... TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION . ... Following a 188-day flight program the Expedition 9 crew of the International Space Station (ISS-9) consisting of the commander Gennady Padalka, Russian cosmonaut, and the flight engineer Michael Fincke, U.S. astronaut, returned to Earth in Soyuz TMA-4 descent vehicle. ... The Russian Soyuz TMA-4 manned transport spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (ISS) Orbital Complex. ... The Soyuz-FG - Soyuz TMA-4 system was erected on the launcher. ...

... A Supply Ship Docks with the International Space Station . ... Credit Copyright: ISS Expedition 16 Crew, NASA Explanation: Looking out a window of the International Space Station brings breathtaking views. ... The Expedition 17 crew, including NASA flight engineer Gregory Chamitoff , will carry out repairs on the ISS , explore new methods of living in space, and conduct research in space including the effects of space radiation on vitamin molecules. ... A Dark Earth with a Red Sprite . ...

The nasa.gov site requires that JavaScripts be enabled in your browser. ... Contact NASA . ... The term "astronaut" derives from the Greek words meaning "space sailor," and refers to all who have been launched as crew members aboard NASA spacecraft bound for orbit and beyond. Since the inception of NASA's human space flight program, we have also maintained the term "astronaut" as the title for those selected to join the NASA corps of astronauts who make "space sailing" their career profession. ...

... 2008 May 14 . A Supply Ship Docks with the International Space Station . Credit: ISS Expedition 16 Crew, NASA . Explanation: Looking out a window of the International Space Station brings breathtaking views. ... The Expedition 17 crew, including NASA flight engineer Gregory Chamitoff , will carry out repairs on the ISS , explore new methods of living in space, and conduct research in space including the effects of space radiation on vitamin molecules. ... About APOD | ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Space Flight . ... One spacecraft seen from another (Image credit: NASA/ESA) . ... It shows the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Johannes Kepler soaring into orbit in the nose of an Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. Currently, the ISS is supported by five spacecraft: the Space Shuttle and Soyuz (which carry people too), the Russian Progress , Japanese HTV and ESAтАЩs ATV. Each ATV carries seven tonnes or so to the ISS. ...

... BAA Out of London Meeting: Saturday 6 September . ... Light Pollution in Ireland: Monday 8 September . The IAA is delighted to announce that the opening lecture of the 2008-09 season will be given by well-known lecturer, broadcaster, author and astronomy expedition leader, the inimitable Dr John Mason. ... The lecture will be at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday 3 September, in Queen's University Belfast. ... Wednesday, 27 August 2008 23:54 . International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

... Events . ... Pre-university education . ... Samara region . ... International relations . Scientific Publications . ... Events VI International Scientific and Practical Conference "Science and Education in Transport" . ... Organizer: The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Federal Agency for Railway Transport, Russian Academy of Transport, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Samara region; Kuibyshev Railway - branch of JSC "Russian Railways" . ... Section 1. ...

Vega Stamps . International project VEGA was managed by Space Research Institute (IKI) . ... VEGA-1 and VEGA-2 spacecraft were developed by Babakin Space Center and fabricated by Lavochkin Association in Khimki, Moscow region. ... VEGA-1 and VEGA-2 have been the part of the international fleet to Halley's comet, that also included Giotto mission of European Space Agency (ESA) and Sakigake and Suisei by Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science (ISAS) of Japan. ... Vega 1 . ...

... Space flight . Crew training . ... Space camp . ... mastering the theoretical principles of astronautics; . studying the main components of a manned space complex - transporting spacecrafts (of the types "Soyuz", "Shuttle", ASS (Aviation Space System), etc.), orbital complexes (of the ISS (International Space Station) type), launching complex, Flight Control Center (FCC), search and rescue complex; . ... acquiring theoretical knowledge and initial practical skills of work in spacesuits; . ...

... ISC Kosmotras . ... Dnepr launch record 17 August 2011. Cluster Launch of Dnepr LV 22 August 2013 KOMPSAT-5 Launch 21 November 2013. ... Baikonur Cosmodrome Yasny launch base Downloads . ... Swedish Space Corporation s (SSC) PRISMA and French Space Agency s (CNES) PICARD satellites have been delivered to the Yasny launch base. ... Concurrently with the preparation of the launch from the Yasny launch base, ISC Kosmotras carries out TanDEM-X launch campaign at Baikonur cosmodrome. ... Dnepr LV . ...

Captain of a crew of the space station is sure that 13 years for it is not an age. On Saturday an international expedition consisting of Russian Viktor Afanasiev, French Jean-Pierre Eniere and Slovak Ivan Bella set off from launching pad Baikonur to the space station Mir. ... The station is set in order. ... As a captain of maybe the last crew of the station Mir, what do you think about the planned sinking of the station? ... The International Space Station (ISS) will begin working not very soon. ...

... In particular, members of the project regularly organize events dedicated to various interesting astronomical phenomena and events - solar and lunar eclipses, transit of Venus, etc. A total lunar eclipse will occur on April 15th, 2014, the first in two and half years. ... GLORIA will travel to Peru to broadcast the event live. ... Lunar eclipse . Lunar eclipses occur when the Moon passes into the Earth's shadow. ... A partial eclipse will be visible from the Canary Islands. The broadcast . ...

... Advances in International Accounting is a refereed, academic research annual, that is devoted to publishing articles about advancements in the development of accounting and its related disciplines from an international perspective. ... title='LG Стиральная машина LG - LG' border='0' align='left' width='120' style='margin-right: 20px;' hspace='7' vspace='5'/> . ... Цвет: серый . Коллекция: Весна-лето 2016 . ... Материал верха: искусственная замша . ... Материал подошвы: искусственный материал . ...

... Main . ... The RadioAstron is an international space VLBI project led by the Astro Space Center of Lebedev Physical Institute in Moscow, Russia. ... List of organizations which were taken part in developing of the project and now support the RadioAstron mission is presented here . The RadioAstron Newsletter # 29 , July 18, 2015. RadioAstron Announcement of Opportunity - 4 for observations from July 2016 to June 2017 inclusive. ... 2.7, December 17, 2015 : English version. ... Main ASC . ...

GRANAT is the Russian x-ray sattelite launched to the high apogee orbit (200,000 km) and operated almost for 10 years (1989 -1999) , carrying out four major instruments: French SIGMA coded-mask hard x-ray telescope (30-1000 keV), Soviet ART-P coded-mask telescope (2??-60?? keV), all-sky monitor WATCH (6-150 keV), and a gamma-burst detector PHEBUS . ... Since September 1994, GRANAT is in the survey mode. ... Explore pages devoted to individual GRANAT instruments (including main scientific results): . ...

The Wind spacecraft. ... It was designed to observe the solar wind approaching Earth, from a position near the Lagrangian point L1, and it is part of the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Initiative . ... The original plan called for "Wind" to approach its final station over two years, undergoing two close encounters with the Moon to boost its speed. ... For additional details and updates, see the home page of the "Wind" mission. Exploration" home page (index) Glossary . ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... Observing . ... Leak repaired on the International Space Station . ... Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn ventured into space May 11, 2013, and replaced a pump unit on the outside of the International Space Station that was leaking ammonia. ... Over the weekend, the crew of the International Space Station worked overtime to fix a leaking cooling network outside the orbital outpost. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ...

... Science User Portal . ... ESO, the European Southern Observatory . ... ESO's Governing Bodies . ... Travel and Contacts . Travel to ESO Headquarters . ... Travel to E-ELT Armazones . ... Survey Telescopes . ... Star Clusters . ... Stars@ESO . ... ESO Science Newsletter . ... ESO 3.6-metre telescope . ... MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope . ... ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope . ... Ultra HD Expedition . ... After High Definition (HD) TV, Ultra High Definition has been hailed as the next revolution for TVs. ...

... Our tours this year include: Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Bauman Moscow State Technical University Orevo Laboratory, Russian Mission Control Center (TsUP), Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, Lavochkin Scientific and Industrial Association, Energomash Scientific and Industrial Association, Scientific and Industrial Association "Zvezda", Khrunichev State Research & Production Space Center, Monino Air Force Museum. Bauman Moscow State Technical University . Moscow) . ...

... International Workshop on Planning and Scheduling for Space . ... Missions . ... Future Missions and . ... Commentator: Erhard Rabenau read . ... Multi-Objective Scheduling for NASA's Future Deep Space Network Array by Mark D. Johnston read . ... Planning and Scheduling External Occulter Space Missions by Ian E. Jordan read . ... Flexplan: An Operational Mission Planning and Scheduling COTS used Internationally by J.A. Tejo, M. Pereda, Iker Veiga, J.P. Chamoun, G. Garcia, and T. Beech read Copyright...