Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. First ARISS Contact for Louisiana
3. ARISS International Team Teleconference Held
4. Astronaut Training Status
5. EE Times - ARISSat Blog
6. World Radio Magazine Covers ARISSat-1
7. AMSAT Covers ARISS
8. Amateur Radio Newsline on ISS Crew, Former ARISS Chairman

1. Upcoming School Contact

The first full week of the Expedition 29 crew’s mission aboard the orbiting International Space Station began Monday with science and maintenance activities.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. ARISS Contact Featured at Researchers’ Night Event
3. ARISSat Used as Teaching Tool, Covered in Local Newspaper
4. Astronaut Training Status
5. EE Times - ARISSat Blog

1. Upcoming School Contact

Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko and Flight Engineers Alexander Samokutyaev and Ron Garan landed their Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft in Kazakhstan a few seconds before midnight EDT Friday, with an official landing time of 11:59:39 p.m. Thursday. Russian recovery teams were on hand to help the crew exit the Soyuz vehicle and adjust to gravity after 164 days in space.

The trio launched aboard the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in April and spent 162 days living and working aboard the International Space Station.

Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko handed over station command duties to Flight Engineer Mike Fossum. Fossum will command Expedition 29. The traditional Change of Command Ceremony took place at 5:40 p.m. EDT Wednesday.

Borisenko along with Flight Engineers Ron Garan and Alexander Samokutyaev will end their mission when they undock Thursday at 8:38 p.m. They will land in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft at 12 a.m. Friday (10 a.m. Kazakhstan time).

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. Kobe Science Museum Contact Successful
3. Pine Tree Middle School Students Radio Mike Fossum
4. U.S. Schools Selected for ARISS Contacts
5. ARISS Member Gives ARISSat Interview
6. Amateur Radio Newsline on ISS Crew
7. Astronaut Training Status
8. ARRL Article on ISS Astronauts

1. Upcoming School Contact

Kicking off a busy workweek Tuesday after a three-day Labor Day weekend aboard the orbiting International Space Station, the Expedition 28 crew conducted research, captured dramatic images of Hurricane Katia and wildfires in Texas and prepared for the return home of three crew members.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. Vision Australia Contact Successful
3. Merritt Island Students Speak with Satoshi Furukawa
4. AMSAT News Bulletin on ARISS
5. EE Times, ARISSat Blog
6. Amateur Radio Newsline on ISS Crew

1. Upcoming School Contact

On the International Space Station Sunday night, the Dextre robotic manipulator system was put through its paces as flight controllers sent commands to set up the robot to replace a Remote Power Controller Module (RPCM) on the P1 truss. Dextre grabbed onto a new RPCM from the Cargo Transport Container (CTC) of spare parts mounted on a tool caddy on the robot and will install it on the P1 truss Monday night, replacing a faulty RPCM that will be placed back inside the CTC.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. Successful Contact with Hochtaunusschule
3. AMSAT Covers ARISSat-1
4. EE Times - ARISSat Blog

1. Upcoming School Contact