Space Station Crew Takes a Soyuz Ride Tuesday

STATION NEWS

Big Day Out In LEO

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev works with a set of cables in the Station's Zvezda Module. Credit: NASA.

Houston TX (SPX) Jul 18, 2005
The residents of the International Space Station will take a short ride in their Soyuz spacecraft on Tuesday, July 19. NASA TV will carry the trip live, starting at 6 a.m. EDT.

Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev and Flight Engineer John Phillips will leave the Station at 6:35 a.m. EDT, Tuesday. They will undock the Soyuz capsule from the Pirs Docking Compartment and fly a few feet to re-dock on the Zarya Module at approximately 7:11 a.m. EDT.

The re-docking will allow the crew to use the Pirs for a spacewalk in August. Krikalev and Phillips are in the third month of a planned six-month mission. On Aug. 16, Krikalev will surpass the record for most cumulative time spent in space by any person, having accumulated more than 749 days on six space flights.

STATION NEWS

ISS Crew Prepare For Visitors

Houston TX (SPX) Jul 11, 2005
The Space Station Expedition 11 crew put in an intense week of science experiments, spacesuit preparation and other activities in anticipation of the Space Shuttle mission.

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