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Subj: ARISS Status - 18 December 2007
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To : SAT@AMSAT
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 357.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 23, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-357.04
1. ARISS - Russian School Contact
Kursk State Polytechnic University in Kursk, Russia experienced an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on
Friday, December 14. The students and faculty had previously
participated in other ARISS contacts from Kursk, Sochi and Mt. Elbrus
with Expedition 15 commander Fyodor Yurchikhin, RN3FI. On this occasion,
the students were scheduled to speak with flight engineerYuri
Malenchenko, RK3DUP.
2. ARISS School Application Updated
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team has
finalized the updated ARISS school contact application forms. The
updated forms have been posted on the ARISS Web site. See:
http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm
3. Kenwood Radio Software Approved
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team’s
request to have the Memory Control Program (MCP) software added to the
Expedition 17 SSC load has been approved. Once onboard, a crew member
will be tasked to restore the Kenwood radio to its proper launch
configuration.
4. ARISS SuitSat-2 Status
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team has
obtained solar panels for the SuitSat-2 project. Testing continues on
the RF and power systems.
A SuitSat-2 status presentation was given at the 2007 Radio Amateur
Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) Space Symposium held in Pittsburgh in
October. It has been posted on the AMSAT Web site. See:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Presentations/AMSAT%20Symposiums
/2007%20Symposium/Suitsat%202%20Rev%20E%20Symp%2007.pdf
5. ARRL Article on STS-122 Mission
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran an article on the STS-122
shuttle mission status. The shuttle will deliver the Columbus module
with the installed Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) antennas. See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/12/11/100/?nc=1
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]
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