuver that will allow the Expedition 15 crew to photograph the shuttle’s protective heat-resistant tiles. The imagery will be sent to engineers on Earth for analysis. After Atlantis docks, the shuttle and station crews will conduct pressure and leak checks before the hatches between the spacecraft open at 4:58. The two crews will greet each other and quickly begin joint operations. One of the first major tasks is the station crew rotation. STS-117 Mission Specialist Clayton Anderson will switch places with Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Suni Williams, who will be wrapping up a six-month tour of duty as an Expedition crew member. Anderson is scheduled to stay on the station until he returns to Earth with STS-120 later this year. Also, preparations will begin today for Monday’s installation of the Starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segment and the first of three scheduled STS-117 spacewalks. The crews will use the shuttle robotic arm to lift the S3/S4 out of Atlantis’ payload bay and hand it off to the station arm. The S3/S4 is scheduled to be attached to the station at 11:08 a.m. Monday. Then, STS-117 Mission Specialists John “Danny” Olivas and Jim Reilly will make connections between the station and the new truss segment during the spacewalk, which is set to kick off at 2:53 p.m. On Saturday, the crew used Atlantis’ 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 robotic arm cameras took a closer look at an area of insulation blanket on the port orbital maneuvering system pod that pulled away from adjacent thermal tiles. Engineers are analyzing the imagery. Olivas took additional photographs of the area this morning. *STS-117 Mission* + The Crew <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/index.html> + The Mission <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/mission_ov…> + The Integrated Truss Structure <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/its.html>

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STS-117 Crew to Inspect Heat Shield, Prepare for Docking
by Arthur Rowe 09 Jun '07

09 Jun '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *STS-117 Crew to Inspect Heat Shield, Prepare for Docking* View of Earth from shuttle payload bayImage above: A video camera aboard Atlantis captured this view of the Earth and the shuttle's payload bay. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html + View Launch Day Photo Gallery <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/multimedia…> + View Launch Day Video Gallery <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/launch/lau…> During its first full day in orbit, the STS-117 crew will inspect Space Shuttle Atlantis’ heat shield and prepare for Sunday’s arrival at the International Space Station. Crew members will use Atlantis’ robotic arm and an orbiter boom extension to check out the spacecraft’s underside, nose cap and leading edges of the wings. The inspections are conducted to see if any damage occurred to the heat shield during the climb to orbit that began when Atlantis lifted off at 7:38 p.m. EDT from Kennedy Space Center, Fla. In preparation for Sunday’s activities, the crew will extend the shuttle’s docking ring and prepare tools they will use to rendezvous and link up with the station. Docking is set for 3:38 p.m. EDT Sunday. The crew members are also slated to check out spacesuits they will use during the mission’s three scheduled spacewalks at the station. The major objective of the spacewalks is the installation and activation of the station's newest component, the Starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segments. The S3/S4 is riding to the international outpost inside the shuttle payload bay. STS-117 is also delivering a new crew member to the station. *STS-117 Mission* + The Crew <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/index.html> + The Mission <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/mission_ov…> + The Integrated Truss Structure <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/its.html>

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CD JUSTIN TALKING TO BILL MC ARTHUR
by Arthur Rowe 09 Jun '07

09 Jun '07

Justin - I have a CD of Bill talking to you on 2 Feb 2006 - where can I send it for you to recieve. Arthur N1ORC @amsat.org

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IT'S KD5PLA IN FOR KD5PLB on the iss
by Arthur Rowe 09 Jun '07

09 Jun '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 THE FOLLOWING IS FROM THE ARRL WEEKLY LETTER ==> IT'S KD5PLA IN FOR KD5PLB ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION NASA has given the go-ahead for the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis Friday, June 8. The STS-117 mission will carry US astronaut Clay Anderson, KD5PLA, to the International Space Station to succeed Suni Williams, KD5PLB, as ISS Expedition 15 Flight Engineer. Anderson will join Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin, RN3FI, and Flight Engineer Dr Oleg Kotov. Williams will return to Earth aboard the Atlantis. She arrived on the ISS last December and has been among the most active ISS crew members on Amateur Radio. NASA originally planned the astro-swap for the STS-118 shuttle mission, now targeted for an August launch. Atlantis Commander Rick Sturckow and his six crewmates will spend 11 days in space and take part in three spacewalks. Work planned for this mission will increase the ISS's power capability in preparation for the arrival of new science modules from the European and Japanese space agencies. Joining Sturckow and Anderson on STS-117 will be Pilot Lee Archambault and mission specialists Patrick Forrester, Steven Swanson, John "Danny" Olivas and Jim Reilly.

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NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Begins Mission to the Space Station
by Arthur Rowe 09 Jun '07

09 Jun '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > June 8, 2007 > > John Yembrick > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-0602 > > Tracy Young > Kennedy Space Center, Fla. > 321-867-2468 > > > > NASA'S SHUTTLE ATLANTIS BEGINS MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION > > CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The space shuttle Atlantis and its > seven-member crew lifted off Friday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center > at 7:38 p.m. EDT to continue construction of the International Space > Station. > > Shortly before launch, on behalf of the entire crew, Atlantis' > Commander Rick Sturckow thanked the teams that help make this launch > possible, and then added, "See you in a couple of weeks." > > During the 11-day mission, designated STS-117, the crew will add a new > structural component to the station, deploy a new set of solar arrays > and retract an existing array. Similar construction work was > conducted on the previous two shuttle missions. > > The mission will deliver and install the 17.5 ton S3/S4 truss > segments. This latest addition to the station's backbone will extend > the right side of the truss and includes a new set of solar arrays. > When unfolded, the 240-foot arrays provide additional power to the > station in preparation for the arrival of new science modules from > the European and Japanese space agencies. The crew also will retract > a solar array to allow for the rotation of the new arrays to track > the sun. > > The station's newest resident also is traveling aboard Atlantis. > Astronaut Clayton Anderson will join the Expedition 15 crew. Sunita > Williams, who has been aboard the station since December, will return > to Earth with the Atlantis crew. Anderson is scheduled to return to > Earth on space shuttle Discovery's STS-120 mission in October. > > Atlantis' crew is Sturckow, Pilot Lee Archambault and mission > specialists Patrick Forrester, Steven Swanson, John "Danny" Olivas, > Jim Reilly and Anderson. > > Atlantis originally was targeted for launch in March, but a hail storm > damaged foam insulation on the shuttle's external fuel tank and > forced managers to roll the spacecraft off the pad to make repairs. > > For the latest information about the STS-117 mission and its crew, > visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle > > > -end- > > > > > >

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