Archive - Jun 2007
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June 12th
JSC Education Office Gains Ham Operator
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) member from the JSC Teaching from Space office received training and took and passed his amateur radio license exam. His training in amateur radio will enable him to more effectively participate in the ARISS program and with school partners.
Station Spreads New Wings; Crew to Prep for Spacewalk
The International Space Station spread its new set of wings today, and now the STS-117 crew members can turn their attention to the mission's next spacewalk.
The solar arrays on the newly installed Starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segment deployed to their full length with the assistance of the STS-117 crew. The S3/S4 was installed onto the station Monday before the start of STS-117's first spacewalk, during which STS-117 astronauts began activating the truss. The arrays will increase the station's ability to generate power when they go online.
June 11th
Would you like to see NASA provide a worldwide server feeding data to a 3d modelling program showing mission control displays?
June 8th
Suni's 33rd contact
The contact on June 8 marked the 33rd school contact for Sunita Williams. That is just four shy of the record set by Bill McArthur during Exp 12. This is expected to be Suni's last contact before returning to Earth on STS-117.
Kenneth - N5VHO
8 June 2007 ARISS contact with school in Palencia Spain
Audio file recorded on EchoLink of the ARISS contact with a school in Palencia Spain on 8 June 2007.
June 6th
NA1SS QSO with Colegio La Salle Students June 8
Students attending Colegio La Salle, San Bernardo, Palencia, Spain are scheduled to take part in an ARISS contact with ISS Flight Engineer Suni Williams, KD5PLB, on Friday, June 8, 2007. Suni will be using the Space Station call sign NA1SS during the QSO. This telebridge event is expected to begin at 10:55 UT and will be supported by ARISS ground station W6SRJ, Santa Rosa, California, USA.
Live audio of this event will be available on IRLP and EchoLink as part of the the ARISS Audio Distribution Project.
IRLP users can connect to the main channel of "Discovery" Reflector 9010. The audio feed will begin approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled contact time. Streaming audio will also be available through www.discoveryreflector.ca:8000/listen.pls (expect a 2 to 3 minute delay on this stream).