European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, DF4TR, has been settling in as part of the International Space Station Expedition 13 crew. At the ESA's request, the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) international team is lining up a schedule of school QSOs for Reiter, seen left in photo with crewmates Commander Pavel Vinogradov, RV3BS (center), and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ. So far, the schedule calls for Reiter to make his first ARISS contact July 29 with youngsters at an ESA space camp in Greece. Reiter, whose name now appears on the mission logo, joined Expedition 13 earlier this month after arriving aboard the shuttle Discovery, marking the first time since May 2003 that the station has had a three-member crew. Reiter is working on a contract between the ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos. He'll remain aboard the ISS through part of Expedition 14. The 48-year-old Frankfurt, Germany, native spent 179 days aboard the Russian Mir space station a decade ago. Meanwhile, the ARISS equipment on the ISS has been powered up again after being shut down per standard operating procedure to accommodate this week's three spacewalks (EVAs), and the RS0ISS packet station is active again. The next ARISS school contact is planned for the week of August 7. Mission STS-121 shuttle crew members this week conducted three spacewalks to perform station maintenance and to test on-orbit heat shield repair techniques. Both crews cooperated in transferring cargo this week. Discovery is scheduled to leave the ISS Saturday, July 15, and return to Earth Monday, July 17.

Hi,

I'm new and somebody might have posted the same question in the past. I'm looking for a software for a pocket pc or pc to track the ISS. It would be good if the software can predict the transits of moon and sun by the ISS.

Thanks for your reply!!

regards
Hugo

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