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July 2012 International Space Station Top Stories
»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 01 July 2012
[Sunday, July 1, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Stunning Photos of Soyuz TMA-03M Returning to Earth
[Monday, July 2, 2012] Soyuz TMA-03M is seen as it lands with Expedition 31 Commander Oleg Kononenko, Flight Don Pettit, and Andre Kuipers in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, July 1, 2012.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 02 July 2012
[Monday, July 2, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 1 of Increment 32 (three-person crew: CDR Gennady Padalka, FE-2 Sergei Revin, FE-3 Joe Acaba).
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»» NASA Extends Sympathy to Poindexter Family on Death of Former Astronaut
[Monday, July 2, 2012] Former NASA astronaut and space shuttle commander Alan "Dex" Poindexter died while on vacation with his family July 1 in Pensacola, Fla. A veteran of two spaceflights, Poindexter spent a total of 28 days in space.
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»» ATK Unveils Liberty Transportation Service to have Extended Cargo Configuration
[Tuesday, July 3, 2012] The extended cargo configuration will allow the Liberty spacecraft to take full advantage of the launch vehicle lift capacity to transport a pressurized pod (the Liberty Logistics Module or LLM) along with the composite crew module.
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»» ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti set for Space Station in 2014
[Tuesday, July 3, 2012] ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has been assigned to be launched on a Soyuz spacecraft from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in 2014 for a long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station.
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»» Tissue Sharing For the International Space Station Program
[Tuesday, July 3, 2012] When it comes to the International Space Station, recycling is a great way to get the most from limited resources. This is especially true regarding the research done on the orbiting laboratory.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 03 July 2012
[Tuesday, July 3, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 05 July 2012
[Thursday, July 5, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 06 July 2012
[Friday, July 6, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 07 July 2012
[Saturday, July 7, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - Crew off duty.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 08 July 2012
[Monday, July 9, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew off duty. Ahead: Week 2 of Increment 32 (six-person crew).
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»» Image: Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia As Seen From Orbit at Night
[Monday, July 9, 2012] At night, these industrial areas form a brightly lit region (image center) to the south of the residential and commercial center of Al Jubayl (characterized by green-gray lighting).
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»» NASA and CASIS Hold Stealth Space Station Conference
[Monday, July 9, 2012] It has been two weeks since the CASIS-co-sponsored First Annual International Space Station R&D Conference. The event itself received little media attention.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 09 July 2012
[Tuesday, July 10, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 2 of Increment 32 (three-person crew).
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»» NanoRacks Investigates No Activation of Program
[Tuesday, July 10, 2012] Recently the hardware that was launched on SpaceX returned safely on Soyuz. As the schools receive the MixStix and begin to analyze the results, we are learning that many of the projects were not activated while on the International Space Station.
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»» First Annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference in Review
[Tuesday, July 10, 2012] The 1st Annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference provided updates on science and technology accomplishments, offering potential users information and avenues for sending their investigations to the space station.
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»» Image: Mont Saint Michel As Seen From Orbit
[Tuesday, July 10, 2012] This image from the Pleiades satellite shows the island of Mont Saint Michel and its surrounding bay in northwest France.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 10 July 2012
[Tuesday, July 10, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 July 2012
[Wednesday, July 11, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Spaceflight may extend the lifespan of microscopic worm
[Thursday, July 12, 2012] The discovery was made by an international group of scientists studying the loss of bone and muscle mass experienced by astronauts after extended flights in space.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 July 2012
[Thursday, July 12, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA Commercial Partner SpaceX Completes Dragon Design Review
[Thursday, July 12, 2012] NASA partner Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has completed an important design review of the crewed version of its Dragon spacecraft.
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»» Image: Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Rolls Out To Launchpad
[Friday, July 13, 2012] The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Thursday, July 12, 2012.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 13 July 2012
[Friday, July 13, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA Selects Space Launch System Advanced Booster Proposals
[Friday, July 13, 2012] NASA has selected six proposals to improve the affordability, reliability and performance of an advanced booster for the Space Launch System (SLS).
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 14 July 2012
[Sunday, July 15, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - Crew light duty day.
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»» Latest Crew Blasts Off For International Space Station
[Sunday, July 15, 2012] Three new crew members got on their way to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 10:40 p.m. EDT Saturday, July 14 (8:40 a.m. Baikonur time July 15).
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 15 July 2012
[Monday, July 16, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew off duty. Ahead: Week 3 of Increment 32 (three/six-person crew).
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»» Image: Elusive Sprite Captured from the International Space Station
[Monday, July 16, 2012] They were once so elusive that scientists gave them a mystical name. "Red sprites" are short-lived, red flashes that occur about 80 kilometers (50 miles) up in the atmosphere.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 July 2012
[Monday, July 16, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Ahead: Week 3 of Increment 32 (three/six-person crew).
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»» The Canadarm Is Returning Home
[Tuesday, July 17, 2012] The Canadarm left the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and and is on the road making its way home. Before reaching its final destination, the Canadarm will be transported to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates office to be sanitized and refurbished
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»» Image: Toshka Lakes in Southern Egypt As Seen From Space
[Tuesday, July 17, 2012] Toshka Lakes in southern Egypt are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 31 crew member on the International Space Station.
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»» Image: Watching A Soyuz Depart
[Tuesday, July 17, 2012] This close-up view shows the docking mechanism of the Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft as it undocks from the International Space Station's Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM-1) on July 1, 2012.
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»» NASA Hypersonic Inflatable Tech Test Set For Virginia Launch July 21
[Tuesday, July 17, 2012] NASA Space Technology Program researchers will launch and deploy a large inflatable heat shield aboard a rocket travelling at hypersonic speeds this weekend during a technology demonstration test.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 17 July 2012
[Tuesday, July 17, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.ISS On-Orbit Status 07/17/12
All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 18 July 2012
[Wednesday, July 18, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. First day of full crew complement of 6 for Expedition 32. Sleep Cycle is back to "normal" - wake: 2:00am, sleep 5:30pm EDT.
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»» NASA, JAXA To Send Small Satellite Into Space From Space Station
[Wednesday, July 18, 2012] Engineers and student interns at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., are gearing up to support and witness what may be the most thrilling ride a nanosatellite has ever taken.
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»» Image: Aurora Australis As Seen From the Space Station
[Thursday, July 19, 2012] The Expedition 32 crew onboard the International Space Station, flying an altitude of approximately 240 miles, recorded a series of images of Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, on July 15.
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»» NASA Completes Another Successful Orion Parachute Test (with video)
[Thursday, July 19, 2012] NASA completed another successful test Wednesday of the Orion crew vehicle's parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation for the spacecraft’s orbital flight test in 2014.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 19 July 2012
[Thursday, July 19, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. >>>With currently 403.2 km average altitude, the ISS is flying higher than ever before in its history. Even higher is the apogee of its orbit - 408.5 km.<<<
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 20 July 2012
[Friday, July 20, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Today 43 years ago Apollo 11 landed on the Moon. Congratulations - Neil, Buzz & Mike!
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»» Space science gives European teachers a boost
[Friday, July 20, 2012] ESA's third summer workshop for teachers took a four-day journey into space to boost science, technology, engineering and maths education in classrooms across Europe.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 21 July 2012
[Saturday, July 21, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 22 July 2012
[Monday, July 23, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew off duty. Ahead: Week 4 of Increment 32 (six-person crew).
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 23 July 2012
[Monday, July 23, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 4 of Increment 32 (six-person crew).
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»» Image: Sunglint Great Lakes As Seen From the International Space Station
[Tuesday, July 24, 2012] The Great Lakes in sunglint are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 31 crew member on the International Space Station.
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»» Secure World Foundation Announces International Dialog on Satellite Servicing and Debris Removal
[Wednesday, July 25, 2012] On-orbit servicing (OOS) and active debris removal (ADR) are part of an emerging category of future on-orbit activities that are critical for taking the next leap in our use of Earth orbit.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 24 July 2012
[Wednesday, July 25, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» AMS Experiment Marks 1 Year in Space
[Wednesday, July 25, 2012] CERN today marked the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer's first year in space with a visit from the crew of the shuttle mission, STS-134, that successfully delivered AMS to the International Space Station just over a year ago.
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»» U.S. National Laboratory on the Space Station: CASIS Continues To Have Problems Meeting Its Milestones
[Thursday, July 26, 2012] If CASIS has met all of its milestones there where is the $2,892,000 it was supposed to be raising and why do we not know the names of the organization's Board of Directors?
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 25 July 2012
[Friday, July 27, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 26 July 2012
[Friday, July 27, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Japanese Kounotori3 H-II Transfer Vehicle Berthed to International Space Station
[Friday, July 27, 2012] Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide used the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm to install the JAXA H-II Transfer Vehicle, or HTV-3, to its docking port on the Earth-facing side of the Harmony node at 10:34 a.m. EDT Friday.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 27 July 2012
[Saturday, July 28, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Photo: HTV-3 Approaches The International Space Station
[Saturday, July 28, 2012] The unpiloted Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) approaches the International Space Station.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status Report 28 July 2012
[Sunday, July 29, 2012] In preparation for the re-docking of Progress M-15M/47P after more ground-controlled tests of its new Kurs-NA antenna, Malenchenko & Padalka worked through the standard 3h15m OBT (Onboard Training) drill for the TORU teleoperator system,
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 29 July 2012
[Sunday, July 29, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew off duty. Ahead: Week 5 of Increment 32 (six-person crew).
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»» Photo: Progress 47P Returns to the International Space Station
[Sunday, July 29, 2012] @Astro_Suni: She's back! 47P returned on her own systems tonight. Even though she's filled w trash, it's good to have her back.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status Report 29 July 2012
[Sunday, July 29, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew off duty. Ahead: Week 5 of Increment 32 (six-person crew).
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»» NASA Television to Air Upcoming Cargo Ship Launch to Space Station
[Monday, July 30, 2012] NASA Television will broadcast the launch and for the first time, the same-day rendezvous and docking of a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). Coverage begins at 3:15 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 1.
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»» NASA/NSBRI Solicitation for Crew Health and Performance in Space Exploration Missions
[Monday, July 30, 2012] Proposals are solicited by NSBRI in the areas of Cardiovascular Alterations; Human Factors and Performance; Musculoskeletal Alterations; Neurobehavioral and Psychosocial Factors; Sensorimotor Adaptation; and Smart Medical Systems and Technology.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 30 July 2012
[Monday, July 30, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 5 of Increment 32 (six-person crew).
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»» Guardians of the Antimatter Hunter Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
[Tuesday, July 31, 2012] The AMS-02 Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer uses state-of-the-art detectors and powerful magnets to detect cosmic rays as they pass through matter. Around 90% of the Universe is invisible - and AMS-02 is searching for the missing pieces.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 31 July 2012
[Tuesday, July 31, 2012] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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