On July 3 at 11:30 am CDT JSC will conduct the third test of Distant Learning outreach using Amateur Radio and the Internet to have children interview JSC professionals.

Sorry for the late word, but I just had this forwarded to me.

73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS mentors

Malenchenko, Lu Continue Cargo Transfers Expedition 7 Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA ISS Science Officer Ed Lu continued unloading the Progress 11 cargo ship Tuesday.....

This week I thought I'd write about a subject near and dear to my heart -- food. You are what you eat after all. First off, let me say I actually like the food here. It isn't quite like Mom's cooking, but it isn't bad! In fact it isn't really cooking at all, more like re-heating or re-hydrating.....

I thought I'd write next about what it is like to fly. That of course ishow we get around up here on the space station. The main difference between life up here and life down there is that things don't drop to the floor here when you let go of them, and that includes yourself.....

The ISS was heard today at 20:39 UTC. I was able to relay one APRS packet through it.

Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC

Greetings Earthlings! I've always wanted to say that. Now that things are beginning to settle down here a bit, I wanted to tell you a little bit about what life is like up here on ISS, and some of the things that make this such a special place.

Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC
Expedition Six Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin
and NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit are at the Gagarin Cosmonaut
Training Center in Star City, Russia, where they are undergoing physical
rehabilitation.

NASA Expedition 6 International Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit, KD5MDT, has suggested that NASA should consider setting up lunar bases in the future as a stepping stone to expand mankind's exploration of the universe. The comment came in response to a student's question during an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) school group contact. Several students at Cowichan Secondary School in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada, had the opportunity to quiz Pettit about life in space via Amateur Radio on April 21.

It is now time to go home. As much as I like being here, I realize that this is not home, and it is time to return. There are new frontiers to explore on Earth as a family. There are two little boys with wide-open eyes ready to explore the world, and it is time for me to be there and learn with them. It is always best to stop an endeavor while you are still in the midst of enjoyment; this will leave the best memories and instill a strong desire to do it all over again.

SpaceCam1 Slow Scan TV project for ISS, Update
The MAREX-NA/ARISS SpaceCam1 SSTV System is an entry-level PC based Slow Scan Television system designed to be used on board the International Space Station. The SpaceCam1 system will support multiple common SSTV transmission modes.