Archive - Nov 29, 2008
NASA TV to Broadcast Space Station Cargo Ship Arrival
HOUSTON -- The residents of the International Space Station will receive a new shipment of fuel, food, supplies and holiday gifts on Sunday, Nov. 30. Docking of the cargo delivery spacecraft, known as ISS Progress 31, is set for 6:23 a.m. CST. NASA Television will begin coverage of the event at 5:45 a.m.
The unpiloted Russian resupply craft is carrying more than two tons of supplies for the station's crew, Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineers Yury Lonchakov and Sandy Magnus. The ISS Progress 31 launched at 6:38 a.m. Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
ISS Radio Report
ISS Radio Report
SSTV from ISS next week
Hello ISS Fans,
I have just received a message from Valentin (TSNIIMASH, Russia) about a scheduled SSTV activity from ISS during next days.
So who is interested on SSTV reception there is a good opportunity.
73 Claudio IK1SLD
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Dear friends!
I thank you for support of the project of space experiment "Shadow" at the International space station. Now proceeding of this project is temporarily braked because of the insufficient electric power allocated for the scientific equipment on Russian segment of ISS. However we are going further to continue its "cold" phase (legend "Shadow-beacon") as its results should represent independent interest more even for amateur radio, than for plasmadynamics. I shall inform on terms and conditions of carrying out of new sessions of the experiment beforehand.
ISS Radio Report
ISS Radio Report
ISS Radio Report
ISS Radio Report
ARISS Commemorative Event--25th Anniversary of Ham Radio Operators in Space
Twenty-five years ago this week, Owen Garriott, W5LFL, made history by being the first amateur radio operator to talk to hams from space. Owen's historic flight on the STS-9 Space Shuttle Columbia mission was launched on November 28 and landed on December 8, 1983. Owen's ham radio adventure on STS-9 ushered in a host of outstanding outreach activities that continue today with the ARISS program.
Many will recall that first set of contacts and downlinks with Owen. Those first contacts allowed each of us to share the excitement of space exploration through Owen's first-hand eyewitness accounts. Owen's ham radio legacy enabled space travelers that have flown on the Space Shuttle, the Space Station Mir and now the International Space Station to share their journey of exploration. And Owen's son Richard, W5KWQ just a month ago carried the torch further to become the first 2nd generation amateur rdaio operator to talk to hams from space. What other hobby, except amateur radio, could or would open the communications lines of space travelers beyond that of the space agencies or international heads of state??