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Moscow, Russia (RIA) Jul 28, 2006 Russia has corrected orbit of the International Space Station by 1,350 meters (4,400 feet) as part of preparations for the docking of the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis, a Mission Control spokesman said Wednesday. "The ISS orbit correction was necessary to create the best conditions for the docking of Atlantis," he said. The shuttle is set to take off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, between August 28 and September 7. During the last 13-day mission to the ISS early in July, U.S. shuttle Discovery, delivered European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter to the station, increasing its crew to three. Related Links International Space Station
ISS Crew Checks Out Spacesuits
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 27, 2006Flight Engineers Jeff Williams and Thomas Reiter have conducted a system check of their spacesuits and checked out tools to be used during the Aug. 3 spacewalk. One of their key tasks was familiarization by Williams and Reiter with the pistol grip tool they will use while outside the station.
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