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Progress M-66 launch - February 10, 2009/Docking February 13, 2009
by
anik
on 14 Oct, 2008 14:50
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by
anik
on 21 Oct, 2008 17:24
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Nicolas PILLET
on 16 Dec, 2008 14:58
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MBK004
on 16 Dec, 2008 18:03
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Stephan
on 16 Dec, 2008 18:08
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yinzer
on 16 Dec, 2008 23:19
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by
anik
on 19 Jan, 2009 15:35
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jacqmans
on 28 Jan, 2009 15:41
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http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=528428-01-2009 is produced “the gating” of solar batteries [TGK] “progress M-66”
At the spaceport Baikonur continues the work on launch preparation of space rocket “Soyuz-
” with the transport cargo spacecraft “progress M-66” to the International Space Station.
Today on the area of 254 spaceports specialists [RKK] “energy” . Of .[P].[Koroleva] " conducted the control “gating” of solar batteries [TGK].
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jacqmans
on 03 Feb, 2009 09:27
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by
jacqmans
on 03 Feb, 2009 09:28
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February 2, 2009. Baikonur branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia, Baikonur launch site.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-66 cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Fueling of the Progress M-66 transport cargo vehicle with propellants and compressed gases was completed.
February 3, 2009. Baikonur branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia, Baikonur launch site.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-66 cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Progress M-66 cargo vehicle fuelled with propellant components and compressed gases was delivered to the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility for final processing operations.
http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss18/progress-m-66/photo_02-03.html
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by
jacqmans
on 06 Feb, 2009 05:20
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February 4, 2009. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-66 cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Progress M-66 transport cargo vehicle was docked with the transfer compartment in the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility.
http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss18/progress-m-66/photo_02-04.html
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by
jacqmans
on 06 Feb, 2009 05:21
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February 5, 2009. Baikonur branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia, Baikonur launch site.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-66 cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Designers inspection of the Progress M-66 transport cargo vehicle was completed.
Payload shroud roll on to the cargo vehicle was performed.
Orbital module of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle, containing Progress M-66 spacecraft was transported from the spacecraft processing facility for the general integration with LV.
http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss18/progress-m-66/photo_02-05.html
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eeergo
on 06 Feb, 2009 09:58
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Some really great pictures in the latest reports, including the adapter to the Soyuz vehicule. A question too: barring problems with the modernized version, will this be the last unmodernized Progress to fly?
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#13
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anik
on 06 Feb, 2009 13:39
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A question too: barring problems with the modernized version, will this be the last unmodernized Progress to fly?
No, two more spacecrafts - Progress M-67 and Progress M-SO2.
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#14
by
jacqmans
on 07 Feb, 2009 12:04
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February 6, 2009. Baikonur branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia, Baikonur launch site.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-66 cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
The payload module of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle with the Progress M-66 cargo vehicle are delivered to the assembly and testing facility. Its reloading to the frame and docking to the Module I are provided.
http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss18/progress-m-66/photo_02-06.html
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Nicolas PILLET
on 08 Feb, 2009 08:57
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Nicolas PILLET
on 08 Feb, 2009 08:59
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by
jacqmans
on 09 Feb, 2009 15:56
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by
jacqmans
on 09 Feb, 2009 15:57
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February 7, 2009. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-66 cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Orbital module of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle, containing Progress M-66 spacecraft was integrated with the Soyuz-U launch vehicle in the processing facility.
http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss18/progress-m-66/photo_02-07.html
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by
jacqmans
on 09 Feb, 2009 15:57
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February 8, 2009. Baikonur branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia, Baikonur launch site.
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-66 cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Soyuz-U launch vehicle was rolled out from the integration building to the launch pad. Soyuz-U launch vehicle with Progress M-66 transport vehicle is installed on the launch pad. L-2 days activities have been started.
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#20
by
ksc_houston
on 09 Feb, 2009 16:00
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Any chance of video coverage ? (Maybe on a russian tv channel?)
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#21
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Chris Bergin
on 09 Feb, 2009 16:07
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Any chance of video coverage ? (Maybe on a russian tv channel?)
They haven't for any of the recent launches, so I don't think so.
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by
eeergo
on 09 Feb, 2009 16:07
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Any chance of video coverage ? (Maybe on a russian tv channel?)
Look in the Russian Launches thread
Vesti will cover it.
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#23
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ksc_houston
on 09 Feb, 2009 16:18
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Can you give me a link ?
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#24
by
rdale
on 09 Feb, 2009 16:20
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ksc_houston
on 09 Feb, 2009 17:30
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Thanks. So the launch time will be 05:49 UTC (08:49 local) ?
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ksc_houston
on 09 Feb, 2009 17:34
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And this is 08:49:46 Russia local, right?
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#27
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William Graham
on 09 Feb, 2009 17:44
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Thanks. So the launch time will be 05:49 UTC (08:49 local) ?
(...)
And this is 08:49:46 Russia local, right?
10:49 local.
It would be 08:49 in Moscow Time.
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#28
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Chris Bergin
on 09 Feb, 2009 17:58
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Any chance of video coverage ? (Maybe on a russian tv channel?)
Look in the Russian Launches thread
Vesti will cover it.
Oh! What's Vesti's coverage like? I'm assuming it'll be shortly before launch just for the first part of first stage? I'm trying to work out if this is worth making a live coverage thread.
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#29
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Satori
on 09 Feb, 2009 20:15
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Some information (in russian) provided by TsUP about the upcoming launch.
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#30
by
eeergo
on 09 Feb, 2009 20:51
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Any chance of video coverage ? (Maybe on a russian tv channel?)
Look in the Russian Launches thread
Vesti will cover it.
Oh! What's Vesti's coverage like? I'm assuming it'll be shortly before launch just for the first part of first stage? I'm trying to work out if this is worth making a live coverage thread.
No idea, I think the first time a live Vesti coverage was provided was with M-65, and I lost the event...
Perhaps anik knows more details, I've been searching in Novosti and Vesti but nothing obvious came up.
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#31
by
eeergo
on 09 Feb, 2009 21:01
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Chris Bergin
on 10 Feb, 2009 03:15
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I can only get about 10 seconds of video before it freezes right now....
Works fine for me with Firefox and the WMP plugin in this link: http://www.vesti.ru/videos?vid=onair
That works for me in IE. Question is if I can stay awake
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#33
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DaveS
on 10 Feb, 2009 03:26
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I can only get about 10 seconds of video before it freezes right now....
Works fine for me with Firefox and the WMP plugin in this link: http://www.vesti.ru/videos?vid=onair
Same thing here with FF 3.06 with WMP plug-in. No buffering issues or anything. Great quality for a net broadcast! Beats Yahoo!'s NASA TV 1.2 MB/s feed by miles!
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#34
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MBK004
on 10 Feb, 2009 03:38
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Perhaps it is distance, I am across the pond after all.....
It is working perfectly for me in Houston, Texas.
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#35
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Ronsmytheiii
on 10 Feb, 2009 04:07
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by
Satori
on 10 Feb, 2009 04:34
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According to my records the previous launch of a Progress vehicle from LC31 PU-6 was on October 27th, 1992 when a 11A511U2 Soyuz-U2 (?15000-061) launched Progress M-15 to the Mir space station.
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faustod
on 10 Feb, 2009 04:42
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According to my records the previous launch of a Progress vehicle from LC31 PU-6 was on October 27th, 1992 when a 11A511U2 Soyuz-U2 (?15000-061) launched Progress M-15 to the Mir space station.
Yes. in 1992 there were three Propress lunches from Pad 31/6, Progress M-13 in June, Progress M-14 in August and finally Progress M-15 on October 27.
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#38
by
Satori
on 10 Feb, 2009 04:43
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At Baikonur Cosmodrome everything is ready for the launch. At 0145UTC the State Commission took the decision to proceed with the launch.
Some images of launch preparations from RKK Energiya...
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#39
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Chris Bergin
on 10 Feb, 2009 04:43
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Heh, Chelsea (West London soccer team with a billionaire Russian owner) make Russia's top sports headline after the sacked their head coach
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#40
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Chris Bergin
on 10 Feb, 2009 04:49
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Here we go. Looks like they are ready to cover the launch.
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#41
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Ronsmytheiii
on 10 Feb, 2009 04:49
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#42
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Ronsmytheiii
on 10 Feb, 2009 04:50
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#43
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Chris Bergin
on 10 Feb, 2009 04:51
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Oh, well that was 30 seconds more than we normally get anyway
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#44
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faustod
on 10 Feb, 2009 04:51
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Good lift off!
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#45
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Satori
on 10 Feb, 2009 04:52
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JimO
on 10 Feb, 2009 04:57
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Press reports say to expect some manned Soyuz launches from 31 also this year. Might be a lot harder on visitors in the viewing gallery.
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#47
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Ronsmytheiii
on 10 Feb, 2009 04:59
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MBK004
on 10 Feb, 2009 05:03
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Press reports say to expect some manned Soyuz launches from 31 also this year. Might be a lot harder on visitors in the viewing gallery.
That's when the LV changes from Soyuz-FG to Soyuz-2 since LC-1/5 isn't compatible with Soyuz-2.
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#49
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Chris Bergin
on 10 Feb, 2009 05:08
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Good work Ron with the video. We'll keep this thread going for the docking, which will be a live thread with NASA TV coverage.
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#50
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Satori
on 10 Feb, 2009 09:07
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Is it possible to get the exact launch time in format 0549:46.XXXUTC and the serial number of the 11A511U Soyuz-U launcher?
Thanks!
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#51
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Nicolas PILLET
on 10 Feb, 2009 11:36
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Usually, the launcher integration is made in one day.
But for this flight, it seems that it has been made in two steps :
- integration of KGCh with 3rd stage on 6th february
- integration on 3rd and 2nd stages on 7th february
Is this right ? And why ?
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#52
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Satori
on 10 Feb, 2009 12:56
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Images of the Progress M-66 launch from RKK Energiya. There is also a video of the launch available in
here.
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#53
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jacqmans
on 10 Feb, 2009 13:12
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February 10, 2009. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia
At 08 hours 49 minutes 46 seconds Moscow Time transport cargo vehicle Progress M-66 was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome as per Mission Program and the commitments undertaken by the Russian side under the International Space Station (ISS) Project.
The launch objective is to deliver onboard the ISS various cargoes, required to keep the station operating in a manned mode and support crew life-sustaining environment and operating conditions. Reserves of oxygen, air, food products, fuel, consumables, apparatus, equipment, on-board documentation and e.t.c. were launched into orbit from the Earth.
Total cargoes mass is about 2,4 t.
The transport cargo vehicle was inserted into reference near-earth orbit with the following parameters: inclination of 51,63 ; minimum altitude of 192,5 km; maximum altitude of 249,6 km; orbital period of 88,62 min.
http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss18/progress-m-66/photo_02-10.html
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#54
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anik
on 10 Feb, 2009 14:30
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Is it possible to get the exact launch time in format 0549:46.XXXUTC
XXX equals 255.
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#55
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Satori
on 10 Feb, 2009 18:12
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Is it possible to get the exact launch time in format 0549:46.XXXUTC
XXX equals 255.
Thanks Andrey!
A few more photos of the Progress M-66 launch are available on Roskosmos site in
here.
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:21
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:33
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:38
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:42
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:42
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:44
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rotational hand controller being tested
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#62
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:45
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TORU manual control system test is beeing conducted at the moment
Completed
First glimpse at the station from progress:
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:47
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:49
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:50
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:50
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:51
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:52
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:52
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:53
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:54
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:55
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:55
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:56
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:57
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:58
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 05:58
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:00
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:00
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:00
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:02
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:02
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:04
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:05
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:05
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:07
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:08
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Getting telemetry from the ground stations now
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:08
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:12
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:12
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:13
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:13
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50 meters
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:14
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:15
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:16
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:17
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:17
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:17
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:18
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:18
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:18
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#102
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:22
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Working on hard dock right now, I am going to bed now...
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#103
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:24
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Thanks for the tons of pics Ron! My system is letting me a little bit down today...
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#104
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:26
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had to come back for one more....
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:26
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Ronsmytheiii
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:38
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I have two more videos that have been uploaded, could someone please post them after they have processed so I can go get some sleep for my test tomorrow? Its 2:37 am here...
http://www.youtube.com/user/Ronsmytheiii
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#107
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:39
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Consider it done
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#108
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cb6785
on 13 Feb, 2009 06:43
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Ron's videos:
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#109
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John44
on 13 Feb, 2009 08:47
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#110
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jacqmans
on 04 May, 2009 17:52
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04-05-2009 Progress M-66 Leaves the Station
http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=6130Progress M-66 integrated mission with the International Space Station is almost over.
Today ISS-19 crew finalizes accomodation of the disposed-of cargo in the vehicle. Tomorrow, the crew will prepare Progress M-66 for the autonomous flight, close transfer hatches and perform their leak-check. The Progress has been attached to the Pirs docking port since Feb. 13.
At 15:15 GMT, on May 6, the command to undock will be issued. Departure of the Progress from the Pirs docking compartment is to occur in 3 min after the `go`. The autonomous mission will last until May 18. During this stage, Plasma-Progress geophysical experiment is to be carried out. Then, following the commands from the Mission Control Center, the vehicle will reenter the atmosphere over the specified area of the Pacific ocean.
Perhaps anik knows more details, I've been searching in Novosti and Vesti but nothing obvious came up.
