Space Forum / Space Station / September 2005

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/453/1
The trouble with space stations
by Jeff Foust, Monday, September 12, 2005
The space station. Before reading any further, think for a moment about the

New Station Crew to Launch From Baikonur
09.27.05
Commander William McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev, the 12th
International Space Station crew, are scheduled to launch from the Baikonur

Baikonur Cosmodrome, 25-09-2005
Designers inspection of the Soyuz TMA-7 spacecraft was completed.
Payload shroud roll on to the spacecraft was performed.
Photo-report :

Hello, a bit of triviality if you don't mind,
I know that ISS crew have internet facilities on board, they can exchange
e-mail with their families and such. What I would like to know is how
(un)restricted their access to the internet and the Wild Wild Web actually

If Elektron works, can it supply all of the O2 needs from waste water,
thereby adding some what, 200lb of extra cargo per progress, or is
it not quite up to that (if it works at all)

Melissa Mathews
Headquarters, Washington                  Sept. 23, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1272)
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS05-045

Griffin Remarks for AIAA Space 2005 Conference, 31 August 2005
courtesy K. Cowing,  http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1059
Eighteen months ago, President Bush committed this nation to a new direction
in space, and set forth a fresh, clear mission for NASA. The ...

The end of the independence of the old 'Korolyov Bureau' -- maybe now that
the government's starvation policy has brought it to its knees, its
submission
will allow a more adequate level of funding.

Now that space x can lift 25 tonnes to LEO, for ~40M,
I propose that a Las Vegas style casino/holiday resort be constructed in
LEO.
Considering that a Las Vegas Casino costs around 1B these days ( the Wynn

Baikonur Cosmodrome, 05-09-2005
Progress M-54 cargo vehicle was docked with the transfer compartment.
Photo-report:
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss11/progress-m-54/photo_09-02.html

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington                             Sept. 8, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-3749)
James Hartsfield

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington                      Sept. 6, 2005
(Phone 202/358-3749)
James Hartsfield

Baikonur Cosmodrome.
At 5:00 a.m. Moscow Time, the transporter with the Soyuz-U launch vehicle
and the Progress M-54 spacecraft left the Assembly and Testing Facility and
arrived to the launch pad for the final pre-launch processing. The Soyuz-U -

Baikonur Cosmodrome.
The orbital module of the Progress M-54 was integrated with the Soyuz-U
launch vehicle in the processing facility.
Photo-report:

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