Archive - Oct 2002
F. De Winne, ON1DWN and ARISS Contact
Two ARISS School Contacts have been integrated in Frank's mission. The first is scheduled Sunday 3 November 2002 at 09:15 UTC with the Royal Technical School of Sint Truiden (Frank's hometown). This is a school for.....
October 30th
list rs0iss-1 31-10-2002 on 145.825 7.15 utc
list rs0iss-1 31-10-2002 on 145.825 7.15 utc
Taxi Crew preparation on day launch: New Images
New images about the Taxi Crew #4 preparation on day launch are now online. You can see them at www.spaceonline.tv/iss_taxicrew_04.htm
ISSCOM.031 - Oct. 30, 2002 by Chris v.d. Berg
Communications:
In spite of the low elevation for the Netherlands the S-TMA-1 could be monitored well on all frequencies.
Message from V. Korzun on the incoming Taxi Mission
I just received a message about the incoming Taxi Crew Mission (Odissea).
Message was on the PMS system onboard ISS as a bulletin....
Chris v.d. Berg heard Soyuz signal
Communications: Voice reports Zalyotin via 121.750mc between 06:13:02UTC and 06:16:00UTC (LOS).
06:13:45 922.754mc and 166.132mc.
06:14:16 TCA 922.755mc
Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202
Esa Press Release: Oct. 30, 2002
The fourth taxi flight to the International Space Station carrying a European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and two Russian crew members made a perfect lift-off today (Wednesday, 30 October 2002) from the vast open plains of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, into the rising sun at 08:11 local time (04:11 Central European Time, 03:11 Universal Time).
October 30th
New Soyuz TMA Manned Transport Spacecraft
I have just prepared a page with reference regarding the new Soyuz TMA spacecraft, a modification of Soyuz TM spacecraft distinguished for a high reliability and safety of flight for the crew which is proven by all the launches of the spacecraft implemented in the period of years 1986 -2002 for the purposes of servicing orbital stations.
The basic modifications of the Soyuz TM spacecraft are connected with implementation of requirements for enlargement of crew anthropometric parameter range up to the values acceptable for the American astronaut contingent....
Images and reference Here
Space station crew-return vehicle on NASA tv
The arrival to the International Space Station (ISS) of a modernized Russian Soyuz crew return vehicle will be covered live on NASA Television Oct. 31-Nov. 1. The undocking of the currently attached crew-return vehicle will be carried live on Nov. 9.