On July 29, 2009 the Russian Progress M-67 unmanned supply spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. The space vehicle delivered 2.5t of nominal cargo, like food, propellant, air., etc. as well as the letters addressed to the ISS crew members.

Progress M-67 lifted off from Baiko ... Read more »

On July 24, 2009 astronauts C.Cassidy and T.Marshburn finished replacing batteries on the International Space Station’s oldest solar arrays during a 7-hour, 12-minute spacewalk – the fourth of five planned during space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-127 mission.
They installed four of six new batteries for the P6 Truss structure, where a pair of solar array wings collects sunlight for power generation. They stored four more of the old batteries onto a cargo carrier for return to Earth.
Inside the complex, Tim Kopra choreographed the activities. Mission specialists Koichi Wakata an ... Read more »

On July 22, 2009 mission specialists D.Wolf and C.Cassidy began the STS-127 mission’s third spacewalk at 14.32 UTC and ended it at 20.31 UTC when Cassidy’s CO2 levels increased more than expected as the two were in the midst of installing six new batteries used to absorb solar energy for electricity production when the station is not in sunlight. They completed two battery installations before ending the spacewalk. The remainder will be installed during the fourth spacewalk Friday.

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