... 2001 December 17 . Leaving the International Space Station . Credit: Rosaviakosmos , CNES , NASA . ... The lifeboat was actually the new Soyuz capsule they arrived in -- they returned home in an older Soyuz capsule that had been left six months ago. ... Pictured above on October 31 , their Soyuz spacecraft undocks from the ISS while dark space and a blue Earth hover in the background . Tomorrow's picture: Nebula in Pink and Blue . ... About APOD | ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...

... 23.04.2002 . ... Credit: STS-110 Shuttle Crew , NASA Explanation: What does the developing International Space Station (ISS) look like now? ... Construction began on the ISS in 1998 and the core structure should be in place before 2005. ... Publications with keywords: ISS - space station . Publications with words: ISS - space station . ... The International Space Station Expands Again . ... Upgrading the International Space Station . ... The International Space Station on the Horizon . ...

... EXPERIMENTS AND RESEARCHES . ... ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTS AND RESEARCH . ... Experiment WMHP forms part of the scientific research program performed by Brazilian Astronaut Marcos C. Pontes (BSA) on the Russian Segment of the ISS in the frame of CENTENARIO Brazilian Soyuz Mission Project. The Brazilian Space Agency is a customer of the preparation and implementation of the research program. ... The equipment consists of a single unit, which accommodates two heat pipes and a data acquisition system. ...

... Thank you Paul for taking the opportunity to photograph the space station and for sending me this really good shot - I can only try to imagine how difficult it was to obtain a clear image! For International space station visibility over Ireland go to (Heavens Above) or click directly on your location: Armagh Belfast Cork Dublin Galway . Thursday, 17 September 2009 02:07 . International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . Back To Top] . ...

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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. ...

... Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (Captain, USN, RET.) ... After his second mission, he led the International Space Station (ISS) Operations branch of the Astronaut Office. ... In October 2014 Lopez-Alegria became an independent consultant; he is based in Washington, D.C. SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: Mission Specialist (MS)-2, STS-73 Columbia (October 20 to November 5, 1995). ... The primary mission objective was delivery of the Expedition 6 crew to the ISS and the return of the Expedition 5 crew to Earth. ...