Opnieuw contact tussen ISS en Belgïe

Zie onderstaand uittreksel uit het Amsat weekly bulletin nr AN-235

An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled for Volkssterrenwacht Urania in Hove, Antwerp, Belgium on Monday,
August 24 at 10:22 UTC via telebridge station W6SRJ in California, assuming
STS-128 launches on August 24. (If STS-128 is delayed, the contact will be
rescheduled for Monday, August 24 at 11:30 UTC
through telebridge station VK4KHZ
in Australia.) Urania is a public observatory that raises public awareness of
astronomy, meteorology and astronautics. A range of activities and services are
available: lessons for beginners and the experienced, guided tours of the
observatory, an extended documentation center, various publications, stargazing
evenings, conferences, Urania Mobile (Flanders' first mobile observatory) and
the astroshop. This "Space Talk" will boost activities at the start of the new
season.

Ondertussen blijkt de STS128 lancering verdaagt naar volgende datum

Mission: STS-128
Orbiter: Discovery
Primary Payload: Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, science experiment racks, COLBERT treadmill
Launch Date: Aug. 25
Launch Time: 1:36 a.m. EDT
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing Date: Sept. 6
Landing Time: 8:40 p.m. EDT
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Mission Duration: 13 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles