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Soyuz TMA-8

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AKA: Carat;ISS EO-13. Launched: 2006-03-30. Returned: 2006-09-29. Number crew: 2 . Duration: 182.95 days.

The flight program consisted of the following main activities:

• Launch of the two EO-13 crewmembers and one participant of the visiting crew (EP-10) by transport manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-8 in ISS mission 12S. The EO-13 crew consisted of two crewmembers until arrival of the third crewmember (ESA astronaut) by Shuttle in Flight ULF1.1.
• Docking of Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft to the Instrument Compartment of the Service Module (SM IC (Zvezda));
• Operational support for loading and undocking of Soyuz TMA-7 from the Functional Cargo Module (FGB / Zarya);
• Relocation of Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft from SM IC (Zvezda) to FGB (Zarya);
• Operational support for docking of Progress M-56 to SM IC (Zvezda) and its unloading;
• Operational support for docking of the Space Shuttle in flight ULF1.1
• Loading and undocking of Progress M-55 from the Docking Compartment (PIRS);
• Operational support for docking of Progress M-57 to PIRS and its unloading;
• Operational support for docking of the Space Shuttle in flight 12A;
• Loading and undocking of Progress M-56 from SM IC (Zvezda);
• Support of the Space Station functionality;
• Performance of extravehicular activity: i.e. one US egress (EVA) on the ISS USOS (Unity) and two Russian egresses (EVA) on the ISS Russian Segment;
• Performance of the science and application research program and experiments SVS, Crystallizator, Relaksatsia, Uragan, Ekon, Plasma-ISS, Pulse, Pilot, Biorisk, Akvarium, Rastenia-2, Statokonia, Regeneration, Prognos, Matroshka-R, Diatomeya, Volny, Glikoproteid, Mimetik-K, KAF, Vaktsina-K, Biotrek, Konjugatsia, Biodegradatsia, Bioecologia, Interleikin-K, Antigen, Infrazvuk-M, Meteoroid, Vector-T, Izgib, Plasma Crystal, Identifikatsiya, Skorpion, Sreda, Infotech, Kromka, as well as contracted commercial experiments GTS, GCF-JAXA, Rokviss, Golf, ETD, Myocite, Stroma, Amphibody, Tubul, MIA, NKA, Bioculture, Altcriss, Cardiocog-4, NOA, and Cult.
• Implementation of the scientific research program onboard the ISS under BSM Centenario project (Gosum, Dnarm, Smek, Nip, Cemex, Wmhp, Seeds, Chrophyl), during the EP-10 mission;
• Crew handover to Increment ISS EO-14 and return of ISS EO-13 crew, as well as the flight participant working under the visiting Brazilian crewmember (EP-11) program with Soyuz TMA-8.

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-004 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Tokarev. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8. Preparations for a walk in space took center stage this week on the space station.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-008 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10, STS-115, STS-121. Entering the homestretch of a half-year mission, International Space Station Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev monitored the departure of one of two Russian cargo ships today.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-009 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Tokarev. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8. The International Space Station crew's week included a robotic arm first and a docking communications test to prepare for a new European cargo ship.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-010 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10. Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev plan to move their Soyuz capsule from the Earth-facing docking port of the station's Zarya module to an aft port on the Zvezda module on Monday, March 20.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-011 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10. Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev plan to move their Soyuz capsule from the Earth-facing docking port of the station's Zarya module to an aft port on the Zvezda module on Monday, March 20.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-012 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10. The Expedition 12 crew members have the International Space Station poised and ready for their replacements to arrive March 31.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-013 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10. The 13th crew of the International Space Station roared away today from Kazakhstan into orbit atop a Russian Soyuz rocket.. Additional Details: here....

• Soyuz TMA-8 - . Call Sign: Carat. Crew: Pontes, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Return Crew: Ansari, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Payload: Soyuz TMA s/n 218. Mass: 7,250 kg (15,980 lb). Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Ansari, Pontes, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Agency: NASA, RAKA. Manufacturer: Korolev bureau. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz TMA. Duration: 182.95 days. Decay Date: 2006-09-29 . USAF Sat Cat: 28996 . COSPAR: 2006-009A. Apogee: 349 km (216 mi). Perigee: 336 km (208 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.40 min.

  Soyuz TMA-8 docked with the Zarya nadir port of the ISS at 04:19 GMT on April 1. It undocked from Zarya on 28 September at 21:53 GMT, with the return crew of Vinogradov, Williams and space tourist Ansari aboard. It landed in Kazakhstan at 01:13 GMT on 29 September.

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-014 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10. A new crew pulled into port at the International Space Station late Friday to start a six-month mission.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-016 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Reiter, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10, STS-115, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. After orbiting Earth more than 3,000 times during six months on the International Space Station, Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev returned to the planet Sunday morning in Kazakhstan.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-017 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: McArthur, Pontes, Reiter, Tokarev, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-8 ISS EP-10, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The 13th crew of the International Space Station is wrapping up its first week flying solo in its new orbiting home.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-018 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The Expedition 13 crew this week focused on experiments, maintenance and preparations for the arrival of two and a half tons of food, supplies and equipment.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-019 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. A shipment of supplies is on its way to the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• Progress M-56 - . Payload: Progress M s/n 356. Mass: 7,250 kg (15,980 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: RAKA. Manufacturer: Korolev bureau. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned logistics spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Progress M. Duration: 157.35 days. Decay Date: 2006-09-19 . USAF Sat Cat: 29057 . COSPAR: 2006-013A. Apogee: 349 km (216 mi). Perigee: 336 km (208 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.40 min. Progress M-56 docked at the Zvezda port of the International Space Station on 26 April at 17:41 GMT. It undocked at 00:28 GMT on 29 September and was then commanded to a destructive reentry over the south Pacific Ocean..

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-020 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. New supplies arrived at the International Space Station today as an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft linked up to the Zvezda Service Module.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-021 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Jett, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. The 13th crew of the International Space Station this week began unloading -- and sank its teeth into -- some of the more than 5,000 pounds of new supplies that arrived at the complex Wednesday.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-023/23 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Jett, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. Completing their first month in space, Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams eased into normal station activities this week.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-024 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams focused this week on science experiments, maintenance tasks and unpacking cargo on the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-025 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. The residents of the International Space Station turned their attention to spacewalk preparations this week as they gear up for a six-hour excursion outside the complex June 1.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-026 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. The residents of the International Space Station turned their attention to spacewalk preparations this week as they gear up for a six-hour excursion outside the complex June 1.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-027 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Jett, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. The International Space Station crew wrapped up its week with post-spacewalk tasks and began to turn their focus toward the arrival of a Progress supply spacecraft and preparations for Discovery's upcoming shuttle mission, designated STS-121.. Additional Details: here....

• EVA ISS EO-13-1 - . Crew: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. EVA Duration: 0.29 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8.

  The Expedition 13 crew wore Russian Orlan suits and exited the station through the Pirs module hatch, which was opened at 22:48 GMT. On the Zvezda module, the crew installed a vent valve for the Elektron oxygen system, cleared an obstruction on the WAL-2 antenna, and retrieved the Kromka and Biorisk experiments. On the station truss, they replaced a camera on the Mobile Base System.

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-028 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Jett, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. The International Space Station crew wrapped up its week with post-spacewalk tasks and began to turn their focus toward the arrival of a Progress supply vehicle and preparations for Discovery's upcoming shuttle mission, STS-121.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-029 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. The International Space Station crew this week bid farewell to one cargo craft and prepared for the arrival of another.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-030 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. New supplies arrived at the International Space Station Monday as an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft linked up to the station's Pirs Docking Compartment.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-031 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. A shipment of supplies began its journey to the International Space Station Saturday as the ISS Progress 22 cargo ship was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.. Additional Details: here....

• Progress M-57 - . Payload: Progress M s/n 357. Mass: 7,250 kg (15,980 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: RAKA. Manufacturer: Korolev bureau. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned logistics spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Progress M. Duration: 207.00 days. Decay Date: 2007-01-17 . USAF Sat Cat: 29245 . COSPAR: 2006-025A. Apogee: 349 km (216 mi). Perigee: 335 km (208 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.30 min. The Progress flew International Space Station resupply mission 22P (NASA called the flight Progress 22). It docked at the ISS Pirs port at 16:25 GMT on June 26..

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-032 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. New supplies arrived at the International Space Station Monday as an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft linked up to the Pirs Docking Compartment.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-033 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The Expedition 13 crew welcomed a Russian resupply ship this week and prepared for the arrival of Space Shuttle Discovery.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #01 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. On the nation's 230th birthday, Discovery rocketed into the Florida sky this afternoon, returning the shuttle fleet to space after almost a year.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 - . Call Sign: Discovery. Crew: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Wilson. Return Crew: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Sellers, Wilson. Payload: Discovery F32 / Leonardo. Mass: 121,094 kg (266,966 lb). Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Wilson. Agency: NASA. Manufacturer: Boeing. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Discovery. Duration: 12.78 days. Decay Date: 2006-07-17 . USAF Sat Cat: 29251 . COSPAR: 2006-028A. Apogee: 351 km (218 mi). Perigee: 332 km (206 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.40 min.

  The shuttle was launched using external tank ET-119 and solid motors RSRM-93. Cameras revealed that large chunks of foam were still shed from the external tank during the ascent to orbit. However examination of the heat shield using a new extension and sensors attached to the shuttle's robot arm revealed no significant damage. Discovery docked with the PMA-2 adapter on the Destiny module of the ISS at 14:52 GMT on 6 July. On July 7 the Leonardo cargo module was moved from the shuttle payload bay by the robot arm and docked to the Unity Module of the ISS between 09:42 and 11:50 GMT. The crew then began unloading the spare parts and supplies in the module to the station. A series of three EVAs conducted on 8 to 12 July tested the new equipment and techniques for repairing the shuttle heat shield in case of damage, and did some preliminary installations on the exterior of the ISS to pave the way for continued station assembly missions. On 14 July, the station's SSRMS robot moved the Leonardo module from the station back to the shuttle cargo bay between 13:08 and 14:50 GMT. The shuttle separated from the ISS, and fired its engines at 12:07 GMT on 17 July to make a 92 m/s deorbit maneuver. Discovery landed at the Kennedy Space Center at 13:14 GMT. European astronaut Reiter was left behind to make up part of the EO-13 resident crew on the station.

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #03 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The Astronauts of Space Shuttle Discovery examined their spaceship with the Orbiter Boom Sensor System today and found no evidence of any damage from debris during yesterday's ride to orbit.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #02 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Discovery's astronauts are awake and ready to begin their first full day in space.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #04 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. A third crewmember will join the International Space Station today after the docking of the Space Shuttle Discovery.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #05 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. There is a crew of three aboard the International Space Station today for the first time in more than three years, and for the first time ever that crew includes an American, a Russian and a European.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #06 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. After a successful docking to the International Space Station Thursday, the focus of the STS-121 shuttle mission now turns to unloading more than 7,000 lbs of cargo, continued shuttle inspections and preparations for the mission's first spacewalk.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #07 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121. The STS-121 Mission Management Team Friday decided to extend Discovery's flight by an additional day to 13 days after reviewing the rate at which the orbiter's consumables are being used.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #08 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The first spacewalk of Discovery's STS-121 mission to the International Space Station will highlight Saturday activities for crews of both docked spacecraft.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #09 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab.

  Astronauts from Space Shuttle Discovery prepared the International Space Station's rail car for restoration and tested a repair crane during a 7 hour 31 minute long spacewalk today, while their colleagues delivered a new oxygen generator and laboratory freezer to the station. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #11 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Delivering the equipment and supplies loaded in an Italian-built moving van was the primary activity for the crews of Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station today.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #10 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Sellers, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121. Continued unloading of the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module will be the focus of the Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station's crew today.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #12 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Discovery Mission Specialists Mike Fossum and Piers Sellers will work on the International Space Station's mobile transporter and install a pump module today on the second of three spacewalks of the STS-121 mission.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #13 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. A six-hour, 47-minute spacewalk by astronauts from Space Shuttle Discovery today restored the International Space Station's Mobile Transporter rail car to full operation and delivered a spare pump module for the station's cooling system.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #14 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Repacking the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo will be the focus of today's activities for the Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crews.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #15 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. In between spacewalks, the joint crews aboard Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station today turned their attention to packing the Leonardo logistics module in preparation for its return to Earth.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #16 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The third and final spacewalk of the STS-121 space shuttle mission will be the focus of today's space activities.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #17 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Discovery gathered valuable new data during the third spacewalk today as part of an ongoing evaluation of repairing a damaged orbiter.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #19 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Nowak, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121. Astronauts on board Space Shuttle Discovery today got a much deserved day off after having completed three successful space walks and thousands of pounds of supply and equipment transfers earlier in the flight.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #18 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. After eight days in space, three spacewalks and six days of cargo transfer, the Space Shuttle Discovery crew today gets a much deserved day off.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #20 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. It's back to work for the Space Shuttle Discovery crew.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #21 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Emptied of its cargo and refilled with returns, the Multipurpose Logistics Module Leonardo is back in the payload bay of Space Shuttle Discovery with just hours left before the orbiter undocks from the International Space Station and heads home.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #22 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Today marks the final day of joint operations for the Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crews.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #23 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Discovery is on its way home with six astronauts on board, one fewer than when it launched 11 days ago.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #25 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Kelly, Mark, Lindsey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121. Discovery is targeted for a landing at 8:14 a.m. CDT Monday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #24 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Discovery crew is scheduled for their last full day in space today, as they make their final preparations for deorbit and landing tomorrow.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #26 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. A smooth landing by the Space Shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center this morning completed the second return to flight test mission and set the stage to resume assembly of the International Space Station later this summer.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-034 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121 Astrolab. For the first time since early 2003, the International Space Station is home to three crew members.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-035 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The International Space Station's Expedition 13 crew members are a week away from their first U.S. spacewalk.. Additional Details: here....

• EVA ISS EO-13-2 - . Crew: Reiter, Williams, Jeffrey. EVA Duration: 0.25 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8.

  The crew exited the station from the Quest airlock wearing American suits. They installed a replacement Floating Potential Measurement Unit and two long-duration materials exposure MISSE containers. The crew then moved to the S1 truss, where Williams conducted several assembly and repair tasks on the right side of the truss, while Reiter did the same on the left. Then they worked together to install a new infrared camera that would scan arriving shuttles for damage to their heat shields. After completing further minor repairs, they were ahead of the timeline, so ground contorl passed up additonal tasks in preparation for future assembly spacewalks.

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-036 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121 Astrolab. Space station crewmen Jeff Williams and Thomas Reiter worked quickly through scheduled spacewalk tasks Thursday, then completed three get-ahead jobs, or extra tasks, and were ready for more.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-037 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. This week on the International Space Station crew members refurbished their exercise treadmill, prepared areas inside and out for an imminent expansion of their home and took a couple of special calls to discuss soccer and food in space.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-038 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121 Astrolab. The astronauts aboard the International Space Station spent much of their week preparing for the arrival of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, set for launch Aug. 27 on the STS-115 mission.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-039 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. With the countdown clock ticking toward the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-115 mission, the International Space Station crew continues to prepare for visitors.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-040 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121 Astrolab. With the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis delayed, activities for the International Space Station crew were adjusted.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #01 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. Atlantis launched into an almost clear Florida sky this morning for an 11-day mission that marks the return to assembly of the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 - . Call Sign: Atlantis. Crew: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner. Payload: Atlantis F27 / P3, P4. Mass: 122,400 kg (269,800 lb). Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner. Agency: NASA. Manufacturer: Boeing. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Atlantis. Duration: 11.80 days. Decay Date: 2006-09-21 . USAF Sat Cat: 29391 . COSPAR: 2006-036A. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi). Perigee: 335 km (208 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.40 min.

  Atlantis docked with the International Space Station at the PMA-2 port at 10:48 GMT on 11 September. At the Shuttle RMS robot arm connected to the enormous P3/P4 truss in the payload pay and handed it off to the Station's robot arm between 14:52 and 15:03 GMT the same day. The station arm then connected to the P3/P4 truss to the station's P1 truss at 07:27 on 12 September. Three EVA's were made by the shuttle crew over the next three days to complete installation of the truss and deply its solar panels. The Shuttle undocked from the station at 12:50 GMT on 20 September. There was a one-day delay in landing due to weather at the Cape and some concern about several small objects seen floating near the spacecraft. These were believed to be plastic shims that had worked loose from between the tiles and were not a concern. Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center at 10:21 GMT on 21 September.

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #03 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115. It was a productive day for the six astronauts onboard Atlantis. The crew inspected the shuttle's heat shield, prepared for docking to the International Space Station and readied spacesuits for the upcoming three spacewalks.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #02 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115. After days of waking up in quarantine, the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis woke up in weightlessness for its first full day in space.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #04 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115. The Space Shuttle Atlantis crew has begun a busy and exciting day. The shuttle and the International Space Station are scheduled to dock at 5:46 a.m. CDT and begin seven days of joint operations.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #05 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115. The Space Shuttle Atlantis crew entered the International Space Station complex this morning at 7:35 a.m. CDT giving a wave and smiles to Mission Control operators on the ground in Houston.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #07 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Jett, MacLean, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115. It is home improvement time onboard the International Space Station. Assembly of the orbiting space lab officially resumed this morning at 4:17 a.m. CDT.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #06 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Jett, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. It's installation day on the International Space Station. The Atlantis and Expedition 13 crews will attach the P3/P4 truss and do the first of three spacewalks by shuttle crew members.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #09 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, MacLean. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115. The crews of Atlantis and Expedition 13 had a busy fifth day together in space as they brought to life the new addition to the International Space Station they had attached on Tuesday.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #08 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. The Atlantis and Expedition 13 crews are getting ready for the second spacewalk of the STS-115 mission to the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #11 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115. The International Space Station today spread a second set of wings, giant solar panels that eventually will double the power generated aboard the orbiting science outpost.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #10 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. With several busy days including two successful spacewalks behind them, the Atlantis and International Space Station crews were looking forward to deployment of new station solar arrays and preparing for the mission's third spacewalk.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #12 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. The Atlantis and International Space Station crews today will focus on the third and final spacewalk of the mission.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #13 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115. Astronauts Joe Tanner and Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper finished the third and final spacewalk of Atlantis' mission today, powering up a cooling radiator for the new solar arrays unfolded Thursday on the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #15 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. Astronauts on board Space Shuttle Atlantis today got a much deserved day off having completed three highly successful space walks that put the International Space Station back under construction.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #14 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Atlantis crew gets some well deserved time to relax today.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #16 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. It's undocking day. The Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to begin moving away from the International Space Station at 7:50 a.m. CDT.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #17 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Atlantis left a space station today markedly different than the one to which it docked less than a week ago.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #19 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. The crew of the International Space Station worked through an emergency procedure this morning after an oxygen generation unit apparently overheated.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #18 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab.

  The International Space Station is a busy place these days. Sunday saw the departure of the space shuttle visitors who had been working from the orbiting complex the past six days with a 7:50 a.m. CDT undocking of Atlantis. Hours later, three more explorers launched toward the station in a Soyuz spacecraft. Additional Details: here....

• Soyuz TMA-9 - . Call Sign: Vostok. Crew: Ansari, Lopez-Alegria, Tyurin. Return Crew: Lopez-Alegria, Simonyi, Tyurin. Payload: Soyuz TMA s/n 219. Mass: 7,250 kg (15,980 lb). Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Ansari, Lopez-Alegria, Simonyi, Tyurin. Agency: RAKA. Manufacturer: Korolev bureau. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Soyuz TMA. Duration: 215.35 days. Decay Date: 2007-04-21 . USAF Sat Cat: 29400 . COSPAR: 2006-040A. Apogee: 348 km (216 mi). Perigee: 330 km (200 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.30 min.

  Carried the Expedition 14 crew and space tourist Anousheh Ansari to the International Space Station. Ansari replaced tourist Daisuke Enomoto, who was removed from flight status by the Russians just 28 days before the flight. Docked at the Zvezda port of the station at 05:21 GMT on September 20. On 21 April 2007, Lopez-Alegria, Tyurin and space tourist Charles Simonyi (who was taken to the station aboard Soyuz TMA-10) boarded Soyuz TMA-9, separated from the ISS, conducted retrofire, and landed in Kazakhstan at 12:31 GMT.

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #20 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. A space-age conference call linked three orbiting crews early Tuesday.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #21 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. Space Shuttle managers today decided to extend Atlantis' stay in space to allow for additional inspections of the spacecraft to be performed.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #22 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, Lopez-Alegria, MacLean, Reiter, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Atlantis crew began another survey of the spacecraft's heat shield late Tuesday after mission managers decided the orbiter would spend another day in space.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #23 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Lopez-Alegria, Reiter, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121 Astrolab. Managers today cleared the Space Shuttle Atlantis for a return to Earth on Thursday following a day of inspections of the spacecraft's exterior.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-115 MCC Status Report #24 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Burbank, Ferguson, Jett, MacLean, Stefanyshyn-Piper, Tanner. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-115. After resuming the expansion of humanity's only outpost in space, Space Shuttle Atlantis came home this morning, gliding to a perfect pre-dawn landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-041 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Lopez-Alegria, Reiter, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-121 Astrolab. A handover continues aboard the International Space Station, with the 13th crew ending six months aboard and the 14th crew starting six months in orbit.. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-042 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Ansari, Lopez-Alegria, Reiter, Tyurin, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-115, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab.

  After six months aboard the International Space Station that included arrival of two space shuttle missions, resumption of construction of the orbiting laboratory and the restoration of a three-member crew, Expedition 13 landed at 9:13 p.m. EDT in the steppes of Kazakhstan. Additional Details: here....

• Landing of Soyuz TMA-8 - . Return Crew: Ansari, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Ansari, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9 ISS EP-11.

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-044 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Lopez-Alegria, Reiter, Tyurin, Williams, Jeffrey. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-121 Astrolab. The International Space Station's Expedition 14 crew went for a short ride this week, performed maintenance and experiments aboard the growing outpost and celebrated one crew member's 100th day in space.. Additional Details: here....

• Progress M-58 - . Payload: Progress M s/n 358. Mass: 7,250 kg (15,980 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: RAKA. Manufacturer: Korolev bureau. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned logistics spacecraft. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8. Spacecraft Bus: Soyuz. Spacecraft: Progress M. Duration: 155.38 days. Decay Date: 2007-03-28 . USAF Sat Cat: 29503 . COSPAR: 2006-045A. Apogee: 351 km (218 mi). Perigee: 321 km (199 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.30 min.

  The Progress docked with the Zvezda module of the ISS at 14:29 GMT on October 26. There were indications that the Kurs rendezvous antenna on the forward docking ring had not retracted correctly, but this proved not to be the case. Hard dock was commanded at 18:06 GMT. Progress M-58 undocked from the Zvezda module on 27 March 2007 at 18:11 GMT and was deorbited at 22:44 GMT.

• International Space Station Status Report: SS06-049 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Lopez-Alegria, Reiter, Tyurin, Williams. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-9, STS-121 Astrolab. The International Space Station crewmembers spent this week getting ready for an upcoming spacewalk, performing scientific research and voting in the U.S. elections back on Earth.. Additional Details: here....