Jacques van Oene
July 15th 05, 10:52 PM
Allard Beutel/Melissa Mathews
Headquarters, Washington July 15, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-4769/1272)
James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111)
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS05-036
The Space Station Expedition 11 crew worked this week on final
preparations for the arrival of the Space Shuttle Discovery on its Return to
Flight mission (STS-114).
Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASA Science Officer John Phillips worked to
wrap up packing items for return to Earth on Discovery. They also performed
scientific experiments, physical exercises and routine Station maintenance.
On Friday, the crew tested their Soyuz capsule's motion control system in
preparation to relocate it. The Soyuz is the crew's lifeboat for evacuation
of the Station and their ride home at the end of their six-month mission.
With Discovery's launch delayed, the crew will move the Soyuz Tuesday from
the Pirs Docking Compartment to the Zarya module to clear the way for an
August spacewalk. The move, originally planned for after Discovery's
mission, will free the Pirs airlock for use by Krikalev and Phillips during
the spacewalk.
Krikalev continued to use oxygen from the tanks of the Progress cargo craft
docked at the rear of the Zvezda Service Module to repressurize the
Station's atmosphere. He also completed fuel transfer to the Station from
the Progress for the Russian attitude control system thrusters.
On Monday the crew held a radio tag up with Discovery's crew. On Tuesday
Krikalev and Phillips performed routine smoke detector inspections, and on
Wednesday made preparations for Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver (RPM) photography.
They will take pictures of the orbiter's thermal protection system as
Discovery does a slow back flip about 600 feet below the Station.
On Thursday Krikalev and Phillips enjoyed a relatively light day. Duties
included configuring cameras for the RPM maneuver.
Information about the crew's activities on board the Space Station, future
launch dates and sighting opportunities, is available on the Internet at:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
For information about NASA and agency programs on the Internet, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Headquarters, Washington July 15, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-4769/1272)
James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111)
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS05-036
The Space Station Expedition 11 crew worked this week on final
preparations for the arrival of the Space Shuttle Discovery on its Return to
Flight mission (STS-114).
Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASA Science Officer John Phillips worked to
wrap up packing items for return to Earth on Discovery. They also performed
scientific experiments, physical exercises and routine Station maintenance.
On Friday, the crew tested their Soyuz capsule's motion control system in
preparation to relocate it. The Soyuz is the crew's lifeboat for evacuation
of the Station and their ride home at the end of their six-month mission.
With Discovery's launch delayed, the crew will move the Soyuz Tuesday from
the Pirs Docking Compartment to the Zarya module to clear the way for an
August spacewalk. The move, originally planned for after Discovery's
mission, will free the Pirs airlock for use by Krikalev and Phillips during
the spacewalk.
Krikalev continued to use oxygen from the tanks of the Progress cargo craft
docked at the rear of the Zvezda Service Module to repressurize the
Station's atmosphere. He also completed fuel transfer to the Station from
the Progress for the Russian attitude control system thrusters.
On Monday the crew held a radio tag up with Discovery's crew. On Tuesday
Krikalev and Phillips performed routine smoke detector inspections, and on
Wednesday made preparations for Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver (RPM) photography.
They will take pictures of the orbiter's thermal protection system as
Discovery does a slow back flip about 600 feet below the Station.
On Thursday Krikalev and Phillips enjoyed a relatively light day. Duties
included configuring cameras for the RPM maneuver.
Information about the crew's activities on board the Space Station, future
launch dates and sighting opportunities, is available on the Internet at:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
For information about NASA and agency programs on the Internet, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info