Archive - Jul 2005
July 29th
Crew to Install Raffaello
The crew of Space Shuttle Discovery was awakened at 11:46 p.m. EDT Thursday for the first full day of docked operations at the International Space Station.
Among the activities on tap for today are installation of the Multi Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, additional Shuttle exterior surveys and preparations for Saturday's spacewalk.
STS-114 Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence and Pilot Jim Kelly will use the Station's Canadarm2 to pluck Raffaello from Discovery's payload bay and install it on the Station's Unity module. Raffaello is carrying 15 tons of supplies and equipment for ISS that will be transferred to the ISS during the coming days.
Expedition 11 Welcomes Shuttle Crew Aboard Station
From the AMSAT Sarex reflector:
For the first time since December 2002, a Space Shuttle is docked with the International Space Station. The two spacecraft linked up at 7:18 a.m. EDT today as they flew over the southern Pacific Ocean west of Chile.
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July 28th
ISS Radio Report
Discovery Heads Toward ISS
Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-114) continued its trajectory towards a rendevous with the International Space Station after its successful launch on Tuesday. Discovery had completed 17 orbits as of 1600 UTC Wednesday, and should dock with the ISS approximately 1118 UTC on Thursday morning.
Discovery's crew is using the newly modified robotic arm to examine the spacecraft for possible damage a day after its ascent into orbit. A new array of cameras trained on Discovery during Tuesday's launch showed a small piece of debris falling from the underside of Discovery.
(from the Amsat website)
July 27th
Frequencies between STS-114 and ISS ?
Frequencies between STS-114 and ISS ?