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  • Soyuz undocking, reentry and landing explained

    Soyuz undocking, reentry and landing explained

    How does an astronaut return to Earth from the International Space Station? What does it feel like to re-enter the atmosphere? How does the Soyuz capsule function? Watch and find out. This video is based on an actual lesson delivered to the ESA astronaut class of 2009 (also known as the #Shenanigans09) during their ESA Basic Training. It features interviews with astronauts who have flown on the Soyuz and dramatic footage of actual landings.

    Produced by the ESA Human Spaceflight and Operations (HSO) Astronaut Training Division, Cologne, Germany, in collaboration with the HSO Strategic Planning and Outreach Office, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, with special support from Roskosmos.

    Narration Voice: Bernard Oattes

    Technical Experts: Stephane Ghiste, Dmitriy Churkin (HSO-UT)

    Content Design: Stephane Ghiste, Dmitriy Churkin, Raffaele Castellano, Matthew Day (HSO-UT)

    Animation & Video Editing: Raffaele Castellano (HSO-UT), HSO-K

    Project Coordination: Matthew Day, Stephane Ghiste, Dmitriy Churkin (HSO-UT)

    Special thanks to:
    Martin Schweiger (Orbiter software: http://orbit/medphys.ucl.ac.uk/)
    Nikita Vtyurin, Andrew Thielmann (Orbiter Soyuz model)
    Lionel Ferra (HSO-UT)
    Oleg Polovnikov (HSO-UT)
    Frank De Winne (HSO-A)
    Paolo Nespoli (HSO-A)
    Antonio Rodenas Bosque (HSO-UT)
    NASA
    ROSCOSMOS
    S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia
    Aerospace Search and Rescue Service of the Russian Federation

    Parachute footage: Cambridge University Spaceflight

    Surfer footage: copyright Red Bull Media House

    Footage from inside Soyuz capsule courtesy of RSC Energia has limited rights:

    a) These data are submitted with Limited Rights under Agreement among the Government of Canada, Governments of Member States of the European Space Agency, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the United States of America concerning co-operation on the civil International Space Station.

    These data may be used by the receiving co-operating agency and its contractors and subcontractors, provided that such data shall be used, duplicated or disclosed only for the following purposes, which are related to the Cooperating Agency Space Station Program for ISS:
    1) Use for ESA astronaut training
    2) Use for educational purposes
    These data shall not be used by persons or entities other than the receiving Cooperating Agency, its contractors or subcontractors, or for any other purposes, without the prior written permission of the furnishing partner state, acting through its cooperating agency.

    b) This notice shall be marked on any reproduction of these data in whole or part.

    Also watch:
    Journey to the ISS Part 1: The launch sequence explained
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVvgpKt5uCA

    Watch Part 2: Soyuz rendezvous and docking explained
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2_NeFbFcSw

    Captions available in English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Romanian (with thanks to Alexa Mirel) and Spanish. Click on the CC button to switch between languages.

  • NASA Astronaut and Fellow Crew Members Prepare for Soyuz Rocket Launch

    NASA Astronaut and Fellow Crew Members Prepare for Soyuz Rocket Launch

    At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins conducted their final fit check “dress rehearsal” in their Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft and conducted other ceremonial activities Sept. 20. The Soyuz spacecraft was mated to its booster rocket on Sept. 22, and moved to the launch pad on a railcar Sept. 23 for final preparations before launch to the International Space Station on Sept. 26, Kazakh time. The trio will spend five and a half months onboard ISS, joining station Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos, Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA and Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency. The footage also includes interviews at the launch pad Sept. 23 with Joel Montalbano, Deputy ISS Program Manager, and Ellen Ochoa, Director of the Johnson Space Center.

  • Luca Parmitano’s spacesuit

    Luca Parmitano’s spacesuit

    Luca Parmitano explains his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit and how he does an Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) / spacewalk.

  • Luca Parmitano and Chris Cassidy explain what happened during EVA 23

    Luca Parmitano and Chris Cassidy explain what happened during EVA 23

    Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy were hard at work outside the International Space Station (ISS) for the second time, when water started to leak into Luca Parmitano’s space suit helmet, immediately resulting in the duo heading back to the Quest Airlock to terminate the EVA. Luca and Chris explain the events that happened during EVA # 23.

  • Did you know: How often do astronauts wash their clothes in space?

    Did you know: How often do astronauts wash their clothes in space?

    We wanted to know: How often do astronauts wash their clothes in space? We asked the members of the public in Europe what they think. Watch the video to discover the answer.

  • NASA Long-Distance Google+ Hangout to Connect with Space Station

    NASA Long-Distance Google+ Hangout to Connect with Space Station

    In a first for the agency, NASA hosted a Google+ Hangout live with the International Space Station on Feb. 22, 2013 from 10:30 a.m EST to 11:30 a.m. EST. Google+ Hangouts allow people to chat face-to-face while thousands more can tune in to watch the conversation live on Google+ or YouTube. This unique opportunity connected you, our fans, with astronauts living and working on the orbiting laboratory 240 miles above the Earth.

    During the event, several video questions were selected and answered by astronauts on the space station and on the ground. Additionally, NASA asked real-time questions submitted by our followers on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook. During the hangout, astronauts Kevin Ford, Chris Hadfield and Tom Marshburn will answer questions and provide insights about life aboard the station. Station crews conduct a variety of science experiments and perform station maintenance during their six-month stay on the outpost. Their life aboard the station in near-weightlessness requires unique approaches to everyday activities such as eating, sleeping and exercising.

  • NASA’s Marshburn Discusses ISS Mission

    NASA’s Marshburn Discusses ISS Mission

    Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn is interviewed about his upcoming stay aboard the International Space Station. Marshburn is scheduled to fly aboard a Soyuz spacecraft to the ISS in December and remain in space until May with crewmates Chris Hadfield and Roman Romanenko.

  • Meet ESA, the space agency for Europe

    Meet ESA, the space agency for Europe

    You, together with your 500 million fellow citizens from ESA’s 20* European member nations, are the collective owners of one of the world’s leading space agencies.

    The European Space Agency is an intergovernmental organisation, a cooperative coming together of its Member States in their national interest and common good.

    This new video offers a quick introduction: Europe, meet ESA.

    (*As of February 2015, 22 Member States)

  • ESA – Space to Relax / MagISStra City Views: Photos by Paolo Nespoli

    ESA – Space to Relax / MagISStra City Views: Photos by Paolo Nespoli

    A breathtaking collection of photos taken by ESA Astronaut Paolo Nespoli during his 6-month MagISStra mission on the International Space Station 25 December 2010 – 24 May 2011.

    Music: Dream Elements by Green Sun licensed by Ambient Music Garden.
    Video produced for Lufthansa inflight entertainment (released June 2011).

  • ESA astronaut André Kuipers’ tour of the International Space Station

    ESA astronaut André Kuipers’ tour of the International Space Station

    ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers invites you to follow a guided tour of the complete International Space Station. Andre himself is the tour guide during this unique visit to the Station.

    In the space of one hour Andre shows every module of the International Space Station and explains the ins and outs of living in the largest laboratory in space. This video gives a wonderful glimpse of how life is for an astronaut living in the Station. From science and maintenance to operating robotic arms and finding lost equipment, Andre takes you from the Japanese research module via the Station’s cellar and ‘garden’ to the Russian segment, ending his tour with breath-taking views of Earth from the European-built Cupola observation module.

    This video was recorded during the end of ESA’s PromISSe mission. Andre spent a total of 193 days in space before returning to Earth on 1 July 2012.

  • ESA Euronews: Private Space

    ESA Euronews: Private Space

    Boldly going where no private company has gone before.

    On 25 May 2012 the first commercial spacecraft berthed with the International Space Station. A private company achieved something only national agencies have ever done before: flying and recovering an orbital craft. With private companies launching their own spaceships and designing their own orbital stations, it’s the dawn of commercial spacefaring.
    We talk to people involved in that development and we explore the world’s first commercial spaceport.

  • Kuipers landing highlights

    Kuipers landing highlights

    On 1 July 2012, ESA astronaut André Kuipers, NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko returned to Earth in their Soyuz capsule. It marks the end of PromISSe, the fourth ESA long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station.

  • Within Temptation dedicate ‘Faster’ to André

    Within Temptation dedicate ‘Faster’ to André

    Within Temptation is the internationally known symphonic rock band, founded in the Netherlands in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. The band members are interested in all things science-fiction and space-related, and have been following the PromISSe mission of ESA astronaut André Kuipers. When they heard that three of their songs (“Faster”, “Mother Earth” and “The Promise”) had been included in André’s playlist to be played in space, the band were very excited to support his mission. They helped us to produce this video, recording a special message and dedicating their song “Faster” to André, wishing him a high-speed but safe return later this week.
    Within Temptation are Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt, Stefan Helleblad, Jeroen van Veen, Ruud Jolie, Martijn Spierenburg and Mike Coolen.

    More information at: www.within-temptation.com

    Thanks to the ORTS for the live band footage.
    Video copyright ESA/Within Temptation.
    Faster written by S. den Adel, R. Westerholt & D. Gibson.
    Video produced by ESA/J. Makinen.

  • Sir Elton John greets the ‘Rocket Men’

    Sir Elton John greets the ‘Rocket Men’

    This video was specially recorded during Sir Elton John’s Million Dollar Piano Show in Las Vegas, on 17 April 2012, 40 years to the day after his single Rocket Man was released around the world.

    Continuing the celebration of ESA astronaut André Kuipers’ music in space, British rock legend Sir Elton sent a special message to ESA, André and the crew of the ISS on the 40th anniversary of this classic song.

    Sir Elton said, “When I was a boy Dan Dare was a comic book hero, and space travel just a romantic idea, not a reality. I was 14 years old when Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space; my songwriting partner Bernie Taupin was just 11. Bernie and I did not meet until 1967, and two years after we met, Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on to the moon.

    “Our generation was smitten with the glory and excitement of space travel. ‘Rocket Man’ – and indeed ‘Dan Dare’ on the Rock of the Westies album – came from those boyhood dreams of travelling beyond the stars and looking back on Earth.

    “Not long after the Rocket Man single was released, my band and I were invited to the NASA headquarters in Texas and shown around by Al Worden, Apollo 15 command module pilot. It was thrilling to find that real astronauts liked our song, Rocket Man, which was about an imaginary astronaut.

    “Now, 40 years later, it’s amazing to hear from the astronauts at the European Space Agency that they like the song and that it has been on the playlist on the International Space Station. I send my best wishes to ESA and all the crew, and my thanks for keeping those boyhood dreams alive.”

    André said, “This song has been an inspiration to many people who are interested in space, and especially those who wanted to become astronauts, including myself. It is certainly one of the most played songs here on the ISS, and we know it will accompany more astronauts into space in the future.”

    Rocket Man appeared on Elton John’s album Honky Château, released also 40 years ago next week, on 19 May 1972.

    Video copyright ESA/Rocket Music
    Rocket Man written by E. John and B. Taupin
    Music and concert excerpts, courtesy Rocket Music
    Video produced by ESA/J. Makinen

  • ESA astronaut André Kuipers and astronaut Don Pettit greet WWF

    ESA astronaut André Kuipers and astronaut Don Pettit greet WWF

    ESA astronaut and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) ambassador André Kuipers and his Expedition 31 crewmate, NASA astronaut Don Pettit, took part in a video call with the WWF annual meeting that took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 8 May 2012.

    WWF representatives worldwide heard what André and Don had to say about our planet. Their unique vantage point on the International Space Station and ESA’s Earth observation satellites help us understand how fragile our planet is.

    The Dutch branch of the WWF — Wereld Natuur Fonds — is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

  • Space walks in 3D and other recent imagery from the ISS

    Space walks in 3D and other recent imagery from the ISS

    ESA astronaut André Kuipers’ stay on the International Space Station (ISS) started on 23 December 2011 and continues until 1 July 2012. Apart from his demanding tasks as 
Flight Engineer for Expeditions 30/31, André is providing us with amazing imagery of Earth and of life and work on the ISS. For the first time, digital 3D still photos have been taken of cosmonauts carrying out extravehicular activities in their spacesuits. This short clip collects a selection of 3D images footage taken with the Erasmus Recording Binocular (ERB-2) and some 3D stills from a Fuji W3 camera. Stereoscopic images are a unique tool for providing viewers with a sense of presence in the constrained and dense habitat in which the astronauts live.

    

Stereoscopic 3D glasses are required to properly enjoy the full 3D effect of this footage.

  • NASA Doctor Discusses Providing Medical Care to Astronauts in Space

    NASA Doctor Discusses Providing Medical Care to Astronauts in Space

    In an interview aired on NASA Television during the International Space Station Update hour, NASA Flight Surgeon Ed Powers discussed how flight doctors work with crew members on board the station to keep the astronauts healthy. Powers also talked about some of the difficulties encountered in diagnosing patients who are not there in person and about the impacts of space medicine to life here on earth.

  • Aurora Australis from Space Station

    Aurora Australis from Space Station

    André took this video of Aurora Australis from the European Cupola module in the Space Station. The beautiful phenomenon is caused by bursts of particles from the Sun pouring down Earth’s magnetic field into the atmosphere.

  • ORBITAL DEBRIS SAFELY PASSES INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

    ORBITAL DEBRIS SAFELY PASSES INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

    A small piece of Cosmos 2251 satellite debris safely passed by the International Space Station at 2:38a.m. EDT, Saturday March 24 allowing the six Expedition 30 crew members onboard the orbiting complex to exit their Soyuz spacecraft and resume normal activities.

    The crew sheltered in the two Soyuz spacecraft as a precaution, the third time in station history that a crew has had to shelter in place due to the possibility of a conjunction with orbital debris and the first since June 2011. NASA’s Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin were in their Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft attached to the Poisk module on the space-facing side of the Zvezda service module, while cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, NASA’s Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency were in their Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft on the Earth-facing side of the Zarya module.

    The piece of debris was a remnant of a Feb. 10, 2009 collision between the dormant Cosmos 2251 satellite and an operational Iridium 33 communications satellite. The collision added about 2,000 trackable items to the orbital debris catalog. At the time of closest approach, the debris was moving from left to right in front of the station at an estimated overall miss distance of between 11 and 14 kilometers and a radial miss distance of 120 meters.

  • ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti addresses Space Lab winners

    ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti addresses Space Lab winners

    YouTube Space Lab is a campaign initiated by YouTube, NASA, Space Adventures and Lenovo that challenges students around the world to design a science experiment for the International Space Station.

    The winning experiments will be conducted in space on the International Space Station, making it the Universe’s largest science lesson, streamed live for the world to see via YouTube.

  • How to become an astronaut

    How to become an astronaut

    ‘How do I become an astronaut?’ is a question that Frank Danesy has been asked many, many times. In this video Frank talks about the qualities needed to become an astronaut, the selection campaigns and the rigorous training involved for the lucky few who are eventually chosen.

  • Angry Birds & Pigs Go Weightless!!!

    Angry Birds & Pigs Go Weightless!!!

    In cooperation with NASA, Finland-based Rovio Entertainment, creator of the Angry Birds franchise, has announced its newest game, “Angry Birds Space.” Game developers have incorporated concepts of human space exploration into the new game. From the weightlessness of space to the gravity wells of nearby planets, players use physics as they explore the various levels of the game set both on planets and in microgravity. Aboard the International Space Station, Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA created a video using Angry Birds Space to explain how physics works in space, including demonstrating trajectories in microgravity by catapulting an Angry Bird through the space station.

  • Timelapse of Western Europe seen from onboard the ISS

    Timelapse of Western Europe seen from onboard the ISS

    Western Europe in timelapse as seen from the International Space Station by ESA astronaut André Kuipers, during his long-duration mission to the ISS, PromISSe

  • Orchestra plays an inspiring tribute to ESA’s André Kuipers

    Orchestra plays an inspiring tribute to ESA’s André Kuipers

    The 42-piece DSS Aarlanderveen orchestra played an inspiring tribute to André Kuipers at their annual ‘Wish concert’ on 11 February 2012. Each year the orchestra take ‘wish’ requests from Dutch celebrities, but this year the orchestra wanted to perform something very special for Wensconcert 2012, and uniquely decided to dedicate their ‘wish’ spot to André.
    They chose the Jupiter hymn from Holst’s ‘The Planets’ suite, one of
    André’s favourite pieces. Afterwards the audience was treated to a message received from the ISS, in which André said: “Oh how nice! I have this music up here with me. I’m very honoured to have such a beautiful piece dedicated to me. Warmest thanks for that.”

    The DSS Aarlanderveen orchestra is based in Aarlanderveen, near Alphen aan den Rijn, in the Netherlands. Leading the orchestra on the night was Danny Oosterman, a well-known Dutch conductor, cornet and trumpet player, and instructor at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Utrechts Conservatorium.

  • ESA Euronews: The sounds of space

    ESA Euronews: The sounds of space

    There are many links between music and space. Astronauts like Frank De Winne take their favourite rock music with them to orbit, while musicians on Earth often take inspiration from the stars in their work. Some astrophysicists have transposed plasma waves and electron beams into audible sound.

  • PromISSe launch campaign – now in 3D!

    PromISSe launch campaign – now in 3D!

    Follow ESA astronaut André Kuipers and his crewmates, NASA astronaut Donald Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononeko, on their journey from Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, up to their launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).

    On 21 December 2011, André embarked on ESA’s fourth long-duration mission to the ISS, “PromISSe”. During his five months onboard this human outpost in space, Andre is serving as a flight engineer for Expedition 30.

    This exceptional 3D video shows some of the main events before launch, including: the city of Baikonur, the avenue of cosmonauts with the tree once planted by Yuri Gagarin, the Gagarin Museum, the roll-out of Soyuz in the early morning hours, the vertical erection of the rocket on the launch pad, the pre-launch press conference, the ready-to-fly report of the crew commander, and of course – the amazing light show of a night launch from the Gagarin launch pad in Baikonur.

    Stereoscopic 3D glasses are required to properly enjoy the full 3D effect of this footage.

    André and his fellow crew members will return to Earth by the end of May 2012.

  • 2012 ESA Missions Preview

    2012 ESA Missions Preview

    This video presents the key events in 2012 for ESA.

    André Kuipers continues his PromISSe mission aboard the International Space Station until May, the 4th ESA long duration mission. During his stay the third European ATV cargo ship will bring food and supplies to the orbital outpost. Early in the year the new Vega launcher will make its qualifying flight from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The end of the year will be marked by an ESA Conference at Ministerial level, a major decision point for the future of Europe in Space.

    More backgroud information can be found on: www.esa.int

  • Visit the ISS in 3D with Paolo Nespoli

    Visit the ISS in 3D with Paolo Nespoli

    Paolo Nespoli spent 6 months on-board the International Space Station from Dec 2010 through to May 2011.
    In this video he shot using ESA’s Erasmus Recording Binocular (ERB-2) stereoscopic camera during various phases of his MagISStra mission, he caught some moments that depict the work astronauts carry out on the ISS: from educational activities, to scientific experiments and physical training, also demonstrating the way astronauts move in weightlessness through the various modules. ERB-2 is the first camera to transmit 3D images live from space.

    ESA would like to thank all the astronauts featured in the film: NASA astronauts Catherine (Cady) Coleman, Ron Garan, Scott Kelly and the united ISS Expedition 26-27 and STS-134 crew including ESA astronaut R. Vittori.

  • Sept. 11, 2001 Video From the International Space Station

    Sept. 11, 2001 Video From the International Space Station

    On Sept. 11, 2001, NASA astronaut, Frank Culbertson, was the lone American not on the planet. Culbertson and two Russian cosmonauts were orbiting the Earth aboard the International Space Station as members of the Expedition 3 crew. Included is video captured by Culbertson and crew as they flew over New York City just after the attacks on the World Trade Center. Included is additional footage aboard the ISS, as well as interview excerpts of Culbertson’s recollections ten years later.

  • First-ever live 3D video stream from space

    First-ever live 3D video stream from space

    An ESA-developed camera transmitted live-streaming 3D images for the first time in the history of space travel. On 6 August, NASA astronaut Ron Garan operated the Erasmus Recording Binocular (ERB-2) camera in Europe’s Columbus laboratory, showing the International Space Station as never before in high-definition quality . While talking about the work on board the Station, he enhances the sense of depth and presence by playing with an inflatable Earth globe.
    http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMWLEOT9RG_index_0.html

    Use red/blue 3D glasses to experience the full 3D experience of this clip.

  • Tribute to the Space Shuttle from the European astronauts

    Tribute to the Space Shuttle from the European astronauts

    Space Shuttle is perhaps the most complex technological system ever built. In 30 years, it has flown 135 times and helped humankind to dispatch and partially even return many satellites and deep-space probes, to build the International Space Station and to conduct out-of-this-world science. The Shuttle has transported also 24 European astronauts to Earth orbit on 25 missions.
    This video highlights these flights with European flavour – from STS-9 in 1983 to STS-134 in last May.

  • ESA Euronews: El camión del espacio

    ESA Euronews: El camión del espacio

    El vehículo de carga europeo ATV es el vehículo más complejo jamás construido para abastecer la Estación espacial Internacional. Pudiendo llevar cerca de 8 toneladas de carga, el ATV es capaz de realizar maniobras que requieren cierta inteligencia artificial. El camión del Espacio y su posible evolución, esta semana en « Space. »

  • ESA Euronews: Il camion dello spazio

    ESA Euronews: Il camion dello spazio

    Il cargo spaziale europeo ATV è il veicolo piu’ complesso mai concepito per rifornire la Stazione Spaziale Internazionale. Potendo stivare 8 tonnellate di carico è capace di manovre gestite da una speciale intelligenza artificiale. Il camion dello spazio e le sue evoluzioni, è il tema di questa edizione di Space.

  • ESA Euronews: Der Lastwagen des Weltraums

    ESA Euronews: Der Lastwagen des Weltraums

    Der europäische Raumfrachter ATV ist ein hochkomplexes Fahrzeug, das die Internationale Raumstation ISS versorgt. Der ATV-Transporter kann bis zu acht Tonnen Fracht ins All bringen und dank künstlicher Intelligenz selbstständig manövrieren. Der Lastwagen des Weltraums und seine Entwicklung, in dieser Ausgabe von Space.

  • ESA Euronews: The Space Truck

    ESA Euronews: The Space Truck

    The European cargo spacecraft ATV is the most complex vehicle ever built to re-supply an International Space Station.
    It can take nearly eight tonnes of cargo and uses artificial intelligence to accomplish some of its more complicated manoeuvres.
    The Space Truck and its possible developments are the theme of this episode of ‘Space’.

  • New Shuttle Launch Date on This Week @NASA

    New Shuttle Launch Date on This Week @NASA

    NASA has re-targeted the liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour for Friday, April 29, at 3:47 p.m. EDT. The move comes to resolve a scheduling conflict with a Russian Progress supply vehicle scheduled to launch April 27 and arrive at the station two days later. Also, Goddard Memorial Symposium; “Wheels” rolls with big Shorty; cost-saving software summit; two honors for Ames; and, marking Odyssey’s beginning.

  • Expedition 27 Crew Prepares for Launch as their Soyuz Rocket Move to Launch Pad

    Expedition 27 Crew Prepares for Launch as their Soyuz Rocket Move to Launch Pad

    The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft and its booster and were moved to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a railcar April 2 for final preparations before launch April 5, Baiknour time, to the International Space Station. The Soyuz will carry Expedition 27 Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev, NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko to the complex. The trio will spend six months on the station, joining station Commander Dmitry Kondratyev, NASA Flight Engineer Cady Coleman and European Space Agency Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli, who have been in orbit since December 2010. Samokutyaev, Garan and Borisenko are in final training for launch with their backups, Anatoly Ivanishin, Dan Burbank and Anton Shkaplerov. The footage includes interviews with Astronaut Nicole Stott, STS-133 Mission Specialist, and with Mike Lopez-Alegria, Deputy Director for ISS, NASA Flight Crew Operations.

  • Expedition 24: Life in Space

    Expedition 24: Life in Space

    Follow Expedition 24 crewmembers Aleksandr Skvortsov, Mikhail Korniyenko, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Fyodor Yurchikhin, Shannon Walker, and Doug “Wheels” Wheelock as they live and work aboard the International Space Station. The music of Five for Fighting provides the backdrop for this compilation of images taken before, during, and after the mission.

  • ATV-2 – A key ESA contribution to the ISS

    ATV-2 – A key ESA contribution to the ISS

    In recent weeks several space freighters, the Russian Progress and Japanese HTV, have arrived at the International Space Station. But the most important logistics spacecraft for the ISS is Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle. The ATV-2 called Johannes Kepler is to be launched from Kourou in just over a week and will be docking at the orbital complex on February 23rd with over 7 tonnes of cargo.

  • ATV-2 mission profile with ESA Mission Director Kris Capelle

    ATV-2 mission profile with ESA Mission Director Kris Capelle

    ESA’s lead ATV-2 Mission Director Kris Capelle talks us through all phases of this complex mission – from launch preparation and lift-off to rendezvous and docking with the ISS through the attached phase, undocking and reentry.