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August 16th
Krikalev Approaches Time-in-Space Record
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Krikalev Approaches Time-in-Space Record
08.15.05
Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev will become the human with the most cumulative time in space early Aug. 16. At 1:44 a.m. EDT (0544 UTC) he will pass the record of 748 days held by Sergei Avdeyev.
Krikalev spent his more than two years in space beginning in November 1988 with the start of his first long-duration flight to the Soviet space station Mir.
August 13th
I saw stations via PCSAT2 (via PSK!!!).
Hello All,
Yessss I saw PSK stations via the -PCSAT2 PSK repeater! (via soundcard!).
I controlled doppler with my hand, the FM mode is broad (so it's easy), and maybe the stations corrected doppler on the uplink.
I received the stations with WinPSK 2.13
Uplink: 29.402 PSK-31 Downlink: 435.275 FM-PSK
73's Cor PD0RKC.
ISS PCSAT2 PSK-31 Transponder is enabled.
From AMSAT Website:
SAREX PSK-31 users are welcome to try out the new PCSAT2 PSK-31 transponder on ISS with an uplink on 29.402 +/- 1 KHz and downlink on 435.275 +/- Doppler using FM .
The FM downlink lets everyone operate full duplex and everyone to see the same view of the passband as everyone else. Thus you can see exactly what your signal looks like to everyone else.
ISS PCSAT2 repeater active!
Hello All,
The PCSAT2 is operational for amateurs via the PCSAT2 PSK repeater.
Uplink PSK 29.402Mhz (PSK).
Downlink PSK 435.275Mhz (FM).
Look at this nice ISS & PCSAT2 picture:
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pec/PC2onISSfullSize.JPG
You see a little suitcase (PCSAT2) with antenna near the ISS solar panel.
Doppler correction is requered, the best manner is to use a cat control transceiver with Hamradio de Luxe or other doppler control software.
Crew Preps for Spacewalk
From NASA website:
Since the departure of Space Shuttle Discovery, activity aboard the International Space Station has returned to normal. Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev and Flight Engineer John Phillips spent time during the week preparing for an upcoming spacewalk.
August 9th
Videos of ISS and Discovery crossing the Sun
During the mission , the two craft were captured on video , crossing the Sun.
For full details see ............
Regards,
John G7MIZ
Discovery lands in California
As scheduled, at 12:12 UTC the Space Shuttle Discovery touched down at Edwards Air Force Base in California to successfully conclude NASA's Return to Flight Mission.
August 8th
NASA skips shuttle's first landing opportunity
From NASA Website:
Mission Control Houston called the crew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery to wave off the first landing opportunity at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida today. Weather conditions at the landing site are not acceptable for that opportunity.
The second Florida opportunity is one orbit later. It would require a three-minute deorbit burn at 5:37 a.m. EDT, with touchdown occurring at 6:43.
There are several more landing opportunities for today, including two at Edwards Air Force Base in California and two at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico.
Steve Robinson: First Podcaster From Space
One day before landing, STS-114 Mission Specialist Steve Robinson transmitted the first podcast from space.
August 7th
First Landing Opportunity Waved Off
From NASA website:
Due to low clouds at the Kennedy Space Center landing site, Mission Control Houston has waved off the first landing opportunity for Space Shuttle Discovery today. STS-114 Commander Eileen Collins and the rest of the crew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery are still working through their landing checklist, working toward the second opportunity at 6:22 a.m. EDT.