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June 9, 2011
by yaska77
The Soyuz TMA-02M capsule transporting three new members of the Expedition 28 crew to the International Space Station will dock later today at 17:22 EDT (21:22 GMT/ 22:22 BST), and you can watch it live below!
Soyuz-TMA - Credit: NASA
TMA-02M is the 110th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft after the first bearing the name launched in 1967. It is the second flight of the improved Soyuz-TMA-M spacecraft; the first was on 7th October 2010.
The rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 7th June at 22:12 BST. The three person crew, Sergey Volkov, Mike Fossum and Satoshi Furukawa will join fellow Expedition 28 crew members Ron Garan, Alexander Samokutyaev and Andrey Borisenko, who have been living and working at the space station since early April.
Live TV : Ustream
NASA TV docking coverage begins at 16:30 EDT (20:30 GMT/ 21:30 BST), so enjoy above or click here to view externally!
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June 7, 2011
by yaska77
The ISS is to get three new crewmembers this week, after the Russian built Soyuz spacecraft launches later today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, and Satoshi Furukawa of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), will launch into orbit at 16:12 EDT (20:12 GMT/ 21:12 BST) and will make up the remainder of the station’s Expedition 28 crew.
They will be joining current ISS inhabitants NASA astronaut Ron Garan and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev and Andrey Borisenko, who have been living and working at the space station since early April.
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The new crewmembers are scheduled to arrive at the space station on Thursday 9th June at 17:22 EDT (21:22 GMT/ 22:22 BST), in their Soyuz TMA-02M craft, which is the second version of Russia’s upgraded Soyuz capsule.
NASA TV are scheduled to show pre-launch coverage starting at 14:45 EDT (18:45 GMT/19:45 BST) with lift-off just under an hour and a half later, so watch above or click here for the external site.
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May 24, 2011
by yaska77
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft which undocked from the ISS yesterday landed safely in a remote area southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan (on Tuesday, 24 May, 2011), with Expedition 27 Commander Dmitry Kondratyev, and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli and Cady Coleman onboard.
After a textbook landing that saw the capsule remain upright, Commander Kondratyev was the first to emerge, followed closely by Coleman and Nespoli. They were seated in reclining chairs to allow them some time to acclimatise to gravity again, before being carried to nearby medical tents for examinations.
L-R : Catherine "Cady" Coleman, Dmitry Kondratyev, Paolo Nespoli - Credit: Roskosmos
NASA Astronaut Coleman, Russian Cosmonaut Kondratyev and ESA Astronaut Nespoli have returned home after more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 26 and 27 crews.
NASA are hoping to release some of the first images captured by Nespoli during the historic photo shoot later today (watch this space for details!)
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May 23, 2011
by yaska77
Soyuz TMA-20 successfully undocked from the ISS at 17:35 EDT (21:35 GMT/22:35 BST), carrying Commander Dmitry Kondratyev, NASA astronaut Cady Coleman and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli towards south central Kazakhstan, for a landing due at 22:26 EDT (02:26 GMT / 03:26 BST Tuesday).
Soyuz TMA-20 before separation burn - Credit: NASA TV
Soyuz visible behind Endeavour's tail - Credit: NASA TV
After a quick separation burn Soyuz rotated to bring its alignment to the optimum angle, so Paolo Nespoli could move into the habitation module to start the historic image recording. Using both HD Video and high resolution digital camera stills, Nespoli captured the ISS and Endeavour as they moved 120 degrees to present the best angle for the the event.
Endeavour visible bottom right centre of ISS (during Soyuz roll) - Credit: NASA TV
The ISS then moved 120° to provide Nespoli the best angle - Credit: NASA TV
Nespoli took HD Video footage and High-Res digital stills - Credit: NASA TV
A second separation burn then moved the Soyuz towards it’s final destination in Kazakstan. After landing and recovery, the memory cards containing the imaging data will be copied, before heading to Houston and Moscow for processing. NASA expect to release the first images on nasa.gov sometime Tuesday afternoon/evening.
The event finished just as the ISS and Endeavour crossed the Chilean coast into night - Credit: NASA TV
The landing is scheduled to be covered on NASAT TV, so watch in the embedded video in the previous post, or click here to visit NASA TV direct!
We can’t wait to see those images!
EDIT – Click here for the long awaited photographs!
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May 23, 2011
by yaska77
Expedition 27 crew members Commander Dmitry Kondratyev, NASA astronaut Cady Coleman and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli are due to leave the Internation Space Station today, departing in a Soyuz capsule destined to land in Kazakhstan.
NASA TV is currently scheduled to feature early preparations followed later in the day by the undocking. For the first time ever the ISS (with Endeavour docked) is to be photographed from the departing Soyuz by Paolo Nespoli, and for the optimum photographic opportunity the station will actually be tilted to provide the best view!
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Undocking preparations will start at 09:26 EDT (13:26 GMT / 14:26 BST).
Several hours later, the astronauts will participate in a farewell ceremony before the hatches are closed between the station and their Soyuz spacecraft at 14:00 EDT (18:00 GMT / 19:00 BST).
Kondratyev, Coleman and Nespoli will then undock from the station at 17:35 EDT (21:35 GMT / 22:35 BST). After backing away to a distance of about 600 feet (180 metres), the spacecraft will pause to allow Nespoli to take video and photographs of the ISS and Endeavour.
The manoeuver was approved by space station mission managers with NASA and Russia’s Federal Space Agency. These unique images will have some practical engineering applications, but will also be used to celebrate the legacy of the station and the space shuttle program.
Landing in Kazakhstan is expected at 22:26 EDT (02:26 GMT / 03:26 BST Tuesday).
Times noted above are subject to change, keep an eye on our Twitter feed for updates!
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