Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 5.03.2008 . ... Credit: STS-122 Shuttle Crew , NASA Explanation: The developing International Space Station (ISS) has changed its appearance again. ... Construction began on the ISS in 1998. ... Publications with keywords: ISS - international space station . Publications with words: ISS - international space station . ... APOD: 2008 April 1- New Space Station Robot Asks to be Called Dextre the Magnificent . ... Columbus Laboratory Installed on Space Station . ...

... 2008 March 5 . The International Space Station Expands Again . Credit: STS-122 Shuttle Crew , NASA . Explanation: The developing International Space Station (ISS) has changed its appearance again. Last month, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis visited the ISS and added components that included the Columbus Science Laboratory. The entire array of expansive solar panels is visible in this picture taken by the Atlantis Crew after leaving the ISS to return to Earth. ... About APOD | ...

Next: STOP Up: Details of SCHED Parameters Previous: START Contents . STATions is used to specify the list of stations to be included in this scan. ... The station names given must match ones available in the station catalogs. ... Sched will determine the station name from the catalog information and use it for the rest of scheduling. ... All other inputs requiring station names must use the names as given in the station catalog. Argument: A list of station names of up to 8 characters each. ...

... Meteorological, seismic and electromagnetic observations on the surface of the Mars with the network of MMSs. ... The MMS equipment includes all devices needed for autonomous MMS operation and ensures operability in the whole temperature range during the Martian year in different regions of the Martian surface. ... The radio system (transmitter, receiver and antenna) is capable to transmit information to the Martian orbiter with 128 kbit/s and receive control commands. ... 3-axial accelerometer; . ...

This document explains values, tables and other matters on solar physics computing pages. ... is040423.ete : SAHA-S tables, interpolation values: T, rho, X. Z is fixed at 0.02. See reference above. opal2005.etf : OPAL EOS, interpolation values: T, rho, X, Z. Downloaded from OPAL site , marked there as "2005", seems to be unpublished. opal2001.etf : OPAL EOS, interpolation values: T, rho, X, Z. Rogers F.J., Nayfonov A. Astrophys. ... The following values can be calculated: . ... dimensionless . ...

... PROGRESS M-57 CARGO VEHICLE . 24.06.2006 Baikonur Cosmodrome. Progress M-57 transport cargo vehicle was launched to the International Space Station from Baikonur launch site at 19:08 Moscow summer time. ... At 5:00 a.m. Moscow Time, the transporter with the Soyuz-U launch vehicle and the Progress M-57 spacecraft left the Assembly and Testing Facility and arrived to the launch pad for the final pre-launch processing. ... Designers inspection of the Progress M-57 cargo vehicle was completed. ...

Nowadays at the Department the experimental and theoretical investigations, including astronomical and ionospheric observations, active experiments with space vehicles are taking place. ... Solar Corona physics and erruptive phenomenae. ... Stellar astronomy. ... The Department has organized and put into practice more then 50 expeditions for observation of Solar ecllipces, aurorae polaris, comets, meteor streams, controlled space experiments, and also for investigations of geophysical characteristics. ...

We present the results of an extensive observing campaign on the O7.5 III star xi Persei. The UV observations were obtained with the International Ultraviolet Explorer. xi Per was monitored continuously in October 1994 during 10 days at ultraviolet and visual wavelengths. The ground-based optical observations include magnetic field measurements, HЮБ and He I lambda 6678 spectra, and were partially covered by photometry and polarimetry. ...

... In order to realize the optimal scientific return from the VLT, ESO has undertaken to develop an end-to-end data flow system from proposal entry to science archive. The VLT Data Flow System (DFS) is being designed and implemented by the DFS Group (ESO Internal access only) in collaboration with VLT Division and Instrumentation Division . ... VLT Control System Interface . ... OBs are the quantum of data that flows within the DFS, collecting state, data and status information as they flow. ...

Ground Support of RadioAstron . Control and Tracking Stations . RadioAstron satellite control (command transmission, telemetry, orbit measurements) will be conducted from Evpatoria and Bear Lake control stations. ... Coarse orbit measurements will be carried out from control stations. Each measurement takes ten minutes. ... Orbit measurements at tracking stations give only radial component of spacecraft velocity but the measurements are going continuously during observing sessions. ...