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SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468
*International Space Station Status Report #05-61*
*3:30 p.m. CST, Friday, Dec. 16, 2005*
*Expedition 12 Crew*
The International Space Station crew focused this week on preparations
for the arrival of a Christmastime supply shipment of fuel, food, water,
spare parts and holiday gifts from family.
The unmanned supply ship, ISS Progress 20, is set to launch from the
Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:38 p.m. CST Wednesday, Dec. 21.
It is planned to dock to the station's Pirs docking compartment at 1:54
p.m. CST Friday, Dec. 23.
Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev
brushed up on the operation of a backup, manual docking system to be
ready if needed when the Progress cargo craft reaches the station. The
primary system for the craft has it dock automatically.
The new Progress will deliver 5,683 pounds of cargo: 3,097 pounds of dry
cargo such as food, clothing, experiment hardware, spare parts and the
gifts; 1,940 pounds of propellant; 463 pounds of water; and 183 pounds
of oxygen and air.
McArthur and Tokarev spent time this week packing the Progress 19 now
docked to the station. Progress 19 is planned to remain docked at the
station for several months along with the new Progress. The crew also
performed Russian and American biomedical experiments that study the
impact to the body of a prolonged stay in space. Maintenance work
accomplished this week included upgrading operating software on five
equipment racks in the Destiny laboratory, restoring the air conditioner
in the Crew Health Care System to full operation, and reactivating an
air monitoring system known as the Volatile Organic Analyzer.
Working at a control station in the lab, McArthur completed refresher
training with the station's Canadian-built robotic arm. He also
videotaped a demonstration of how station crews recycle supplies. The
taped lessons demonstrate basic scientific principles and will be part
of NASA educational products made available to schools across the country.
For information on activities aboard the station, future launch dates,
as well as station sighting opportunities from anywhere on the Earth,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
The next station status report will be issued on Wednesday, Dec. 21,
after the launch of Progress 20, or earlier if events warrant.
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