Hello Fans,

this afternoon (UTC) all Internet lines in Italy were down for a very serious problem. Now seems Telecom technicians in Rome solved the failure so the ISS FanClub is ready again.

Sorry for the inconvenience... It isn't depending from us :(

The ISS FanClub Staff

Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri has been named to replace Sergei Moschenko as a prime crewmember for Expedition Seven. Kaleri joins astronaut Ed Lu and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko in training for the long-term increment aboard the International Space Station next year.

Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC

Endeavour's crew will turn its attention to a return trip home today as they prepare for a possible landing Wednesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Weather permitting, Endeavour is scheduled for a landing at 2:48 p.m. central time Wednesday.

Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC

Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station today, leaving behind the Expedition 6 crew -- Commander Ken Bowersox, NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit and Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin -- to begin its four-month stay.....

I tried during latest pass over Europe this night (only 6 degrees) and I had success.Finally I have downloaded the very latest message sent from the Expedition Crew #5 before undock the ISS onboard STS-113 Endeavour.
Text is very interesting for all Amateur Radio Operators all around the World.Time is UTC.

IK1SLD for the ISS FanClub Staff

Hello ISS Fans,

Valery sent a message to ALL as a Bulletin this morning. I tried to read it this evening but for a few seconds I was able to receive only the header. During this week 143.625 MHz frequency is used onboard ISS and over Europe we have many problems to operate on the PMS.

I hope to read this message during next pass or maybe there is anyone reading it in the world.

Please send the message as a post and we will publish this Valery's message on the homepage.

Thanks in advance.

The ISS FanClub Staff

Here is a very interesting link found in a comment wrote by an ISS FanClub Member, Russ KA2PGJ.
This is a versatile 3 element 2 meter beam, lightweight, easy to carry and has flexible elements that will bend and then come right back into position.
You can find complete dimensions and a description of how to build this antenna.

2 Meter Beam with Flexible Elements

A robot arm made in China is trying to earn a placement on the International Space Station (ISS) and participate in the construction of the large multinational orbiting outpost.....

Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC

The STS-113 and Expedition Five crews began their journey home today when Space Shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station. Undocking occurred at 2:05 p.m. CST (2005 GMT) as the two spacecraft flew over northwestern Australia.

Due to a problem, images 800x600 and 1024x768 about Crew 5 greetings were ready to download only on BMP format and not on JPG as prepared.

Now you can get a good version of these files.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

The ISS FanClub Staff