Image above: The interior of the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle, pictured shortly after the hatch was opened, is loaded with cargo. Credit: NASA

The Expedition 20 crew is wrapping up work with the external pallet of the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV).

On Wednesday, the external pallet was removed from the hull of the HTV and attached to the Kibo lab's Exposed Facility for the transfer of science experiments. After the transfer was complete, the external pallet was installed back in the HTV's hull on Friday. The station's crew members used the Canadarm2 in conjunction with the Kibo's robotic arm for the pallet activities.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. ARISS Contact Between De Winne and Vrij Technisch Instituut Sint-Lucas
3. Barratt and HMS Beagle Project Connect via ARISS
4. ARISS Contact with Cedarview Middle School
5. Garfield Elementary, WHEELS and ARISS Team up to Talk about Space
6. Thirsk Speaks with Japanese Students via ARISS Contact
7. ISS SSTV Active
8. Astronaut Training Status
9. ARRL QST Covers ARISS News
10. ARRL Article on Dayton Hamvention
11. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline
12. AMSAT Symposium, ARISS Ops Meeting

1. Upcoming School Contacts
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for R. T. Alderman in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Monday, September 28 at 20:43 UTC. Educators have developed a series of assignments to reflect both the Alberta curricula and the radio contact experience. Journal entries, computer research projects, skits, and other writing assignments will be required class work in the weeks following the contact. Some teachers are also considering having students design a mural to commemorate this occasion as a companion to the already existing Robert Thirsk mural in one of the stairwells.