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On March 12, 2009, a piece of [[space debris|debris]] from the [[Payload Assist Module|upper stage]] of a [[Delta II]] rocket used to launch a [[GPS satellite]] in 1993, passed close to the ISS. The conjunction between the debris and the Space Station was not detected until it was too late to perform a [[collision avoidance manoeuvre]]. The crew prepared to evacuate the station by closing hatches between modules, and boarding the Soyuz spacecraft that was docked to provide emergency crew escape.<ref name="nearmiss">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/03/threat-to-iss-crew-soyuz/|title=RED threshold late notice conjunction threat misses ISS - Crew egress Soyuz|first=Chris|last=Bergin|accessdate=2009-03-12|date=March 12, 2009|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com}}</ref> The debris did not hit the station, instead it passed by at 16:38 UTC, and the crew were cleared to resume operations about five minutes later.<ref name="nearmiss"/> |
On March 12, 2009, a piece of [[space debris|debris]] from the [[Payload Assist Module|upper stage]] of a [[Delta II]] rocket used to launch a [[GPS satellite]] in 1993, passed close to the ISS. The conjunction between the debris and the Space Station was not detected until it was too late to perform a [[collision avoidance manoeuvre]]. The crew prepared to evacuate the station by closing hatches between modules, and boarding the Soyuz spacecraft that was docked to provide emergency crew escape.<ref name="nearmiss">{{cite web|url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/03/threat-to-iss-crew-soyuz/|title=RED threshold late notice conjunction threat misses ISS - Crew egress Soyuz|first=Chris|last=Bergin|accessdate=2009-03-12|date=March 12, 2009|publisher=NASASpaceflight.com}}</ref> The debris did not hit the station, instead it passed by at 16:38 UTC, and the crew were cleared to resume operations about five minutes later.<ref name="nearmiss"/> |
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Revision as of 07:07, 5 June 2009
Expedition 18 was the 18th permanent crew of the International Space Station (ISS). The first two crew members, Michael Fincke, and Yuri Lonchakov were launched on October 12, 2008, aboard Soyuz TMA-13. With them was astronaut Sandra Magnus, who joined the Expedition 18 crew after launching on STS-126 and remained until departing on STS-119 on March 25, 2009. She was replaced by JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, who arrived at the ISS on STS-119 on March 17, 2009. Gregory Chamitoff, who joined Expedition 18 after Expedition 17 left the station[1], ended his stay aboard ISS and returned to Earth with the STS-126 crew.
Crew
First part (October 2008 to November 2008)
- Michael Fincke (2) Commander[2] - NASA
- Yuri Lonchakov (3) Flight Engineer 1, Soyuz Commander - RSA
- Gregory Chamitoff (1) Flight Engineer 2 - NASA
Second part (November 2008 to March 2009)
- Michael Fincke (2) Commander - NASA
- Yuri Lonchakov (3) Flight Engineer 1, Soyuz Commander - RSA
- Sandra Magnus (2) Flight Engineer 2 - NASA
Third part (March 2009 to April 2009)
- Michael Fincke (2) Commander - NASA
- Yuri Lonchakov (3) Flight Engineer 1, Soyuz Commander - RSA
- Koichi Wakata (3) Flight Engineer 2 - JAXA
Crew notes
Salizhan Sharipov, was originally slated to be the Soyuz commander and Expedition 18 Flight Engineer 1, but was replaced by his back-up Yuri Lonchakov.
(#) Number in parentheses indicates number of spaceflights by each individual prior to, and including this mission.
Backup crew
- Gennady Padalka - Commander - RSA (for Lonchakov)
- Michael Barratt- Flight Engineer - NASA (for Fincke)
- Timothy Kopra - Flight Engineer - NASA (for Chamitoff)
- Nicole Stott - Flight Engineer - NASA (for Magnus)
- Soichi Noguchi - Flight Engineer - JAXA (for Wakata)
Mission plan
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz TMA-13
- Launch date: Oct. 12, 2008 3:01 a.m. EDT
- Docking: Oct. 14, 2008
- Spacewalks: Dec. 22, 2008 (completed Dec. 23 and March 10, 2009}
- Landing: April 8, 2009
March 2009 debris incident
On March 12, 2009, a piece of debris from the upper stage of a Delta II rocket used to launch a GPS satellite in 1993, passed close to the ISS. The conjunction between the debris and the Space Station was not detected until it was too late to perform a collision avoidance manoeuvre. The crew prepared to evacuate the station by closing hatches between modules, and boarding the Soyuz spacecraft that was docked to provide emergency crew escape.[3] The debris did not hit the station, instead it passed by at 16:38 UTC, and the crew were cleared to resume operations about five minutes later.[3]
Extra-vehicular activity
| Mission | Spacewalkers | Start (UTC) | End (UTC) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVA 1 | Yuri Lonchakov Michael Fincke |
December 23 00:51 |
December 23 06:29 |
5 hours, 38 minutes |
| Installed an electromagnetic energy measuring device, (Langmuir probe) on Pirs, removed the Russian Biorisk long-duration experiment, installed the Expose-R experiment package on Zvezda, but subsequently removed it after it failed to activate and transmit telemetry on ground command. Installed the Impulse experiment. EVA conducted from Pirs docking compartment in Russian Orlan space suits.[4][5] | ||||
| EVA 2 | Yuri Lonchakov Michael Fincke |
March 10, 2009 16:22 |
March 10, 2009 21:11 |
4 hours, 49 minutes |
| Installed the EXPOSE-R onto the universal science platform of the Zvezda module, removed tape straps from the area of the docking target on the Pirs airlock and docking compartment, inspected and photographed the exterior of the Russian portion of the station. EVA conducted from Pirs docking compartment in Russian Orlan space suits.[6] | ||||
See also
References
- ^ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2008). "Expedition 18 Launch Preparations". NASA. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ^ NASA (2007). "NASA Announces Three International Space Station Crews". NASA. Retrieved November 3 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ a b Bergin, Chris (March 12, 2009). "RED threshold late notice conjunction threat misses ISS - Crew egress Soyuz". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ NASA (2008). "ISS On-Orbit Status 12/23/08". NASA. Retrieved December 23 2008.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ Associated Press (2008). "US, Russian space station crew conduct spacewalk". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved December 23 2008.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ Brian Wagner (March 10, 2009). "Space Station Astronauts Complete Space Walk Ahead of Shuttle Launch". Voice of America. Retrieved March 11 2009.
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