Jacques van Oene
July 26th 05, 06:29 PM
Press Release N°37-2005
Paris, 27 July 2005
ESA Director General congratulates NASA Administrator on successful Shuttle
launch
Following today's successful launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery from the
Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain
said: "The Space Shuttle is again flying high. Congratulations to the NASA
Administrator and to all his staff and contractors who have contributed to
this success. The Shuttle is a fundamental tool for assembling and servicing
the International Space Station, in which Europe is a partner together with
the United States, Russia, Japan and Canada. Columbia was our tragedy, this
flight is our success."
STS-114 Discovery lifted off at 16:39 CEST en route for the International
Space Station. This 12-day mission is the first since the tragic loss of the
Space Shuttle Columbia crew on 1 February 2003.
NASA engineers have worked relentlessly through a troubleshooting plan to
address an issue with a liquid hydrogen low-level fuel sensor circuit. The
sensor circuit failed a routine pre-launch check during the countdown on 13
July, delaying Discovery's first launch attempt.
Jean-Jacques Dordain added: "The Shuttle will extend the research
capabilities of the International Space Station in the near future. We can
now discuss the continuation of its assembly and exploitation on solid
grounds. The next Shuttle flight to the ISS will have onboard ESA astronaut
Thomas Reiter on a long-duration mission, with Christer Fuglesang set to
follow in 2006 on an assembly mission".
On the STS-114 mission, the seven-person Shuttle crew will be delivering
several tonnes of supplies for use by the Expedition 11 crew currently
onboard the Space Station: Sergei Krikalev and John Phillips. The
pressurised cargo is being transported in Discovery's cargo bay by one of
the European-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules (Raffaello) developed for
NASA by the Italian Space Agency. On arrival, the MPLM will be attached to
the Space Station's Unity node, while the crew transfers the supplies
onboard. Raffaello will then be returned to ground in the Shuttle's cargo
bay.
Discovery is due to dock with the ISS on 28 July at 13:16 CEST, returning to
Earth on 7 August at 11:54.
For further information, please contact:
ESA Media Relations Division, Paris
Phone: + 33 1 5369 7155
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Paris, 27 July 2005
ESA Director General congratulates NASA Administrator on successful Shuttle
launch
Following today's successful launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery from the
Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain
said: "The Space Shuttle is again flying high. Congratulations to the NASA
Administrator and to all his staff and contractors who have contributed to
this success. The Shuttle is a fundamental tool for assembling and servicing
the International Space Station, in which Europe is a partner together with
the United States, Russia, Japan and Canada. Columbia was our tragedy, this
flight is our success."
STS-114 Discovery lifted off at 16:39 CEST en route for the International
Space Station. This 12-day mission is the first since the tragic loss of the
Space Shuttle Columbia crew on 1 February 2003.
NASA engineers have worked relentlessly through a troubleshooting plan to
address an issue with a liquid hydrogen low-level fuel sensor circuit. The
sensor circuit failed a routine pre-launch check during the countdown on 13
July, delaying Discovery's first launch attempt.
Jean-Jacques Dordain added: "The Shuttle will extend the research
capabilities of the International Space Station in the near future. We can
now discuss the continuation of its assembly and exploitation on solid
grounds. The next Shuttle flight to the ISS will have onboard ESA astronaut
Thomas Reiter on a long-duration mission, with Christer Fuglesang set to
follow in 2006 on an assembly mission".
On the STS-114 mission, the seven-person Shuttle crew will be delivering
several tonnes of supplies for use by the Expedition 11 crew currently
onboard the Space Station: Sergei Krikalev and John Phillips. The
pressurised cargo is being transported in Discovery's cargo bay by one of
the European-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules (Raffaello) developed for
NASA by the Italian Space Agency. On arrival, the MPLM will be attached to
the Space Station's Unity node, while the crew transfers the supplies
onboard. Raffaello will then be returned to ground in the Shuttle's cargo
bay.
Discovery is due to dock with the ISS on 28 July at 13:16 CEST, returning to
Earth on 7 August at 11:54.
For further information, please contact:
ESA Media Relations Division, Paris
Phone: + 33 1 5369 7155
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info