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Since 1 November 2000, the International Space Station has been manned continuously. Expedition 11 (April to October 2005) consists of (Commander and Soyuz Pilot) Sergei Krikalev, and (Science Officer and Flight Engineer) John Phillips. In the third seat aboard Soyuz was ESA Astronaut, Italian born Roberto Vittori. He spent a week aboard ISS conducting a series of experiement. Soyuz TMA-6 lifted off atop a Starsem booster from Baykonur Cosmodrome on 14 April 2005 at 7:46 PM CDT (00:46 15 April GMT). Orbit was achieved some eitght minutes later. TMA-6 docked to the station at 9:19 PM CDT on 16 April 2005 (2:19 17 April GMT), prepared for a six month stay. The three men were greeted by Leroy Chiao, and Salizan Sharipov of the 10th Expedition Crew, who had occupied the station since the previous October. Following a week of joint operations, and handover of command, Expedition 10 along with Vittori, undocked Soyuz TMA-5 and returned home on 24 April. The Expedition 11 crew hosted the first Space Shuttle flight to ISS since the STS-107/Columbia disaster. STS-114 arrived on 28 July 2005, delivering supplies, effecting repairs and making upgrades. Conducting three EVAs, unloading the Raphaello MPLM, and removing trash and uneeded equipment, STS-114 was a welcome change of pace for the 11 crew. Discovery undocked from ISS for her return home on 6 August, leaving Expedition 11 on their own again. One EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity or spacewalk) was carried out by Expedition 11. This on 18 August 2005, it was mounted from the PIRS docking and airlock compartment in Russian Orlan spacesuits. A week after the arrival of the Expedition 12 crew aboard ISSy, Expedition 11 undocked and departed ISS in their Soyuz TMA-6 vehicle. They landed safely, along with space tourist Greg Olsen, back in Kazakhstan on 10 October 2005 at 8:09 PM CDT (1:09 11 October GMT). It had been a highly successful six month mission in space. |
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On 18 August 2005, the two men donned Russian Orlan space suits and mounted the first and only EVA ( Extra-Vehicular Activity or spacewalk ) of their increment aboard the station. This was the 8th career EVA for Krikalev, and the first for Phillips. The hatch of the PIRS docking and airlock module was opened at 2:02 PM CDT (19:02 GMT), which signalled the beginning of the 4 hour 58 minute spacewalk, designated EVA 11a. ( More HERE ) (Russian Report) |
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| Biorisk
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MPAC
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| Following is NASA's description of the tasks accomplished, and those for which there was not sufficient time. "The first task was to remove a Russian Biorisk experiment container housing bacteria from the outside of Pirs. Next they removed an MPAC and SEED panel from the large-diameter aft section of the Zvezda Service Module. MPAC is a micrometeoroid and orbital debris collector. SEED is a materials exposure array. Crewmembers then moved to the Matroska experiment, a torso-like container with radiation dosimeters in human-tissue-equivalent material. They removed it and later, with the MPAC and SEED panel, brought it back inside the Station. Krikalev and Phillips installed a spare television camera on Zvezda, then photographed and checked a Korma contamination-exposure experiment tablet on a handrail. That done, they removed a materials exposure experiment container and replaced it with a similar unit. One
task was deferred because of the length of the spacewalk. That was to
remove a grapple fixture for a Strela crane from the Zarya
module and relocate it on Pressurized
Mating Adapter No. 3, attached to the Station's Unity
Node. That job will be done on a future spacewalk." Incidentally, Krikalev now holds the world record for number of days in space. He passed this milestone on 16 August 2005 at 12:44 AM CDT ( 7:44 GMT ). At that point in time, Krikalev surpassed the previous record set by Sergei Avdeyev with 748 days on orbit. From then on, every day Commander Krikalev stayed in space set a new record. |
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| In order for the subject matter of this page to make sense to you, it is important that you read these two pages first. This will help you understand the ongoing NASA myth concerning the so-called ZOE (Zone Of Exclusion). Diego Garcia Island & The "ZOE" After reading these pages, you will be aware that NASA has LONG claimed that they have no regular communication inside this area. Yet, when it suits them, they have no problems there. They even have the capability to deliver "live" downlink TV during "non-critical" times. A few minutes before the hatch was opened, I noticed something which is (According to NASA for many years) SUPPOSED to be impossible. This erstwhile impossibility was communications inside the so-called ZOE. |
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This is the main display at the ISS Flight Control Room. Frame 1 is where ISSy was at the beginning. In Frame 2, the so-called ZOE is crudely outlined in Red for you, using MS Paint™. TDRS-Z is found within the Yellow circle. ISS if pointed out. Frame 3 shows where ISSy was at the end of the communication. |
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This man is Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, Commander of ISSy during the increment of Expedition 11. It was he who was communicating with TsUP Korolev Russia from inside the so-called ZOE. |
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This is the Russian Flight Control Room in Korolev, just outside Moscow. This facility is known also by its Russian acronym TsUP. Space Station Mir depended upon the technicians here for the 15 years it spent on orbit. Today, it is the main control room for the Russian portion of ISS. In addition, Russian suited EVAs are supervised from here. |
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ISS Flight Control Room in Houston Texas. This is where systems aboard the US side ISSy are controlled remotely, especially during an ISS EVA when there are no crew inside. We can see the main computer generated display board in front, where the location of ISSy is tracked constantly. The screen to the left of the "big map" is the technical board. Here are displayed telemetry readings from systems on board the station. |
| COMMUNICATIONS
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The scene was switching back and forth from intervening views of Krikalev, TsUP, MCC Houston, and back to the main tracking display. There is no doubt that communications were uninterrupted while ISSy passed through the ZOE on this orbit. Yet, there isn't supposed to be comm of any sort possible here. They're caught in their own lies again! The transcript of the conversation held whilst ISSy was in the "ZOE" is next. In it, Krikalev and TsUP are conversing in Russian, and a woman interpreter does her best to translate it all into English. K = Cosmonaut Krikalev .....T = Technician at TsUP Korolev The Actual Transcript: T - Give me a Step Two team, please. K - Come again? T - Perform Step Two team. K - We are already doing that... Six... Four... right now 14 milimeters is the pressure. End Transcript So, it sounds like the EVA team and the technicians at TsUp were having a talk about following proceedure. This would be essential to the safety of the spacewalkers, of course. BUT... NASA has assured us for YEARS that there is no communication in the "ZOE". If true, and I know it's not, why is it that they could easily communicate at the time in question? Because they are lying about the "ZOE", that's why. Below is an optional download of the audio track exactly as broadcast "live" at the time. ISS EVA 11a Comm Inside The ZOE ( mp3 file 410 Kb © 2005 Jeff Challender) *** At the end of the day, it's up to YOU to draw your own conclusions.
© 2005 Jeff Challender
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