Archive - Oct 2002 - Story
October 18th
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.
STS-112 DEPARTS ISS
The STS-112 crewmembers said goodbye to the Expedition Five crew and began their trip home. Space Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station yesterday at 8:13 a.m. CDT (1313 GMT).
STS-112 MCC Status Report #19
Following an emotional farewell, the crews of Atlantis and the International Space Station closed the hatches of their spacecraft concluding a week of joint operations, that saw the transfer of about 1,800 pounds of supplies and hardware to the station......
October 16th
No Transmissions from ISS
Since 1 day and 10 houres we haven't received any packet frames from ISS. I monitored only on 145.825 MHz but several message from around the world are saying silence on 145.800 MHz too. Probably due to the undocking operation Valery commanded off the amateur radio equipment for a while.
Read more for last reception
ESA on 'Soyuz rocket fails on launch from Plesetsk cosmodrome'
A Russian Soyuz launcher exploded some 20 seconds after lift-off from the Russian Plesetsk cosmodrome last night (15 October) at 20:20 CEST (Central European Summer Time).