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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2012 21:23:08 GMT -6
Space.com Three New Crew members to Launch to Space Station Wednesdayby Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com Assistant Managing Editor Date: 18 December 2012 Time: 06:25 PM ET An American astronaut, a Russian cosmonaut, and the man who will become Canada's first space station commander are readying to launch to orbit Wednesday (Dec. 19). NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield are due to blast off aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome Wednesday at 7:12 a.m. EST (6:12 p.m. Baikonur time, or 1212 GMT). The three spaceflyers will join the three men already on the space station to round out the Expedition 34 crew. Marshburn, Romanenko and Hadfield are due to spend about five months in space, and Hadfield will take over control of the station in March 2013 when the Expedition 35 mission begins. Read More : www.space.com/18965-space-station-crew-launch.html
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2012 5:38:30 GMT -6
Just a reminder that from the time of my posting that launch is 36 minutes away. If any members are up early and want to watch just go to this link to view it : www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2012 6:26:09 GMT -6
Congratulations to the astro/cosmonauts for a successful launch and entry into orbit on their way heading safely to the ISS.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2012 10:58:00 GMT -6
The ISS now has 3 more souls aboard . They arrived safely with their ISS rendezvous and docking and have now opened the hatch to be greeted by the rest of the crew members. Congrats once again to the crew and may they have a successful mission.
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Post by skywalker on Dec 21, 2012 20:15:48 GMT -6
I bet it must be really cool to be able to go up there and be a part of that space mission. When I was a little kid everybody wanted to be an astronaut. I have no idea what people nowadays want to be but at least a few people are still living the dream.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2012 20:35:36 GMT -6
I bet it must be really cool to be able to go up there and be a part of that space mission. When I was a little kid everybody wanted to be an astronaut. I have no idea what people nowadays want to be but at least a few people are still living the dream. Yep, I wanted to join the Air Force and then go on to work with either NASA or the Naval Observatory in Flagstaff as an Astrophysicist. I had been studying since a very early age to do so but then a drunk driver took some of that opportunity away and no matter how hard I tried no military would take me with a messed up spine. I still could have went through school but had little ones at an early age (17) which I have no regrets . Now at 45 I just study as an amateur and am happy with that.
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