Archive - Feb 2003 - Story
February 11th
NASA needs a mission that inspires
Submitted by Arthur with permission of the E-T
When NASA says its "best and brightest" are working to find out what caused the Columbia tragedy, I am not encouraged.
Why? Because the best and brightest don't work for NASA anymore.
EXP 6 STATUS - Feb 11, 2003
Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC
On Tuesday, the Expedition Six crew --Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit -- talked with reporters during a televised 35-minute press conference that began at 8:34 a.m. CST (1434 GMT).
STS-107 Status Report #26 - Feb. 10, 2003
Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe reported today approximately 12,000 pieces of debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia have been collected along a 500-mile swath between Ft. Worth, Texas, and the Louisiana-Texas border. The debris is being tagged for identification and transported to the.....
Progress Vehicle Boosts Station Orbit
The engines of a Russian Progress spacecraft were used Tuesday to boost the International Space Station's altitude. The unpiloted vehicle, which docked with the station Feb. 4 hauling supplies for the Expedition Six crew, also carried additional fuel to raise the station's orbit.
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule - 2003-02-11
Field School Park Ridge, Illinois
TBD
Hochwald-Gymnasium, Wadern, Germany, Direct via DL0WR
TBD due to scheduling conflict with resupply mission
Hirano Elementary School, Kobe, Japan direct via 8N3HES
TBD
February 10th
February 9th
Astronaut Spouses & Children release Statement
"We, the spouses and children of the NASA astronaut corps, would like to thank the people of the world from the bottom of our hearts for the incredible outpouring of support and love that you have shown us in our time of deep grief..."
Packet Operations Status - Feb 9, 2003
Over the past few weeks the ARISS team has received numerous queries as to when the packet system will be turned back on. We want to thank you all for your concern in getting this important capability up and running again.
Pictures Before Columbia Crash Show Major Damage
US Air Force images of Columbia taken a minute before it broke apart show major damage to the shuttle's left wing.
Full story at SpaceDaily.Com
SHUTTLE LOSS IMPACTING AMATEUR RADIO IN SPACE
The future of Amateur Radio in space--at least in the near term--could depend on how fast NASA pins down the cause of the February 1 shuttle Columbia disaster and fixes the problem. The ARRL Letter from The American Radio Relay League report that with the shuttle fleet grounded until it does--and further International Space Station construction on hold as a result--attention is turning to the well-being of the all-ham ISS Expedition 6 crew of Commander Ken Bowersox, KD5JBP, Don Pettit, KD5MDT, and Nikolai Budarin, RV3FB.