Tag: ISS
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Soyuz TMA-18 home after second undocking attempt success
Marking the end of Expedition 24, cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov, Mikhail Kornienko and astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson successfully undocked their Soyuz TMA-18 at the second attempt, before landing at 5:23am GMT. The scheduled undocking was delayed 24 hours, following a problem related to the latch and hooks between the Soyuz and the MRM-2 (Mini Research Module-2) module.…
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Soyuz-U launches Progress M-07M/39P – Sunday ISS docking successful
A Russian Soyuz-U launch vehicle launched the M-07M/39P Progress resupply ship into orbit on Friday morning, enroute to what was an issue-free Sunday docking with the International Space Station (ISS). Meanwhile, an investigation overview into aborted docking of the M-06M/38P Progress has been reviewed by NASA managers. Progress M-07M/39P: Friday’s launch – at 11:22am GMT – followed…
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ISS cooling configuration returning to normal confirming ETCS PM success
After three epic EVAs, International Space Station (ISS) managers are celebrating their orbital outpost’s staged return to a nominal condition, as the replacement Pump Module on the External Thermal Control System (ETCS) Loop A provides the required cooling to the numerous systems that were forced to shut down after the July 31 failure. ISS Good…
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ETCS Pump Module changeout success following epic ISS EVA
International Space Station (ISS) astronauts Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell-Dyson have completed their third specialized spacewalk to kick off a week that will hopefully result in the return of Loop A cooling on the External Thermal Control System (ETCS) for the first time since its failure at the end of last month. ISS EVA-17’s prime…
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Large success for second EVA as failed Pump Module is removed
Following the eventful first Station EVA to remove and replace a failed ETCS (External Thermal Control System) Loop A PM (Pump Module), ISS crewmembers Tracy Caldwell-Dyson and Doug Wheelock once again ventured outside the ISS for the second of now three planned EVAs to bring the Station’s cooling system back to full operating capacity following…
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Opening ISS spacewalk to replace coolant pump completed
NASA’s Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson have completed their eventful opening EVA to changeout a failed ammonia coolant Pump Module (PM) on the International Space Station’s (ISS) External Thermal Control System (ETCS) “Loop A”. Lasting eight hours and three minutes, the spacewalk will be followed by a second EVA next Wednesday. EVA-1: The main…
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Opening ISS spacewalk to replace coolant pump completed
NASA’s Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson have completed their eventful opening EVA to changeout a failed ammonia coolant Pump Module (PM) on the International Space Station’s (ISS) External Thermal Control System (ETCS) “Loop A”. Lasting eight hours and three minutes, the spacewalk will be followed by a second EVA next Wednesday. EVA-1: The main…
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Two EVAs set up for ETCS coolant Pump Module changeout on ISS
Expedition 24 Flight Engineers Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson will undertake two EVAs – on Saturday and Wednesday – slipping twice on the initial schedule – to changeout an ammonia coolant Pump Module on the S1 truss, which is at the center of the Loop A failure on the External Thermal Control System (ETCS) on Sunday,…
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Dextre, the Canadian robot, waits begins operational service
Canada’s Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) robot “Dextre” is making himself useful on the International Space Station (ISS), as he prepares to swap out a failed RPCM (Remote Power Control Module) on the P1 Truss. Having conducted his induction training on Tuesday, Dextre was set to clock in for work on Wednesday. However, operations are…
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NASA Prepares for Robonaut Launch to ISS on STS-133/Discovery
The face (or rather the body) of the shape of things to come in terms of human/robotic exploration of the solar system has arrived. As NASA gears up for the penultimate flight of the Space Shuttle this coming November, a special payload is nearing completion – a payload that is hoped will help revolution human-robotic…