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SAREX FACT SHEET -- STS-70
Ver: 7/10/95
Media Contact:
Jennifer Hagy
Media Relations Assistant
American Radio Relay League
(203) 594-0328 alt. (203) 594-0200
SHUTTLE DISCOVERY ASTRONAUTS TO SPEAK WITH STUDENTS VIA AMATEUR RADIO.
Amateur (or "ham") Radio operators from around the world will point their
antennas at the sky during the upcoming shuttle mission, STS-70. Many of
them hope to make radio contact with the astronauts aboard the Space
Shuttle Discovery. And, some of these amateurs have volunteered to assist
student groups that have prepared questions to ask the astronauts via the
ham radio airwaves. The project is called the Shuttle Amateur Radio
EXperiment, or SAREX.
Using an small ham radio station aboard the shuttle, the crew will talk
directly with large groups of the general public, showing teachers,
students, parents and communities how Amateur Radio energizes youngsters
about science, technology, and learning. Mission Specialist Donald A.
Thomas is an Amateur Radio operator, call sign KC5FVF, and previously used
ham radio from the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-65 in July 1994.
Amateur Radio has been flying aboard the shuttles since 1983.
WHEN: Launch is scheduled for July 13, 1995 at 9:41 AM EDT (1341 UTC) from
the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Landing is scheduled
for July 21, 1995 at 7:51 AM EDT (1151 UTC) at the Kennedy Space Center,
Florida. 7 day, 22 hours mission.
WHERE: The launch will place the shuttle into Earth orbit at an altitude
of 184 miles and an inclination of 28.45 degrees.
WHY: NASA's intent in making astronauts available for SAREX operations is
to involve the largest possible numbers of people, particularly
youngsters, in technology and the US space program with the help of
Amateur Radio.
During SAREX missions, the astronauts will typically make the following
types of Amateur Radio contacts:
Scheduled radio contacts with schools.
Random radio contacts with the Amateur Radio community.
Personal contacts with the astronauts' families.
CREW MEMBERS (and Amateur Radio call signs):
Terence T. "Tom" Henricks, Commander
Kevin R. Kregel, Pilot
Nancy Jane Sherlock, Mission Specialist
Donald A. Thomas, Mission Specialist, KC5FVF
Mary Ellen Weber, Mission Specialist
PAYLOAD: Primary Payload--TDRS-G
A series of geostationary satellites in d`da e the Earth
provide continuous tracking and data communications for the shuttles and
other satellites. The network is called TDRSS, or the Tracking and Data
Relay Satellite System. TDRSS acts as a high-speed space-based relay
network. Without TDRSS, communications with a satellite could only be
accomplished when the spacecraft was within view of a ground tracking
station.
During mission STS-70, the crew will deploy TDRS-G, the sixth satellite to
join the TDRS constellation. TDRS-G will provide the network with
additional communication and tracking capability to meet NASA's increased
mission support requirements.
[Thanks to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for the preceding
information.]
SAREX SPONSORS: The Shuttle Amateur Radio EXperiment (SAREX) is sponsored
by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation (AMSAT) and The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA). SAREX is supported by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: A handful of schools are selected from around the
world to make contact with the shuttle during most SAREX missions. These
contacts are prearranged, giving the schools a greater chance at making a
successful contact. Two or more students at each of the selected schools
ask questions of the astronauts during the contact. The nature of these
contacts embodies the primary goal of SAREX--to excite students' interest
in learning.
The following schools have been selected by the SAREX Working Group for a
scheduled radio contact during this mission:
Hook Elementary
Troy, OH
Concord High School
Concord, NH
Schenectady Museum Amateur Radio Station
Schenectady, NY
Euclid High School
Euclid, OH
Milford High School
Highland, MI
ITT Technical Institute
Grand Rapids, MI
Gulf Middle School
New Port Richey, FL
Fallbrook Union High School
Fallbrook, CA
Colegio San Nicolas
Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe
Argentina
continued on part 2 with SAREX frequencies, internet info, and keplerian
elements, and more.
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