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Subj: EXP 13 - Status Report: SS06-034
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SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468
> July 21, 2006
>
> Grey Hautaluoma
> Headquarters, Washington
> 202-358-0688
>
> James Hartsfield
> Johnson Space Center, Houston
> 281-483-5111
>
> STATUS REPORT: SS06-034
>
> INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS06-034
>
> For the first time since early 2003, the International Space Station
> is home to three crew members. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas
> Reiter joined Expedition 13 following Space Shuttle Discovery's
> mission earlier this month.
>
> Reiter, who serves as the expedition flight engineer, Commander Pavel
> Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams got down to business.
> Their tasks this week included activating a new high-tech freezer;
> installing additional sound suppression devices; performing a
> functional check of a new oxygen generation system, which will become
> active next year; and preparing for the next spacewalk, set for just
> before 10 a.m. EDT on Aug. 3.
>
> Discovery left behind about three tons of supplies, hardware and
> experiments as well as 175 gallons (660 liters) of water and 74
> pounds (33 kilograms) of nitrogen, leaving the station in excellent
> condition to support the crew of three.
>
> One of the most anticipated experiment racks, the Minus Eighty
> Laboratory Freezer for ISS, was activated. The freezer will allow
> biological and human research experiment samples to be stored until
> they are returned to Earth for evaluation.
>
> The recent Discovery mission brought the new oxygen generation system
> and the freezer to the station. Status checks were performed this
> week on the newly installed oxygen system to prevent its internal
> valves from sticking over long periods of dormancy. Once it is
> activated, the device will augment the Russian Elektron
> oxygen-generation system in preparation for the further expansion of
> the station crew to six people.
>
> The crew also began preparations for the next spacewalk. The spacewalk
> by Williams and Reiter will be conducted in U.S. spacesuits. The
> astronauts will deploy external experiments and prepare station truss
> components for future assembly work. Additional solar panels and
> electrical equipment will be delivered by the next two space shuttle
> missions, scheduled for late August and December. Spacewalk
> preparations included flushing cooling loops in the Quest airlock and
> the spacesuits and configuring airlock systems and tools. The
> astronauts also reviewed station robotic arm procedures.
>
> The next station status report will be issued on Friday, July 28, or
> earlier if events warrant.
>
> For more about the crew's activities and station sighting
> opportunities, visit:
>
> http://www.nasa.gov/station
>
> For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:
>
> http://www.nasa.gov/home
>
>
> -end-
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