Internationale Raumstation ISS

[STS-Chris]

ISS


Next Events

September 17, Sunday
14:50 CEST (8:50 a.m. EDT)
Atlantis (STS-115) undocking (from PMA-2)

September 18, Monday
06:09 CEST (12:09 a.m. EDT)
Soyuz TMA-9 / Expedition 14 launch
[Tyurin, Lopez-Alegria, Ansari]

September 19, Tuesday
02:25 CEST (8:25 p.m. EDT, Mon.)
Progress M-56 undocking (from Zvezda)

September 20, Wednesday
07:28 CEST (1:28 a.m. EDT)
Soyuz TMA-9 / Expedition 14 docking (to Zvezda)
[Tyurin, Lopez-Alegria, Ansari]





Expedition 13
Image Gallery

September 4, 2006


ISS013-E-75799 (4 Sept. 2006)
Cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov, Expedition 13 commander representing
Russia's Federal Space Agency, adds the Expedition 13 patch to the
growing collection of insignias representing crews who have performed
spacewalks from the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station.



ISS013-E-75808 (4 Sept. 2006)
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13
flight engineer, signs the Expedition 13 and STS-121 patches, which were
added to the growing collection of insignias representing crews who have
performed spacewalks from the Quest Airlock of the International Space
Station.



ISS013-E-75809 (4 Sept. 2006)
Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science
officer and flight engineer, signs the Expedition 13 patch, which was added
to the growing collection of insignias representing crews who have
performed spacewalks from the Quest Airlock of the International Space
Station.



ISS013-E-75815 (4 Sept. 2006)
Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams (left), Expedition 13 NASA space station
science officer and flight engineer; European Space Agency (ESA)
astronaut Thomas Reiter, flight engineer; and cosmonaut Pavel V.
Vinogradov, commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency,
pose for a photo near the Unity node's growing collection of insignias
representing crews who have lived and worked on the International Space
Station.


September 9, 2006


ISS013-E-79157 (9 Sept. 2006)
Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams (left), Expedition 13 NASA space station
science officer and flight engineer; European Space Agency (ESA)
astronaut Thomas Reiter (foreground), flight engineer; and cosmonaut
Pavel V. Vinogradov, commander representing Russia's Federal Space
Agency, discuss preparations for the arrival of the STS-115 crew in the
Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.



ISS013-E-79160 (9 Sept. 2006)
Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams (left), Expedition 13 NASA space station
science officer and flight engineer; European Space Agency (ESA)
astronaut Thomas Reiter, flight engineer; and cosmonaut Pavel V.
Vinogradov, commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency,
pose for a crew photo in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space
Station.


Quelle: NASA.gov



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[STS-Chris]

ISS


Next Events

September 17, Sunday
14:50 CEST (8:50 a.m. EDT)
Atlantis (STS-115) undocking (from PMA-2)

September 18, Monday
06:09 CEST (12:09 a.m. EDT)
Soyuz TMA-9 (13S) / Expedition 14 launch
[Tyurin, Lopez-Alegria, Ansari]

September 19, Tuesday
02:28 CEST (8:28 p.m. EDT, Mon.)
Progress M-56 (ISS 21P) undocking
(from Zvezda)

September 20, Wednesday
07:24 CEST (1:24 a.m. EDT)
Soyuz TMA-9 (ISS 13S) /
Expedition 14 docking (to Zvezda)
[Tyurin, Lopez-Alegria, Ansari]





Video Gallery

September 16, Saturday

1. ISS Expedition 14/Ansari - Depart for Launch Site ... 13.1 MB

2. ISS Expedition 13 - Progress 21 Ready for Undocking ... 11.5 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV





ISS Expedition 13
Image Gallery

September 5, 2006


ISS013-E-77965 (5 Sept. 2006)
A setting sun and Earth's horizon are featured in this image photographed
by an Expedition 13 crewmember on the International Space Station.


September 7, 2006


ISS013-E-78724 (7 Sept. 2006)
A partial lunar eclipse is featured in this image photographed by an
Expedition 13 crewmember on the International Space Station as the
station flew over the southern Indian Ocean.


September 9, 2006


ISS013-E-78960 (9 Sept. 2006)
A rising sun and Earth's horizon are featured in this image photographed
by an Expedition 13 crewmember on the International Space Station.


September 10, 2006


ISS013-E-80066 (10 Sept. 2006)
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13
flight engineer, works with the surface, water and air biocharacterization
(SWAB) air sampling device (ASD) filter kit in the Destiny laboratory of
the International Space Station.



ISS013-E-80086 (10 Sept. 2006)
Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, performs in-flight
maintenance (IFM) on the lamp housing assembly (LHA) on LAB1P3 rack
in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.





ISS Expedition 14
Soyuz TMA-9 (ISS 13S)
Image Gallery

September 13, 2006


JSC2006-E-40122 (13 Sept. 2006)
Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (top right), Expedition 14 commander
and NASA space station science officer; spaceflight participant Anousheh
Ansari (left); and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, flight engineer and Soyuz
commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, pose for a photo
at the launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome during their final dress
rehearsal activity as they prepare for their launch Sept. 18 on a Soyuz
TMA-9 spacecraft to the International Space Station.
Photo credit: Victor Zelentsov/NASA



JSC2006-E-40124 (13 Sept. 2006)
Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (left), Expedition 14 commander and
NASA space station science officer; spaceflight participant Anousheh
Ansari; and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, flight engineer and Soyuz
commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, pose for a
portrait at the launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome during the crew's final
dress rehearsal training as they prepare for their launch Sept. 18 on a
Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft to the International Space Station.
Photo credit: Victor Zelentsov/NASA


September 16, 2006. Baikonur Cosmodrome.

At 5 hours 00 minutes Moscow Time space-rocket system Soyuz was
rolled out from the Integration and Checkout Facility to the launch pad.
Launch vehicle Soyuz-FG carrying Soyuz TMA-9 transportation spacecraft
is erected on the launch pad. The work under the program of the first
launch day has commenced.


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ISS


Next Events

September 18, Monday
06:09 CEST (12:09 a.m. EDT)
Soyuz TMA-9 (13S) / Expedition 14 launch
[Tyurin, Lopez-Alegria, Ansari]

September 19, Tuesday
02:28 CEST (8:28 p.m. EDT, Mon.)
Progress M-56 (ISS 21P) undocking
(from Zvezda)

September 20, Wednesday
07:24 CEST (1:24 a.m. EDT)
Soyuz TMA-9 (ISS 13S) /
Expedition 14 docking (to Zvezda)
[Tyurin, Lopez-Alegria, Ansari]





Video Gallery

September 16, Saturday

ISS Expedition 14/Ansari - Pre-Launch Activities and Soyuz TMA-9 Rollout ... 26.8 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV





ISS Expedition 14
Soyuz TMA-9 (ISS 13S)
Image Gallery

September 16, 2006


JSC2006-E-40415 (16 Sept. 2006)
Launch pad at dawn awaits Soyuz TMA-9 as preparations continue at the
Baikonur Cosmodrome.



JSC2006-E-40401 (16 Sept. 2006)
Preparations are underway at the Baikonur Cosmodrome for liftoff of the
TMA-9 spacecraft. A train with the launch vehicle travels through the
desert toward the launcher complex. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov



JSC2006-E-40402 (16 Sept. 2006)
Preparations are underway at the Baikonur Cosmodrome for liftoff of the
TMA-9 spacecraft. A train with the launch vehicle travels through the
desert toward the launcher complex. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov



JSC2006-E-40404 (16 Sept. 2006)
Preparations are underway at the Baikonur Cosmodrome for liftoff of the
TMA-9 spacecraft. A train with the launch vehicle arrives at the launcher
complex. Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov



JSC2006-E-40410 (16 Sept. 2006)
Preparations are underway at the Baikonur Cosmodrome for liftoff of the
TMA-9 spacecraft. This image shows Soyuz at the launch pad.



JSC2006-E-40405 (16 Sept. 2006)
Preparations are underway at the Baikonur Cosmodrome for liftoff of the
TMA-9 spacecraft. The transporter-emplacer rotates the Soyuz-FG launch
vehicle with the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft to the vertical position as a part
of its installation on the launch system.
Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov



JSC2006-E-40412 (16 Sept. 2006)
Preparations are underway at the Baikonur Cosmodrome for liftoff of the
TMA-9 spacecraft. In this scene, Soyuz stands ready for gantry closure.



JSC2006-E-40409 (16 Sept. 2006)
Preparations are underway at the Baikonur Cosmodrome for liftoff of the
TMA-9 spacecraft. The Soyuz-FG launch vehicle is pictured with the TMA-9
spacecraft on the pad, installation complete.
Photo Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov


Quelle: NASA.gov



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ISS


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Next Events

September 18, Monday
8:28 p.m. EDT (02:28 CEST, Tuesday)
Progress M-56 (ISS 21P) undocking (from Zvezda)

September 20, Wednesday
1:24 a.m. EDT (07:24 CEST)
Soyuz TMA-9 (ISS 13S) / Expedition 14 docking (to Zvezda)
Crew: Lopez-Alegria, Tyurin, Ansari


Quelle: NASA TV SCHEDULE (REV O)





Video Gallery

September 17, Sunday

1. ISS Expedition 14/Ansari - Final Pre-Launch News Conference ... 42.4 MB


September 18, Monday

1. ISS Expedition 14/Ansari - Pre-Launch Activities ... 69.7 MB

2. ISS Expedition 14/Ansari - Launch ... 23.1 MB (49.6 MB Hi-Res)

3. ISS Expedition 14/Ansari - Post-Launch Interviews ... 9.8 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV





ISS Expedition 14
Soyuz TMA-9 (ISS 13S)
Image Gallery

September 17, 2006


JSC2006-E-40639 (17 Sept. 2006)
Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (right), Expedition 14 commander and
NASA space station science officer; cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, flight
engineer and Soyuz commander representing Russia's Federal Space
Agency; and spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari sit behind protective
glass while they speak with members of the media at the Cosmonaut
Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan prior to their launch on a Soyuz TMA-9
spacecraft to the International Space Station scheduled for Sept. 18.
Photo credit: Victor Zelentsov/NASA


September 18, 2006. Baikonur Cosmodrome.

At 08:08:42 Moscow Daylight Saving Time a launch vehicle Soyuz-FG
with Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur launch site
to the International Space Station.

The Increment 14 (ISS-14) crew and visiting crew 11 (VC-11) are on
board the Russian transport manned vehicle.

The crew of Soyuz TMA-9 consists of a Russian pilot-cosmonaut, test
cosmonaut of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia Mikhail Vladislavovich Turin, NASA
astronaut Michael Eladio Lopez-Alegria; a space flight participant Ansari
Anousheh. The objective of the launch is the scheduled replacement of the
crew of Expedition Thirteen (ISS-13) and of the Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft
that has been serving within the space station as its crew rescue vehicle
since April 1, 2006.


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09-18-06 (18 Sept. 2006)


09-18-08 (18 Sept. 2006)


09-18-09 (18 Sept. 2006)


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RAUCH-ALARM
ISS-Besatzung legt Schutzanzüge an

18. September 2006

Schrecksekunden für die drei Astronauten an Bord der Internationalen
Raumstation: Thomas Reiter und seine Kollegen mussten ihre
Schutzbekleidung anlegen, nachdem Sensoren Rauchalarm ausgelöst
hatten. Es handle sich nicht um einen Brand, teilte die Nasa mit.


Die Internationale Raumstation ISS (Bild: NASA TV)

Eine vermeintliche Rauchentwicklung in der Internationalen Raumstation ISS hat sich nach Angaben der US-Weltraumbehörde Nasa als Dampf herausgestellt. Die drei Astronauten an Bord, darunter der Deutsche Thomas Reiter, legten vorsichtshalber Schutzbrillen und Handschuhe an. Die Lage beruhige sich bereits wieder, erklärte Nasa-Sprecher Kelly Humphries am heutigen Montag in Houston.

Die Sensoren in der ISS hatten heute eine Rauchentwicklung gemeldet. Wenig später teilte ein Sprecher im Nasa-Kontrollzentrum aber mit, es handle sich nicht um ein Feuer, sondern um Dunstschwaden einer Chemikalie.

Die Astronauten hätten auch einen ungewöhnlich schlechten Geruch bemerkt. Die Crew habe gerade an einem russischen Gerät zur Sauerstofferzeugung gearbeitet, als der Alarm ausgelöst worden sei.

Der Geruch sei von Kaliumhydroxid ausgegangen, sagte Nasa-Manager Mike Suffredini. Es handle sich dabei nicht um eine lebensgefährliche Chemikalie. Das Kaliumhydroxid sei offenbar aus einer Sauerstoffleitung ausgetreten. Die Crew habe richtig reagiert und Schutzbekleidung angelegt. Gas- oder Sauerstoffmasken seien nicht erforderlich gewesen.

Kaliumhydroxid wird unter anderem in Batterien eingesetzt. Elektron - das russische Gerät zur Sauerstofferzeugung, macht den Astronauten schon seit längerem Probleme. Es musste mehrfach abgestellt werden, bevor es ganz ausfiel. Im Juni versuchte die Besatzung, es zu reaktivieren - allerdings mit nur mäßigem Erfolg.

Neuer Besuch kommt zur ISS

Am Sonntag hatte die US-Raumfähre "Atlantis" von der ISS abgekoppelt und sich auf den Rückweg zur Erde begeben. Der Space Shuttle hatte mehr als 17 Tonnen Fracht zur ISS gebracht - der seit Jahren niederliegenden Ausbau der Station wurde somit endlich fortgesetzt.

Die Besatzung der Raumstation erwartet jedoch schon am Mittwoch neuen Besuch: Ein russischer Kosmonaut, ein amerikanischer Astronaut und die erste Weltraumtouristin der Welt, Anousheh Ansari, werden am Mittwoch mit ihrem Sojus- Raumschiff anlegen.

Die Astronauten der Raumfähre "Atlantis" haben heute mit den abschließenden Inspektionen für ihre Rückkehr zur Erde begonnen und dabei vor allem das Hitzeschild überprüft. Das Hitzeschild bewahrt die Raumfähre vor den immensen Temperaturen, die beim Eintritt in die Erdatmosphäre entstehen.

"Atlantis"-Crew bereitet sich auf Landung vor

Mehrere Stunden lang wandert ein Roboterarm langsam über die Außenseite der Raumfähre und untersucht die Oberfläche auf Beschädigungen, die kleine Geröllpartikel oder Micro-Meteoriten beim Flug verursacht haben könnten. Die Daten werten Nasa-Experten auf der Erde aus.

Seit dem Unglück der Raumfähre "Columbia" 2003 investierte die Nasa mehr als eine Milliarde Dollar in verbesserte Sicherheitsmethoden wie die Überprüfung des Hitzeschilds. Die "Columbia" war bei ihrer Rückkehr wegen eines beschädigten Hitzeschutzes auseinander gebrochen. Alle sieben Astronauten starben.

Die Sensoren in der ISS hatten heute eine Rauchentwicklung gemeldet. Wenig später teilte ein Sprecher im Nasa-Kontrollzentrum aber mit, es handle sich nicht um ein Feuer, sondern anscheinend um Dunstschwaden von einer möglicherweise verschütteten Chemikalie.

Die Astronauten hätten auch einen ungewöhnlich schlechten Geruch bemerkt. Die Crew habe gerade an einem russischen Gerät zur Sauerstofferzeugung gearbeitet, als der Alarm ausgelöst worden sei.

hda/AP/dpa


Quelle: spiegel.de



Die ISS-Besatzung "Expedition 13":
ESA-Astronaut Thomas Reiter, Pawel Winogradow und Jeff Williams
(Bild: NASA)

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ISS


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Next Events

September 28, Thursday
Soyuz TMA-8 (ISS 12S) / Expedition 13 undocking (from Zarya)
Crew: Vinogradov, Williams, Ansari





Video Gallery

September 18, Monday

4. ISS Expedition 14/Ansari - Post-Launch News Conference ... 34.2 MB


September 20, Wednesday

1. ISS Expedition 14/Ansari - Docking to ISS ... 23.0 MB

2. ISS Expedition 14/Ansari - Hatch Opening and Welcoming Ceremony ... 19.6 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV





ISS-TOURISTIN
Panoramablick für 20 Millionen Dollar

Sojus hat angedockt, die erste Weltraumtouristin schwebt durch die
ISS. Für den Ausblick von der Raumstation musste Anosheh Ansari tief in
die Tasche greifen. Von der ISS selbst gibt es ein neues Panoramavideo,
das die teuerste Baustelle der Welt vor atemberaubenden Hintergrund zeigt.


Auf dem Bildschirm im russischen Raumfahrt-Kontrollzentrum:
Weltraumtouristin Anousheh Ansari (Bild: AFP)

Der erste Flug durchs All - da kann einem schon mal schlecht werden. Anousheh Ansari litt laut CNN während des zwei Tage langen Flugs vom russischen Kosmodrom Baikanur bis zur Internationalen Raumstation (ISS) an der Raumkrankheit - aber nur leicht. Heute morgen, pünktlich um 7.24 Uhr mittelreuropäischer Zeit dockte die Sojus-Kapsel an die ISS an. Mittlerweile sind Ansari und ihre zwei Begleiter Michael Lopez-Alegria (USA) und Michail Tjurin (Russland) an Bord der Station geschwebt. Dort haben sie mehr Bewegungsfreiheit.

Die Neuankömmlinge umarmten die derzeitigen Mitglieder der ISS-Besatzung, darunter den Deutschen Thomas Reiter. An Ansaris Familie gerichtet, versprach ihr Mitreisender Tjurin: "Wir werden auf sie aufpassen." Die aus Iran stammende US-Geschäftsfrau kann nun einen einzigartigen Panoramablick genießen - mitwerkeln am Ausbau der ISS wird sie jedoch nicht.

Vergangene Woche hatte die Crew des "Atlantis"-Shuttles bei insgesamt drei Außenbordeinsätzen neue Sonnensegel an die ISS montiert. Die riesigen Segel sollen die Raumstation mit mehr Energie versorgen, damit zukünftig sechs statt bislang drei Astronauten dauerhaft auf der Internationalen Raumstation leben und arbeiten können.

Wie die Großbaustelle ISS mit ihren neuen Sonnensegeln nun von allen Seiten aussieht, hat die "Atlantis" nach dem Abdocken gefilmt. Das dabei entstandene Video zeigt die ISS in neuen, nie zuvor gesehenen Form und zugleich darunter die blaue Erde in atemberaubender Schönheit.

Experimente in der Aussichtsstation

Weltraumtouristin Ansari, die einen iranischen und einen amerikanischen Pass hat, erfüllte sich mit der Reise zur ISS einen Kindheitstraum. Sie ist die erste Frau, die für den riskanten Ausflug ins All Geld bezahlt: Etwa 20 Millionen US-Dollar (rund 15,8 Millionen Euro) hat sie sich den spektakulären Urlaub kosten lassen. Vor ihr hatten lediglich drei Männer für einen Privatausflug ins All bezahlt.

Bevor Ansari wieder festen Erdboden unter die Füße bekommt, wird die Multimillionärin zusammen mit den fünf Männern an Bord der ISS forschen. Zu ihrem Programm gehören unter anderem medizinische und biologische Experimente. Am 29. September wird die Weltraumtouristin zurückkehren - zusammen mit den Astronauten Pawel Winogradow und Geoffrey Williams, die von Ansaris Hinreise-Begleitern abgelöst werden.

akh/ddp/dpa/AP


Quelle: spiegel.de



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ISS


NASA TV (update every 60 seconds)


Next Events

September 28, Thursday
Soyuz TMA-8 (ISS Soyuz 12) / Expedition 13 undocking (from Zarya)
Crew: Vinogradov, J. Williams, Ansari

October 10, Tuesday (TBD)
Soyuz TMA-9 (ISS Soyuz 13) relocation (from Zvezda to Zarya)





Video Gallery

September 22, Friday

1. Expedition 13/14/Ansari - NEEMO Underwater Astronauts Call ISS Crews ... 11.7 MB
Astronauts living undersea for the eleventh NASA Extreme Environment
Mission Operations (NEEMO) program contacted crews aboard the
International Space Station during an extremely long distance phone call
Sept. 21. The NEEMO astronaut crew, led by veteran space flyer Sandy
Magnus, includes Tim Kopra, T.J. Creamer and Bob Behnken. The NEEMO
crew called the space station at approximately 2 p.m. EDT to share
experiences with the six space flyers at the station. The Expedition 13
and 14 station crews include Expedition 14 Commander Michael
Lopez-Alegria, Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and Flight Engineer Thomas
Reiter and Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov, Flight Engineer
Jeff Williams and spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari.

2. Expedition 13/14 - In-Flight Interviews ... 18.9 MB

3. Expedition 13/14/Ansari - Crew News Conference ... 12.9 MB


September 25, Monday

1. Expedition 13/14/Ansari - In-Flight Interviews with Russian Media ... 26.7 MB

2. Expedition 13/14 - In-Flight Interviews ... 14.2 MB

3. Expedition 13/14 - Elektron oxygen generation system repairs ... 6.7 MB

4. Expedition 13/14 - Update September 25 ... 3.8 MB


September 26, Tuesday

1. Expedition 13/14 - In-Flight Interviews ... 15.6 MB

2. Expedition 13/14 - Update September 26 ... 3.0 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV





ISS Expedition 13/14
Image Gallery

September 20, Wednesday


ISS013-E-82936 (20 Sept. 2006)
Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, the Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft
approaches the International Space Station. Onboard the spacecraft are
astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA
space station science officer; cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Soyuz
commander and flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space
Agency; and spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari. With Tyurin at the
controls, the Soyuz linked up to the Zvezda Service Module aft port at
12:21 a.m. (CDT) on Sept. 20, 2006. The docking followed Monday's
launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.



JSC2006-E-40784 (20 Sept. 2006)
Computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station
following scheduled activities of Sept. 20, 2006. This angle shows the
port side view of the orbiting complex. Soyuz 13 (TMA-9) spacecraft,
transporting the Expedition 14 crew, docks to the Zvezda Service Module
aft port. Progress 22 resupply vehicle remains docked to the Pirs Docking
Compartment and Soyuz 12 (TMA-8) is docked to the Zarya Module nadir
port.



JSC2006-E-40785 (20 Sept. 2006)
Computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station
following scheduled activities of Sept. 20, 2006. This angle shows the
starboard side view of the orbiting complex. Soyuz 13 (TMA-9) spacecraft,
transporting the Expedition 14 crew, docks to the Zvezda Service Module
aft port. Progress 22 resupply vehicle remains docked to the Pirs Docking
Compartment and Soyuz 12 (TMA-8) is docked to the Zarya Module nadir
port.



JSC2006-E-40786 (20 Sept. 2006)
At the Russian Mission Control Center outside Moscow, Hamid Ansari (left)
talks on the phone with his wife, Anousheh Ansari, during her first
moments onboard the International Space Station. Ansari and the
Expedition 14 crew docked to the International Space Station Wednesday,
September 20, 2006. A Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft lifted off from the
Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Sept. 18, 2006 with astronaut
Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA ISS
science officer; cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Soyuz commander and
Expedition 14 flight engineer; along with American businesswoman Ansari,
who will spend nine days on the station under a commercial agreement
with the Russian Federal Space Agency. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls



ISS013-E-82899 (20 Sept. 2006)
Spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari (left), cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin,
Expedition 14 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency;
and cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov, Expedition 13 commander
representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, prepare to eat a meal at the
galley in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.



ISS013-E-82952 (20 Sept. 2006)
Spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari (left); cosmonaut Pavel V.
Vinogradov, Expedition 13 commander representing Russia's Federal
Space Agency; and astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, NASA space station
science officer and flight engineer, photographed in the Zvezda Service
Module of the International Space Station.


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[STS-Chris]

ISS


NASA TV (update every 60 seconds)


Next Events

September 28, Today
2:35 p.m. EDT (20:35 CEST)
NASA TV coverage of a farewell ceremony
and closing of the hatches begins

Soyuz TMA-8 (ISS Soyuz 12) / Expedition 13 undocking (from Zarya)
Crew: Vinogradov, J. Williams, Ansari

9:14 p.m. EDT (03:14 CEST, Friday)
Scheduled landing of Soyuz TMA-8 with Expedition 13 crew
and Anousheh Ansari in Kazakhstan

October 10, Tuesday (TBD)
Soyuz TMA-9 (ISS Soyuz 13) relocation (from Zvezda to Zarya)





ISS Expedition 13/14
Video Gallery

September 27, Wednesday

1. Expedition 13/14 - Change of Command Ceremony ... 12.3 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV





ISS Expedition 13/14
Image Gallery

September 23, Saturday


ISS013-E-84251 (23 Sept. 2006)
Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (foreground), Expedition 14
commander and NASA space station science officer, participates in a
familiarization session with the Mobile Service System (MSS) and
hands-on experience with the Canadarm2, or Space Station Remote
Manipulator System (SSRMS) in the Destiny laboratory of the
International Space Station. Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13
NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, assisted
Lopez-Alegria.



ISS013-E-84259 (23 Sept. 2006)
Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science
officer and flight engineer, exercises on the Cycle Ergometer with
Vibration Isolation System (CEVIS) in the Destiny laboratory of the
International Space Station.


Quelle: NASA.gov



Anousheh's photos - September 25, Monday


Apple does not fall
Taken on September 25, 2006


My bedroom view
Taken on September 25, 2006


New array by Atlantis
Taken on September 25, 2006


Quelle: spaceblog.xprize.org



NASA TV
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Wikipedia: ISS Expedition 13
Wikipedia: ISS Expedition 14
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Current ISS Crew

Expedition 14

* Michael Lopez-Alegria (4) ISS Commander - U.S.A
* Mikhail Tyurin (2) ISS Flight Engineer - Russia
* Thomas Reiter (2) ISS Flight Engineer - ESA Germany

[Crew Portrait]

(#) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission.



Next Events

October 10, Tuesday (TBD)
Soyuz TMA-9 (ISS Soyuz 13) relocation (from Zvezda to Zarya)

October 23, Monday
Progress M-58 (ISS Progress 23) launch

October 26, Thursday
Progress M-58 (ISS Progress 23) docking (to Zvezda)

All times could change at short notice.
Changes are indicated in red.





ISS Expedition 13/14
Video Gallery

September 28, Thursday

1. Expedition 13/14/Ansari - Update September 28 ... 3.6 MB

2. Expedition 13/14/Ansari - Farewells and Hatch Closure ... 16.8 MB

3. Expedition 13/Ansari - Undocking from ISS ... 9.9 MB


September 29, Friday

1. Expedition 13/Ansari - Landing ... 7.8 MB

2. Expedition 13/Ansari - Landing Site Activities and Welcoming Ceremony ... 18.6 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV





WELTRAUMTOURISTIN ANSARI
"Miss Universum" wieder auf der Erde

Zehn Tage lang war sie den Sternen näher als je zuvor - seit ihrer
Jugend hatte sie sich das gewünscht. Jetzt ist Anousheh Ansari, die erste
Weltraumtouristin, wieder auf der Erde: Am Morgen landete sie in
Kasachstans Wüste und sah ziemlich geschafft aus.


A Soyuz spacecraft is photographed moments after undocking from
the International Space Station on April 8, 2006. Inside were the
Expedition 12 crew members and a Brazilian Space Agency astronaut.
Credit: NASA

Es war ein Traum, der wahr geworden ist. Anousheh Ansari wollte schon immer den Sternen näher kommen. Nach zehn Tagen im All ist sie an diesem Freitagmorgen wieder sicher auf die Erde zurückgekehrt. Die Sojus-Kapsel mit Ansari als erster Weltraumtouristin und zwei professionellen Astronauten ist um 3.13 Uhr MESZ gelandet, rund 80 Kilometer nordöstlich der Kleinstadt Arkalyk in der Steppe Kasachstans. Das sei innerhalb des Zielgebietes gewesen, teilte das russische Kontrollzentrum mit. Drei Stunden zuvor habe die Kapsel von der Internationalen Raumstation ISS abgedockt; die Rückreise zur Erde sei problemlos verlaufen.

Nach der Landung wurde zunächst Kommandant Pawel Winogradow aus der engen Öffnung der Kapsel gezogen, danach Ansari und schließlich der US-Astronaut Jeff Williams. Wegen der Kälte an dem klaren Morgen bekam Ansari sofort einen wärmenden Schlafsack. Außerdem bekam sie einen riesigen Strauß roter Rosen, einen gelben Apfel und ein Küsschen von Ehemann Hamid. Auch lobende Worte gab es - vom Kommandenten selbst: "Sie hat es wirklich gut gemacht", sagte Winogradow.

Ansari sah erschöpft aus, aber sie lächelte glücklich und winkte in die Kameras. Noch eine Weile saßen die Weltraumtouristin und die Berufs-Astronauten auf Stühlen. Während Ansari in ihren Apfel biss, fühlten Ärzte ihren Puls und wischten ihr Schweiß von der Stirn. Wie es um die Gesundheit der 40-Jährigen steht, wurde nicht berichtet, nur soviel: Die Besatzung sei wohlauf.

Ansari stammt aus Iran, wanderte als junge Frau aber in die USA aus, um Informatik zu studieren. Schließlich wurde sie US-Bürgerin und mit einer Telekommunikationsfirma zur Multimillionärin. Für ihren Ausflug ins All soll sie etwa 20 Millionen US-Dollar gezahlt haben. Damit ist sie die erste Frau, die jemals kommerziell ins All reiste; vor ihr haben das nur drei Männer getan. Für den hohen Preis konnte Ansari die Erde mehrfach umrunden und einen außergewöhnlichen Panoramablick genießen. Ansari führte auf eigenen Wunsch auch mehrere medizinische Experimente für die Europäische Weltraumagentur Esa durch.

Die beiden ebenfalls zurückgekehrten Astronauten Winogradow und Williams gehörten ein halbes Jahr zur Langzeitbesatzung auf der Internationalen Raumstation ISS. Bei ihren Arbeiten wurden sie ab Juli vom deutschen Astronauten Thomas Reiter unterstützt. Reiter ist noch immer auf der ISS - zusammen mit dem Russen Michail Tjurin und dem Amerikaner Michael Lopez-Alegria. Die beiden waren zusammen mit Ansari am Mittwoch vor einer Woche in einer Sojus-Kapsel vom Weltraumbahnhof Baikonur aus zur ISS gestartet.

fba/AP/dpa


Quelle: spiegel.de



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* Michael Lopez-Alegria (4) ISS Commander - USA
* Mikhail Tyurin (2) ISS Flight Engineer - Russia
* Thomas Reiter (2) ISS Flight Engineer - ESA Germany

[Crew Portrait]

(#) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission.



Next Events

October 10, Tuesday
Soyuz TMA-9 (ISS Soyuz 13) relocation (from Zvezda to Zarya)
Undocking from Zvezda: 21:11 CEST (3:11 p.m. EDT)
Docking to Zarya: 21:39 CEST (3:39 p.m. EDT)

October 23, Monday
Progress M-58 (ISS Progress 23) launch

October 26, Thursday
Progress M-58 (ISS Progress 23) docking (to Zvezda)

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Changes are indicated in red.





Expedition 13/14
Video Gallery

October 2, Monday

Expedition 13 Overview ... 5.7 MB

Expedition 14 Overview ... 7.8 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV





Expedition 13/14
Image Gallery

September 28, Thursday


ISS013-E-84684 (28 Sept. 2006) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronauts Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (left), Expedition 14 commander and
NASA space station science officer; Thomas Reiter (top), flight engineer
representing the European Space Agency (ESA); and cosmonaut Mikhail
Tyurin, flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, wave
to the camera as the Expedition 13 crewmembers (out of frame) and
spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari (out of frame) prepare to depart
from the International Space Station to return to Earth. The hatches
between the station and the departing Soyuz TMA-8 were closed at
1:45 p.m. (CDT) and undocking occurred at 4:53 p.m. (CDT).


September 29, Friday


JSC2006-E-42992 (29 Sept. 2006) [Low Res | High Res]
Computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station
following scheduled activities of Sept. 29, 2006. This angle shows the port
side view of the orbiting complex. Soyuz 12 (TMA-8) spacecraft undocks
from the Zarya Module nadir port--returning the Expedition 13 crew and
spaceflight participant to Earth. Soyuz 13 (TMA-9) is connected to the
Zvezda Service Module aft port and Progress 22 resupply vehicle remains
linked to the Pirs Docking Compartment.



JSC2006-E-42993 (29 Sept. 2006) [Low Res | High Res]
Computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station
following scheduled activities of Sept. 29, 2006. This angle shows the
starboard side view of the orbiting complex. Soyuz 12 (TMA-8) spacecraft
undocks from the Zarya Module nadir port--returning the Expedition 13
crew and spaceflight participant to Earth. Soyuz 13 (TMA-9) is connected
to the Zvezda Service Module aft port and Progress 22 resupply vehicle
remains linked to the Pirs Docking Compartment.


Quelle: NASA.gov



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* Mikhail Tyurin (2) ISS Flight Engineer - Russia
* Thomas Reiter (2) ISS Flight Engineer - ESA Germany

[Crew Portrait]

(#) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission.



Next Events

October 10, Today
Soyuz TMA-9 (ISS Soyuz 13) relocation (from Zvezda to Zarya)
Undocking from Zvezda: 21:14 CEST (3:14 p.m. EDT)
Docking to Zarya: 21:39 CEST (3:39 p.m. EDT)

October 23, Monday
Progress M-58 (ISS Progress 23) launch

October 26, Thursday
Progress M-58 (ISS Progress 23) docking (to Zvezda)

All times could change at short notice.
Changes are indicated in red.




ISS Status Report: SS06-043

October 6, Friday

Expedition 14 completed its first full week solo on the International Space Station performing standard early mission checks, drills and some equipment troubleshooting.

Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin have been aboard the station for 19 days, while Flight Engineer Thomas Reiter of the European Space Agency is in his third month in orbit. Along with other work, the crew members prepared for a short trip away from the station next week, when they will fly the Soyuz spacecraft from one docking port to another.

Early in the week, the crew conducted a check of procedures required to exit the station in an emergency, ensuring all necessary equipment is in place. Throughout the week, time was set aside for Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin to familiarize themselves with the station and operations. They started several new scientific activities and medical checks.

Lopez-Alegria began his first session with the nutrition experiment. He collected blood and urine samples and began logging all of his consumed food and drink. The experiment, which tracks many vitamins and minerals essential for good health, is the most comprehensive in-flight study to date of human physiological changes during long-duration spaceflight. The information will help define nutritional requirements and food systems for future missions to the moon and Mars.

Lopez-Alegria also supported the Passive Observatories for Experimental Microbial Systems in Micro-G (POEMS) experiment, by storing the next set of samples into the Minus-Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI). MELFI is a cold storage unit that maintains experiment samples at temperatures of minus 80 degrees Celsius, minus 26 degrees Celsius or 4 degrees Celsius throughout a mission. POEMS will evaluate the effect of stress in the space environment on the generation of genetic variation in model microbial cells.

On Friday, all crew members performed a normal periodic fitness evaluation, exercising on a stationary bicycle, measuring heart rates and blood pressure. One new scientific investigation began with Reiter as part of his evaluation. An oxygen uptake monitor provided by the European Space Agency was used to measure Reiter's oxygen consumption, a key parameter that can be used to measure fitness. The fitness evaluations are performed monthly. Lopez-Alegria and Tyurin also checked emergency medical equipment and supplies, a check done early in each crew's flight.

Tyurin spent time mid-week continuing to troubleshoot the Russian Elektron oxygen-generation system. The system converts water into oxygen to replenish cabin air. It has not been functional since it overheated just before Expedition 14 arrived. The crew replaced components in an Elektron control panel this week, but problems persisted.

Russian engineers are evaluating the system and further repairs may wait until the next supply ship arrives with additional parts. The next Progress cargo craft launches later this month. Plentiful oxygen supplies are available on the station. Oxygen is being replenished from tanks located on the Quest airlock.

U.S. flight controllers are evaluating a vibration seen in one of the station's Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMGs) this week. The electrically powered CMGs maintain the station's orientation so thrusters and limited fuel are not used for that purpose. The vibrations were first observed Sept. 28 as a station maneuver was performed using thrusters. The gyroscope, CMG-3, was taken off line to allow additional testing. Since then, controllers have run various tests with CMG-3 to better characterize the intermittent vibrations. Engineers have determined it could be put back on line and into normal operation, if needed. Only three CMGs are necessary to properly maintain the station's orientation.

The station crew members will board the Soyuz spacecraft docked at the rear of the Zvezda living quarters module on Tuesday to prepare for the short move. NASA TV will cover the activity live beginning at 2:45 p.m. EDT. With Soyuz Commander Tyurin at the controls, they will undock from the Zvezda port at 3:14 p.m. and re-dock to the Earth-facing Zarya module port at 3:39 p.m. EDT.


Quelle: NASA.gov





Image Gallery

October 10, Tuesday


JSC2006-E-43224 (10 Oct. 2006) [Low Res | High Res]
Computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station
following scheduled activities of Oct. 10, 2006. This angle shows the port
side view of the orbiting complex. Soyuz 13 (TMA-9) relocates from the
Zvezda Service Module aft port to the Zarya Module nadir port. Progress
22 resupply vehicle remains docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment.



JSC2006-E-43225 (10 Oct. 2006) [Low Res | High Res]
Computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station
following scheduled activities of Oct. 10, 2006. This angle shows the
starboard side view of the orbiting complex. Soyuz 13 (TMA-9) relocates
from the Zvezda Service Module aft port to the Zarya Module nadir port.
Progress 22 resupply vehicle remains docked to the Pirs Docking
Compartment.


Quelle: NASA.gov



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Current ISS Crew

Expedition 14

* Michael Lopez-Alegria (4) ISS Commander - USA
* Mikhail Tyurin (2) ISS Flight Engineer - Russia
* Thomas Reiter (2) ISS Flight Engineer - ESA Germany

[Crew Portrait]

(#) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission.



Next Events

October 23, Monday
Progress M-58 (ISS Progress 23) launch

October 26, Thursday
Progress M-58 (ISS Progress 23) docking (to Zvezda)

All times could change at short notice.
Changes are indicated in red.



Crew Relocates Soyuz Spacecraft

October 10, Tuesday

The Expedition 14 crew members boarded their Soyuz spacecraft Tuesday
for a short move. With Soyuz Commander Tyurin at the controls, they
undocked from the Zvezda port at 3:14 p.m. EDT and redocked to the
Earth-facing Zarya module port at 3:34 p.m. This relocation frees the
Zvezda's docking port for the arrival of a new Russian Progress cargo
spacecraft later this month.


The Soyuz spacecraft, piloted by Mikhail Tyurin, appears behind
one of the space station's solar arrays. Photo credit: NASA TV

One of the station's four Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMGs) used to
maintain the station’s orientation in space was shut down early Tuesday
after exceeding the allowed vibration limit. Only three CMGs are needed
to properly maintain the station's orientation. Ground controllers will
monitor the CMG and perform additional diagnostic testing.


Quelle: NASA.gov



Video Gallery

October 10, Tuesday

Expedition 14 - Soyuz Relocation ... 36.6 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV



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Current ISS Crew

Expedition 14

* Michael Lopez-Alegria (4) ISS Commander - USA
* Mikhail Tyurin (2) ISS Flight Engineer - Russia
* Thomas Reiter (2) ISS Flight Engineer - ESA Germany

[Crew Portrait]

(#) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission.



Next Events

October 26, Thursday
Progress M-58 (ISS Progress 23) docking (to Zvezda)
16:28 CEST (10:28 a.m. EDT)

November 3, Friday
ISS orbit's raising by Progress M-58 engines

All times could change at short notice.
Changes are indicated in red.



Russian Progress on his way to ISS

October 23, Monday

A Russian re-supply ship, M-58, has successfully launched from the
Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, the 23rd launch of the
Progress to the International Space Station (ISS).

The spacecraft - launched on top of a Soyuz-U - is carrying around 2.5
tons of consumables and equipment to the station, including vital spare
parts for the faulty Elektron oxygen generator.


Photo credit: RSC Energia

Russian sources note that Progress is now safely in orbit, where he will
remain for three days, before catching up with the ISS for a docking on
October 26 at 10:28 am (EDT) on aft port of the Zvezda service module.

The spare parts for the Elektron will be installed under the guidance of
RSC Energia in Russia. A successful installation and re-start of the
machine would ease the pressure on the CSCS (Crew Shuttle
Contingency Support) timeline - which is being constantly re-evaluated by
NASA managers.

The CSCS needs to stay above the 60 days - or so - mark, so as to allow
Shuttle Discovery launch on a NET (No Earlier Than) December 7 target,
giving enough time for sister ship Atlantis to be launched on LON (Launch
On Need) rescue mission, in the highly unlikely event that would be
required.

The other Elektron on board the ISS - also broken - will be brought back
down to Earth on board Discovery in December, NASA memos claim. That
machine will they undergo refurbishment in Russia, to be returned to the
ISS on a future mission.

Also on board the Progress will be food, water and fuel - as well as
personal ites and clothing for Expedition 14 crew members, Commander
Mike Lopez-Alegria, Tyurin and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas
Reiter of Germany.

The next Progress launch will also play a part in aiding the oxygen
situation, carrying a new Elektron BZh Liquid Unit. Progress M-59 will also
carry 350 new SFOG cartridges, using NaClO4 (Sodium Perchlorate)
instead of LiClO4 (Lithium Perchlorate) and thermal ignition, for 262
man-days.

January 18 is the current target for the launch of Progress M-59/24P.


Quelle: NASAspaceflight.com



Video Gallery

October 17, Tuesday

1. Expedition 14 - In-Flight Media Interviews ... 17.4 MB

2. Expedition 14 - Replaced equipment in the Carbon Dioxide Removal System ... 9.2 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV



Current plan of launches to ISS

2006
October 23 - Progress M-58 launch
October 26 - Progress M-58 docking (to Zvezda)
November 3 - ISS orbit's raising by Progress M-58 engines
November 20 - spacewalk (ISS Russian EVA-17) from Pirs airlock [Tyurin, Lopez-Alegria]
December 1 - ISS orbit's raising by Progress M-58 engines
December 8 - Discovery (STS-116) launch [Polansky, Oefelein, Patrick, Curbeam, Fuglesang, Higginbotham, S.Williams]
December 9 - Discovery (STS-116) docking (to PMA-2)
December 10/11 - the first STS-116 spacewalk from Quest airlock [Curbeam, Fuglesang]
December 12/13 - the second STS-116 spacewalk from Quest airlock [Curbeam, Fuglesang]
December 14/15 - the third STS-116 spacewalk from Quest airlock [Curbeam, S.Williams]
December 16 - Discovery (STS-116) undocking (from PMA-2)
December 18 - Discovery (STS-116) landing [Polansky, Oefelein, Patrick, Curbeam, Fuglesang, Higginbotham, Reiter]

2007
January 10 (TBD) - Progress M-57 undocking (from Pirs)
January 18 (TBD) - Progress M-59 launch
January 20 (TBD) - Progress M-59 docking (to Pirs)
February 2 - spacewalk (ISS U.S. EVA-6) from Quest airlock [Lopez-Alegria, S.Williams]
February 6 - spacewalk (ISS U.S. EVA-7) from Quest airlock [Lopez-Alegria, S.Williams]
February 10 - spacewalk (ISS U.S. EVA-8) from Quest airlock [Lopez-Alegria, S.Williams]
[February 21 - STS-317 (LON for STS-116) - Atlantis]
March 16 - Atlantis (STS-117) launch [Sturckow, Archambault, Forrester, Swanson, Olivas, Reilly]
March 18 - Atlantis (STS-117) docking (to PMA-2)
March 19 - the first STS-117 spacewalk from Quest airlock [Reilly, Olivas]
March 20 - the second STS-117 spacewalk from Quest airlock [Forrester, Swanson]
March 22 - the third STS-117 spacewalk from Quest airlock [Reilly, Olivas]
March 25 - Atlantis (STS-117) undocking (from PMA-2)
March 27 - Atlantis (STS-117) landing [Sturckow, Archambault, Forrester, Swanson, Olivas, Reilly]
April 8 - Progress M-58 undocking (from Zvezda)
April 9 - Soyuz TMA-10 launch [Kotov, Yurchikhin, Simonyi]
April 11 - Soyuz TMA-10 docking (to Zvezda)
April 20 - Soyuz TMA-9 undocking (from Zarya) and landing [Tyurin, Lopez-Alegria, Simonyi]
April - Soyuz TMA-10 relocation (from Zvezda to Zarya)
May 11 - Progress M-59 undocking (from Pirs)
May 12 - Progress M-60 launch
May 14 - Progress M-60 docking (to Pirs)
May - two spacewalks (ISS Russian EVA-18, -19) from Pirs airlock (Kotov, Yurchikhin)
[June 9 - STS-318 (LON for STS-117) - Endeavour]
June 18 (TBD) - ATV-1 "Jules Verne" launch
June/July (TBD) - ATV-1 "Jules Verne" docking (to Zvezda)
June 28 - Endeavour (STS-118) launch [S.Kelly, Hobaugh, Caldwell, Mastracchio, D.Williams, Morgan, C.Anderson]
June 30 - Endeavour (STS-118) docking (to PMA-2)
July - four STS-118 spacewalks from Quest airlock [Mastracchio, D.Williams]
July 9 - Endeavour (STS-118) undocking (from PMA-2)
July 11 - Endeavour (STS-118) landing [S.Kelly, Hobaugh, Caldwell, Mastracchio, D.Williams, Morgan, S.Williams]
July - spacewalk (ISS U.S. EVA-9) from Quest airlock [C.Anderson, Yurchikhin]
[August 24 - STS-320 (LON for STS-118) - Atlantis]
September 2 - Progress M-60 undocking (from Pirs)
September 3 - Progress M-61 launch
September 5 - Progress M-61 docking (to Pirs)
September 7 - Atlantis (STS-120) launch [Melroy, Zamka, Parazynski, Foreman, Nespoli, Wheelock, Tani]
September 9 - Atlantis (STS-120) docking (to PMA-2)
September 10 - the first STS-120 spacewalk from Quest airlock
September 12 - the second STS-120 spacewalk from Quest airlock
September 13 - the third STS-120 spacewalk from Quest airlock
September 16 - Atlantis (STS-120) undocking (from PMA-2)
September 18 - Atlantis (STS-120) landing [Melroy, Zamka, Parazynski, Foreman, Nespoli, Wheelock, C.Anderson]
[September 28 (TBD) - STS-322 (LON for STS-120) - Discovery]
September/October - ATV-1 "Jules Verne" undocking (from Zvezda)
October 6 - Soyuz TMA-11 launch [Malenchenko, Whitson, Shukor]
October 8 - Soyuz TMA-11 docking (to Zvezda)
October 17 - Soyuz TMA-10 undocking (from Zarya) and landing [Kotov, Yurchikhin, Shukor]
October 17 (TBD) - STS-122 (1E) - Discovery - Columbus, ICC-Lite
November 15 - Progress M-62 (27P)
December 6 (TBD) - STS-123 (1J/A) - Endeavour - JEM ELM-PS, SLP-D1 with SPDM Dextre

2008
January 29 - Progress M-63 (28P)
February 7 (TBD) - STS-124 (1J) - Atlantis - JEM PM with JEM RMS
April 8 - Soyuz TMA-12 (16S)
April 17 (TBD) - STS-125 (HST SM-04) - Discovery
June 19 (TBD) - STS-119 (15A) - Endeavour - S6
August 21 (TBD) - STS-126 (ULF2) - Atlantis - MPLM, LMC
October 30 (TBD) - STS-127 (2J/A) - Discovery - JEM EF, ELM-ES, SLP-D2

2009
January 22 (TBD) - STS-128 (17A) - Endeavour - MPLM, LMC
April 30 (TBD) - STS-129 (ULF3) - Discovery - ELC1, ELC2
July 16 (TBD) - STS-130 (19A) - Endeavour - MPLM, LMC
[October 22 (TBD) - STS-131 (ULF4/CLF) - Discovery - ELC3, ELC4]

2010
January 21 (TBD) - STS-132 (20A) - Endeavour - Node 3 with Cupola
[July 15 (TBD) - STS-133 (ULF5/CLF) - Endeavour - ELC5, ELC1]

All times could change at short notice.
Changes are indicated in red.


Quelle: NASAspaceflight.com



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Current ISS Crew

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* Michael Lopez-Alegria (4) ISS Commander - USA
* Mikhail Tyurin (2) ISS Flight Engineer - Russia
* Thomas Reiter (2) ISS Flight Engineer - ESA Germany

[Crew Portrait]

(#) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission.



Next Events

November 3, Friday
ISS orbit's raising by Progress M-58 engines

November 20, Monday
Spacewalk (ISS Russian EVA-17) from Pirs airlock [Tyurin, Lopez-Alegria]

All times could change at short notice.
Changes are indicated in red.



International Space Station Status Report #06-47
4:30 p.m. CDT, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006
Expedition 13 Crew

New supplies arrived at the International Space Station Thursday as an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module.

With almost 2.5 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the station's Expedition 14 crew, the ISS Progress 23 automatically docked to Zvezda at 9:29 a.m. CDT as the spacecraft and the station flew 220 miles above Italy. The 23rd Progress to visit the station was launched Monday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Following the initial docking, the final latching of the Progress craft to the station was delayed by about three and a half hours as Russian flight controllers evaluated potential interference by an antenna on the spacecraft. At the time of docking, flight controllers could not confirm that the antenna used by the Progress' Kurs automated docking system had retracted as commanded. If the antenna had remained extended, it could have interfered with the final latching of the supply ship to the station.

After reviewing data, Mission Control Moscow commanded the Progress' docking probe to slowly retract, pulling the ship firmly into the port and aligning the hooks and latches that hold it secure. Latches for the craft on the station were secured at about 1 p.m. CDT. Flight controllers will command additional latches on the Progress to close Friday. This allows the operation to be completed in a normal manner over Russian communications sites.

During the hours between initial docking and final latching, the station's orientation was allowed to drift to avoid any disturbance of the softly docked cargo ship. The station's drift resulted in lower power generation by the solar arrays. The crew then powered off several pieces of non-critical equipment as outlined in a standard procedure that reduces power consumption. Soon after the latches were closed, however, the station's attitude control was restored and power generation was returned to normal.

Due to the long operations Thursday, Expedition 14 Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and flight engineers Mikhail Tyurin and Thomas Reiter will open the hatch to the supply ship on Friday. Supplies on the Progress include food, fuel, oxygen and air, clothing, experiment hardware and spare parts, as well as personal items from the crew's families. The new Progress joins an older Progress supply ship that arrived at the station’s Pirs Docking Compartment in June. Progress 22 will remain docked until mid-January. It will be used to stow trash, and its supply of oxygen will help replenish the station’s atmosphere when required.

ISS Progress 23 holds 1,918 pounds of propellant for the Russian thrusters, 110 pounds of oxygen and almost 2,800 pounds of spare parts, experiment hardware and life support components, including parts for the Russian Elektron oxygen-generation system. The system has been inoperable since last month, and Tyurin is expected to resume repairs on the unit next week.

Engineers continue to review data from the station’s S-band communications system, which experienced dropouts late last week in the transmission link of one of two redundant channels used for voice and commanding capability. After collecting data last weekend from “string 1” of the S-band system, its transmitter was reactivated Wednesday, but the communications problem occurred once again.

“String 2” of the system is being used for voice and commanding with no impact to station activities. Flight controllers are analyzing the problem to determine if any procedural adjustments must be made for the upcoming flight of Discovery to the station on the STS-116 mission.

In other activities, the crew conducted sound level measurements in the station’s modules and installed cables in the Russian segment of the station. They performed regular station maintenance and took time to chat with a reporter from the Orange County Register in California on Tuesday. Reiter continued his work with European plant growth experiments while throughout the week Lopez-Alegria did log entries for a sleep experiment.

In two weeks, the crew will begin preparations for a spacewalk Nov. 22 by Tyurin and Lopez-Alegria in Russian Orlan suits from the Pirs Docking Compartment to replace and retrieve several science experiments from the hull of the Zvezda Service Module. Tyurin also plans to hit a golf ball from a bracket on Pirs as part of a Russian commercial activity. The next station status report will be issued Nov. 3 or earlier if events warrant.


Quelle: NASA



Expedition 14/15
Video Gallery

October 17, Tuesday

3. Expedition 14 - Crew Interview with the Orange County, CA Register ... 13.6 MB

4. Expedition 14 - Progress 23 Docking to ISS ... 34.9 MB

5. Expedition 15 - Next Space Station Crew announced ... 6.9 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV



Expedition 14
Image Gallery

October 26, Thursday


ISS014-E-06543 (26 Oct. 2006) [Low Res | High Res]
Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, an unpiloted Progress supply
vehicle approaches the International Space Station. Progress docked to
the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 9:29 a.m. (CDT) on Oct. 26.



JSC2006-E-45448 (26 Oct. 2006) [Low Res | High Res]
Computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station
following scheduled activities of Oct. 26, 2006. This angle shows the port
side of the orbiting complex. Progress 23 resupply vehicle docks to the
Zvezda Service Module aft port. Soyuz 13 (TMA-9) is connected to Zarya
Module nadir port and Progress 22 resupply vehicle remains linked to the
Pirs Docking Compartment.



JSC2006-E-45449 (26 Oct. 2006) [Low Res | High Res]
Computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station
following scheduled activities of Oct. 26, 2006. This angle shows the
starboard side of the orbiting complex. Progress 23 resupply vehicle
docks to the Zvezda Service Module aft port. Soyuz 13 (TMA-9) is
connected to Zarya Module nadir port and Progress 22 resupply vehicle
remains linked to the Pirs Docking Compartment.


Quelle: NASA



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* Michael Lopez-Alegria (4) ISS Commander - USA
* Mikhail Tyurin (2) ISS Flight Engineer - Russia
* Thomas Reiter (2) ISS Flight Engineer - ESA Germany

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(#) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission.



Next Events

November 22, Wednesday
Spacewalk (ISS Russian EVA-17) from Pirs airlock [Tyurin, Lopez-Alegria]

November 28, Tuesday
ISS orbit's raising by Progress M-58 engines

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Changes are indicated in red.



International Space Station Status Report #06-48
4 p.m. CST, Friday, Nov. 3, 2006
Expedition 14 Crew

Repair of an oxygen generator, robotic arm operations and cargo unpacking were the top priorities aboard the International Space Station this week.

On Monday, Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin installed new valves and cables that arrived on the recent Russian Progress cargo ship to repair the Elektron oxygen-generation unit. The unit shut down in mid-September, but with the new parts installed, Tyurin re-activated it. The Elektron is supplying oxygen for the cabin atmosphere once again.

The crew unpacked most of the items from the Progress, including the Elektron parts, fresh food and other systems hardware. The rest will be unpacked as needed and as time permits.

Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria worked on robotics proficiency tasks throughout the week. At the start of the week, ground controllers relocated the Mobile Transporter to a different worksite on the station's truss. On Wednesday, Lopez-Alegria maneuvered the Canadarm 2 robotic arm over to the transporter and its operating base from the normal home base for the arm on the Destiny Lab. The free end of the arm was photographed to help robotics specialists as they evaluate an issue that can cause snares to misalign inside the arm's end effector.

On Thursday, Lopez-Alegria connected the free end of the arm to another grapple fixture on the Mobile Base System and released the opposite end. Friday, the Mobile Transporter was moved again by the ground to the outermost worksite on the port truss, where it will provide support for the Canadarm2 operations during the upcoming STS-116 shuttle assembly mission. Next week Lopez-Alegria will checkout the robotic system at that site for the shuttle flight, which will bring and install a new truss spacer segment to the station.

Lopez-Alegria set up and activated cameras for a session of the Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students, or EarthKAM experiment. The middle school students study the Earth, then control a special digital camera mounted on the space station to photograph the planet's coastlines, mountain ranges and other geographic items of interest from the unique vantage point of space. At the University of California at San Diego, an undergraduate student team manages the image requests and posts the photographs on the Internet for the public and participating classrooms around the world to view. More than 107 schools from 10 countries participated in this session.

The second sample of seeds for the Analysis of a Novel Sensory Mechanism in Root Phototropism, or "Tropi" experiment, was harvested and frozen in the Minus-Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS, or MELFI – a cold storage unit that maintains experiment samples at temperatures of -80 C, -26 C, or 4 C throughout a mission. Flight Engineer Thomas Reiter worked with the "Tropi" experiment, which will increase the understanding of the different systems plants use to determine the direction their roots and shoots should grow, and which genes are responsible for successful plant growth.

Reiter also continued work on a suite of European Space Agency science experiments onboard. One such experiment, called CARD, is helping scientists examine the relationship between salt intake and the cardiovascular system when exposed to the microgravity environment. Crewmembers typically experience reduced blood pressure in microgravity. To help them readjust to gravity upon return to Earth they take salt tablets just before returning, which temporarily increases the blood volume. CARD is looking at the effects of ingesting occasional salt supplements throughout the long duration mission. This experiment's results could also help improve treatment of patients on Earth with heart failure.

The crew began gathering tools for a Nov. 22 spacewalk by Tyurin and Lopez-Alegria in Russian Orlan suits from the Pirs Docking Compartment. They will replace and retrieve several science experiments from the hull of the Zvezda Service Module. Tyurin also plans to hit a golf ball from a bracket on Pirs as part of a Russian commercial activity.

The next station status report will be issued Nov. 9, or earlier if events warrant.


Quelle: NASA



Video Gallery

October 31, Tuesday

1. Expedition 14 - Elektron oxygen generation system repairs ... 15.1 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV



Image Gallery

October 25, Wednesday


ISS06-10-25 (25 Oct. 2006) [High Res | Video (MPEG, 959kB)]
pass: 56° above horizon (images up to 56°)
details: Progress; Pirs+Arms; Soyuz ;Airlock; Canadarm2; almost all
visible radiators (one folded); new P3, P4 and panels; Unity; Destiny+PMA


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