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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 179.08 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. June 27, 2004
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** ISS astronaut Mike Finke got word that he is a new father. Tarali
Paulina Fincke was born on June 18, 2004 to proud parents, Mike and
Renita Fincke. They also have 1 son, Chandra. "Her name is Tarali
Paulina and Tara is the Indian dialect meaning star," Fincke radioed to
Mission Control, shortly after the birth. "Our first boy, his name is
Chandra, which means moon. So, my wife had already given me the moon,
and now she's given me a star and it's a privilege to happen aboard the
International Space Station. It's also tough on the family, but there's
a lot of other service people out there that this happens to, so thanks
NASA. We really appreciate your support and understanding." On the ISS
packet beacon, which is sent out once a minute, the proud papa is
announcing the birth of his daughter. --JSC Today (courtesy N5VHO)
** International Space Station Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA ISS
Science Officer Mike Fincke returned to the airlock shortly after the
beginning of a Thursday evening spacewalk after an oxygen leak was
detected in a spacesuit oxygen bottle. Official start time of the
spacewalk was 5:56 p.m. EDT, when crewmembers opened the airlock hatch
of the Pirs Docking Compartment in the Station's Russian segment. But
moments later, Russian flight controllers ordered the spacewalkers back
inside after a drop in pressure in the primary oxygen bottle of Fincke's
suit was noted. Program managers will assess the problem with Fincke's
suit and other elements before deciding how to proceed. The next
spacewalk opportunity would be no earlier than next week. --NASA
** History was made when SpaceShipOne made its first flight Monday in
California. A small company put a ship and a man into space -- the first
time that's been done independent of the government of some large
country. The rocket plane fell about 31,500 feet short of its targeted
altitude: 360,000 feet. But it did fly to an altitude of 328,491 feet --
or about 407 feet above the recognized boundary between the upper
atmosphere and space.
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