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From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Sat Oct 02 2010 - 11:31:30 EDT
"Throughout the day, the crew had time set aside for Earth observation
and photography. The targets for Friday included Dili, East Timor;
Baghdad, Iraq; Asmara, Eritrea; Bujumbura, Burundi; and Mount Rainier,
Wash."
http://spacefellowship.com/news/art22780/station-crew-wraps-up-busy-week-prepares-for-new-crew-members.html
Station Crew Wraps Up Busy Week, Prepares for New Crew Members
Published by Klaus Schmidt on Sat Oct 2, 2010 6:19 am via: NASA
NASA, ISS, Expedition 25 Commander Doug Wheelock and Flight Engineers
Shannon Walker and Fyodor Yurchikhin began their day aboard the
International Space Station by participating in Friday’s planning
conference with flight control teams on Earth and performing some
routine morning inspections.
Wheelock then performed maintenance on the station’s treadmill, also
known as T2, in the Tranquility node. T2 needed to be removed earlier
this week to access the back of the Water Recovery System rack, which
required the installation of a new T-hose on the system’s Water
Processing Apparatus.
Expedition 25 Commander Doug Wheelock works on the station’s treadmill
in the Tranquility node. Credit: NASA TV
Walker worked with the EarthKam experiment, updating its software and
performing an operational checkout.
Flight Engineer Fyodor Yurchikhin worked in the Russian segment of
the station, conducting routine maintenance and monitoring its
systems.
Throughout the day, the crew had time set aside for Earth observation
and photography. The targets for Friday included Dili, East Timor;
Baghdad, Iraq; Asmara, Eritrea; Bujumbura, Burundi; and Mount Rainier,
Wash.
Wheelock and Walker participated in an in-flight educational event
Wednesday, talking with students from Parker Elementary School,
Johnston Middle School and Westbury High School in Houston. Walker,
the first native Houstonian astronaut, attended all three schools.
Over the weekend, the crew members will complete their daily physical
exercise routines to counteract the effects of long-term exposure to
weightlessness in space. They also will enjoy some off-duty time,
continue regular maintenance duties and have an opportunity to speak
with family members.
Three new Expedition 25 crew members are preparing for their launch
aboard the new Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft. Flight Engineers Scott Kelly,
Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri are in their crew quarters in
Baikonur, Kazakhstan, training and exercising before their Oct. 7
launch. They are scheduled to dock to the International Space Station
Oct. 9 returning the orbiting laboratory to six-member crew
operations.
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