Endeavour shuttle astronauts Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick are back inside the International Space Station after successfully completing all their planned chores for their first spacewalk to deliver the outpost's new Tranquility node and Cupola. They completed their work at 3:49 a.m. EST (0849 GMT).

Total spacewalking time: 6 hours, 32 minutes.

It was the first spacewalk for Patrick and fourth for Behnken, who ended with more than 25 hours of cumulative time working in space. Together, the two astronauts helped install Tranquility (crewmates Terry Virts and Kathryn Hire used the station's robotic arm to actually move it). They also stored some equipment for a later spacewalk and removed an old tool carrier platform from the station's Dextre maintenance robot.

With broad smiles and hearty hugs, the six Endeavour astronauts received a warm welcome as they entered the International Space Station just after 2:16 a.m. EST (0716 GMT). The two crews joined into one as the station flew 216 miles above the coast of western Australia. The two vehicles docked about two hours earlier.

"We're happy to see our friends," station commander Jeffrey Williams told his guests after they floated aboard. "Some of us are really happy because we haven't seen many people other than the crew for a long time."

The station is currently home to two American astronauts, two Russian cosmonauts and a Japanese astronaut. The station astronauts said they had made a special "Welcome" sign for their guests and greeted them with hearty laughs, at times saying "Welcome aboard!" and "It's good to see you!"

I would like to set up MMSSTV for reciveing ISS pictures for the next time they do it.
What setting do I use in MMSSTV? I hear RX Mode should be Robot 36 but what else?

I have a IC 746 Pro and a SignaLink USB Sound Card that I use for PSK and RTTY. Will that work?

Thanks
KH6OWL
Stacy

Topics in this report:
1. Astronaut T. J. Creamer Enjoys ARISS Contact with Riley Ave. Students
2. Principal has Good Memories of First ARISS Contact
3. ISS Ham Debrief Held with Frank De Winne
4. ARISSat-1 Status Report Posted

1. Astronaut T. J. Creamer Enjoys ARISS Contact with Riley Ave. Students
On Tuesday, February 2, astronaut Timothy Creamer, KC5WKI spoke with Riley Avenue Elementary School students through an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The Calverton, New York youth spent weeks preparing for the contact, studying space and the solar system during Science and creating rockets and robots in Art class. The Peconic Amateur Radio Club helped coordinate the contact and provided the equipment used. A Riley fourth grader and newly licensed ham acted as the control operator during the contact.

The space shuttle Endeavour lit up the predawn sky above Florida with a false sunrise early Monday as it soared into orbit like a brilliant, artificial star.

Endeavour roared into space at 4:14 a.m. EST (0914 GMT) from a seaside pad here at NASA's Kennedy Space Center after a one-day delay due to low clouds. The launch was expected to be the last time a NASA shuttle blasted off at night.

"Looks like the weather came together tonight. The vehicle is in great shape and it's time to go fly," NASA launch director Mike Leinbach told the crew just before liftoff. "We wish you good luck, Godspeed, and we'll see you back here in about two weeks."

Thick clouds thwarted the attempted predawn launch of NASA's space shuttle Endeavour on Sunday, forcing the orbiter's six-astronaut crew to wait at least one more day before rocketing into orbit.

Despite early predictions of good weather, a thick layer of low-lying clouds crept in over NASA's Kennedy Space Center here, preventing Endeavour's planned 4:39 a.m. EST (0939 GMT) launch toward the International Space Station. The astronauts were already strapped inside their seats awaiting liftoff.

"We were just not comfortable with launching the space shuttle tonight so we're going to go into a 24-hour scrub," NASA launch director Mike Leinbach radioed Endeavour's crew. "Thank you all for the effort you all put in tonight."