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Expedition 8 Arrives on Soyuz TMA-3

March 15, 2013 by Mars1

Expedition 8 commander Michael Foale had previously served on the Russian space station Mir and, in an interview before the mission launch, expressed his confidence that his experience and training would help make the mission a success. Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri had served on Mir’s last crew and commented that, while he regretted that his … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Alexander Kaleri, Cervantes, Cervantes experiment package, Expedition 8, Expedition 8 Crew, International Space Station, ISS, ISS Cervantes, Michael Faole, Pedro Duque

Expedition 7

March 15, 2013 by Mars1

Yuri Malenchenko and Edward Lu launched in Soyuz TMA-2 on April 25, 2003, and docked on the Zarya’s nadir docking port on April 28th. During the approach, Budarin adjusted the International Space Station’s attitude to take pictures of the approaching Soyuz. NASA was considering a similar procedure for future Shuttle dockings to provide pictures for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Ed Lu, Expedition 7, Expedition 7 crew, International Space Station, ISS, Yuri Malenchenko

STS-107 Columbia

March 15, 2013 by Mars1

January 16, 2003 looked like a beautiful day for the launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia. The crew was a diverse group of people who had been preparing for years for this day. Everything looked good to go and NASA gave itself a premature pat on the back for another on-time launch. Some more cautious … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Columbia accident, Columbia final mission, Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-107, STS-107 Columbia, STS-107 crew, STS-107 mission

Expedition 6

March 15, 2013 by Mars1

The Expedition 6 crew stowed equipment brought up by STS-113, and then settled into the routine of experiments and maintenance. Experiments included the Zeolite Crystal Growth (ZCG) experiment, which would produce zeolite crystals similar to, but larger than, the ones found in geodes. This experiment had previously appeared on space shuttle missions but researchers hoped … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Expedition 6, Expedition 6 crew, International Space Station, ISS, ISS Expedition 6

STS-113 Arrives With Expedition 6

March 15, 2013 by Mars1

Endeavour rendezvoused with the International Space Station on November 25, 2002. As they inched in for docking with Destiny, Peggy Whitson teased, “You guys fly that like you stole it.” Endeavour was delivering the Expedition 6 crew of Station Commander Ken Bowersox and Flight Engineers Donald Pettit and Nikolai Budarin, along with the Port-1 (P-1) … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Expedition 6, Expedition 6 crew, International Space Station, ISS, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle missions, STS-113, STS-113 crew

STS-112 Delivers the Starboard-1 Truss Segment

March 15, 2013 by Mars1

STS-112 had originally been scheduled to launch on August 22 but, with the discovery of the cracks in the cyrogenic propellant duct liners, the fleet was grounded and launch was pushed back until October 7. Atlantis docked two days later and Whitson couldn’t resist needling Mission Commander Jeffrey Ashby: “Did you bring that salsa I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: International Space Station, International Space Station construction, STS-112, STS-112 crew, STS-112 EVA, STS-112 mission

Expedition 5

March 15, 2013 by Mars1

As Expedition 5 settled in, the crew took more pictures of wildfires in Arizona and Colorado and activated new experiments that included a study of liver cell development in microgravity. Maintenance tasks included replacing a hard drive for the Zeolite Crystal Growth experiment in EXPRESS Rack 2. They also filled another Progress with rubbish and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Expedition 5, International Space Station, International Space Station Expedition 5, ISS, ISS Expedition 5, Peggy Whitson, Sergey Trescheov, Valery Korzon

STS-111 Arrives with Expedition 5

March 14, 2013 by Mars1

The Endeavour launched on June 5, 2002, and docked on June 7, delivering Station Commander Valeri Korzun and Flight Engineer Sergei Treschev of Russia, and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of America. The older individuals among the people arriving on the Endeavour took some kidding from the Expedition 4 crew, who dubbed them “our fathers of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: International Space Station, ISS, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-111, STS-111 crew, STS-111 mission

STS-110 Delivers The Starboard-0 ITS

March 14, 2013 by Mars1

STS-110’s primary cargo included a new segment of the Integrated Truss Structure (ITS) labeled Starboard-0 (S-0). The S-0 ITS became the “centerpiece” of the Integrated Truss Structure and was attached to Destiny. The P-6 segment of the ITS would then be relocated from its position on the Z-1 Truss. Other cargo included the Canadian-built Mobile … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: International Space Station, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-110, STS-110 crew, STS-110 mission

Expedition 4

March 14, 2013 by Mars1

With the Endeavour’s departure, the Expedition 4 crew began to settle in. Yuri Onufrienko had previously served on Mir and Daniel Bursch commented that his experience was a good help while they settled in for the long haul. They got cargo stowed from the Endeavour and Progress-M1 7, activated experiments and kept an eye on … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Expedition 4, Expedition 4 crew, International Space Station, Mark Shuttleworth
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