Keith’s note: We threw away Mir to make room for ISS since “there could be only one”. Just remember: once we splash ISS its capability – and decades of blood, […]
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Let's Throw Away Yet Another Space Station
The skies. The limits: The international space station is one of humanity’s great engineering triumphs. But what is it for?, Washington Post “So even if the station’s life is extended […]
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Confusing Rationale To Keep Flying the Shuttle
Our economy needs a robust space program, editorial, Houston Chronicle “It would be prudent to keep the space shuttles flying with new missions to maintain a vital back-up contingency, until […]
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Mir Status Report Excerpts 20-22 December 1998
Dec 20: While repressurizing the BKV-3 (air conditioner) today, one of the coolant lines apparently leaked. The shift flight director reported that approximately 500g of freon leaked into the atmosphere. […]
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Mir Status Report 12 January 1998
NASA MIR Program / Mir 24 / NASA 6 Status Date: Monday, January 12, 1998 // MD 160/109 Mir Station System/Subsystem Activities The crew performed separation on the Base Block […]
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Mir Status Report 1 January 1998
Mir 24 / NASA 6 Status Date: Thursday, January 1, 1998 Mission Day: Mir 24 / NASA 6 MD 149/98 Mir 24 CDR: Anatoly Solovyov Mir 24 FE: Pavel Vinogradov […]
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Mir Status Report 23 December 1997
Date: Tuesday, December 23, 1997 // MD 140/89 Mir Station System/Subsystem Activities This past weekend, during changeout of the Base Block air conditioner compressor unit, a check valve failed inside […]
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NASA MIR Program Mir 24 / NASA 6 Status
NASA MIR Program Mir 24 / NASA 6 Status Date:09 Wednesday, December 17, 1997 Mission Day:09 Mir 24 / NASA 6 MD 134/83 Mir Station System/Subsystem Activities All primary major […]
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Mir Status Report 20 November 1997
NASA MIR Program / Mir 24 / NASA 6 Status Date: Thursday, November 20, 1997 // MD 107/56 Mir Station System/Subsystem Activities Today’s major activities centered on preparation and execution […]
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Mir Status Report 19 November 1997
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 1997// MD 106/55 Mir Station System/Subsystem Activities Health of the major systems continue to remain unchanged (Kvant Electron working (periodically turned off/on for power), 11 gyrodynes […]