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Shuttle & Station

ISS On Track For Commercial Crew Preparations With First Of Three Planned EVAs Completed

March 26, 2017 by Mars1

Last Friday, March 24, 2017, members of the Expedition 50 crew made the 198th EVA in support of the International Space Station to make preparations for the arrival of future commercial crews and perform routine maintenance. The two EVA astronauts were Expedition 50 commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Astronomy & Space, Shuttle & Station Tagged: 200th EVA for International Space Station, Expedition 50 EVAs, Expedition 50 International Space Station

The Expedition 16 Crew Arrives on Soyuz TMA-11

April 7, 2013 by Mars1

The Return of Peggy Whitson Once known as the over-achieving Science Officer of Expedition 5, Peggy Whitson was returning to the International Space Station as Expedition 16’s commander. To celebrate the occasion, engineers in Russia’s Star City presented her with a Kazakh-style riding whip with the suggestion that she could use it to keep her … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Expedition 16, Expedition 16 crew, Expedition 16 International Space Station, International Space Station, ISS, ISS Expedition 16

STS-123 Brings Kibo Components and Dextre

April 7, 2013 by Mars1

When astronaut Garrett Reisman applied to NASA as a potential astronaut, he had to appear before a panel headed by John Young, who had flown two Gemini, two Apollo, and two of the early Space Shuttle flights including the very first one. In pre-flight interviews, Reisman commented on how tough it was to appear in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Endeavour, International Space Station, ISS, Japanese space station module Kibo, Kibo ISS, Kibo module ISS, Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-123, STS-123 crew, STS-123 Endeavour, STS-123 EVA

STS-122 Delivers Columbus

March 31, 2013 by Mars1

The Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on February 7, 2007 for the STS-122 mission, with the first addition to the station provided by the European Space Agency, the Columbus module. Engine ignition tended to rock the entire stack (External Tank and Orbiter) and Mission Specialist Rex Walheim said of it, “Suddenly you’re riding a wild animal.” … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Expedition 16, International Space Station, ISS, Space Shuttle, STS-122, STS-122 Atlantis, STS-122 Crew, STS-122 Shuttle

STS-120 Delivers Node 2 “Harmony”

March 25, 2013 by Mars1

Discovery launched on October 23, 2007, in what Michael Leinbach called “One of the cleanest countdowns we’ve had since I’ve been a Launch Director.” Commanded by Pamela Melroy, the crew also included Pilot George Zamka, Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski, Douglas Wheelock, Stephanie Wilson, and the ESA’s Paolo Nespoli, and Expedition 16/17 crew member Daniel Tani. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Clayton Anderson, Daniel Tani, Douglas Wheelock, Expedition 16, Expedition 16 crew, George Zamka, ISS Expedition 16, Pamela Melroy, Paolo Nespoli, Peggy Whitson, Scott Parazynski, Stephanie Wilson, STS-120, STS-120 crew

Expedition 15 Arrives on Soyuz TMA-10

March 18, 2013 by Mars1

Docking of Soyuz TMA-10 On April 7, 2007, Soyuz TMA-10 launched with Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov. Also on board was another spaceflight participant, Charles Simonyi, who was a co-founder and software developer for Microsoft and founder of Intentional Software Corp., a software engineering firm. The Soyuz docked with the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Charles Simonyi, Clayton Anderson, Expedition 15, Expedition 15 crew, Fyodor Yurchikhin, International Space Station, ISS Expedition 15, Oleg Kotov, Sunita Williams

STS-118 Delivers The S5 Truss Segment

March 18, 2013 by Mars1

The Endeavour launched on its first mission in four and a half years on August 8, 2007. It had been heavily upgraded during the hiatus to allow for longer missions and now included the Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS), which would allow it to draw power from the station. The crew included Shuttle Commander Scott … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Barbara Morgan, Benjamin Drew Dafydd Williams, Charles Hobaugh, Expedition 15, International Space Station, ISS, Rick Mastracchio, Scott Kelly, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-118, STS-118 crew, STS-118 Endeavour, STS-118 mission, Tracy Caldwell

Clayton Anderson Arrives on STS-117

March 17, 2013 by Mars1

STS-117 Launch The launch of STS-117 was delayed due to weather, hailstone damage and a thorough check of the External Tank. This was expected to push back the schedule for future Space Shuttle launches but NASA was confident that they could get back on track by the end of the year. STS-117 Atlantis finally launched … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: International Space Station, ISS, ISS Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-117, STS-117 Atlantis, STS-117 crew, STS-117 mission

Sunita Williams Arrives on STS-116

March 17, 2013 by Mars1

Highlights of STS-116 STS-116 was to be an important and complex shuttle flight for assembly of the International Space Station. Project manager Mike Suffrendi told reporters, “Many of us consider this the most challenging Space Station flight we’ve done. … When the Shuttle leaves, ISS will not look much different than when Discovery got there, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: International Space Station, ISS, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-116, STS-116 crew, STS-116 mission, Sunita Williams, Sunita Williams astronaut, Sunita Williams ISS

Expedition 14 Arrives On Soyuz TMA-9

March 17, 2013 by Mars1

Soyuz TMA-9 launched just after midnight on September 18, 2006, while Atlantis was still on its way home. The crew included Expedition Commander Michael Lopez-Algria, Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and another spaceflight participant, an Iranian native named Anousheh Ansari. Ansari was a last-minute replacement for another paying spaceflight participant named Daisuke Enomoto, who had been … [Read more…]

Posted in: Shuttle & Station Tagged: Expedition 14, Expedition 14 crew, Expedition 14 EVA, Expedition 14 golf, International Space Station, ISS, Michael Lopez-Alegria, Mikhail Tyurin, Thomas Reiter
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