During 1996, a group of amateur radio operators involved in the communications with the MIR Space Station, decided to join into the "Mir Fan Club". In a very short time over 1200 enthusiasts from all over the world asked to participate, including Cosmonaut Valery Korzun, while leading crew #22. Nowdays MIR is not flying anymore, but here we are again with the same spirit and the same enthusiasm for the ISS, the new International Space Station.

STS-113 launch rescheduled for tomorrow

Space Shuttle

LAUNCH: Nov. 24, 2002 - 00:50 UTC
DOCKING: Nov. 25, 2002 - 21:26 UTC
UNDOCKING: Dec. 2, 2002 - 19:18 UTC
LANDING: Dec. 4, 2002 - 20:49 UTC

IK1SLD – Sat, 2002 – 11 – 23 04:51

SHUTTLE LAUNCH SCRUBBED!!!

Space Shuttle

The 11/22/02 Launch of STS-113 has been scrubbed due to inclement weather at both emergency landing sites. The launch has been re-scheduled for 11/23/02 @ 7:49 pm CST aprox.

73's de N9OEW

N9OEW – Sat, 2002 – 11 – 23 03:25

Space Shuttle Endeavour: Again a Delay

Space Shuttle

NASA Managers decided just now to delay again the STS-113 launch, I think, due to bad weather over Spain emergency landing site. Launch is scheduled for tomorrow Nov. 24 maybe at 00:49 UTC. We will have better informations in a few hours.

IK1SLD – Sat, 2002 – 11 – 23 03:19

NASA Releases STS-113 Launch Time

Space Shuttle

LAUNCH: Nov. 23, 2002 - 01:15 UTC
DOCKING: Nov. 24, 2002 - 22:19 UTC
UNDOCKING: Dec. 1, 2002 - 20:10 UTC
LANDING: Dec. 3, 2002 - 20:07 UTC

IK1SLD – Fri, 2002 – 11 – 22 09:18

Shuttle Arm Cleared for Flight

Space Shuttle

Mission managers announced Wednesday night that Space Shuttle Endeavour's
robot arm can complete its objectives at the International Space Station
during STS-113. The arm was bruised....

IK1SLD – Thu, 2002 – 11 – 21 18:38

ISS Hamradio Status by MAREX-NA - Nov. 20, 2002

ISS Amateur Radio

Leonid Meteor Shower:
Shuttle Dates:
New ISS crew:
Peggy Whitson KC5ZTD on voice:

By Miles Mann WF1F,
MAREX-NA (Manned Amateur Radio Experiment, North American Division)

IK1SLD – Wed, 2002 – 11 – 20 16:51

Korzun about Leonid Meteors with Jimmy XE2MZS

ISS Amateur Radio

We have received an audio file about a contact between Valery and our member Jimmy Herrera, XE2MZS on November 13 at 06:03 UTC.
The conversation regarding the incoming Leonid meteor storm was prepared in MP3 and Realaudio files and you can find them here: Audio Files from Space

IK1SLD – Wed, 2002 – 11 – 20 09:02

ANDE Telemetry / Command / Communications Project

ISS Amateur Radio

ANDE stands for Atmospheric Neutral Drag Experiment and is a 19" sphere with optical corner reflectors for precise orbit determination. The Naval Academy is building the Telemetry and command/communications payload for ANDE similar to what it is flying on the PCsat mission as both a means to transmit spacecraft Telemetry to the ground and to augment the interest of students worldwide by letting them capture telemetry and communicate via the satellite.
It has no solar power, so when the 7000 Watt Hours of batteries (112 Lithiums) die then it too will die (+- 700 days)

IK1SLD – Tue, 2002 – 11 – 19 08:44

ISS a SpaceShip Among Meteors

Space News

NASA Science News for November 18, 2002

With millions of people watching, the International Space Station will glide over North America during the 2002 Leonid meteor storm.

N1ORC – Tue, 2002 – 11 – 19 00:58

ISS Hamradio Status by MAREX-NA - Nov. 18, 2002

ISS Amateur Radio

During last night I have seen two times a problem into the PMS System. I sent an e- mail message to Miles about it and I am trying several command to solve the situation when it will occur.
This night the PMS was unblocked succesfully two times after a series of command. Only a case ?
This is the MAREX-NA ISS Amateur Radio Status with an explanation about the "Message 33 bug".

Claudio IK1SLD

IK1SLD – Mon, 2002 – 11 – 18 17:08
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