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Four Spacewalks Planned For ISS Crew
UPI Correspondent Houston (UPI) Jan. 26, 2007 The crew aboard the International Space Station is preparing for a record four spacewalks during the next month, NASA said Friday. NASA astronauts Mike Lopez-Alegria and Suni Williams were scheduled to begin a 6 1/2-hour spacewalk Jan. 31. The two astronauts were also scheduled to conduct spacewalks Feb. 4, Feb. 8 and Feb. 22, NASA said. The astronauts will use U.S. spacesuits and the station's Quest airlock for the first three spacewalks. On the fourth spacewalk, Lopez-Alegria and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin will use Russian spacesuits and exit the space station from the Pirs airlock. NASA said the three U.S. spacewalks will rearrange the station's cooling system, while the Russian spacewalk will free a stuck antenna. NASA said that as the astronauts have been preparing for their spacewalks, the nitrogen was discharged from a SAFER jetpack. The nitrogen-powered packs enable astronauts to fly back to the station if they become separated from it. NASA said there was an extra pack on board, so the loss of the jetpack didn't interfere with the upcoming spacewalks.
earlier related report The crew members also started preparations for the upcoming spacewalks, with the first spacewalk scheduled for January 31. They readied the spacesuits to be worn by Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams. Lopez-Alegria and Williams also used computer-based training to refresh their skills with the Simplified Aid For Extravehicular Activity Rescue (SAFER) jetpack. The SAFER backpack allows spacewalkers to fly themselves back to the station in the event they become untethered and separated from the complex. The crew took time out from their work on Monday to speak with television host Martha Stewart. They also took time to field questions from schools in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and another in Winnebago, Neb. by amateur radio. Related Links Read more about Expedition 14 Space Station News at Space-Travel.Com News About Space Exploration Programs
NASA Says Destroyed Chinese Satellite Is No Threat To Space Station
Paris (AFP) Jan 23, 2007Debris thrown out by a satellite destroyed by Chinese authorities earlier this month poses no immediate threat to the International Space Station, NASA administrator Michael Griffin said on Tuesday. "We are always performing debris analysis and so far we do not see any need for debris avoidance manoeuvres," Griffin told a news conference in Paris attended by representatives of agencies participating in the construction of the space station. |
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