**The most comprehensive collection of Shuttle, Ares, Orion and ISS related presentations and mission documentation, plus expansive daily processing documentation and updates are <\/em>available to download on L2<\/em><\/font> **<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n Extensive STS-120 Special Section on L2 now live, including Flight Plans, Handbooks, Manuals, documentation and presentations. STS-122 to STS-127 documentation already available.<\/em><\/p>\n L2 is the world\u2019s only \u2018as it happens\u2019 area on the net that gives you a seat next to the shuttle engineers and managers, in real time.<\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Discovery STS-120 VAB Processing**<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n Space tourism guides (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on ISS**<\/em><\/p>\n Article:<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and flight engineers Oleg Kotov and Clayton Anderson rode inside the spacecraft to clear the docking port for the arrival of Soyuz TMA-11, due to arrive in a few weeks time. <\/p>\n \u2018After a brief ride in their crew return vehicle, Fyodor Yurchikhin (left seat), Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov (center) and FE-2 Clayton (Clay) Anderson (right) docked at the Service Module (SM) aft end port at 3:47pm EDT, completing the spacecraft\u2019s relocation from the FGB nadir port in just 27 minutes,\u2019 noted Thursday\u2019s ISS On Orbit Status report.<\/p>\n \u2018After undocking at 3:20pm, Soyuz CDR Yurchikhin backed away from the station 25-30 meters, then translated the spacecraft to the right, flying sideways, along the ISS toward the tail before turning nose-forward and rotating (\u2018indexing\u2019) the Soyuz around its longitudinal axis to align its periscope with the docking target on the SM aft end, spending a short time in station-keeping mode. <\/p>\n \u2018Final approach began at 3:40pm, with docking at 3:47pm. After hooks and latches were engaged, the crew conducted leak checks and then reentered the station through the SM.]\u2019 <\/p>\n While the trip was short, the preparations for the relocation were vast, mainly in preparation for any contingency that could have arisen, while they were in the Soyuz and off station. <\/p>\n \u2018In preparation for the spacecraft relocation, Oleg Kotov and Fyodor Yurchikhin completed final close-out activities on the Progress M-61\/26P cargo ship, docked at the DC1 Docking Compartment, to enable its potential contingency separation by TsUP in the crew\u2019s absence,\u2019 added the status report. <\/p>\n \u2018The three crewmembers performed fit-checks and adjustments on the Russian Kentavr (\u2018Centaur\u2019) garments for their individual sizes (in case of an emergency return to Earth). The suits are kept in the Habitation Module of the Soyuz TMA until undock day. The activity was supported by a tagup with ground specialists via S-band, as required. <\/p>\n \u2018Preparing the US segment (USOS) for decrewing, Anderson configured the ECLSS (Environment Control and Life Support System) and ITCS (Internal Thermal Control System), to be ready in the eventuality of a failed redocking of the crew. <\/p>\n \u2018Anderson then configured the USOS OpsLAN (Operations Local Area Network) for uncrewed operation, including the two situation-monitoring Sony PD100 camcorders in the Lab and Node. <\/p>\n \u2018Afterwards, at 7:50am, Clay closed the Lab, Node and Airlock (A\/L) hatches, thus isolating the USOS from the Russian segment (RS). The Lab science window remains shuttered, due to the current SSRMS (Space Station Remote Manipulator System) position for observing FGB starboard array retraction.\u2019 <\/p>\n That retraction will be conducted on Friday morning by ground controllers, as the ISS crew take a deserved break period following their extended Thursday with the relocation. The two arrays \u2013 FGB starboard solar array and FGB port solar array retraction \u2013 will provide clearance for a set of ISS radiators that will be unfurled at the end of the year. <\/p>\n \u2018In preparation for the FGB solar array (SA) retraction on Friday, Anderson connected the UOP-DCP (Utility Outlet Panel-to-Display and Control Panel) bypass power cable at the Lab RWS (Robotics Work Station) and later maneuvered the Canadian SSRMS (Space Station Remote Maneuvering System) robot arm to the position for video-surveying the SA retraction,\u2019 the status report added. <\/p>\n \u2018The FE-2 also closed the Lab science window shutter in support of the subsequent Soyuz 14S thruster test firing as protection against jet plume contaminants.\u2019 <\/p>\n Earlier in the week, the ISS also conducted one of its regular reboosts, which \u2013 among other things \u2013 aids the ISS\u2019 positioning ahead of next month\u2019s arrival of shuttle Discovery during STS-120. <\/p>\n \u2018The ISS reboost by the twin SM main engines was successfully conducted on time. Purpose of the 2.5 minute long maneuver burn was to establish the correct phasing conditions for 15S launch, 14S landing, and the STS-120\/10A launch season (FD3 rendezvous). <\/p>\n \u2018The reboost produced a delta-velocity (delta-V) of 3.1 m\/s (predicted: 2.9 m\/s). Mean altitude increase (delta-H): 5.3 km (2.86 nmi).\u2019 <\/p>\n This week also saw the end of a six day experiment, carried out with the departing Progress 25P resupply ship. The cargo ship remained on orbit for six days after its September 18 departure, to conduct \u2018science experiments of ground viewing\/studying plasma particles in the exhaust from a series of thruster firings at various stages of flight.\u2019<\/p>\n Following seven of these thruster firings, Progress bid farewell to space by carrying out a deorbit burn for a destructive re-entry into Earth\u2019s atmosphere.<\/p>\n L2 members<\/font>: All documentation \u2013 from which the above article has quoted snippets \u2013 is available in full in the related L2 sections, updated live.<\/em><\/p>\n **STARLIGHT: NEW STS-117 MISSION REVIEW MUSIC VIDEO** \u2013 STS-118 Mission review video also available.<\/font><\/em><\/font> <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n **ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE: STS-117 MISSION REVIEW MUSIC VIDEO \u2013 AS SEEN BY THE STS-117 CREW!!**<\/font> -. The successful relocation of the Russian Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft has taken place on the International Space Station (ISS) \u2013 clearing the way for the arrival of the next ISS crew. 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