New Russian Module Docked at Station
18 May 2010 8:22 a.m. EDT

Astronauts successfully guided home a new Russian research module called Rassvet to its permanent spot on the space station's Zarya module this morning at 8:20 a.m. EDT (1220 GMT).

"Looked like a pretty good docking," mission specialist Piers Sellers said.

Fonte: space.com

Astronauts Wake to Elvis Costello Music
20 May 2010 2:03 a.m. EDT

The six astronauts on the space shuttle Atlantis crew, plus the six-person space shuttle Expedition 23 crew, woke Thursday morning at 1:59 a.m. EDT (0559 GMT) to the song "Welcome to the Working Week" by Elvis Costello, played especially for mission specialist Stephen Bowen.

"I want to thank my family for picking such a great song," Bowen said.

Today is flight day seven of the 12-day Atlantis STS-132 mission.

Source: http://www.space.com/spaceshuttle/

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Poco dopo... guardate in alto a sinistra... bellissimo!

Cosa sarebbe?mi riferisco a ciò che appare nel secondo video

Ciao Ronin, penso sia un fenomeno atmosferico ad alta quota... magari qualche scarica elettrica....

E' terminata anche la seconda attività extraveicolare prevista dalla missione spaziale STS-132 dello Space Shuttle Atlantis sulla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale.

EVA-2 è iniziata ieri alle ore 12:38 (ita) e si è conclusa alle 19:47, dopo 7 ore e 9 minuti di lavoro. I protagonisti all'esterno della Stazione sono stati gli astronauti americani Steve Bowen e Michael Good.

Durante il periodo di attività sono state sostituite 4 delle 6 batterie situate del Side B del Solar Array P6, ciascuna della potenza di 8 KW (la Stazione ne ha in totale 24).

Come task aggiuntivo i due astronauti sono riusciti a risolvere un piccolo problema di fissaggio dell'antenna Ku-Band installata durante la EVA-1, che adesso è in grado di ruotare normalmente.

Fonte: http://newsspazio.blogspot.com/2010/05/ ... eva-2.html

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20 May 2010

High-definition video selected and produced by the STS-132 crew capture the "choice" events of their seventh day of spaceflight that include the hatch opening of the Russian Mini Research Module-1, Rassvet. Commander Ken Ham, Pilot Tony Antonelli and Mission Specialists Garrett Reisman, Steve Bowen, Mike Good and Piers Sellers are scheduled to leave the orbiting complex on Sunday when space shuttle Atlantis undocks and begins its flight home..

Fonte: http://www.youtube.com/user/nasatelevision?blend=1&ob=4

Buongiorno Atlantis!

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Astronauts Suit Up for 3rd Spacewalk
21 May 2010 5:19 a.m. EDT

Atlantis astronauts Michael Good and Garrett Reisman have donned their bulky NASA-issue spacesuits for the third and final planned spacewalk of their mission at the International Space Station. Their goal today: Complete a tricky battery replacement job on the station's leftmost solar arrays.

Sorce: http://www.space.com/spaceshuttle/

Wow! Shuttle and Space Station Photographed Crossing the Sun


Photographer Thierry Legault caught this view of the space shuttle Atlanits and International Space Station (upper right) as they transited across the sun on May 16, 2010 just before docking during NASA's STS-132 mission. Credit: Thierry Legault


Credit: Thierry Legault

Articolo completo: http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/shuttle-atlanits-space-station-sun-photo-100520.html

Spacewalkers Begin Solar Array Battery Swap
21 May 2010 7:27 a.m. EDT

Spacewalkers Michael Good and Garrett Reisman have wasted no time getting to work outside the International Space Station. You can watch the action live on NASA TV by clicking here.

The astronauts have already installed an ammonia hose, called a "jumper," to help the station's cooling system and are turning their attention to their main task – the installation of two new solar array batteries at the very leftmost edge of the space station.

Spacewalkers Install 1st of 2 New Station Batteries
21 May 2010 8:16 a.m. EDT

Spacewalkers Michael Good and Garrett Reisman have finished hooking up the first of two new solar array batteries they are installing on the International Space Station today. You can watch the action live on NASA TV by clicking here.

Good and Reisman are replacing 2 of 6 solar array batteries at the extreme left side of the space station. The other four batteries were replaced Wednesday during an earlier spacewalk.

Spacewalkers Retrieve Fixture for Robotic Arm
21 May 2010 11:00 a.m. EDT

Spacewalkers Michael Good and Garrett Reisman are now working in the space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay for what is expected to be the last time ever. Their job: Retrieving a power and data grapple fixture that will be used to help extend the station's robotic arm reach to its Russian segment.

Fonte: http://www.space.com/spaceshuttle/

Qualce video delle prime ore della terza EVA:

Grazie per gli update 2di7 ....

ecco un altro bel video sul lancio della missione sts132

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Bellissimo temporale ripreso poco fa dallo Shuttle:

Alle 14:52:39 ora italiana di oggi, domenica 23 Maggio 2010 sono stati chiusi i portelloni tra lo Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-132 e la Stazione Spaziale Internazionale.
La separazione tra le due astronavi è avvenuta poco dopo, alle ore 17:22. Atlantis ha trascorso in totale sette giorni e 54 minuti attraccato allavamposto orbitante.

Poco dopo il pilota dello Shuttle Tony Antonelli ha effettuato l'ormai consueto flyaround, un giro intorno alla Stazione per documentare la sua nuova configurazione che include il nuovo modulo russo MRM-1 (Rassvet).
Ecco qui sotto lo spettacolare video dal canale Nasa Television di YouTube



Il ritorno di Atlantis sulla Terra è previsto per mercoledì prossimo.

Fonte: http://newsspazio.blogspot.com/2010/05/ ... tacco.html

Appena atterrato per l'ultima volta l'Atlantis!

Tra breve metto il video su youtube!

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