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erioladastra

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Well since we don't really have a thread I could find for Exp 17, here we go with its first entry.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Russia will conduct 2 EVAs in July - #20a around the 10th and #20 around the 15th.&nbsp; The prime objective of the first is to inspect the pyro bolts that are suspected of failing on the last 2 Soyuz renetries.&nbsp; One bolt may be brought in.&nbsp; The remainder of the EVA&nbsp;and the second one would consist of installing a target for MRM, fit checking a bolt hole for future attachment, and deploying the VSPLESK payload.&nbsp; More details to come...&nbsp; </p>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>&nbsp;Well since we don't really have a thread I could find for Exp 17, here we go with its first entry.&nbsp;Russia will conduct 2 EVAs in July - #20a around the 10th and #20 around the 15th.&nbsp; The prime objective of the first is to inspect the pyro bolts that are suspected of failing on the last 2 Soyuz renetries.&nbsp; One bolt may be brought in.&nbsp; The remainder of the EVA&nbsp;and the second one would consist of installing a target for MRM, fit checking a bolt hole for future attachment, and deploying the VSPLESK payload.&nbsp; More details to come...&nbsp; <br />Posted by erioladastra</DIV><br /><br />Thanx for the update. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Thanx for the update. <br />Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV><br /><br />BTW, the ISS has done a major reboost. The orbit is now higher than it's been in more than a year.</p><p>http://heavens-above.com/IssHeight.aspx?lat=40.667&lng=-74.896&loc=High+Bridge&alt=104&tz=EST</p><p>I suspect it was done by Jules Verne, will check on that.</p><p>This means if you have printed out your ISS pass chart for the week, you may need to update it.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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Zipi

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Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>BTW, the ISS has done a major reboost. The orbit is now higher than it's been in more than a year.http://heavens-above.com/IssHeight.aspx?lat=40.667&lng=-74.896&loc=High+Bridge&alt=104&tz=ESTI suspect it was done by Jules Verne, will check on that.This means if you have printed out your ISS pass chart for the week, you may need to update it. <br />Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV><br /><br />Yes, it was Jules Verne. It did that with 20min burn: http://www.esa.int/esaMI/ATV/SEMALNRHKHF_0.html <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Yes, it was Jules Verne. It did that with 20min burn: http://www.esa.int/esaMI/ATV/SEMALNRHKHF_0.html <br />Posted by Zipi</DIV><br /><br />Thanx Zipi!! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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thor06

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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Thanx Zipi!! <br /> Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes, thank you for the link as well.&nbsp; Answered both of my questions.&nbsp; </p><p>Direction?&nbsp; Aft</p><p>Do they feel it? No</p><p>&nbsp;side note:&nbsp; The apod is an incredible shot of the ISS.&nbsp; Boy she is getting big!</p>http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/<p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p> <font color="#0000ff">                           www.watchnasatv.com</font></p><p>                          ONE PERCENT FOR NASA! </p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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<p>The Expedition 17 crew of the International Space Station worked Tuesday towards completing preparations for a pair of spacewalks. They donned their spacesuits for a dry run and inspected hatch seals. <br /><br />Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko put on their Orlan spacesuits in a full dress rehearsal of Thursday&rsquo;s spacewalk. The two cosmonauts tested their ability to move around and the status of the suits&rsquo; communication gear and other systems. <br /><br />Meanwhile, Flight Engineer Greg Chamitoff inspected the hatch seals of the station&rsquo;s labs and checked out the communication equipment in the docked Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft. During the spacewalks, the station&rsquo;s hatches will be sealed and Chamitoff will remain in the Soyuz as a contingency in the unlikely event that the spacewalkers are unable to repressurize the Pirs docking compartment and must use the Soyuz to move to another docking port to re-enter the station. <br /><br />Volkov and Kononenko are set to exit the station Thursday at about 2:20 p.m. EDT. During the 6-hour excursion, they will inspect the Soyuz, checking the attachment of the return module to the propulsion module. They also will retrieve a suspect pyrotechnic bolt for inspection by engineers on the ground. <br /><br />If time permits, the spacewalkers will install a docking target on the Zvezda service module. Otherwise, they will complete that task on a second spacewalk on July 15. On that spacewalk they also will retrieve an experiment from the station&rsquo;s exterior and install another. <br /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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Zipi

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Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:12:30 -0500<br />From:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; info@JSC.NASA.GOV<br />Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT READY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS FROM SPACE<br /><br />Aug. 13, 2008<br /><br />James Hartsfield<br />Johnson Space Center, Houston<br />281-483-5111 <br /><br /><br />John Yembrick <br />Headquarters, Washington&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />202-358-0602<br /><br /><br /><br />Report #M08-153<br /><br />NASA ASTRONAUT READY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS FROM SPACE<br /><br />HOUSTON -- Flying 220 miles above the Earth aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff is ready to take your questions. <br /><br />The public can now submit inquiries to Chamitoff and get answers direct from space on NASA's Web site. To submit a question, visit: <br /><br />http://www.nasa.gov/ask<br /><br />Mission Control will transmit the questions to Chamitoff weekly. He will answer as many as his schedule will allow. Check back periodically to the link above for the transcript and audio clips of the astronaut's answers. <br /><br />Chamitoff is a flight engineer for the Expedition 17 mission. He flew to the station aboard the space shuttle Discovery in June and will return to Earth aboard shuttle Endeavour in November. <br /><br />For more on Chamitoff's mission and the International Space Station, visit: <br /><br />http://www.nasa.gov/station <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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l3p3r

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<p>From the ESA article posted by Zipi</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>
The manoeuvre started at 08:42 CEST (06:42 GMT) yesterday morning and provided a 4.05 m/s thrust lasting 20 minutes using two of the ATV's four main engines with an outstanding precision of 1%.
What does "4.05m/s" thrust for "20 minutes" mean?&nbsp; </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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Zipi

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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>From the ESA article posted by Zipi&nbsp;
The manoeuvre started at 08:42 CEST (06:42 GMT) yesterday morning and provided a 4.05 m/s thrust lasting 20 minutes using two of the ATV's four main engines with an outstanding precision of 1%.
What does "4.05m/s" thrust for "20 minutes" mean?&nbsp; <br />Posted by l3p3r</DIV><br /><br />It means they used the two engines 20 minutes time. They accelerated the speed of the ISS 4.05 meters every second during this 20 minutes time.</p><p>When you accelerate the speed of orbiting object it will go&nbsp;higher from the planet it is orbiting.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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l3p3r

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Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>It means they used the two engines 20 minutes time. They accelerated the speed of the ISS 4.05 meters every second during this 20 minutes time.When you accelerate the speed of orbiting object it will go&nbsp;higher from the planet it is orbiting. <br /> Posted by Zipi</DIV><br />I see, thanks. It just seems a bit ambiguous since thrust should be in Newtons, and '4.05m/s over 20 minutes' implies only 4.05m/s over the whole 20 minute period. Maybe they should have written 4.05ms^-2 over 20 minutes? (But that's still an acceleration not a thrust...) <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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bobble_bob

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All them adults sites they visit, bound to catch them out eventually ;) <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>All them adults sites they visit, bound to catch them out eventually ;) <br />Posted by bobble_bob</DIV><br /><br />After a few months on the ISS, who could blame them :) <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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shuttle_guy

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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>It means they used the two engines 20 minutes time. They accelerated the speed of the ISS 4.05 meters every second during this 20 minutes time.When you accelerate the speed of orbiting object it will go&nbsp;higher from the planet it is orbiting. <br />Posted by Zipi</DIV></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>No, the article was obviously mis translated. The total velocity change was 4.05 m/s.</p><p>The ISS weight is currently 661,871 pounds. An acceleration of 4.05 m/s per sec &nbsp;would have added about 15,500 ft/sec to the ISS velocity which is 25,000 ft/sec. That Delta V would have sent the ISS well past escape velocity..... (Actually only about 2,500 ft/sec added velocity would be required to reach escape velocity frm the current ISS orbit.&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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bobble_bob

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Why was their no anti virus software on the computers. i know they only get used for emails etc, but having an anti virus running is the basics <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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erioladastra

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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Why was their no anti virus software on the computers. i know they only get used for emails etc, but having an anti virus running is the basics <br />Posted by bobble_bob</DIV></p><p>There is, and the files *should* be scanned before uplink if sent up via the usual channels.</p>
 
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bobble_bob

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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>There is, and the files *should* be scanned before uplink if sent up via the usual channels. <br />Posted by erioladastra</DIV><br /><br />BBC reporting it incorrect then. Doesnt suprise me</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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shuttle_guy

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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Yesterday the ATV was used to change the ISS orbit slightly to avoid debris.&nbsp; More info:http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEM64X0SAKF_index_0.html <br />Posted by newtons_laws</DIV></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This collision avoidance orbit change was the first one done by the ISS in several years.<br /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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erioladastra

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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>&nbsp;This collision avoidance orbit change was the first one done by the ISS in several years. <br />Posted by shuttle_guy</DIV></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Five years to be exact.&nbsp; And liekly will do another tomorrow.&nbsp; Dodging Cosmos 2421 debris (though Moscow insists it hasn't broken up).<br /></p>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>&nbsp;Five years to be exact.&nbsp; And liekly will do another tomorrow.&nbsp; Dodging Cosmos 2421 debris (though Moscow insists it hasn't broken up). <br />Posted by erioladastra</DIV><br /><br />It's just expanding is size with large empty spaces included in the structure ;) <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:42:18 -0500<br />From:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; info@JSC.NASA.GOV<br />Subject: NASA TV TO AIR THE NEXT SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL<br /><br />September 3, 2008<br /><br />James Hartsfield <br />Johnson Space Center, Houston <br />281-483-5111<br /><br /><br />John Yembrick <br />Headquarters, Washington&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />202-358-0602 <br /><br /><br /><br />Report #M08-167<br /><br />NASA TV TO AIR THE NEXT SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL<br /><br />HOUSTON -- The residents of the International Space Station will receive a new shipment of food, fuel and supplies next week. NASA Television will broadcast its arrival live. <br /><br />Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineers Oleg Kononenko and Greg Chamitoff are awaiting the arrival of the unpiloted ISS Progress 30 resupply craft, which will automatically dock to the aft port of the Zvezda service module at 4:01 p.m. CDT, <br />Friday, Sept. 12. NASA TV coverage of the Progress' arrival will begin at 3:30 p.m., with commentary and any downlink television that is available. <br /><br />The cargo ship is carrying more than 2 tons of supplies for the station's three crew members. The Progress is scheduled to be launched at 2:50 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 10, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA TV will not broadcast the launch. <br /><br />For NASA TV downlink, schedules and streaming video information, visit: <br /><br />http://www.nasa.gov/ntv<br /><br />For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: <br /><br />http://www.nasa.gov/station <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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shuttle_guy

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<br />Fresh fruit is coming up guys !! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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<p>Spaceflight now reports:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><font size="4" color="#000066">Russian freighter finally docks to station<br /></font></strong>After loitering in orbit for the past week because Hurricane Ike closed Houston's mission control, a Russian-made Progress resupply ship successfully docked to the international space station at 2:43 p.m. EDT today. The backup control center in Huntsville is being used while Houston recovers from the storm.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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