Space Forum / Space Station / January 2005

Today in Moscow, ESA Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain and the Head of
the Russian Federal Space Agency, Anatoly Perminov signed an agreement for
long-term cooperation and partnership in the development, implementation and
use of launchers.

Isn't Titan answered the question that it is possible to make a moon have an
atmosphere.
Do you think we could ever make the moon have an atmosphere once colonised
there.??

Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington                         Jan. 26, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-4769)
James Hartsfield

I wonder how accurate the full scale Space Station Model is at the new
Fry's Electronics store in Webster, Texas. For those who don't live in the
Houston area, the city of Webster is right next to JSC in Houston. Fry's
Electronics just openned a new store, and hanging from the ...

Spacewalkers to Outfit Station's Exterior
01.21.05
The Expedition 10 crew is getting set to venture outside the International
Space Station for the first of the mission's two spacewalks.

Just saw the Space Station fly over Houston this Morning, what a wonderful
sight. I got to watch sunrise on the Space station as it went from a dark
to light in a few seconds. The Station appeared white during the
transition, unlike the sunset I observed a month ago or so. During ...

Melissa Mathews/Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington                                Jan. 14, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1272, -4769)
James Hartsfield

Space station's oxygen generator back in action
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0501/05elektron/
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD, FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE"
Posted: January 6, 2005

Curious, is there a list of x-nauts who have had extended stays on two or more
stations?

Mike Rein
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321/867-2468
RELEASE: 07-05

Allard Beutel
Headquarters, Washington                                        Jan. 11,
2005
(Phone: 202/358-4769)

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=15031
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Update on Elektron: The Elektron seems to be running well in 50-amp mode and
seems to be shutting down when 32-amp mode is used. Due to the ongoing

Anybody sitting by their PC's this weekend with spare audio bandwidth,
please real-time monitor ISS/Houston conversations regarding 'Elektron'
oxygen system, via link from Houston Chronicle page,
http://www.chron.com/content/interactive/space/missions/live/live.ram,

            Funds spent on vice* = Funds not spent on Lunar Exploration:
*This includes funds spent on: strip clubs, prostitutes, alcoholic
beverages, gambling, x rated videos, illegal narcotics, internet porn,
nicotine products. All of this adds up to at least $150 Billion a ...

As I recall, the primary challenges for launching a human Soyuz spacecraft
aboard a Soyuz booster from the facilities at Kourou are twofold: downrange
communications and launch abort and recovery. Does anyone recall any
formal discussions of these, or other, issues by Russian space ...