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November 14, 2011
by yaska77
Russia has successfully launched a manned Soyuz craft into space after all flights were previously suspended following the loss of the Progress cargo vessel in August.
Expedition 29 crew members Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoly Ivanishin and Dan Burbank were launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 04:14 UTC/GMT on 14th November, and after a two-day journey aboard the Soyuz capsule they will dock with the ISS.
Soyuz TMA-22 blasts off through a snowstorm - Credit: NASA TV/Roscosmos
This is due to occur at 00:37 ET (05:37 UTC/GMT) with hatch opening approximately 2 hours later. These events will be covered on NASA TV.
There will be a short overlap with the current crew – station commander Mike Fossum of NASA, Japan’s Satoshi Furukawa and Russia’s Sergei Volkov – who will then return to earth on 21st November, signalling the beginning of Expedition 30 which will see Burbank take over as station commander.
There had been fears that any problems or delays with this launch could have left the ISS unmanned for the first time in over a decade.
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June 29, 2011
by yaska77
NASA has confirmed that the last ever launch of the iconic space shuttle will take place on Friday 8th July, after the date was fixed by Mission Managers yesterday.
Around 750,000 people are expected to flock to the roads and beaches around Kennedy Space Center, to witness Atlantis close out the orbiter program which has run for 30 years.
STS-135 Atlantis will lift off at 11:26 EDT (15:26 GMT/16:26 BST) Click to enlarge - Credit: NASA
Inspections passed a new fuel valve on one of the main engines (which was replaced after a suspected leak) and the external fuel tank raised no issues of concern.
Four astronauts will ride Atlantis on this historic final mission – Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim. This is the first time there has been such a small crew since 1983′s STS-6 flight, with numbers restricted in case of an emergency.
All STS-135 crew members have been fitted for a Russian Sokol space suit and molded Soyuz seat liner, in the event they are forced to return to Earth via a Soyuz capsule (should the shuttle be deemed unsafe for re-entry).
This is an event not to be missed, not only are shuttle launches one of the most awe-inspiring sights to behold, but this will be the last ever time you’ll have chance to see it live. We’ll feature live coverage of the lift-off, and continued updates throughout the mission, a regular one-stop-shop for all your shuttle needs!
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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
When Expedition 27 crew members Dmitry Kondratyev, Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli left the ISS aboard their Soyuz capsule, they paused briefly so ESA astronaut Nespoli could take the first ever images of a shuttle docked to the station from space.
NASA today has published some of the iconic and historic images he photographed.
Docked together 220 miles above the Earth, STS-134 Endeavour and the ISS (Click to enlarge) - Credit: NASA
Paolo Nespoli took the images from a departing Soyuz spacecraft on 23rd May 2011 (Click to enlarge) - Credit: NASA
The ISS moved 120° to give Nespoli the best view for the images (Click to enlarge) - Credit: NASA
NASA officials said these spacecraft “family portrait” images serve as a reminder of the contributions the shuttle program made to the construction of the International Space Station. The 100 billion dollar station began assembly in 1998 with the Russian module Zarya, and then a certain orbiter called Endeavour (STS-88) took the first US built section (the Unity Module) into orbit the same year.
Fitting then that these images should feature the orbiter that helped start it all! Striking photographs, and worth the wait!
The NASA gallery page features several more photographs, take a look here, they’re awesome!
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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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