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Moscow (SPX) Nov 10, 2005 Russia's Mission Control Center said Wednesday it planned to correct the International Space Station's orbit, raising it eight kilometers (5 miles), reports RIA Novosti. An expert with mission control said the corrective maneuvers would be conducted Thursday in two stages by sending two successive impulses to switch on the engines of the Progress M-54 cargo vehicle, which is docked with the ISS, at 11:23 a.m. and 12:42 p.m. GMT. At present, the ISS's average orbit height is 345 kilometers (215 miles). The expert said that mission control conducts regular orbit corrections to prepare the station to dock with space vehicles. A previous attempt to correct the ISS' orbit on October 19 failed due to an emergency situation caused by a system engine shutoff of the Progress M-54. The next cargo vehicle, the Progress M-55, is set to be launched from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan December 8. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
Spacewalkers Install New Camera Assembly, Jettison FPP
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 09, 2005Space station Commander and NASA Science Officer Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev installed a new camera assembly and jettisoned the Floating Potential Probe during a 5-hour, 22 minute spacewalk Monday.
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