... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... OAO RSC "Energia" . ... News . ... S.P. Korolev RSC Energia is the prime manned space flight organization in the Russian rocket and space industry, responsible for the development of the ISS Russian Segment, its integration into the Space Station and its operation, including development and operation of its principal modules (Zvezda, Pirs, Poisk, Rassvet, etc.), manufacturing, launch and operation of Soyuz TMA and Progress M spacecraft. ...

... December 10, 1998 . Assembling The International Space Station . Credit: STS-88 Mission , NASA . Explanation: Batteries and solar panels were included with this version of the International Space Station (ISS) but some assembly is still required . ... Now orbiting planet Earth at an altitude of about 248 miles, Endeavour and the ISS are reported to be in excellent shape and crew members plan to enter the new space station today. ... About APOD > . ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Armagh Planetarium . ... Space Flight . Human Exploration . Robot Exploration . ... Originally Discovery had been set to launch on 1 November, but this was delayed when fatigue cracks were found in the structure of its External Tank. ... A little bit of trivia is that Discovery has actually made the only shuttle-era Christmas time flight to date, this was STS-103 ,€а a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope in 1999. ...

... 10.12.1998 . ... Credit: STS-88 Mission , NASA Explanation: Batteries and solar panels were included with this version of the International Space Station (ISS) but some assembly is still required . On Saturday, December 5th, the STS-88 crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavor achieved the in orbit docking of the Zarya and Unity (foreground) ISS modules. ... Publications with keywords: international space station - astronaut . Publications with words: international space station - astronaut . ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration . ... Carl E. Walz (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) . ... NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in January 1990, Walz is a veteran of four space flights, and has logged a total of 231 days in space. He was a mission specialist on STS-51 (1993), was the Orbiter flight engineer (MS-2) on STS-65 (1994), was a mission specialist on STS-79 (1996), and served 196 days in space as flight engineer (FE-1) on ISS Expedition-Four (2001-2002). ...

. Pulkovo Observatory of Russian Academy of Sciences is situated . near Saint-Petersburg. It was founded in 1839. 196140, Saint-Petersburg, Pulkovskoye chaussee 65/1 . English version . Russian version . This page has been accessed times since May 1, 1999.

... Following several successful moon landings,NASA decided to use its last Saturn V not to fly to the moon but to place in low Earth orbit a large space station, named Skylab. ... It was followed that year by three manned flights using the smaller Saturn IB, each carrying 3 astronauts for a prolonged stay aboard Skylab. ... Mass measurements aboard Skylab were part of the medical experiments conducted there. ... Measuring body mass in the M172 chair (see illustration) was not a simple matter. ...

From: TerryMosel aol.com Date: 30 November 2006 23:07:50 GMT Subject: Events, News, Shuttle mission Hi all, It's a busy time of year! ... Details are at www.astronomy.ie . ... STS-116 will deliver a third truss segment, a SPACEHAB module and other key components during the Shuttle's 20th mission to the International Space Station (ISS). ... The astronauts will head outside the ISS in their EVA suits and wait for mission control to switch off the ISS power. ... Clear Skies, Terry Moseley . ...

NASA - NASA's Top Space Exploration Stories Of The Year http://www.nasa.gov/lb/home/hqnews/2005/dec/HQ_05449_year_in_re.. ... For images and information visit: http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight) NASA'S NEXT GENERATION SPACECRAFT NASA announced plans for its next generation spacecraft and launch system, which will be capable of delivering crew and supplies to the International Space Station, carrying four astronauts to the moon and supporting up to six crewmembers on future missions to Mars. ...

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