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September 2006
Image credit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
New Solar Panel on ISS deployed
9/14/06
Today the crew of STS-115 Atlantis deployed a new solar array on the space station. The new array was deployed this morning at approximately 6:30 EDT. For more details, visit the NASA page at: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
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Spacewalk Scheduled for Tomorrow Morning
9/14/06
Astronauts Tanner and Piper will begin preparations for their space walk tonight. The actual spacewalk is scheduled for tomorrow morning from 5:15 AM to 11:35 AM EDT. The spacewalk will be televised on NASA TV at:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
Atlantis Astronauts spacewalking NOW!
9/15/06
The Atlantis astronauts are spacewalking now! Details are here:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
If you wish to watch the spacewalk, go to NASA TV here:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060915/sc_afp/russiausiranspaceiss_060915104220
Ansari to be Launched into Space First Thing Monday Morning
9/15/06
At 12:09 AM EDT Monday September 18th, Iranian Anousheh Ansari will become the first female space tourist. She will be launched by the Russian space agency. Launch coverage will begin at 11:30 PM EDT Sunday night on NASA TV. NASA TV will also televise the docking of the spacecraft carrying Anousheh Ansari with the ISS on Wednesday. The address is here: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
Good luck Anousheh Ansari!
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NASA TV
Spacewalk Successful!
9/15/06
Astronauts Joe Tanner and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper completed their third and final planned spacewalk on the STS-115 mission. Also as a note, some of the pictures on the site from now on will be taken with a digital camera pointed at the screen. As you can see above, this method works quite well. These pictures will still have a credit underneath as usual.
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Astronaut News Conference
9/16/06
At 10:30 AM EDT, the Atlantis crew and the current ISS crew will give a press conference.
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Undocking Time
9/16/06
The space shuttle Atlantis will be leaving the ISS Sunday morning at 10:33 AM EDT. This event may not be televised live on NASA TV. However, the crew will be leaving ISS and will be saying their goodbyes at 5:43 AM EDT Sunday morning. If you really want to watch that, you can see it at NASA TV, which can be found here:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
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Image credit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/multimedia/sts114_7200.html
Atlantis Undocks from the ISS
9/17/06
The Space Shuttle Atlantis has undocked from the ISS now. After undocking, the shuttle made a complete circle around the station to take photos. Video from this event may be found here:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html
For more information on the undocking, or the shuttle mission in general, go here:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
Also, for those who are wondering, the picture above was not taken by Atlantis, but rather by the Space Shuttle Discovery.
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Image credut: http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=060918_soyuz_launch_02.jpg&cap=The+Soyuz+TMA-9+spacecraft+carrying+the+International+Space+Station%27s+next+crew+and+the+world%27s+first+female+space+tourist+successfully+blasted+off+into+space+from+it%27s+Baikonur+Cosmodrome+launchpad+at+12%3A09+a.m.+EDT.+Credit%3A+NASA+TV
Ansari Launched!
Iranian-American Anousheh Ansari became the first female space tourist when she was launched into space aboard a Soyuz rocket last night at 12:09 AM EDT. Anousheh Ansari will spend eight days aboard the ISS assisting with some bone and muscle research. The trip has cost her $20 million dollars.
Thanks to www.space.com and the Washington Post for details.
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Image credit: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_654.html
Space Shuttle Landing and Ansari Docking
9/18/06
The Space Shuttle Atlantis will be landing at the Kennedy Center at 5:57 AM EDT Wednesday the 20th. The de-orbit burn will start at 4:55 AM EDT, and the payload doors will be closing at 2:15 AM EDT. The Soyuz spacecraft carrying Ansari will dock with the ISS at 4:10 AM EDT that morning also. All of these events can be seen on NASA TV at http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
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Image credit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/multimedia/index.html
A Mission of Many Delays: Atlantis landing postponed
9/19/06
NASA announced recently that the Space Shuttle Atlantis will NOT be landing tomorrow due to an object found on the bottom of the orbiter and bad weather. A rough image of the object is highlighted above, and the link below it contains a link to a video explaining the delay. NASA says a possible alternate launch time is 6:22 AM EDT on Thursday, September 21st. For more information, visit this link:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
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Image credit: NASA TV
Expedition 14 Carrying Anousheh Ansari Docks with ISS
9/20/06
Expedition 14 has successfully docked with the ISS and its three passengers have safely moved between the two spacecraft.
For more data, please go to this NASA link: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
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Image credit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
Atlantis to Land Tomorrow
9/20/06
NASA officially says now that Atlantis will land tomorrow (Thursday, 21st of September) at 6:21 AM EDT at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The deorbit burn is scheduled for 4:14 AM EDT, and the payload doors will be opening at 2:45 AM EDT. The weather forecast for tomorrow in Florida looks promising, so maybe, this time, Atlantis won't be delayed.
For more information: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
For NASA TV, which is covering the launch: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
And for the full mission schedule: http://www.nasa.gov/tvschedule/pdf/tvsked_revs.pdf
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Autumnal Equinox Approaching!
9/20/06
September 23rd will be the Autumnal equinox, marking the beginning of autumn. This means that Earth will have equal hours of night and day as Sun crosses the celestial equator, and it signifies the beginning of the Aurora season!
Thanks to www.spaceweather.com for the tip-off
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Image credit: NASA TV
Welcome Home Atlantis!
9/21/06
The Space Shuttle Atlantis landed this morning at 6:23 AM EDT. Welcome home Atlantis! I did tape direct video (but no audio) from NASA TV, and if you wish to have a copy of this video, please e-mail me at pvheuer@msn.com
Great Job, Atlantis!
For a Collage of some of the STS-115 mission photos, click here. (All collage pictures are from www.nasa.gov )
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Image credit: www.spaceweather.com
Picture of ISS Through a Telescope!
9/21/06
A man named John Locker took this photo through his telescope in broad daylight as the ISS passed overhead! Its amazing!
Thank to www.spaceweather.com for the news!
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Image credit: http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/griffin_bio.html
Michael Griffin Going to China
9/24/06
The NASA administrator, along with top NASA officials, have left for a visit to China. They will be talking with Chinese space officials, and considering possible future exploration projects.
Thanks to www.space.com for the news!
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Image credit: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mer/images.cfm?id=2023
Opportunity Rover Peaks into Victoria Crater
9/26/06
When the Opportunity Mars rover landed on January 4th, 2004, it was expected to last for around three months. Now, Opportunity and its twin Spirit is still alive and well, and the approaching Martian summer can only mean good things for the solar panels on the rovers. Opportunity has also just taken its first peek into a crater that it has been moving towards for quite a long time. Victoria crater holds potential as a site to see geological layers exposed by the impact that formed it. For more information, please to to: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/index.html
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Ansari to land Thursday
9/26/06
After a successful flight, space tourist Anousheh Ansari is scheduled to land on Thursday. She will be landing in a Soyuz capsule, and two of the old crew of ISS will be coming home with her. This will be the end of her 20 million dollar trip.
The landing will be covered on NASA TV, which can be found here: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
And one last note: The landing is scheduled for 9:10 PM EDT. Ansari will be undocking at 5:54 PM EDT, and the Deorbit burn will occur at 8:20 PM EDT.
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Image Credit: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-14/html/jsc2006e39244.html
Reminder: Ansari Landing Tonight!
9/28/06
Just a reminder to everyone! The Soyuz spacecraft carrying Anousheh Ansari will be landing tonight at 9:10 PM EDT! The full landing schedule is as follows:
Undocking: 5:54 PM EDT
Deorbit Burn: 8:20 PM EDT
Landing: 9:10 PM EDT
The entire landing will be covered on NASA TV live, at the following link: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
More information can be found at this link:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
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Image Credit: NASA TV
Expedition 13 Lands, Carrying Anousheh Ansari!
9/28/06
The Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Anousheh Ansari and two other passengers landed tonight. I took video from this event from NASA TV. If you are interested in any of the following clips, please e-mail me at pvheuer@msn.com
Plasma trail, viewed from the ground.
Capsule right after landing
First Cosmonaut out
Ansari Presented with a bouquet of roses.
So welcome home to Anousheh Ansari, a Russian Cosmonaut, and an American Astronaut!
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