Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Sat, Mar 28, 2009, 3:43 PM ET (1943 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two ISS crew members and a space tourist docked with the space station Saturday morning after switching from an automated approach to a manual one. The Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft docked with the Zvezda module of the ISS at 9:05 am EDT (1305 GMT), about nine minutes earlier than scheduled. While the docking is normally done with automated systems, ground controllers asked Soyuz commander Gennady Padalka to switch to manual about 150 meters from the station because of a problem with one of the thrusters. Officials later said the problem was with the automated control system for that specific thruster. The docking otherwise took place without incident. Besides Padalka, the Soyuz carried NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, as well as commercial passenger Charles Simonyi, who was making his second trip to the ISS. Simonyi will return on April 7 with current ISS crew members Mike Fincke and Yury Lonchakov.
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two ISS crew members and a space tourist docked with the space station Saturday morning after switching from an automated approach to a manual one. The Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft docked with the Zvezda module of the ISS at 9:05 am EDT (1305 GMT), about nine minutes earlier than scheduled. While the docking is normally done with automated systems, ground controllers asked Soyuz commander Gennady Padalka to switch to manual about 150 meters from the station because of a problem with one of the thrusters. Officials later said the problem was with the automated control system for that specific thruster. The docking otherwise took place without incident. Besides Padalka, the Soyuz carried NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, as well as commercial passenger Charles Simonyi, who was making his second trip to the ISS. Simonyi will return on April 7 with current ISS crew members Mike Fincke and Yury Lonchakov.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
Vast signs contract with SpaceX for ISS private astronaut missions
Posted: Sat, Dec 21 11:59 AM ET (1659 GMT) Avio signs ESA contracts for Vega upgrades and Earth science satellite launch
Posted: Sat, Dec 21 11:57 AM ET (1657 GMT) |
|
news links
|
|
Sunday, December 22
Rocket Lab launches sixth Synspective radar imaging satellite
Space News — 6:36 am ET (1136 GMT) SpaceX launches second mid-inclination rideshare mission
Space News — 6:36 am ET (1136 GMT) S. Korea successfully launches 3rd spy satellite into orbit
Yonhap News — 6:35 am ET (1135 GMT) HawkEye 360 Announces Successful Launch and First Contact with Cluster 11
HawkEye 360 — 6:31 am ET (1131 GMT) |
