Space Forum / Space Station / February 2008

When they blew up that nsa sat a few days ago, was it witnessed from
anywhere visually. I suppose they did it when the station was round the
other side of the planet but since there seem to be several thousand  lumps
of debris about, one might suppose that some might reflect the ...

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/080116-tw-british-iss.html
Will it ever come to fruition?

I was thinking earlier today. With the retirement of the Shuttle in
2010, has anyone looked at the possibility of leaving one or more of
the MPLM's (like Donetello) docked to the station after their final
flight. It's not like they are going to be of any use sitting on the

1- NASA expects to develop portable high pressure O2 bottles that could
be shipped up on Progress or ATV to refuel the Quest O2 tanks.
2- NASA is currently allowed by law to purchase transport from Russians
only until 2011. NASA expects private industry to be able to resupply

I fear my google skills have failed me on this one.
Assuming that STS is retired by 31 Dec 2010 or thereabouts, what are
NASA's current plans for flying people to ISS on Soyuz in the period
immediately thereafter, say 2011-2013? Is there a schedule with dates

I notice that the first eva is being delayed, one assumes due to whatever
ails Hans, and hence he is being replaced. I guess until we know the nature
of his problem, nobody can say if he will miss out altogether, and also if
the problem is such that it might  mean an early return ...

Expedition 16 CREW OFFERS THOUGHTS ON ITS UPCOMING SPACEWALK.
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=
3253&Itemid=2
Expedition 16 Spacewalk Preview Briefing
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index ...