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*Crew Continues Unpacking Cargo Craft*
Image above: Flight Engineer Suni Williams builds a special tool for use
during the STS-117 spacewalks. Photo Credit: NASA TV
TO VIEW IMAGE GO
TO:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
The Expedition 15 crew has been busy unloading items from the ISS
Progress 25 cargo craft, which docked at the International Space Station
on Tuesday. The craft delivered more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water
and other supplies and equipment to the orbital outpost.
+ Read more about the Progress 25 docking
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…>
On Thursday, Flight Engineer Suni Williams took a break from unloading
cargo to build a special tool for the STS-117 crew of Space Shuttle
Atlantis, set to arrive in June. Atlantis' spacewalkers can use this
tool to assist in folding the solar array blankets while the remaining
P6 solar wing is being retracted.
Williams, along with Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer
Oleg Kotov, delivered a special message on Sunday from the space station
to Jamestown, Va., as part of the Jamestown Anniversary Weekend. NASA
Administrator Mike Griffin introduced the space explorers to a crowd
that included President George Bush and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine.
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Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3749
Kyle Herring
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
May 16, 2007
NASA Sets Briefing to Preview Space Station Spacewalks
HOUSTON - NASA will preview a pair of International Space Station
spacewalks during a briefing at 1 p.m. CDT Wednesday, May 23. The
briefing from Johnson Space Center, Houston, will air live on NASA
Television. Questions will be taken from media at participating NASA
sites. Reporters should call their preferred NASA center to confirm its
availability.
For the spacewalks on May 30 and June 6, Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor
Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov will wear Russian Orlan
spacesuits. They will install orbital debris protection panels on the
Zvezda Service Module and replace experiments on the hull of Zvezda.
Flight Engineer Suni Williams remain inside and monitor station systems.
Participants in the briefing are:
- Kirk Shireman, deputy International Space Station program manager
- Bob Dempsey, Expedition 15 lead flight director
- Heather Rarick, International Space Station spacewalk flight director
- Daryl Schuck, Expedition 15 lead spacewalk officer
The May 30 spacewalk will begin at 1:20 p.m. NASA TV coverage will begin
at 12:30 p.m. The start time for the June 6 spacewalk has yet to be
determined. For NASA TV downlink, schedules and streaming video
information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For more information about the crew's activities and station sighting
opportunities, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-17 03:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School, Emmett, Idaho, direct via W7VT
Successful Wed 2007-05-16 18:52 UTC 57 deg (***)
Toyon Elementary, San Jose, California, direct via K6MFW
Mon 2007-05-21 17:18 UTC 46 deg
Total number of ARISS school contacts is 298. (***)
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 2007-05-17 03:00 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 2007-05-17 03:00 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 has been a rumor 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 14/15 on orbit:
Sunita Williams, KD5PLB
Expedition 15 on orbit:
Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI
Dr. Oleg Kotov
Expedition 15 future:
Clayton Anderson KD5PLA
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 2007-05-16 04:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Barrhaven Public School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VA3MGY
Successful Tue 2007-05-15 15:22 UTC 47 deg (***)
Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School, Emmett, Idaho, direct via W7VT
Wed 2007-05-16 18:52 UTC 57 deg
Toyon Elementary, San Jose, California, direct via K6MFW
Mon 2007-05-21 17:18 UTC 46 deg
Total number of ARISS school contacts is 297. (***)
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 2007-05-16 04:30 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 2007-05-16 04:30 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 has been a rumor 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 14/15 on orbit:
Sunita Williams, KD5PLB
Expedition 15 on orbit:
Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI
Dr. Oleg Kotov
Expedition 15 future:
Clayton Anderson KD5PLA
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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May 11, 2007
Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3749
John Ira Petty
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
STATUS REPORT: SS07-25
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS07-25
A new cargo freighter launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in
Kazakhstan to the International Space Station at 10:25 p.m. CDT
Friday with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water and other supplies
and equipment aboard.
The ISS Progress 25 unpiloted cargo carrier is scheduled to dock with
the station Tuesday at 12:10 a.m., bringing more than 1,050 pounds of
propellant, almost 100 pounds of air, more than 925 pounds of water
and 3,042 pounds of dry cargo -- a total of 5,125 pounds. NASA TV
coverage of the docking will begin at 11:30 p.m. Monday.
The spacecraft will use the automated Kurs system to dock at the aft
port of the Zvezda Service Module. Should human intervention be
necessary, Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin will be at the
manual TORU docking system controls.
On Tuesday, Yurchikhin and flight engineers Suni Williams and Oleg
Kotov tested communications between the station and the docked ISS
Progress 24. On Wednesday, in recognition of the Russian holiday
Victory Day, marking the end of World War II, the crew performed only
necessary station activities.
On Thursday, Kotov worked with a breathing experiment, while Williams
and Yurchikhin spent about three hours replacing a frayed steel rope
on a gyroscope on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System, or TVIS.
The gyroscope is part of the system that keeps vibrations created by
an exercising crew member from being transmitted to the rest of the
station, where it could interfere with delicate experiments. Williams
and Yurchikhin wrapped up the work on Friday.
Additionally on Thursday, flight controllers tested the failed Control
Moment Gyroscope (CMG) 3. The test involved tilting the CMG in
different directions at different speeds to determine what effect, if
any, friction had on the movement. The 600-pound gyroscope itself,
one of four that controls the station's orientation in space, was not
spun up. It will be replaced this summer during the STS-118 mission.
For more about the crew's activities and station sighting
opportunities, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
The next station status report will be issued Tuesday, May 15, after
the Progress 25 docking, or earlier if events warrant.
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Today I was able to hear Sunni Williams talking to the Barrhaven Public
School
located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the 1524 UTC pass. I was able to hear
her reply to questions 10-22 and I enjoyed it very much. Arthur N1ORC
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*International Space Station Status Report #07-26*
*12:30 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, May 15, 2007*
*Expedition 15 Crew*
A spacecraft automatically docked to the International Space Station
early Tuesday, delivering 2.5 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the
residents on board.
The ISS Progress 25 linked up to the aft port of the Zvezda Service
Module at 12:10 a.m. CDT Tuesday as the station sailed 208 miles above
the Earth off the northeast coast of Australia. Within minutes, hooks
and latches engaged between the two spacecraft to form a tight seal. The
hatch to the supply ship will be opened overnight to enable its cargo to
be unloaded.
As the Progress approached for its docking, Expedition 15 Commander
Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov stood by in Zvezda in
case they needed to take over manual control of the linkup. The docking,
under the guidance of the Kurs automatic rendezvous system, was smooth
and uneventful. Flight Engineer Suni Williams monitored other station
systems and photographed the Progress’ approach.
The Kurs proximity antenna was retracted earlier than usual, at a
distance of about 148 meters. This enabled Russian flight controllers to
confirm it was functioning properly, since it failed to retract during
the Progress 23 docking last October. In February, the Expedition 14
crew conducted a spacewalk to fix the problem.
The unpiloted ship launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
at 10:25 p.m. CDT Friday for its three-day journey to the station. The
Progress delivered more than 1,050 pounds of propellant, almost 100
pounds of air, more than 925 pounds of water and 3,042 pounds of dry cargo.
For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
The next station status report will be issued Friday, May 18, or earlier
if events warrant.
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*Resupply Craft Set to Dock With Station Early Tuesday*
ISS Progress 25 launch Image above: The ISS Progress 25 spacecraft
launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Photo Credit: NASA/Mark Bowman
TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
A new Progress cargo craft is scheduled to dock with the International
Space Station on Tuesday around 1:10 a.m. EDT. The ISS Progress 25,
loaded with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water and other supplies
and equipment, launched Friday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
On Monday, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov
participated in one more practice session with the Toru telerobotically
operated rendezvous system. The crew would use Toru to manually guide in
the Progress 25 cargo craft for docking in the unlikely event its
automated system encountered a problem.
Live NASA TV coverage of the Progress docking begins at 12:30 a.m.
+ Watch NASA TV <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html>
+ Read about the Progress 25 launch
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…>
Flight Engineer Sunita Williams, along with Yurchikhin and Kotov,
delivered a special message on Sunday from the space station to
Jamestown, Va., as part of the Jamestown Anniversary Weekend. NASA
Administrator Mike Griffin introduced the space explorers to a crowd
that included President George Bush and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine.
+ Read more about NASA and the Jamestown Anniversary Weekend
<http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/everydaylife/jamestown2007.html>
+ View video
<javascript:watchNASAOnDemandTV('http://anon.nasa-global.edgesuite.net/anon.nasa-global/ccvideos/sts-116/win…')>
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*International Space Station Status Report #07-25*
*11 p.m. CDT Friday, May 11, 2007*
*Expedition 15 Crew*
A new cargo freighter launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in
Kazakhstan to the International Space Station at 10:25 p.m. CDT Friday
with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water and other supplies and
equipment aboard.
The ISS Progress 25 unpiloted cargo carrier is scheduled to dock with
the station Tuesday at 12:10 a.m., bringing more than 1,050 pounds of
propellant, almost 100 pounds of air, more than 925 pounds of water and
3,042 pounds of dry cargo -- a total of 5,125 pounds. NASA TV coverage
of the docking will begin at 11:30 p.m. Monday
The spacecraft will use the automated Kurs system to dock at the aft
port of the Zvezda Service Module. Should human intervention be
necessary, Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin will be at the
manual TORU docking system controls.
On Tuesday, Yurchikhin and flight engineers Suni Williams and Oleg Kotov
tested communications between the station and the docked ISS Progress
24. On Wednesday, in recognition of the Russian holiday Victory Day,
marking the end of World War II, the crew performed only necessary
station activities.
On Thursday, Kotov worked with a breathing experiment, while Williams
and Yurchikhin spent about three hours replacing a frayed steel rope on
a gyroscope on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System, or TVIS. The
gyroscope is part of the system that keeps vibrations created by an
exercising crew member from being transmitted to the rest of the
station, where it could interfere with delicate experiments. Williams
and Yurchikhin wrapped up the work on Friday.
Additionally on Thursday, flight controllers tested the failed Control
Moment Gyroscope (CMG) 3. The test involved tilting the CMG in different
directions at different speeds to determine what effect, if any,
friction had on the movement. The 600-pound gyroscope itself, one of
four that controls the station’s orientation in space, was not spun up.
It will be replaced this summer during the STS-118 mission.
For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
The next station status report will be issued Tuesday, May 15, after the
Progress 25 docking, or earlier if events warrant.
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