Archive - Feb 2003
February 12th
EXP 6-ISS REPORT 066
Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC
Science operations continue on the International Space Station. Basic and applied research is being conducted in biology, physics, chemistry, ecology, medicine, materials science, manufacturing and the long-term effects of space flight on humans.
ISS Radio Report
How will the Columbia accident affect ISS development?
February 11th
ISS Radio Report
NASA needs a mission that inspires
Submitted by Arthur with permission of the E-T
When NASA says its "best and brightest" are working to find out what caused the Columbia tragedy, I am not encouraged.
Why? Because the best and brightest don't work for NASA anymore.
EXP 6 STATUS - Feb 11, 2003
Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC
On Tuesday, the Expedition Six crew --Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit -- talked with reporters during a televised 35-minute press conference that began at 8:34 a.m. CST (1434 GMT).
STS-107 Status Report #26 - Feb. 10, 2003
Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe reported today approximately 12,000 pieces of debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia have been collected along a 500-mile swath between Ft. Worth, Texas, and the Louisiana-Texas border. The debris is being tagged for identification and transported to the.....
Progress Vehicle Boosts Station Orbit
The engines of a Russian Progress spacecraft were used Tuesday to boost the International Space Station's altitude. The unpiloted vehicle, which docked with the station Feb. 4 hauling supplies for the Expedition Six crew, also carried additional fuel to raise the station's orbit.
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule - 2003-02-11
Field School Park Ridge, Illinois
TBD
Hochwald-Gymnasium, Wadern, Germany, Direct via DL0WR
TBD due to scheduling conflict with resupply mission
Hirano Elementary School, Kobe, Japan direct via 8N3HES
TBD