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Re: ISS map shows "Z O E"
by Sandeep Baruah 24 Sep '06

24 Sep '06

>David Bate wrote: >Zone of Exclusion (ZOE). With the ZOE, neither TDRS satellite could >contact a spacecraft under a certain altitude (646 nautical miles). But I read at http://msp.gsfc.nasa.gov/tdrss/scfaq.html that after the implementation of the Guam Remote Ground Terminal (GRGT) over the Indian Ocean, the ZOE has been eliminated. 73s de Sandeep VU2MUE http://www.qsl.net/vu2msy >Andythomas wrote: > Watching the recent STS mission on Nasa TV I noticed that the orbital map > on the wall on the ground command centre had written in large black > letters " Z O E", just around the Iraq/ afghanistan area. Anyone any idea > what these initials stand for? I thought at first they were lakes but I > think they are in fact letters. > andy, g0sfj

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2 Line ISS Keps 9-24
by Dave Larsen PhD 24 Sep '06

24 Sep '06

ISS 1 25544U 98067A 06266.97835648 .00015204 00000-0 99058-4 0 7298 2 25544 051.6361 038.5538 0012032 019.6945 124.9648 15.76066279448748

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OT: ISS map shows "Z O E"
by Andythomas 23 Sep '06

23 Sep '06

Watching the recent STS mission on Nasa TV I noticedthat the orbital map ion the wall on the ground command centre had written in large black letters " Z O E", just around the Iraq/ afghanistan area. Anyone any idea what these initials stand for? I thought at first they were lakes but I think they are in fact letters. andy, g0sfj

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EXP 13 REPORT #06-41
by Arthur Rowe 23 Sep '06

23 Sep '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *International Space Station Status Report #06-41* *4 p.m. CDT, Friday, Sept. 22, 2006* *Expedition 13 Crew* A handover continues aboard the International Space Station, with the 13th crew ending six months aboard and the 14th crew starting out on six months in orbit. Joint crew operations will continue through next week, until Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Jeff Williams, and Spaceflight Participant Anousheh Ansari undock and land their Soyuz spacecraft on Thursday, Sept. 28. The new crew, Expedition 14 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, docked to the complex along with Ansari on Wednesday. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter, who arrived at the station aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in July and has served as flight engineer for Expedition 13, will remain on the station and join Expedition 14. Ansari is a U.S. businesswoman spending eight days on the station under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. During the weekend, Vinogradov and Tyurin may work with the Elektron oxygen-generating system to install a new liquids unit, a component that overheated early this week. Several crew events will be broadcast live on NASA TV next week. On Monday, Sept. 25, at 4:40 a.m. CDT, all crew members will participate in a news conference with Russian media. At 11:17 a.m. CDT that day, Williams and Lopez-Alegria will be interviewed by CBS News and AP Television. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 11:04 a.m. CDT, Williams and Lopez-Alegria will be interviewed by CNN Espanol and the Houston Chronicle. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 11:28 a.m. CDT the crews will hold a station change of command ceremony. On Thursday, Sept. 28, at 1:35 p.m. CDT, NASA TV will begin coverage of a farewell ceremony and closing of the hatches as the Expedition 13 crew and Ansari prepare to depart. The hatches between the station and the departing Soyuz will be closed about 1:45 p.m. CDT. NASA TV coverage of the Soyuz undocking will begin at 4:30 p.m. CDT. Coverage of the Soyuz deorbit and landing will begin at 7 p.m. CDT. The Soyuz will fire its engines at 7:20 pm. CDT to begin its descent. Landing is at 8:10 p.m. CDT in Kazakhstan. The next station status report will be issued after the Expedition 13 crew and Ansari land, or earlier if events warrant. For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station

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NASA Administrator Michael Griffin Visits China
by Arthur Rowe 22 Sep '06

22 Sep '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 ANY COMMENTS ANYONE? > Sept. 22, 2006 > > Dean Acosta/Melissa Mathews > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-1400/1272 > RELEASE: 06-322 > > NASA ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL GRIFFIN VISITS CHINA > > NASA Administrator Michael Griffin begins a trip to China this > weekend, marking the first time a NASA administrator visits the > country. > > Griffin is making this visit at the invitation of Laiyan Sun, > administrator of the China National Space Administration. His visit > runs from Saturday to Thursday. The trip includes stops in Beijing > and Shanghai. During his trip, Griffin will tour a number of > aerospace facilities. > > "My goal is to become acquainted with my counterparts in China and to > understand their goals for space exploration," Griffin said. > > Senior NASA officials accompanying Griffin to China include Associate > Administrator for Space Operations William Gerstenmaier, Assistant > Administrator for External Relations Michael O'Brien and NASA > astronaut Shannon Lucid, all of whom have extensive experience > working with international space programs. > > For updates on the NASA administrator's trip to China, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/griffin_china.html > > > -end- > > > > To subscribe to the list, send a message to: > hqnews-subscribe(a)mediaservices.nasa.gov > To remove your address from the list, send a message to: > hqnews-unsubscribe(a)mediaservices.nasa.gov > >

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ISS Status Report: SS06-041
by Arthur Rowe 22 Sep '06

22 Sep '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 > Sept. 22, 2006 > > Grey Hautaluoma > Headquarters, Washington > 202-358-0668 > > James Hartsfield > Johnson Space Center, Houston > 281-483-5111 > > STATUS REPORT: SS06-041 > > INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS06-041 > > A handover continues aboard the International Space Station, with the > 13th crew ending six months aboard and the 14th crew starting six > months in orbit. > > Joint crew operations continue through next week, until Expedition 13 > Commander Pavel Vinogradov, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer > Jeff Williams, and Spaceflight Participant Anousheh Ansari undock and > land their Soyuz spacecraft on Thursday, Sept. 28. > > The new crew, Expedition 14 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike > Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, docked to the > complex with Ansari on Wednesday. European Space Agency astronaut > Thomas Reiter, who arrived at the station aboard the Space Shuttle > Discovery in July and has served as flight engineer for Expedition > 13, will remain on the station and join Expedition 14. Ansari is a > U.S. businesswoman spending eight days on the station under a > commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency. > > During the weekend, Vinogradov and Tyurin may work with the Elektron > oxygen-generating system to install a new liquids unit, a component > that overheated early this week. > > Several crew events will be broadcast live on NASA TV next week. On > Monday, Sept. 25, at 5:40 a.m. EDT, all crew members will participate > in a news conference with Russian media. At 12:17 p.m. EDT Monday, > Williams and Lopez-Alegria will be interviewed by CBS News and AP TV. > > On Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 12:04 p.m. EDT, Williams and Lopez-Alegria > will be interviewed by CNN Espanol and the Houston Chronicle. On > Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 12:28 p.m. EDT the crews will hold a station > change of command ceremony. > > On Thursday, Sept. 28, at 2:35 p.m. EDT, NASA TV will begin coverage > of a farewell ceremony and closing of the hatches as the Expedition > 13 crew and Ansari prepare to depart. The hatches between the station > and the departing Soyuz will be closed about 2:45 p.m. EDT. NASA TV > coverage of the Soyuz undocking will begin at 5:30 p.m. EDT. > > Coverage of the Soyuz deorbit and landing will begin at 8 p.m. EDT. > The Soyuz will fire its engines at 8:20 pm. EDT to begin its descent. > Landing is at 9:10 p.m. EDT in Kazakhstan. > > The next station status report will be issued after the Expedition 13 > crew and Ansari land. For information about the crew's activities and > station sighting opportunities, visit: > > http://www.nasa.gov/station > > > >

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2 Line ISS Keps 9-22
by Dave Larsen PhD 22 Sep '06

22 Sep '06

ISS 1 25544U 98067A 06265.50238751 .00016984 00000-0 11033-3 0 7177 2 25544 051.6354 046.1584 0012058 014.4087 030.3185 15.76025805448515

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Additional webcast info for ARISS contact at Crete-Monee
by AJ9N＠aol.com 22 Sep '06

22 Sep '06

Hi all, Crete-Monee Middle School, Crete, IL, direct via AJ9N Fri 2006-09-22 18:23 UTC 32 deg Live webcast only via http://www.w9az.com If there is not a button to click on that specifically says Crete-Monee, then go about half down on the right side of the main screen. You should see a link button that says Listen to the W9AZ 146.94 repeater in streaming audio. Thank you KARS Kankakee Amateur Radio Society for the use of your machine. 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N

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FINAL STS-115 REPORT
by Arthur Rowe 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 NASA NEWS 9 a.m. CDT Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas 09.21.06 STATUS REPORT: STS-115-24 STS-115 MCC Status Report #24 After resuming the expansion of humanity's only outpost in space, Space Shuttle Atlantis came home this morning, gliding to a perfect pre-dawn landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis touched down on Runway 33 of Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility at 5:21:30 a.m. CDT. Atlantis had spent 11 days, 19 hours and six minutes in flight. The landing on runway 33 marked the 21st night landing for the shuttle and the 15th night landing in Florida. Atlantis' nose gear touched down at 5:21:36 a.m. CDT and the shuttle's wheels came to a stop at 5:22:16 a.m. CDT. Atlantis' crew included Commander Brent Jett, Pilot Chris Ferguson and mission specialists Dan Burbank, Joe Tanner, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Canadian astronaut Steve MacLean. They will return to Houston on Friday. A welcoming ceremony for the crew's return to Houston is planned at noon CDT Friday at NASA Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. During Atlantis' STS-115 mission, the first new component was attached to the International Space Station in almost four years. The shuttle crew worked with the station crew to attach a 17.5-ton, bus-sized section to the station's truss structure and unfold its new 240-foot solar wings, the second such set on the complex. The new solar arrays eventually will more than double the amount of power available for the station, setting the stage for additional solar arrays and laboratories to come. The shuttle crew completed three spacewalks to prepare the new arrays and associated electronics for use. The next shuttle mission, targeted for December, will rewire the station to bring the new power supplies online. This is the final STS-115 mission status report.

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RS0ISS Active With Anousheh Ansari at the Mic
by JoAnne Maenpaa 21 Sep '06

21 Sep '06

Hi ya'll, Copying Anousheh Ansari doing ISS contacts over the USA at 1807 UTC. She seems to be answering student questions but a couple of transmissions sounded like random contacts. Keep your ears on at 145.800 :-) -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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