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Station Cameras Capture Tropical Storms
Progress 15 Launches; Station Cameras Capture Tropical Storms
A new Russian Progress cargo ship is headed to the International Space Station. The unpiloted ISS Progress 15 spacecraft began its three-day chase of the Station on Wednesday when it launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:03 a.m. CDT (0503 GMT). At the time of launch, the ISS was orbiting 230 miles (370 kilometers) above the Earth southwest of Baikonur. Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA ISS Science Officer Mike Fincke will welcome the Progress to the Station this weekend. The cargo ship is scheduled to dock with the aft end of the Zvezda Service Module at 12:02 a.m. CDT (0502 GMT) Saturday. The Progress' cargo includes spare parts, clothing, water and experiment hardware. NASA TV's coverage of the docking will begin at 11 p.m. Friday (0400 GMT). Also on Wednesday, a camera mounted on the outside of the Station captured video of two tropical storms. At 6:13 a.m. CDT (1113 GMT), the camera caught Hurricane Charley as it churned westward in the Caribbean Sea. At 4 p.m. (2100 GMT) today, the National Hurricane Center reported that Charley's sustained winds had increased to near 75 mph (120 kilometers per hour), making it a hurricane. The official forecast track shows Charley making landfall along the western Florida coast later this week. One orbit later at 7:32 a.m. (12:32 GMT), Station cameras recorded footage of Tropical Storm Bonnie in the northern Gulf of Mexico with sustained winds near 50 mph (80 kph). As of 4 p.m., Bonnie's maximum sustained winds were near 65 mph (105 kph). The official National Hurricane Center forecast calls for Bonnie to make landfall in the Florida panhandle Thursday. Expedition 9 NASA ISS Science Officer Mike Fincke also captured digital still imagery of Bonnie. The footage of Bonnie and Charley will be replayed throughout the day on NASA TV's Video File. -- --------------------------- Jacques :-) www.spacepatches.info |
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