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October 20th
MSG FROM V. KORZUN ABOUT HAMRADIO ACTIVITY
I have received a message from ISS Commander Valery Korzun about the Hamradio Station Status during last week. The Packet Radio silence is continuing to being unknown. In the Valery's message there isn't a reference to the packet system.
October 19th
STS-112 landed safely at KSC: Images
After Space Shuttle STS-112 landing we have prepared some images about this event. Here is an example.
ISS FanClub Staff
October 18th
STS-112 MCC Status Report #23
Space Shuttle Atlantis glided to a noontime landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida completing a 4.5 million mile journey to outfit the International Space Station with a new section of truss and supplies for the Expedition crew onboard.
STS-112 landed some minutes ago at KSC
Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-112 touched down at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, ending an International Space Station assembly mission. Landing occurred at 10:44 a.m. CDT (1544 GMT), ending the mission at the 11-day, 19-hour, 58-minute mark.
Double Hop Testing Continue
The ARISS team has instructed the Valery to leave the Packet system on 145.825 for an additional week to support the double hop experimentation.
October 17th
NASA found a problem during Atlantis launch
NASA found a problem with the explosive nuts that release the Space Shuttle upon launch. At T minus zero in the countdown, eight pyrotechnics nuts on hold-down posts....
Soyuz U crash in Plesetsk may delay Taxi Crew Mission
We read today about a possible delay in Soyuz launch. But we haven't again a
official press about it. Russian responsibly will want to control the cause of the accident.
STS-112 MCC Status Report #20
On its own again following yesterday's undocking from the International Space Station, Space Shuttle Atlantis and its crew today focuses on readying the orbiter for the return to Earth tomorrow at 10:44 a.m.
New 3D Virtual International Space Station Tour
We added two new interesting lines in the INFO POINT Section.
- New 3D Virtual ISS Tour
- ISS Training Manual
Next Mission to ISS: Soyuz TMA-1 Taxi Mission
The Soyuz TMA-1 spacecraft became the next Soyuz (5th) to fly to the ISS. It was scheduled to replace the Soyuz TM-34, which arrived to the Station in April 2002.
The onboard resources and properties of propellant loaded in the reentry capsule of the Soyuz limit safe operation of the craft in space by six months.