Maintenance Work on Tap for Space Station Crew after String of Systems Issues

February 4, 2016January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 5213 Views Crewed Spaceflight

The International Space Station has been hit by a string of problems in a number of onboard systems in the past week, temporarily leaving the orbital outpost without Carbon Dioxide removal capability.

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Space Station completes Reboost Maneuver for upcoming Visiting Vehicle Traffic

January 29, 2016 Patrick Blau 3345 Views Crewed Spaceflight

The International Space Station successfully completed a reboost of its orbit Wednesday night, increasing its orbital altitude by a little over one Kilometer.

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Photos: Blizzard 2016 Seen from the Space Station

January 28, 2016 Patrick Blau 3035 Views Crewed Spaceflight

The crew aboard the International Space Station captured a series of impressive photos showing the progression of a major snowstorm that impacted millions of Americans last weekend, providing a look at the huge blanket of snow and thick cloud cover over the East Coast.

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Tweets from Space – January 17, 2016

January 18, 2016 Patrick Blau 2323 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

#SpaceFlower out in the sun for the first time! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/Cghu9XGv1J — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 17, 2016 #GoodMorning #Texas!

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Tweets from Space – January 16, 2016

January 17, 2016January 18, 2016 Patrick Blau 2162 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

First ever flower grown in space makes its debut! #SpaceFlower #zinnia #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/2uGYvwtLKr — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 16, 2016

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Tweets from Space – January 15, 2016

January 16, 2016 Patrick Blau 2217 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Today’s exhilarating #spacewalk will be etched in my memory forever – quite an incredible feeling! pic.twitter.com/84Dn3gHA70 — Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake)

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Astronauts Repair ISS Power System – Spacewalk ends early after Space Suit Water Intrusion

January 15, 2016January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 5963 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Spacewalk

Astronauts Tim Kopra and Tim Peake ventured outside the hatches of the International Space Station on Friday to embark on a spacewalk dedicated to the restoration of the Station’s Electrical Power System by replacing a failed voltage regulator.

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Photos: Tim Peake & Tim Kopra’s ISS Spacewalk

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 Patrick Blau 4118 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Spacewalk

NASA’s Tim Kopra and ESA’s Tim Peake ventured outside the hatches of the International Space Station on Friday, successfully replacing a failed voltage regulator on the Station’s truss structure to restore the Station’s power system at full functionality after the failure of the component in November.

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Tweets from Space – January 14, 2016

January 14, 2016January 16, 2016 Patrick Blau 2015 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

#GobiDesert is said to be so long it would take the length of my mission to travel from end to

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Tweets from Space – January 13, 2016

January 13, 2016January 16, 2016 Patrick Blau 2033 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Day 292. Colors of #sunset. #GoodNight from @space_station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/JrqQMqA0Tz — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 14, 2016 Интересно, что облака

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Tweets from Space – January 12, 2016

January 12, 2016January 13, 2016 Patrick Blau 2074 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

#EarthArt Out of #Africa. #GoodMorning people of Earth from @space_station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/DXJh7yjrkj — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 12, 2016 The

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Tweets from Space – January 11, 2016

January 11, 2016January 13, 2016 Patrick Blau 2040 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Sad to learn of the death of musician @DavidBowieReal whose inspiration lives on "far above the world" #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/4PhrmbsTpM —

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Tweets from Space – January 10, 2016

January 10, 2016January 13, 2016 Patrick Blau 2135 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Tell-tale sign I live on a #spaceship. Cygnus outside my window & #Africa below. #HappySunday from @space_station! pic.twitter.com/fRonR5FjqO — Scott

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Tweets from Space – January 9, 2016

January 9, 2016January 13, 2016 Patrick Blau 2067 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Cool frozen lake in #Himalayas! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/Ly0XsrAH3n — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 9, 2016 City lights and starry nights…spot Orion

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Tweets from Space – January 8, 2016

January 8, 2016January 9, 2016 Patrick Blau 2126 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Some of my space flowers are on the rebound! No longer looking sad! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/HJzXaTItIf — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January

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Tweets from Space – January 7, 2016

January 7, 2016January 9, 2016 Patrick Blau 2047 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Caught this #morning storm over SE #Asia yesterday. #GoodMorning from @Space_Station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/EP7gRfukoC — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 7, 2016

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Tweets from Space – January 6, 2016

January 6, 2016January 9, 2016 Patrick Blau 2285 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

We 'built' my spacesuit today – sized to perfection & looking good! Fit check early next week. pic.twitter.com/KL8P1D7TPJ — Tim

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Tweets from Space – January 5, 2016

January 5, 2016January 6, 2016 Patrick Blau 2114 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

#GoodMorning to all my friends in #Mexico! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/YwIfsoaLia — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 5, 2016 I've missed the color

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Tweets from Space – January 4, 2016

January 4, 2016January 6, 2016 Patrick Blau 2130 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

#GoodMorning #Texas! Flew over at just the right time this morning.#YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/wdSm1MwFF2 — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 4, 2016 Look

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Tweets from Space – December 28 – January 3

January 3, 2016January 6, 2016 Patrick Blau 2068 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Желаю всем счастья в Новом 2016 году! С праздником! // Happy New Year from space! pic.twitter.com/2VIDUizsvK — Sergey Volkov (@Volkov_ISS)

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Tweets from Space – December 18-27, 2015

December 27, 2015January 6, 2016 Patrick Blau 2114 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

#GoodMorning #Africa! Your brilliant colors are a great way to start the day. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/HbesQzdXy2 — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) December

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Photos: ISS Spacewalkers venture outside on short notice to free up stuck Robotic Transporter

December 22, 2015 Patrick Blau 2830 Views Crewed Spaceflight, ISS December 2015, Spacewalk

Spacewalk veterans Scott Kelly and Tim Kopra completed an excursion of three hours and 16 minutes on Monday, making quick work in rectifying an undesired situation involving the Space Station’s Mobile Transporter that had gotten stuck in between Work Sites.

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Stuck ISS Robotic Transporter freed up by Spacewalking Duo

December 21, 2015January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 4419 Views Crewed Spaceflight, ISS December 2015, Spacewalk

Two Space Station Crew Members ventured outside the hatches of the International Space Station on Monday in an EVA organized on very short notice to recover from an undesired situation involving the Station’s Mobile Transporter that had gotten stuck in between work sites on the central truss of ISS.

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Fiery Re-Entry of Soyuz Booster puts on Spectacular Show over Newfoundland

December 18, 2015January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 3469 Views Crewed Spaceflight, ISS December 2015, Soyuz TMA-19M

The spent rocket stage that delivered a crew of three to orbit earlier in the week put on a spectacular show for observers in North America when slamming into Earth’s atmosphere and breaking apart in a bright fireball moving silently across the night sky.

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Tweets from Space – December 17, 2015

December 17, 2015 Patrick Blau 2271 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Seems appropriate that my first photo should be of the #SoyuzTMA19M that delivered us safely to @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/bShtSlDZcc — Tim

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Balky Thruster responsible for Nail-Biting Manual Soyuz Docking at ISS

December 16, 2015January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 3082 Views Crewed Spaceflight, ISS December 2015, Soyuz TMA-19M

Tuesday’s arrival of the next crew members at the International Space Station had more excitement in store for the trio than expected when their Soyuz spacecraft suddenly backed out of its final approach to the orbiting laboratory and started backing away from its destination – requiring experienced Soyuz commander Yuri Malenchenko to manually dock the spacecraft.

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Tweets from Space – December 16, 2015

December 16, 2015December 17, 2015 Patrick Blau 1817 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Great to greet the new guys on @space_station yesterday. First full day with our full crew aboard! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/e4gRJp61BN —

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Tweets from Space – December 12-15, 2015

December 15, 2015December 17, 2015 Patrick Blau 1970 Views Crewed Spaceflight, Tweets from Space

Day 262. North and South #Korea always profound at night. #GoodNight from @space_station. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/tlvYMqGv5G — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) December

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Video: Soyuz aborts Docking Attempt, Arrives at ISS under Manual Control

December 15, 2015 Patrick Blau 1890 Views Crewed Spaceflight, ISS December 2015, Soyuz TMA-19M

The Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft carrying Yuri Malenchenko, Tim Kopra and Tim Peake to the International Space Station made a smooth approach on Wednesday until its automated rendezvous system detected a problem and commanded the Soyuz to back away when just 20 meters from its destination. Experienced Soyuz commander Malenchenko assumed manual control and guided the 7,200-Kilogram craft back to a safe docking.

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Express Link-Up in Space culminates in Manual Docking – Three new Crew Members arrive at ISS

December 15, 2015January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 3558 Views Crewed Spaceflight, ISS December 2015, Soyuz TMA-19M

Three crew members arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, making a six-and-a-half-hour commute to their home in space after a spectacular liftoff atop a Soyuz rocket leading up to a hairy docking sequence that required a manual approach when a problem with the automatic guidance system of the Soyuz spacecraft emerged.

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