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Cargo Ship To Undock From ISS, Serve As Technical Platform Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 30, 2009 
Russia's unmanned Progress spacecraft, due to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on June 30, will be used as a technical space platform before being dumped in the Pacific, mission control said Monday. "The undocking is planned for 22:30 Moscow time, June 30. The operation will be carried out automatically," mission control spokesman Valery Lyndin said. "As for when the ... read moreSpace Station Room With A View 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 29, 2009The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) is about to get a new "eye-pod." The Tranquility node headed for the space station early in 2010 will feature a viewing dome unlike any other window ever flown in space. The dome, called the Cupola, is literally studded with windows for observing Earth, space, and the marvelous expanse of the ISS itself. The Cupola, named after the raised ... more
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Progress To Undock From ISS June 30
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 25, 2009Russia's unmanned Progress M-02M cargo spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on June 30 and later be dropped into the Pacific, mission control said on Wednesday. The modified version of the standard Progress craft docked on May 13, bringing 2.5 tons of supplies to the orbiter, including food, water, scientific equipment and messages for the three-member crew. ... more Europe seeks ISS extension, flights for its astronauts 
Le Bourget, France (AFP) June 16, 2009The European Space Agency said Tuesday it was in talks to extend the life of the International Space Station and get seats for its astronauts on future flights to the orbital outpost. "From a technical standpoint we are working on keeping the station alive at least up to 2025," ESA's director of human spaceflight, Simonetta di Pippo, told AFP on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show. ... more ISS Could Stay In Service Through 2025 
Paris, France (RIA Novosti) Jun 16, 2009European, American and Japanese partners of Russia on the International Space Station may want the orbiter to continue its mission until at least 2025, the head of Russia's Space Agency said Monday. "Partners from the European Space Agency have, for example, a strong desire to extend the station's flight terms, and they can be understood: the Columbus scientific lab is totally new... its ... more Work Completed On ISS Docking Bay 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jun 11, 2009Russian International Space Station commander Gennady Padalka and NASA astronaut Michael Barratt have installed a docking cone in Zvezda module's depressurized docking bay, Russia's Mission Control said on Wednesday. The astronauts spent around 40 minutes removing a flat cover from the docking bay on Russia's Zvezda module and replacing it with a docking cone for the MIM-2 small research ... more |
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ISS To Welcome First Full Crew
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 29, 2009 Space mission 20, dubbed "increment", which will be known as expedition 21 after the Soyuz TMA-15 docks with the ISS, has particular historical significance for space exploration. It is the first time a Canadian astronaut has flown to the International Space Station on board a Russian space capsule, rather than in the shuttle. It is also the first time the Soyuz space craft's crew is ... more Astronauts blast off to double space station crew 
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) May 27, 2009Three astronauts, from Canada, Belgium and Russia, blasted off Wednesday for the International Space Station in a landmark mission that will double its crew to six for the first time. Belgian Frank De Winne, Canadian Robert Thirsk and Russian Roman Romanenko lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket. Well-wishers including Prince Philippe of Belgium applauded ... more Crew Prepares For Spacewalk, Arrival Of Soyuz 
Houston TX (SPX) May 27, 2009Aboard the International Space Station Tuesday, the Expedition 19 crew prepared for its upcoming spacewalk and awaited the arrival of three additional crew members later this week. The space travelers also continued their regular science and maintenance activities. Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Michael Barratt performed height adjustments on their Russian Orlan spacesuits ... more Astronauts to blast off to expanded space station 
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) May 26, 2009A Belgian, a Canadian and a Russian blast off for the International Space Station on Wednesday as Russia steps up its rocket launches to support a doubling of the station's crew.The astronauts will lift off aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket at 4:34 pm (1034 GMT) from Russia's historic Baikonur cosmodrome on the Kazakh steppe. They will hurtle into low Earth orbit and then make a gradual asc ... more |
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