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 Soyuz TMA-17 landing.
On June 2, 2010 at 03:24 UTC the Russian "Soyuz TMA-17” recovery capsule landed on the territory of Kazakhstan in a distance of 148 kilometers to South-East from the city of Dzhezkazgan.
Soyuz TMA-17 Commander, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov; flight-engineer, American astronaut Timothy Creamer and flight-engineer, Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi returned to Earth after performing their mission aboard the ISS.
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Soyuz TMA-17 undocked from the ISS.
On June 2, 2010 at 00:04 UTC the "Soyuz TMA-17” spacecraft undocked from the ISS. There are 3 cosmonauts aboard the spacecraft: Commander, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov; flight-engineer, American astronaut Timothy Creamer and flight-engineer, Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi.
The spacecraft is to land today at 03:24 UTC on the territory of Kazakhstan. |
Japan Satellite launch.
On June 2, 2010 at 01:59 UTC the Russian "Rokot” rocket-carrier was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome to orbit the Japan SERVIS-2 satellite.
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Date: 02.06.2010
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GPS 2F-1 satellite launch.
On May 28, 2010 at 03:00 UTC the Delta 4 rocket-carrier was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. The rocket orbited the GPS 2F-1 navigation satellite. The American satellite will be used for national security and navigation. It's the first of a new generation of Global Positioning System satellites going into orbit. A dozen such Boeing-built satellites will be launched over the next several years to replace 20-year-old satellites now in service.
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Date: 02.06.2010
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Atlantis (STS-132) landing.
On May 26, 2010 at 11:42 UTC the space shuttle "Atlantis” (STS-132 flight) with a crew of six landed at runway 15, Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, USA.
Atlantis delivered the Russian "Rassvet” (MRM-1) research module and spare parts to the International Space Station . During the 12-day mission, the astronauts made three spacewalks and replaced some equipment, including batteries.
Six astronauts returned to Earth: Kenneth Ham, Dominic Antonnelli, Garrett Reisman, Michael Good, Stephen Bowen and Piers Sellers.
They spent in space 11 days, 18 hours, 28 minutes and 2 seconds.
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STS-132 / ISS undocking.
On May 23, 2010 the American Space Shuttle "Atlantis” (STS-132 flight) undocked from the ISS at 15:22 UTC.
Atlantis spent 7 days, 0 hrs, and 54 minutes docked to the orbiting laboratory.
Pilot Tony Antonelli flew the shuttle one lap around the station to document its new configuration that includes the Rassvet module the STS-132 mission delivered. Atlantis' other crew members took photos of the station.
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Date: 25.05.2010
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Ariane-5 launch.
On May
21, 2010 the European "Ariane 5”
rocket successfully blasted off from Koru Cosmodrome in French Guiana
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Date: 25.05.2010
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STS-132, the 3rd EVA.
On May
21, 2010 Space shuttle "Atlantis”
American astronauts Michael Good and Garrett Reisman performed a six hour and
46 minute spacewalk. The first task of the spacewalkers was the installation of
an ammonia jumper on the port 4 and 5 truss. They finished the last of the
battery replacement work, swapping the remaining two batteries and installing a
battery that was left in a temporary stow position from the last spacewalk. The
final task was the transfer of a Power and Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF) from the
orbiter’s pa
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Date: 25.05.2010
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STS-132, the 2nd EVA.
On May
19, 2010 Space
shuttle "Atlantis” American astronauts Michael Good and Stephen Bowen
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Date: 20.05.2010
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MRM1 “Rassvet” module is berthed to the ISS.
On May
18, 2010
the new Russian mini research module "Rassvet” was docked to the ISS’s "Zarya”
module nadir docking port. The module was grabbed from the Atlantis payload bay
in the evening of May 17. Then on May 18, the module was handed over carefully
by SRMS to the ISS manipulator. The berthing to the Russian segment was
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Date: 18.05.2010
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