The Soyuz-U booster rocket is one of the most reliable Russian spacecraft, the official said. "We haven't had an accident for 11 years with this Soyuz booster rocket," he said.

Space shuttle and International Space Station crew members enjoyed a final evening meal together Tuesday after a day of activities aimed at relaxing after a challenging week of joint operations and making final preparations for Atlantis' undocking and departure tomorrow.

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about the census of the Russian citizens onboard the ISS

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STS-112 MCC Status Report #16

Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002, 6 a.m. CDT

Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

The third and final spacewalk of the mission concluded at 3:47 p.m. today, 6 hours and 36 minutes after Dave Wolf and Piers Sellers floated out of the Quest airlock of the International Space Station and into the vacuum of space.

There are many,many more. I was only looking for USA opportunities. Three are many opportunities every day over other countries. And coutries far from Europe and USA will have better luck too.

The third and final spacewalk of STS-112 came to a close Monday at 3:47 p.m. CDT (2047 GMT). Astronauts Piers Sellers and David Wolf continued work to activate and outfit the S1 (S-One) Truss, which was attached to the International Space Station on Thursday.

This evening is a great opportunity for hams in Alaska and the Pcacific Northwest to do a double-hop (or triple hop test) between ISS and PCsat (if ISS is over on 145.825).

Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC

STS-112 MCC Status Report #14

Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, 5:00 a.m. CDT

Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

Astronauts and cosmonauts on board Atlantis and the International Space Station spent today transferring supplies and hardware, and preparing for Monday's third and final spacewalk of the mission.