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Expedition 20 thread (May 29 - October 11, 2009)
« on: 12/31/2008 09:25 am »
http://www.energia.ru/rus/iss/iss20/photo_12-30.html

On December 30th Expedition 20 prime and backup crewmembers Roman Romanenko and Dmitriy Kondratyev have trained at RSC Energia.
« Last Edit: 10/10/2009 07:38 am by anik »

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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #1 on: 01/18/2009 02:31 pm »
January 14, 2009. S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Korolev, Moscow Region

S.P.Korolev RSC Energia hosted training sessions under the crew training program for Expedition 20 to the International Space Station (ISS-20).

RSC Energia specialists familiarized cosmonaut-tester Dmitri Kondratiev (Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center) with the ham radio equipment, which he is to operate onboard the Russian Segment of the space station. He also had training sessions to familiarize himself with software for intercomputer exchange, and trajectory and navigation environment Sigma program, and others.

Photos:

http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/photo_01-14.html


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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #2 on: 01/31/2009 07:10 am »
Increment Definition and Requirements Document for Increments 19 and 20
http://images.spaceref.com/news/2009/exp19.20.pdf

Expedition 20 crew:
CDR - Gennadiy Padalka
FE1 - Michael Barratt
FE2 - Koichi Wakata / Timothy Kopra / Nicole Stott
FE3 - Frank de Winne
FE4 - Robert Thirsk
FE5 - Roman Romanenko

Russian spacewalks during Expedition 20:
- Perform RS EVA #22 [from Pirs airlock in June 2009 - anik] to install Kurs antenna mono-units and АФУ cables and disassemble and secure БТН-1М scientific hardware on SM in preparation for MRM2 arrival.
1. Install Kurs antenna mono-units on SM zenith port.
2. Connect Kurs’ antenna feeder unit (АФУ) cables.
3. Disassemble and temporarily secure the БТН-1М scientific hardware on SM to exclude an impact with MRM2 in case of oscillation during MRM2 docking to SМ.
- Perform RS EVA #23 [inside transfer compartment of Zvezda module in June 2009 - anik] to relocate the -Y axis docking assembly conical cover to the +Y axis docking assembly and relocate the +Y axis docking assembly flat cover to the -Y axis docking assembly.
1. Relocate the conical cover from the -Y axis docking assembly [СтА] to +Y axis docking assembly of the SM transfer compartment.
2. Relocate the flat cover from the +Y axis docking assembly to -Y axis docking assembly.

International Space Station 6-Crew Strategic Planning Document
http://images.spaceref.com/news/2009/6crew.pdf

http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/photo_01-21.html

January 21, 2009

S.P.Korolev RSC Energia hosted training sessions under the crew-training program for Expedition Twenty to the International Space Station (ISS-20). The list of subjects covered by the Corporation specialists in the training sessions with Russian cosmonauts R.Romanenko and his backup D.Kondratiev included:

- replacement of on-board computer system software with newer versions,
- operating Zveno-B equipment,
- operating tools and instruments for maintenance and repair of the ISS Russian Segment systems,
- operating spectrum analyzer of the antenna and feeder device,
procedure for sealing lines.
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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #3 on: 02/05/2009 10:01 am »
In May 2009, Frank De Winne, of Belgian nationality and a member of the European Astronaut Corps, will fly to the International Space Station at the start of his six-month mission. This mission sees him become the first European commander of the Station by October 2009. ESA has now given his mission the name OasISS.

Read more at:
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMF8YWPXPF_index_0.html
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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #4 on: 02/12/2009 02:17 pm »
Astronaut training at Tsukuba Space Center, Japan

ESA astronauts Frank De Winne and André Kuipers were recently at the Tsukuba Space Center in Japan where they followed training for the Japanese Kibo laboratory and the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV).

De Winne is currently preparing for a six-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS). In May 2009, De Winne is scheduled fly to the ISS on board a Soyuz spacecraft together with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko. Kuipers is assigned as back-up to De Winne.

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMHVGXPXPF_FeatureWeek_mg_1.html
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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #5 on: 02/19/2009 04:47 pm »
http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/photo_02-17.html

February 17, 2009

S.P.Korolev RSC Energia hosted training sessions under the crew-training program for Expedition Twenty to the International Space Station (ISS-20).
Corporation specialists conducted a training session with Russian cosmonauts R.Romanenko and his backup to address special operational features of Progress cargo spacecraft and the conduct of scientific experiment Pilot, procedures for map control of photographic images and monitoring the condition of windows on the ISS Russian Segment (RS). In addition, the cosmonauts familiarized themselves with photographic and video equipment available on board ISS RS.

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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #6 on: 02/27/2009 04:36 pm »
MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-031

BRIEFING SET WITH MEMBERS OF FIRST SIX-PERSON SPACE STATION CREW

HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a media briefing at 1 p.m. CST on Wednesday,
March 4, with the four future residents of the International Space
Station who will usher in an era of six-person crews living aboard
the orbiting research laboratory. The increase doubles the number of
people who will be living and working in space.

The briefing will originate from NASA's Johnson Space Center in
Houston and will be broadcast live on NASA Television. Questions will
be taken from reporters at participating NASA sites.

The briefing participants are:
- Roman Romanenko, Soyuz commander, Expedition 20 flight engineer and
Russian cosmonaut
- Frank DeWinne, Expedition 20 flight engineer and Expedition 21
commander (the first European Space Agency astronaut to command the
station)
- Robert Thirsk, Expedition 20 and 21 flight engineer and Canadian
Space Agency astronaut
- Nicole Stott, Expedition 20 and 21 flight engineer and NASA
astronaut

After the briefing, the participants will be available for photographs
and individual interviews, in person or by telephone. To participate
in the interviews, media should contact the Johnson newsroom at
281-483-5111 no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27.

Romanenko, DeWinne and Thirsk will launch to the station aboard a
Russian Soyuz spacecraft in May. Stott will travel to the station
aboard the space shuttle Discovery in August.
Jacques :-)

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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #7 on: 03/03/2009 02:39 pm »
MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-034

NASA ANNOUNCES CHANGE FOR RETURN OF STATION CREW MEMBERS


HOUSTON -- The International Space Station Program has announced a
change in how two future crew members will return home. NASA
astronaut Nicole Stott and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert
Thirsk will swap seats on the space shuttle and Russian Soyuz
spacecraft to help ensure a timely homecoming for Thirsk.

Thirsk will launch to the station on a Soyuz in May and return to
Earth on that same vehicle in November, instead of aboard space
shuttle Atlantis at the end of the STS-129 mission. Stott, who will
launch to the station on shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission, will
return aboard Atlantis with the STS-129 crew. She had been slated to
come home aboard the Soyuz that Thirsk now will occupy.

The change is in case of delays to future shuttle missions,
specifically STS-129, which currently is scheduled to launch in
November 2009. Such a delay could result in extending Thirsk's
mission beyond the six-month duration preferred for station crew
members.

For more information about the space station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station
Jacques :-)

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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #8 on: 03/04/2009 08:40 pm »

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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #9 on: 03/19/2009 04:58 pm »
Increment Definition and Requirements Document for Increments 19 and 20
http://images.spaceref.com/news/2009/exp19.20.pdf

Expedition 20 crew:
CDR - Gennadiy Padalka
FE1 - Michael Barratt
FE2 - Koichi Wakata / Timothy Kopra / Nicole Stott
FE3 - Frank de Winne
FE4 - Robert Thirsk
FE5 - Roman Romanenko

In other document I saw FE3 - Roman Romanenko and FE5 - Frank de Winne.

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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #10 on: 03/23/2009 06:28 pm »
Exp 20 crew photo

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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #11 on: 03/26/2009 09:20 am »
Question ?

What will be the official NASA name for the back-up crew for Exp-20/21 ?

(backups, standby crew, alternate astronauts ??)  How does NASA call them theese days ??

Thanks,

« Last Edit: 03/26/2009 09:21 am by jacqmans »
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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #12 on: 04/03/2009 06:47 pm »
Exp 20 crew photo

I don't see why they have two photos, as there's that one you posted, and the other one with Kopra and Stott too, and the different patch with names... ???

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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #13 on: 04/06/2009 05:56 pm »
http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss20/photo_04-01.html

April 1, 2009

S.P.Korolev RSC Energia held one more training session under the crew-training program for Expedition Twenty to the International Space Station.
The Corporation specialists got Russian cosmonauts R. Romanenko and D. Kondratiev acquainted with the operating principles of the combined on-board network, with particulars of conducting lessons under Physics Education program and of the Rusalka experiment, with the on-board set of photographic and video equipment, and Istochnik equipment.
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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #14 on: 04/22/2009 01:03 pm »
On the Expedition 20/21 mission Frank de Winne is flying for the ESA.  His mission is called OasISS.
Has ESA released what his OasIss Mission patch will be or a deicated ESA mission Press Kit yet?
Can anyone get these for us?

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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #15 on: 04/24/2009 03:01 pm »
Expedition 20 crew training photos:

http://www.energia.ru/rus/iss/iss20/photo_04-23.html
Jacques :-)

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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #16 on: 04/24/2009 03:46 pm »
Q&A with ESA astronaut Frank De Winne on YouTube

24 April 2009

There's no shower on the ISS. Do you know how astronauts manage to keep themselves clean? There's no up or down in space. How do astronauts adapt to this environment?

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMS6NANJTF_index_0.html
Jacques :-)

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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #17 on: 05/02/2009 06:58 am »
MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-073

NASA OFFICIALS TO PREVIEW START OF SIX-PERSON CREW ON SPACE STATION

HOUSTON -- NASA will discuss the inauguration of six-person crew
operations aboard the International Space Station in a briefing
scheduled for 1 p.m. CDT, Thursday, May 6, at the Johnson Space
Center.

The briefing will be broadcast live on NASA Television. Reporters may
ask questions from participating NASA sites. International news media
from Canada and Europe may ask questions from their respective
agencies' headquarters.

On May 27, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, European Space Agency
astronaut Frank De Winne and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Bob
Thirsk will launch on a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome
in Kazakhstan. They will arrive at the station on May 29 to join the
station's Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineers Mike Barratt
and Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The six
men will form the Expedition 20 crew, the station's first six-person
crew. This mission also will be the first time crew members are
aboard representing all five International Space Station partners.

In September, Expedition 20 will welcome the arrival of a new cargo
craft, Japan's H-II Transfer Vehicle. Additional environmental
support equipment, exercise hardware and scientific racks will join
the expanded crew in the months ahead.

The participants for the May 6 briefing are:

Dan Hartman, manager of Integration and Operations, ISS Program
Ben Pawlik, Expedition 20 increment manager
Courtenay McMillan, Expedition 20 lead flight director

For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information,
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
Jacques :-)

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Re: Expedition 20 thread
« Reply #18 on: 05/05/2009 03:59 pm »
NOTE:

HOUSTON -- NASA will discuss the inauguration of six-person crew
operations aboard the International Space Station in a briefing
scheduled for 1 p.m. CDT, Thursday, May 6, at the Johnson Space
Center.


Thursday is May 7. The presser is actually Wednesday, which is May 6 -- tomorrow.


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