Archive - Nov 2002
November 29th
STS-113 Events on NASA TV
Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC
Watch Watch NASA TV at 2:20 p.m. CST (2020 GMT) Friday to see the change of command ceremony between the Expedition Five and Six crews. Then at 3:47 p.m. CST (2147 GMT), all 10 crewmembers will participate in the Joint Crew News Conference.
November 28th
PMS on ISS restored
The PMS onboard ISS is restored and in normal operations. Time is 01:05 UTC.
Thank you Kenneth, N5VHO to send us a message to inform about the new status of the packet system.
The ISS FanClub Staff
STS-113: Second Spacewalk under way
Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC
Mission Specialists Michael Lopez-Alegria and John Herrington began
STS-113's second spacewalk at 12:36 p.m. CST (1836 GMT) today. Their work
is focussed on activating and outfitting the P1 (P-One) Truss, which was
installed.....
ISS Personal Message System Blocked
I think Valery or anyone forgot to disconnect from PMS after to have read messages. PMS is a single user connect.
During 23:15 UTC pass I have received only traffic on the digipeater.
If you have any news about a normal operations on PMS please send us a message using this tools and we will update the PMS Status on this page.
73 Claudio IK1SLD
Are the PMS Closed 28-11-2002 21:12 utc
Are the PMS Closed 28-11-2002 21:12 utc
STS-113 Status Report #10 - Nov. 28, 2002
Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC
A Thanksgiving Day spacewalk will highlight activities aboard Endeavour and the International Space Station today. Endeavour Mission Specialists Mike Lopez-Alegria and John Herrington will exit the station's Quest airlock for a second time during this mission to begin a 6½-hour spacewalk.....
Drifting Satellite Now In Stable Orbit After Launch Disaster
A huge European satellite that was left adrift in space after a failed launch by a Russian rocket is now in a stable low-earth orbit, its operator, SES Astra, said on Thursday. Astra 1K is in a circular orbit at an altitude of 290 kilometersmiles), "where it can be safely sustained to allow the engineering teams to assess.....
ISS Virtual Tour
NASA deleted this feature from the spaceflight.nasa.gov website.
We don't know if it is only to upgrade the tour with latest modules, but we have on our server this tour.
We have adjusted links to our portal system and the Virtual Tour is online again.
Try and please report any problem. Thanks.
IK1SLD for the ISS FanClub Staff
STS-113 Status Report #9 - Nov. 27, 2002
Endeavour and International Space Station crewmembers worked today to transfer equipment and supplies between their docked spacecraft. Expedition 5 crewmembers exchanged notes with their Expedition 6 successors.....
Mishap During Russian Launch
A European telecommunications satellite failed to reach orbit after its launch from Kazakhstan on a Russian-made rocket Tuesday, calling both the huge commercial venture and Russian space capabilities into question.