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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-31 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 31 May '07

31 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-31 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: NASA Teacher conference, Houston, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Successful Thu 2007-05-31 17:32 UTC 43 deg via WH6PN (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 300. (***) Congratulations to ARISS for this milestone of 300 contacts. (***) The first contact occurred 2000-12-21 from Burbank, IL. (***) There has been much progress in the 6.5 years since then. (***) Thank you all ham astronauts! (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 1. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, RS0ISS ***************************************************************************** The schedule page has been updated as of 2007-05-31 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 2007-05-31 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 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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NASA GIVES "GO" FOR SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH ON JUNE 8
by Arthur Rowe 31 May '07

31 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 May 31, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 07-127 NASA GIVES "GO" FOR SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH ON JUNE 8 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - On Thursday, NASA senior managers selected June 8 as the official launch date for space shuttle Atlantis. Commander Rick Sturckow and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off at 7:38 p.m. EDT on the STS-117 mission to the International Space Station. During the 11-day mission and three spacewalks, the crew will work with flight controllers at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, to install a 17-ton segment on the station's girder-like truss and deploy a set of solar arrays. The mission will increase the International Space Station's power capability in preparation for the arrival of new science modules from the European and Japanese space agencies. Atlantis' launch date was announced at the Flight Readiness Review. During the two-day meeting, top NASA and contractor managers assess any risks associated with the mission and determine whether the shuttle's equipment, support systems and procedures are ready for flight. The first Flight Readiness Review for STS-117 was held Feb. 27-28. A hail storm on Feb. 26, however, damaged Atlantis' external fuel tank and delayed the planned mid-March launch. "While we cannot control the weather, this team can ensure that when we do launch, it will be as safely as possible," said Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier, who chaired the meetings. "This second Flight Readiness Review was as thorough as the first. The discussions were open, healthy, and are evidence of a team that is ready for a complicated and important station assembly mission." Joining Commander Sturckow on STS-117 will be Pilot Lee Archambault and mission specialists Patrick Forrester, Steven Swanson, John "Danny" Olivas, Jim Reilly and Clayton Anderson. Anderson will replace current station crew member Sunita Williams, who has lived on the station since December. Williams will return to Earth on Atlantis. For more information about the STS-117 mission, including images and interviews with the crew, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle -end-

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ISS STATUS REPORT #SS07-29
by Arthur Rowe 31 May '07

31 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 John Yembric Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 May 31, 2007 STATUS REPORT: SS07-29 International Space Station Status Report: SS07-29 Two International Space Station cosmonauts stepped outside Wednesday for a 5-hour, 25-minute spacewalk, installing Service Module Debris Protection panels and rerouting a Global Positioning System antenna cable. Wearing Russian Orlan spacesuits, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov began their spacewalk from the Russian Pirs airlock at 2:05 p.m. CDT. The spacewalk was scheduled to begin at 1:20 p.m., but was delayed due to time required to troubleshoot a communications problem. First, the cosmonauts moved to the Strela 2, one of the hand-operated, telescoping cranes at the base of Pirs. They attached an extension to the Strela boom, increasing its reach from 45 to 60 feet. With Kotov on the end of the extension, Yurchikhin extended the boom to a point over Pressurized Mating Adapter 3, or PMA-3, on the Unity connecting node. Once in place, Yurchikhin, with guidance from Kotov, maneuvered the Strela end effector to a grapple fixture on an adapter stowage rack. The adapter is attached to PMA-3 and held three bundles of 17 debris panels. The assembly is dubbed the "Christmas Tree." Once the Christmas Tree was attached to the Strela and released from PMA-3, Yurchikhin moved it and Kotov back to the small diameter of the Zvezda Module. Yurchikhin joined Kotov there, and together they secured it to a grapple fixture on Zvezda. Next, they left the debris panel task and moved aft onto Zvezda's large conical section. There they rerouted a cable for a Global Positioning System to be used for future rendezvous operations with the European Automated Transfer Vehicle. The ATV is an unpiloted cargo carrier with almost twice the capacity of the Progress cargo craft. It is scheduled to make its first launch later this year. Once that task was completed, the cosmonauts moved back to the Christmas Tree on the forward end of Zvezda, where they removed and opened one of the three bundles of debris panels. That bundle held five panels. The aluminum panels vary in size but are about an inch thick. They typically measure about 2 by 3 feet and weigh 15 to 20 pounds. Yurchikhin and Kotov installed the five panels on Zvezda's forward section, the area between Zvezda's large and small diameters. After the installation task, the spacewalkers moved back to Pirs and into the airlock. Hatch closure marking the end of the spacewalk was at 7:30 p.m. This was the first spacewalk for Yurchikhin and Kotov. On their second, scheduled for June 6, the remaining 12 debris panels will be installed on Zvezda. Additionally, the cosmonauts also will install a section of an Ethernet cable on the Zarya module and a Russian experiment called Biorisk on Pirs. The three bundles and their adapter were delivered by space shuttle Discovery during the STS-116 mission in December 2006 and attached to PMA-3 by spacewalkers Bob Curbeam and Sunita Williams. Williams, an Expedition 15 crew member, remained aboard the station as the intravehicular officer for Wednesday's spacewalk, advising and keeping the spacewalkers on schedule. Six debris panels were previously installed during an August 2002 spacewalk by Expedition 5 Commander Valery Korzun and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson. Those panels were delivered to the station by space shuttle Endeavour during the STS-111 mission in June 2002. For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html> The next station status report will be issued Friday, June 1, or earlier if events warrant.

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Spacewalkers Install Debris Panels
by Arthur Rowe 30 May '07

30 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov successfully completed a 5-hour, 25-minute spacewalk from the Pirs docking compartment airlock Wednesday, installing Service Module Debris Protection (SMDP) panels and rerouting a Global Positioning System antenna cable. Wednesday's spacewalk, which began at 3:05 p.m. EDT, marks the first spacewalk for both Yurchikhin and Kotov. Additional SMDP panels will be installed on Zvezda during a second spacewalk on June 6. During that spacewalk Yurchikhin and Kotov also will install a section of an Ethernet cable on the Zarya module and a Russian experiment called Biorisk on Pirs. + Read more about the spacewalk <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ev…> + Expedition 15 Spacewalk Briefing Materials, May 23, 2007 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ms…> + Read more about the Progress 25 docking <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…> + 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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Station Crew Conducting Spacewalk
by Arthur Rowe 30 May '07

30 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Station Crew Conducting Spacewalk* Image above: Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov (left) rides on end of the Strela crane with a bundle of debris panels as Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin operates the controls. Image credit: NASA TV TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov began an almost six-hour spacewalk from the Pirs docking compartment airlock around at 3:05 p.m. EDT today to install Service Module Debris Protection (SMDP) panels on Zvezda and reroute a Global Positioning System antenna cable. The start of the spacewalk was delayed by about 45 minutes as the crew resolved issues with the communication system. Additional SMDP panels will be installed on a second spacewalk by Yurchikhin and Kotov on June 6. During that spacewalk they also will install a section of an Ethernet cable on the Zarya module and a Russian experiment called Biorisk on Pirs. Yurchikhin is the lead spacewalker, EV1. Kotov is EV2. Today's spacewalk, in Russian Orlan suits, is the first for both. Live coverage of the spacewalk is available on NASA TV. + Read more about today's spacewalk <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ev…> + Watch NASA TV <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html> + Expedition 15 Spacewalk Briefing Materials, May 23, 2007 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ms…> + Read more about the Progress 25 docking <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…> + 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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Station Crew Set for Spacewalk Today
by Arthur Rowe 30 May '07

30 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov will begin an almost six-hour spacewalk from the Pirs docking compartment airlock today at about 2:20 p.m. EDT to install Service Module Debris Protection (SMDP) panels on Zvezda and reroute a Global Positioning System antenna cable. Additional SMDP panels will be installed on a second spacewalk by Yurchikhin and Kotov on June 6. During that spacewalk they also will install a section of an Ethernet cable on the Zarya module and a Russian experiment called Biorisk on Pirs. Yurchikhin is the lead spacewalker, EV1. Kotov is EV2. Today's spacewalk, in Russian Orlan suits, is the first for both. NASA Television coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 1:30 p.m. + Read more about today's spacewalk <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ev…> + Watch NASA TV <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html> + Expedition 15 Spacewalk Briefing Materials, May 23, 2007 <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_ms…> + Read more about the Progress 25 docking <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition15/exp15_pr…> + 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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International Space Station Status Report: SS07-28
by Arthur Rowe 30 May '07

30 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A./C 31468 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 May 25, 2007 STATUS REPORT: SS07-28 International Space Station Status Report: SS07-28 HOUSTON - Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov prepared this week for two spacewalks while Flight Engineer Suni Williams prepared for her return to Earth. In preparation for her successor's arrival, Williams' downlinked a 10-minute video tour for Clayton Anderson, who will travel to the station on the upcoming space shuttle flight. Mission managers gave a "go" for a May 30 Russian spacewalk to install orbital debris protection panels on the Zvezda service module and a GPS antenna cable associated with Automated Transfer Vehicle navigation systems. This will be the 18th Russian spacewalk in support of station assembly and maintenance. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 1:20 p.m. CDT and last approximately six hours. NASA Television coverage will begin at 12:30 p.m. First-time spacewalkers Yurchikhin and Kotov checked out the spacesuits and the Pirs airlock, prepared their tools, and closed the hatch to the Progress resupply vehicle docked to Pirs. Williams, who will help coordinate the spacewalk from inside the station, also prepared U.S. tools that will be used. During the spacewalk, the cosmonauts will retrieve a package, known as the "Christmas tree," which contains three bundles of debris panels. They were temporarily stowed on Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 during the STS-116 mission last December. After transferring the panels to Zvezda, Yurchikhin and Kotov will install the panels from one bundle. The others will be installed during their June 6 Russian spacewalk. Mission managers this week conducted a preliminary review of that spacewalk. Williams this week installed updated software on the station's laptop computers, replaced the elastic "flex packs" in two Resistive Exercise Device canisters used to simulate weightlifting in the absence of gravity, and worked out on a stationary bicycle while medical experts on the ground measured her oxygen intake as part of a periodic fitness evaluation. The crew members also prepared for the arrival of space shuttle Atlantis, targeted to launch on June 8. Yurchikhin and Kotov reviewed a recent digital photography practice session with shuttle imagery specialists, and Williams assembled a spacewalk tool to be used by shuttle astronauts who will retract the P6 starboard solar array. Along with filming the station video, Suni Williams also spoke with Clayton Anderson to help him prepare for his mission. It will begin officially when his specially-fitted Soyuz seat liner is transferred from Atlantis to the station during the STS-117 mission. On Wednesday, Russian flight controllers executed an orbit adjustment burn, increasing the station's speed about one mile an hour and putting it in the proper orbit for Atlantis' arrival. The Expedition 15 crew also participated in interviews with WBZ Radio, CBS Radio, ABC News and MSNBC. For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html>

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-30 04:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 29 May '07

29 May '07

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-05-30 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: EFLS Sainte-Marie SUARLEE, Suarlee, Belgium, telebridge via W6SRJ Successful Tue 2007-05-29 07:22 UTC 53 deg via W6SRJ (***) NASA Teacher conference, Houston, Texas, telebridge via WH6PN Thu 2007-05-31 17:32 UTC 43 deg via WH6PN Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 299. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 1. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, RS0ISS ***************************************************************************** The schedule page has been updated as of 2007-05-30 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 2007-05-30 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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Launch Preparations Move Forward for STS-117
by Arthur Rowe 29 May '07

29 May '07

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *Launch Preparations Move Forward for STS-117* *Launch Target:* June 8 *Launch Time: * 7:37 p.m. EDT Space Shuttle Atlantis sits on Launch Pad 39A Image above: Reflected in the water of the Banana River at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Space Shuttle Atlantis sits on Launch Pad 39A. Photo Credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley TO VIEW IMAGE GO TO: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html + View High-res Image <http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/170421main_pad-2.jpe> *05.25.07 - 4 p.m. EDT* At Launch Pad 39A, operations are proceeding on schedule for a June 8 launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-117. The hypergolic propellants were loaded into the orbiter and solid rocket boosters in the past week. Spacesuits 1 and 2 were installed in the orbiter airlock for use during spacewalks planned for the mission. Functional testing of the external fuel tank camera is complete and the lens cover has been installed. Loading of the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen storage tanks, which will provide fuel for the shuttle’s external fuel tank, is complete. NASA managers will hold a news conference at Kennedy Space Center no earlier than 2 p.m. EDT, Thursday, May 31, to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle mission. The news conference will begin after the end of a Flight Readiness Review, a two-day meeting to assess preparations for Atlantis' mission. *What is the flight readiness review? <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html>* *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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ARISS Event - NASA Johnson Space Center (Gilruth) Teacher to Teacher Workshop, Houston, Texas, USA, Thursday (May 31) 17:32 UTC
by Ponder, Stephen H. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 28 May '07

28 May '07

An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with the NASA/Johnson Space Center's Teacher to Teacher Workshop on 31 May 2007. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:32 UTC. The contact will be a Telebridge between stations NA1SS and WH6PN. ARISS ground station W6SRJ is located in Honolulu, Hawaii. NA1SS will be operated by US astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. Additional listening options are listed below: IRLP - Connect to the IRLP reflector 9010. You may also connect via the IRLP Discovery website at http://www.discoveryreflector.ca/listen.htm. EchoLink - The audio from this contact will be available on the EchoLink *AMSAT* (node 101 377) and the *JK1ZRW* (node 277 208) conference rooms. Please connect to the *JK1ZRW* server to keep the load light on the *AMSAT* server. This will ensure good audio quality for all listeners. The U.S. Department of Education and NASA are working together to offer a Teacher to Teacher Workshop at Johnson Space Center. Approximately 300 K-12 educators from around the nation will be participating in a two day workshop involving professional development in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In addition, teachers will be participating in an ARISS contact with Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Suni Williams on the ISS. Teachers will be asking the following questions to Suni Williams. The objective is to make teachers aware of the unique opportunities that NASA education offers to enhance curriculum and inspire students in STEM careers. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What do you enjoy most about the International Space Station? 2. What is the first thing you are going to do when you return home? 3. What impact do you think the ISS will have on the education of America's youth and students around the world? 4. Can you describe your daily routine or activities? 5. Do you keep a typical sleep schedule? 6. Is there certain amount of bone deterioration in individuals that stay in space for extended periods and if so how do you deal with it? 7. Are there any crew diet limitations on the space station? Do crew meals include a full spectrum of meat, vegetables, grains, etc? 8. How are the astronauts chosen for missions? 9. Do you experience air- or motion-sickness? 10. Can you explain one exciting thing that you learned and didn't expect onboard the ISS? 11. When you are working outside of the ISS, can you feel any temperature differences as you pass from sunlight into the shadow of the Space Station? 12. What lights can you see on Earth as you pass overhead during the night? 13. How did math help you to be an astronaut? 14. How far away from earth are you and how do you measure this? ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents, and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, Stephen Ponder - N5WBI

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