Space Forum / Space Station / June 2006

ISS Progress 21 to be used as a "closet"?
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition13/exp13_progres
s22_docking.html
So how long do the Russians plan to leave ISS Progress 21 docked to ISS?
How long can a Progress stay in orbit and not present a problem, say ...

ISS Expedition 13 In-Flight Interviews - June 20  
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=587
mirror server: http://space-multimedia.6x.to/
John

Space shuttle set for July 1 lift-off
Nasa managers cleared the shuttle for lift-off even though
the agency’s top safety officer and its lead engineer
objected, officials said on Saturday.

I am a physics student preparing a presentation on the ISS, one of my
topics will cover orbital information. My question is that for a stable
orbit to be maintained a satellite must maintain a fixed relationship
between altitude and velocity, otherwise due to atmospheric drag it

May 24, 2006
Joe Pally
Headquarters, Washington
(202) 358-7239

Does there exist an estimate of, or can someone here calculate, what
the ISS reboost requirements will be in the coming years (i.e., out to
2010 or 2015) if construction goes more or less as now envisaged and
the solar cycle follows current predictions?

June 2, 2006
Joe Pally
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-7239