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International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Russian Launchers - Soyuz, Progress and Uncrewed => Topic started by: anik on 12/22/2005 07:47 pm
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Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft (11F732 No. 218) will be delivered on Baikonur cosmodrome on January 30, 2006 and will be launched by Soyuz-FG rocket (11A511U-FG No. 018) on March 22, 2006...
Current Soyuz TMA-8 prime crew: Pavel Vinogradov (Russia) - Jeffrey Williams (USA) - Marcos Pontes (Brazil)
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Photo of the Soyuz TMA-8 prime crew from http://astro.zeto.czest.pl/loty/stma8.htm
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Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft will be delivered on the Baikonur cosmodrome on January 26...
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According to http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft will be launched at 05:43 UTC on March 22...
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MCC-M expert told me yesterday that the launch of Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft is postponed from March 22 to March 30… :(
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Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft will be launched approximately at 02:30 UTC on March 30...
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Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft will dock to Zvezda module approximately at 04:15 UTC on April 1... Soyuz TMA-7 spacecraft will land at ~23:40 UTC on April 8...
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(http://lk.astronautilus.pl/loty/e13.jpg)
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So very cool pictures :)
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Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft will be delivered on the Baikonur cosmodrome on February 10...
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Is it a new thing to have images of the Moon and Mars in the crew image? I wonder if they are making a point about the ISS' importance towards the VSE and Russian bids to exploration!
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The Vinogradov's call-sign is "Karat"...
Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov will be officially confirmed as the Marcos Pontes's backup on the Russian Interdepartmental Commission on February 13-14...
The Expedition 13 crew will take examinations on March 9-10...
The program of Marcos Pontes's flight is named "The Century Mission" ("Missao Centenario" in Portuguese language)...
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[img=http://mosnews.com/files/13520/astro.jpg]
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Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft was delivered on the Baikonur cosmodrome today!... :)
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Next week independent and complex Soyuz TMA-8's tests will be completed... Then it will arrive in the unechoed chamber...
In the beginning of March Soyuz TMA-8 will be placed in a pressure chamber for pneumovacuum tests...
Prime and backup Soyuz TMA-8's crews should arrive on Baikonur cosmodrome from Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) on March 19... The training of crews in the spacecraft is planned on March 20...
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The complex tests of Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft was completed today...
Now Soyuz TMA-8 prepares for transportation into unechoed chamber, where spacecraft’s radio systems will be checked…
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The Yurchikhin's call-sign is "Olimp"...
The post of Marcos Pontes will be "spaceflight participant" during his spaceflight (from March 30 till April 8)...
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Soyuz TMA-8 was transported into the pressure chamber on March 4... Pneumovacuum tests of spacecraft in the pressure chamber are planned till March 8...
Preparation of Soyuz TMA-8 is very intense... Roskosmos's specialists work on the Baikonur cosmodrome in two shifts without days off...
P.S.: Venezuela wants to send its astronaut on ISS, but this flight is impossible earlier than autumn of 2008...
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Spacecraft was returned from the pressure chamber yesterday after successful tests for leak tightness...
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(http://img.terra.com.br/i/2006/03/09/317009-0816-ga.jpg)
(http://img.terra.com.br/i/2006/03/09/317008-7963-ga.jpg)
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All still on target? There's going to be a lot of interest building in this flight, as it's obviously second only in importance to Shuttle missions (both manned space flight, 3 vs 7 crew).
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Mark Max Q - 17/3/2006 6:41 AM
All still on target?
Yes!... :)
Prime and backup crews will arrive at Baikonur cosmodrome from Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center today...
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March 18, 2006 -- Baikonur Cosmodrome
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss13/photo_03-18.html
"The prime crew (Pavel V. Vinogradov (Russia), Jeffrey N. Williams (USA), Marcos C. Pontes (Brazil)) and backup crew (Fyodor N. Yurchikhin (Russia), Edward M. [E. Michael - anik's note] Fincke (USA), Sergey A. Volkov (Russia)) of the Soyuz TMA-8 transport spacecraft arrived to the cosmodrome to accomplish training and accept the spacecraft"
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March 20, 2006 -- Baikonur Cosmodrome
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss13/photo_03-20.html
"The prime crew (P.V.Vinogradov, J. Williams, M. Pontes) and backup crew (F.N. Yurchikhin, M. Fincke, S.A. Volkov) of the Soyuz TMA-8 transport spacecraft accomplished the training during which they performed fit-check of individual cradles, leak and functional checks of spacesuits, worked with radio systems and flight documentation, familiarized with composition of ascent/descent cargoes, and had a lesson on science experiments"
March 21, 2006 -- Baikonur Cosmodrome
"Fueling of the Soyuz TMA-8 transport spacecraft with propellants and compressed gases is under way"
http://www.federalspace.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=1404 (in Russian)
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March 22, 2006 -- Baikonur Cosmodrome
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss13/photo_03-22.html
"Transport vehicle Soyuz TMA-8 loaded with propellants and compressed gases was delivered to the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility for final processing operations"
P.S.: Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft will be launched approximately at 02:30:18 UTC...
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March 23, 2006 -- Baikonur Cosmodrome
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss13/photo_03-23.html
"Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft was docked with the transfer compartment in the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility"
http://www.federalspace.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=1412 (in Russian)
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March 24, 2006 -- Baikonur Cosmodrome
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss13/photo_03-24.html
"Designers inspection of the Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft was completed. Payload shroud roll on to the spacecraft was performed."
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Thanks for the links and images. Will there be live online video of the launch?
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DarthVader - 24/3/2006 9:10 PM
Will there be live online video of the launch?
Yes, of course!... :) On NASA TV!... :)
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
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oops stupid me :( ... Thanks.
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March 26, 2006 -- Baikonur Cosmodrome
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss13/photo_03-26_02.html
"The Soyuz TMA-8 prime and backup crews inspected the transport spacecraft in its launch configuration in the Assembly and Testing Facility. Additionally the crews had a consultation on the kits of equipment that are to be delivered to and returned from orbit on-board Soyuz TMA spacecraft"
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss13/photo_03-26_01.html
"Orbital module of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle, containing Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft was transported from the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility to the Launch Vehicle Assembly and Testing Facility for integration"
March 27, 2006 -- Baikonur Cosmodrome
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss13/photo_03-27.html
"Orbital module of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle, containing Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft was integrated with the launch vehicle in the LV Assembly and Testing Facility. This day a meeting of the Governmental Commission and the Technical Management was held where a decision was made to roll out the launch vehicle carrying Soyuz TMA-8 to the launch pad"
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source (http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss13/iss-crew13.html)
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DarthVader - 24/3/2006 1:10 PM
Thanks for the links and images. Will there be live online video of the launch?
Anik, great coverage, thanks
What really impresses me is the rate the TMA-8 is assembled, based on the image sequence.
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This will be the live thread for this launch.
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Bit of a preview article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?id=4397
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March 28, 2006 -- Baikonur Cosmodrome
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss13/photo_03-28.html
"At 5:00 a.m. Moscow Time, the transporter with the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle and the Soyuz TMA-8 transport spacecraft left the Assembly and Testing Facility and arrived to the launch pad for the final pre-launch processing. The Soyuz-FG - Soyuz TMA-8 system was erected on the launcher. First launch day activities began"
P.S.: Soyuz TMA-8 launch is planned at 02:30:20 UTC on March 30...
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Ben - 29/3/2006 5:02 AM
And if it isn't too early to celebrate, tomorrows flight of Expedition 13 will mark the 100th Russian orbital flight, so good luck to them!
Williams and Pontes will become the 440 and 441st people to orbit the Earth; and the 443 and 444th to travel beyond 100km in altitude.
Pontes - 440, OK. But Williams first flight was in 2000, and his number is 393.
Williams - http://astro.zeto.czest.pl/astros/393.htm
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Can't wait!! :)
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video: Expedition 13 Crew in Baikonur Cosmodrome / Soyuz TMA-8
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1991&posts=1
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Pontes - 440, OK. But Williams first flight was in 2000, and his number is 393.
Williams - http://astro.zeto.czest.pl/astros/393.htm
I'm embarrassed to say I should have known that but I forgot about 101. Not to mention I was at 101. Thank you for pointing that out. I will edit the number above.
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Correcting my dumb earlier post:
And if it isn't too early to celebrate, tomorrows flight of Expedition 13 will mark the 100th Russian orbital flight, so good luck to them!
Pontes will become the 440th person to orbit the Earth; and the 443rd to travel beyond 100km in altitude.
Maybe I should stop assuming I remember everything! :-D
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More info on Marcos César Pontes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Pontes
scheduled to be the first Brazilian to go into space.
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Launch preview: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?id=4400
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March 29, 2006 -- Baikonur Cosmodrome
http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss13/photo_03-29.html
"A meeting of the State Board was held at which the Soyuz TMA-8 and ISS-13 prime and backup crews were approved, as well as a decision was made to continue the Soyuz-FG/Soyuz TMA-8 rocket & space complex processing for filling and launch within the scheduled time – on March 30, 2006, at 6:30 a.m. Moscow time [03:30 a.m. UK time - anik note]"
GOOD LUCK, PAVEL, JEFFREY AND MARCOS!!! :)
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Video Expedition 13 update of March 29
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=171&Itemid=1
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-048
NASA TV COVERS SOYUZ LAUNCH AND LANDING OF SPACE STATION CREWS
The launch of the next International Space Station expedition and
return of the current crew airs on NASA TV during two weeks of
coverage in March and April. Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov
and Flight Engineer and NASA station science officer Jeff Williams
launch tonight at 9:30 p.m. EST, on a Soyuz spacecraft from the
Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Two days later, they dock with the station to begin a six-month stay.
For launch, they will be accompanied by Brazilian Space Agency
astronaut Marcos Pontes. He will spend eight days on the station
under a commercial agreement with the Russian Federal Space Agency.
Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur, Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev
and Pontes will return to Earth at approximately 7:46 p.m. EDT, April
8. The Expedition 12 crew will have completed more than six months on
the station.
All five crew members will participate in a news conference at 10:55
a.m. EDT, April 3. Reporters at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston
and Kennedy Space Center, Fla. and the Russian Mission Control Center
will be able to ask questions. The news conference airs live on NASA
TV. Video highlights of pre-launch activities air on the NASA TV
Video File March 28 and 29.
Other broadcast events include: (all times Eastern):
Wednesday, March 29:
12 p.m. - Replay of the Expedition 13/Pontes final crew prelaunch news
conference from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
8:45 p.m. - Expedition 13/Pontes launch coverage begins; launch set
for 9:30 p.m.
Friday, March 31:
10 p.m. - Expedition 13/Pontes docking coverage begins; docking
scheduled for 11:19 p.m.
Saturday, April 8:
12:30 p.m. - Expedition 12/Pontes farewell/hatch close coverage
starts; closes at 1:12 p.m.
3:30 p.m. - Expedition 12/Pontes undocking coverage begins; undocking
at 4:28 p.m. 6:30 p.m. - Expedition 12/Pontes landing coverage
begins. The deorbit burn is at 6:55 p.m.
Landing scheduled for 7:46 p.m.
Videophone imagery of crew activities after landing in central
Kazakhstan is expected as part of the coverage. Video shot at the
landing site is scheduled to air on NASA TV as a special Video File
feed at approximately 5:30 a.m. EDT, April 9. NASA TV's Public,
Education and Media channels are available on an MPEG-2 digital
C-band signal accessed via satellite AMC-6, at 72 degrees west
longitude, transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical polarization. In
Alaska and Hawaii, they're on AMC-7 at 137 degrees west longitude,
transponder 18C, at 4060 MHz, horizontal polarization. For digital
downlink information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
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L-4 hours!
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Right, let's take this into the newsfeed section pre-launch.
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Chris Bergin - 29/3/2006 3:20 PM
Launch preview: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?id=4400
Updated with latest preparations on the ISS information.
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T-3 hours.
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HAHA! Lucky 13!
Deffinatly looking forward to watching the launch, I love watching Soyuz launches...almost as much as the Shuttle.
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T-2hrs and NASA TV has started to do some ISS promo vids.
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Currrently NASA TV is just showing crew suit up preps.
T-1hr 30 mins.
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Nice picture of Jeff Williams.
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We've managed to work out how to record WMV feeds, so the launch video will appear here literally within minutes.
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Walkout:
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T-60 minutes and now we're live.
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Starting to "smoke" so propellant loading is going on.
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T-40mins
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I love how the Soyuz is just put on a train, and rolled up and righted, it simple.
Simplicity is what you need to get to space.
Spend the money once you are up there.
The coverage is great, wouldn't you have loved to watch old soviet launches live?
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Odd man out...to join later on STS-121
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T-30 minutes and counting.
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Why did they let it remain a "13" mission and not TMA 61-R ok ok , just kidding, best of luck and a safe launch, 25 minutes :)
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T-20 minutes...access arm retraction (crew).
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Overview of the Soyuz TMA.
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Good luck Expedition 13!
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T-10 minutes and counting. Very uneventful countdown so far - but that's how we like it!
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Bob Thirsk overseeing US operations on the ISS during this launch.
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T-5 minutes and NASA TV is showing a babblefest of promo videos (grumble).
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Automated launch sequencer initiated. T-4 minutes.
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T-2mins 30 seconds.
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T-1 minute and counting. All systems go for launch. Booster pressurised for flight. Green board.
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LAUNCH.
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T+30 seconds.
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Four strap on boosters seperation. 3,000mph.
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+2mins 40 seconds. Escape Tower jettison.
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second stage sep... 4 mins left
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Flight systems nominal. Very smooth first stage flight.
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Second stage sep. 4 mins of powered flight remaining from the third stage.
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keep an eye on the bear
Congrats - great launch.. once again.. the bear is in front of the camera now..
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Images of the launch from the video I've hopefully captured.
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Most excellent launch. :) :) :)
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Folks, your 'Live' threads at nasaspaceflight are fantastic ! keep up the good work
Good luck to Vinogradov, Jeff Williams and Mr Pontes : this looks to be a great flight
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Excellent video of the crew inside spacecraft. It was crystal clear the whole way up.
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And here's the video. (If this works, it's very cool - as that's a good turnaround time) :)
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=2007&posts=1#M28253
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I've always wondered how much fuel is used in the start up sequence. It is longer than a Saturn V.
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Excellent quality of video. That's very impressive that it's available just a few minutes after the launch, and better quality that I watched it on the webcast!
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Right, thanks for joining us on the live launch event. If you liked it - spread the word (as always) or buy something from the store to help pay for the site :).
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I agree, higher resolution here as well. And they havent even been in orbit a half hour yet , gotta love it. Great work Chris ! :)
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Excellent all round coverage once again.
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Let's hear it for the Soyuz! Seriously, where would the space station be today without the Russians?
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Video update Expedition 13 Pontes Launch
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=2009&posts=1
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Wonderful coverage... I've just read it, more than half a day after launch, and it was like I was seeing it live, with the video you posted and the written posts... Congratulations and thanks!! keep up!
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Thanks, we appreciate the comments. Every launch will be live here in the same way, with the Shuttle launches being expanded multi-level coverage.