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Expedition 14 Takes Command As Expedition 13 Prepares for Earth
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 26, 2006 New station residents Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin are in charge of the orbiting complex. Flight Engineer Thomas Reiter officially joined Expedition 14 last week. Meanwhile, Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams are preparing to return to Earth on Thursday, Sept. 28. Spaceflight Participant Anousheh Ansari will also end her visit that day and return with Expedition 13. A formal change of command ceremony from Expedition 13 to Expedition 14 will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 27. NASA TV will begin coverage of a farewell ceremony and closing of the hatches on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 1:35 p.m. CDT, as the Expedition 13 crew and Ansari prepare to depart. They are scheduled to land in Kazakhstan at 8:10 p.m. CDT. As the crew handover proceeds, both crews continue science and maintenance activities, as well as exercise. The Elektron oxygen generator was serviced over the weekend and is expected to be reactivated Tuesday. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Space Station News at Space-Travel.Com Space Station News at Space-Travel.Com
ISS May Need Replacing Of Oxygen Regeneration Block
Korolyov, Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 21, 2006The Russian oxygen regeneration system at the International Space Station has been turned off, as one of its blocks may need replacement, a space agency official said Wednesday. "Two days ago a temperature rise in the Elektron system caused an unpleasant odor onboard. The high temperature damaged rubber seals and the system was turned off," Alexei Krasnov, the head of the agency's piloted programs, said after the successful docking of the Soyuz TMA spacecraft with the ISS. |
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