Due to a failing battery the ARISSat-1 satellite continues to reset during each eclipse period. We are able to follow this situation due to the large number of volunteers around the world that are capturing telemetry and sending it to the server. You can follow the telemetry at http://www.arissattlm.org/mobile .

The Expedition 28 crew members living and working aboard the International Space Station focused on a variety of science experiments and maintenance duties Friday as they orbited the Earth at an altitude of 240 statute miles.

Flight Engineer Mike Fossum stowed spacewalk tools in the Quest airlock and unpacked gear from the docked ISS Progress 42 cargo craft. Fossum also inspected the Waste and Hygiene Compartment (WHC) after it was restored to service. The WHC temporarily failed when a circuit breaker tripped during maintenance work on Tuesday.

The Expedition 28 crew of the International Space Station – Commander Andrey Borisenko and Flight Engineers Ron Garan, Alexander Samokutyaev, Mike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa and Sergei Volkov – tackled another jam-packed agenda Tuesday, including maintenance activities, science experiments and housekeeping work.

The six space travelers aboard the orbiting International Space Station kicked off a new week Monday, focusing on science experiments, maintenance and post-spacewalk activities.

Flight Engineer Ron Garan prepared for a new series of runs with the Synchronized Position, Hold, Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites, or SPHERES, experiment in the Kibo laboratory. SPHERES uses three bowling-ball-sized satellites to test techniques that could lead to advancements in automated dockings, satellite servicing, spacecraft assembly and emergency repairs.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. Scouts Experience Successful ARISS Contact
3. ARISSat-1 Deployed
4. AMSAT Covers ARISSat-1
5. ARRL Articles on ARISS
6. EE Times - ARISSat Blog
7. Amateur Radio Newsline on ARISSat-1
8. Astronaut Training Status

1. Upcoming School Contacts

The six Expedition 28 crew members aboard the International Space Station wrapped up a busy workweek Friday as they stowed equipment used in Wednesday’s spacewalk and completed an extensive checkout of Japanese robotic technology.

Flight Engineers Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev, who completed a 6-hour, 23-minute spacewalk Wednesday, stowed the remainder of their Orlan-MK spacesuit equipment as well as tools and tethers used during the excursion.

After its eventful deployment yesterday, ARISSsat-1 is definitely working. Hams from all over the world have reported hearing the voice, CW and SSTV transmissions. Despite concerns that the UHF antenna was either missing or damaged, the linear transponder is working and some people are already making contacts with it. The August 3 deployment was delayed nearly four hours after cosmonauts Sergei Volkov, RU3DIS, and Alexander Samokutyaev, expressed concerns that only one antenna -- the VHF antenna -- was visible.

Following the completion of a six-hour, 23-minute spacewalk Wednesday, the Expedition 28 crew members were busy with a variety of post-spacewalk activities and conducted a checkout of Japanese robotics aboard the International Space Station Thursday.

Flight Engineers Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev conducted routine maintenance on their Russian Orlan spacesuits and were debriefed during a conference with spacewalk specialists on Earth. They also recharged spacesuit batteries and stowed gear used during the excursion.

Flight Engineers Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev closed the hatch to the Pirs docking compartment ending their spacewalk Wednesday at 5:13 p.m. EDT. The duo were wearing Russian Orlan spacesuits and worked outside the Russian segment of the International Space Station.

Volkov and Samokutyaev worked for six hours and 23 minutes performing a variety of tasks for both science and maintenance.

› Read more about the spacewalk at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition28/russi...