RF's Flight Control Center Conducts Manoeuvre To Adjust ISS Orbit
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 14, 2006
The Russian Flight Control Center has conducted a successful manoeuvre to adjust the ISS orbit overnight to Sunday, a source in the ballistics group of the Russian Flight Control Center told Itar-Tass on Sunday. "The engines of the cargo spaceship Progress M-55 docked to the Pirs docking compartment were switched on at 01.22 Moscow time and have been activated for about 522 seconds. For this time the ISS orbit was raised by about 1.5 kilometers," the source said.
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Station Crew Outting No Walk In Park
James Hartsfield
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 13, 2006
After an almost six-hour spacewalk last week, the crew began the week with a little time off; then returned to science investigations, routine maintenance and equipment tests. Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev spent the weekend restoring the station to its normal layout after the spacewalk. They dried their spacesuits to be ready for future spacewalks and reconfigured station systems.
NASA To Send New Oxygen Generating System To ISS
Huntsville, Alabama (SPX) Feb 9, 2006
NASA is preparing to send a new oxygen-generation system to the International Space Station that uses water to generate breathable oxygen for crew members. The agency said the life-support system will be necessary for future long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars.
Spacesuit Overboard
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 06, 2006
Space station crew members released a spacesuit-turned-satellite during the second spacewalk of their mission on Friday. Called SuitSat, the device was supposed to transmit the recorded voices of schoolchildren to amateur radio operators worldwide. It did so faintly for a brief period before it ceased sending signals, Johnson Space Center officials reported.
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Baikonur Launch Of New Space Station Crew Scheduled For March 30
Moscow (SPX) Feb 02, 2006
The Russian Space Agency is set to begin preparations for a launch at the end of next month that will take a new crew of astronauts to the International Space Station, a spokesman for the agency said Wednesday, reports RIA Novosti.
Station Crew Gear Up For February 3 Walk In Space
Houston TX (SPX) January 31, 2006
Preparations for a walk in space took center stage last week on the space station. Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev reviewed procedures, gathered tools and outfitted equipment for their Feb. 3 spacewalk.
ISS To Evolve Into International Space Port - Official
Moscow (SPX) Jan 26, 2006
The number of pressurized modules on the International Space Station will be doubled to 12 in 2010 and international efforts will be increased, the head of Russia's leading space corporation said Wednesday, reports RIA Novosti.
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Next Space Station Delivery Postponed
Moscow (AFP) Jan 24, 2006
The next equipment delivery trip to the International Space Station (ISS) will take place a week later than planned, on March 30 instead of March 22, the Russian space agency, Roskosmos, said Monday.
Expedition 12 Prepare For Their Second Spacewalk
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 23, 2006
Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur began last week (Sunday) by running a half-marathon on the station treadmill, supporting friends and colleagues running in the Houston Marathon. As he ran 220 miles above the Earth on board the station, the runners circled Houston.
Spacehab Enters Race For Commercial Space Station Supply Work
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 23, 2006
Spacehab has announced that the Company will be competing for the opportunity to serve as NASA's supplier of commercial International Space Station logistics services.
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ISS Commander Talks Space Trash With Ohio Kids
Newington CT (SPX) Jan 20, 2006
It was a trip down memory lane for International Space Station Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur, KC5ACR, when he spoke from NA1SS January 9 with students at Peterson Elementary School in his home town of Red Springs, North Carolina.
NASA Seeks Proposals For Crew And Cargo Transportation To Orbit
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 20, 2006
NASA is challenging United States' industry to establish capabilities and services that can open new space markets and support the crew and cargo transportation needs of the International Space Station.
NASA Spacewalks Increase In Number
Houston (UPI) Jan 17, 2006
Astronauts are performing spacewalks much more frequently as assembly of the International Space Station continues.
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