Today 1/24/03 at aprox. 14:06UTC.

The interview with the ISS crew and KRQE-TV in New Mexico, and WTSP-TV in Florida, went well. There was a problem with comms. During the WTSP-TV portion, however Ken Bowersox and Don Pettit kept the interview going and completed it with FLAIR.

I will be posting the interview as soon as I transcribe it from my recording. Also, I hope that before the end of the week I will be able to post the recordings in Wav format on my site. Check my site for the recordings. http://www.n9oew.com/ifc.htm

73's to all de N9OEW

Launch window: 2010-2108 GMT (1510-1608 EST)

Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

An Orbital Sciences air-launched Pegasus XL rocket will carry NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) satellite into orbit to make precise measurements of total solar irradiance, which is the main source of energy in the Earth's atmosphere.

more info :

http://lasp.colorado.edu/sorce/index.html

First block of ISS Achievement Award was sent today. The delivery will continue during the week and ALL requests received will be sent in the next days :)

Check the Processing Status Page to know when your IAA is flying to you !

The ISS FanClub Staff

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon chatted by live satellite video link-up Tuesday with the first Israeli in space, Ilan Ramon, who is serving on board the US Space Shuttle Columbia.

Get the rest of the story at:

www.nasa.gov/today/

AURORA OUTLOOK: Earth is inside a solar wind stream flowing from a coronal hole on the Sun. So far geomagnetic activity remains low, but it could increase during the days ahead as solar wind gusts buffet Earth's magnetic field. The strongest gusts are expected on Jan. 23rd and 24th. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras.

73 pe2jmr

Starshine 3 Re-entry Bulletin - January 21, 2003 (16:13UT)

Starshine 3 burned up in the the earth's upper atmosphere sometime between 0504 and 0534 UTC today. It had made 7434 revolutions around the earth between the date of its launch from Kodiak, Alaska, on September 29, 2001, and its fiery end on January 21, 2003.....

Students, do you know a great teacher? You can nominate your teacher to be an Astronaut Educator. Teachers, do you dream of an out-of-this-world classroom experience? You can apply for the Astronaut Educator program. NASA is looking for Educator Astronauts, with expertise in K-12 education, to help develop new ways to inspire the next generation of explorers. Educator Astronauts will be fully qualified members of NASA's Astronaut Corps, and will train as Mission Specialists.

http://edspace.nasa.gov/home.html

William M. Shepherd, the first astronaut to command a crew aboard the ISS, was givin the congressional space medal of honor.

Get the full story at:

www.nasa.gov/today/

Check out the new beta version of the Human Space Flight Web’s Orbital Tracker. The beta version more accurately depicts the International Space Station and space shuttle in orbit and provides zoom and rendezvous features

spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/beta/index.html

Hello Fans, we are happy to inform you that finally the IAA ISS Achievement Award is ready to be sent.

Yesterday the Award has been improved with a better ISS image. Now the Award is totally in high resolution.

Today we will start printing and for sure we will send them beginning from the next week. Our goal is to send, normally, all IAA's requests received, within the following week ;)

The ISS FanClub Staff