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Personal: Male, Single. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. PhD Astronaut Career Astronaut Group: NASA Group 13 - 1990. Inactive Entered space service: 17 January 1990. Left space service: 31 October 2005. Number of Flights: 4.00. Total Time: 229.36 days. Number of EVAs: 6.00. Total EVA Time: 1.51 days.
NASA Official Biography
Chiao Spaceflight Log
Chiao Chronology 17 January 1990 - NASA Astronaut Training Group 13 selected.. The group was selected to provide pilot, engineer, and scientist astronauts for space shuttle flights.. Qualifications: Pilots: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics. Advanced degree desirable. At least 1,000 flight-hours of pilot-in-command time. Flight test experience desirable. Excellent health. Vision minimum 20/50 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20 vision; maximum sitting blood pressure 140/90. Height between 163 and 193 cm. Mission Specialists: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics and minimum three years of related experience or an advanced degree. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. Reported to the Johnson Space Center in late July 1990 to begin their year long training. Chosen from 1945 qualified applicants, then 106 finalists screened between September and November 1989. 8 July 1994 - STS-65. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-65. Carried IML-2; microgravity, biology experiments. Payloads: International Microgravity Laboratory (IML) 2, Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment (OARE), Commercial Protein Crystal Growth (CPCG), Air Force Maui Optical Site (AMOS), Military Applications of Ship Tracks (MAST), Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX). 23 July 1994 - Landing of STS-65. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: STS-65. STS-65 landed at 10:39 GMT. 11 January 1996 - STS-72. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-72. Deployed and retrieved OAST Flyer; retrieved SFU Space Flyer Unit. Beside the two satellite retrievals, the mission included two spacewalks. 15 January 1996 - EVA STS-72-1. Assignment: EVA Crew. Flight: STS-72. Tested tools and techniques for extravehicular activity. 17 January 1996 - EVA STS-72-2. Assignment: EVA Crew. Flight: STS-72. Tested tools and techniques for extravehicular activity. 20 January 1996 - Landing of STS-72. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: STS-72. STS-72 landed at 07:42 GMT. 11 October 2000 - STS-92. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-92. ISS Logistics flight. 100th shuttle flight. Launch delayed from October 6. STS-92 brought the Z-1 Truss (mounted on a Spacelab pallet), Control Moment Gyros, Pressurised Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3) and two DDCU (Heat pipes) to the International Space Station. The RSRM-76 solid rocket boosters separated at 23:19 GMT and main engine cut-off (MECO) came at 23:25 GMT. External tank ET-104 separated into a 74 x 323 km x 51.6 deg orbit. At apogee at 00:01 GMT on Oct 12, Discovery's OMS engines fired to raise perigee to a 158 x 322 km x 51.6 deg orbit; ET-104 re-entered over the Pacific around 00:30 GMT. At Oct 12 on 03:01 GMT the NC1 burn raised the orbit to 180 x 349 km; NC3 on Oct 12 to 311 x 375 km; and the TI burn at 14:09 GMT on Oct 13 to 375 x 381 km x 51.6 deg. Discovery's rendezvous with the International Space Station came at 15:39 GMT on Oct 13, with docking at 17:45 GMT. The spaceship docked with PMA-2, the docking port on the +Y port of the Space Station's Unity module. Hatch was open to PMA-2 at 20:30 GMT the same day. STS-92 Cargo Manifest
Total payload bay cargo: ca. 14,800 kg The Z1 first segment of the space station truss was built by Boeing/Canoga Park and was 3.5 x 4.5 meters in size. It was attached to the +Z port on Unity. Z1 carried the control moment gyros, the S-band antenna, and the Ku-band antenna. PMA-3, built by Boeing/Huntington Beach, was docked to the -Z port opposite Z1. PMA-3 was installed on a Spacelab pallet for launch. On October 14 at 16:15 GMT the Z1 segment was unberthed from the payload bay and at around 18:20 GMT it was docked to the zenith port on the Unity module. On October 15 at 14:20 GMT the ODS airlock was depressurised, beginning a spacewalk by Bill McArthur and Leroy Chiao. Official NASA EVA duration (battery power to repress) was 6 hours 28 minutes. The second spacewalk was on October 16, with Jeff Wisoff and Mike Lopez-Alegria. The suits went to battery power at 14:15 GMT and Wisoff left the airlock at 14:21 GMT. Repressurisation began at 21:22 GMT for a duration of 7 hours 07minutes. Leroy Chiao and Bill McArthur began the third STS-92 EVA at 15:30 GMT on October 17, completing their work at 22:18 GMT for a total time of 6 hours 48 minutes. After the spacewalk, Discovery completed the second of the three station reboosts scheduled for STS-92. They fired reaction control system jets in a series of pulses of 1.4 seconds each, over a 30-minute period, gently raising the station's orbit by about 3.1 km. The last of four successful spacewalks began on 18 October at 16:00 GMT and ended at 22:56 GMT, lasting 6 hours and 56 minutes. Jeff Wisoff and Mike Lopez-Alegria each jetted slowly through space above Discovery's cargo bay. After the space walk, Discovery completed the third and final reboost of the space station. On 19 October the astronauts worked within the ISS. They completed connections for the newly installed Z1 external framework structure and transferred equipment and supplies for the Expedition One first resident crew of the Station. The crew also tested the four 290-kg gyroscopes in the truss, called Control Moment Gyros, which will be used to orient the ISS as it orbits the Earth. They will ultimately assume attitude control of the ISS following the arrival of the U.S. Laboratory Destiny. The tests and the transfer of supplies into the Russian Zarya Module took longer than expected. As a result, the crew's final departure from the Station's Unity module was delayed. Melroy and Wisoff took samples from surfaces in Zarya to study the module's environment. They then unclogged the solid waste disposal system in the Shuttle's toilet, which was restored to full operation after a brief interruption in service. Discovery undocked from the ISS at 16:08 GMT on 20 October. The final separation burn was executed about 45 minutes after undocking. The crew had added 9 tonnes to the station's mass, bringing it to about 72 tonnes. The return to earth, planned for 22 October, was delayed repeatedly due to high winds at the Kennedy landing site. The landing was finally made at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on October 24, at 22:00 GMT. 11 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #01. Flight: STS-92. Discovery's seven astronauts blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center on the 100th mission in Space Shuttle history tonight to deliver the first external framework structure and a new docking port to the International Space Station. Commander Brian Duffy, Pilot Pam Melroy and Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao, Bill ...more... 12 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #02. Flight: STS-92. Space Shuttle Discovery continues its approach to the International Space Station, trailing the orbital outpost by approximately 5500 nautical miles as of this morning, closing by about 600 nautical miles each orbit. The STS-92 crew was awakened at 7:17 a.m. Central time with the song, "Incense And ...more... 12 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #03. Flight: STS-92. The seven crew members aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery spent their first full day in orbit today checking equipment in preparation for the major events to come: docking with the International Space Station on Friday and, in following days, attaching an exterior framework and additional Shuttle docking port to the orbiting outpost. The crew found everything in good shape aboard the Shuttle, although a failure in ...more... 13 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #04. Flight: STS-92. Discovery's astronauts were awakened this morning in preparation for their rendezvous and docking to the International Space Station after an extra hour of sleep to the sounds of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", by Cyndi Lauper. Commander Brian Duffy, Pilot Pam Melroy and Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao, Bill ...more... 13 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #05. Flight: STS-92. Commander Brian Duffy gently maneuvered the Space Shuttle Discovery to a flawless docking with the 70-ton International Space Station this afternoon as the two craft flew 240 miles above Russia. Discovery latched onto the station at 12:45 p.m. CDT, completing a perfect rendezvous ...more... 14 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #06. Flight: STS-92. Discovery's crew is set to install the first of two major components that it carried to the Space Station today - a unique piece of hardware called the Z1 truss. The truss is an exterior framework that houses gyroscopes and communications equipment and later will serve as a mounting platform for large solar arrays that will provide power to the International Space Station. Earlier this morning, space station flight controllers in Houston successfully activated ...more... 14 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #07. Flight: STS-92. The crew of Discovery added nine tons of critical equipment to the International Space Station today, attaching a framework that holds motion control gyroscopes and communications equipment and that will serve as a support for a giant set of solar arrays to be launched on the next Space Shuttle flight. Japanese Astronaut Koichi Wakata, at controls in the shuttle cockpit, deftly maneuvered ...more... 15 October 2000 - EVA STS-92-1. Assignment: EVA Crew. Flight: STS-92. The astronauts connected cables between Z1 and Unity, relocated the SASA S-band antenna on Z1, and deployed Z1's SGANT Ku-band antenna. They then took the port ETSD (EVA stowage) box from the Spacelab pallet and installed it on Z1. 15 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #08. Flight: STS-92. Two of Discovery's astronauts will continue outfitting the most recent addition to the International Space Station during a scheduled 6 ½-hour space walk today. Mission Specialists Bill McArthur and Leroy Chiao will connect two sets of cables ...more... 15 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #09. Flight: STS-92. A key structural element for the International Space Station is now electrically connected to the rest of the station and important communications equipment set up after today's successful space walk by astronauts Leroy Chiao and Bill McArthur. "The crew ... worked absolutely perfectly together, " said lead flight director Chuck Shaw in an evening press conference afterward. "It's a major achievement for this complicated an EVA to go this well." In a 6-hour, 28-minute space walk, McArthur and Chiao connected 10 electrical umbilicals ...more... 17 October 2000 - EVA STS-92-3. Assignment: EVA Crew. Flight: STS-92. The astronauts installed two 58 kg DDCU DC-to-DC converter units atop the International Space Station's Z1 Truss. The DDCUs, will convert electricity generated by the solar arrays to be attached during the next shuttle mission. The spacewalkers also completed power cable connections on both the Z1 truss and newly installed docking port, PMA-3. They connected and reconfigured cables to route power from Pressurised Mating Adapter-2 to PMA-3 for the arrival of Endeavour and the STS-97 crew next month. They also attached a second tool storage box on the Z1 truss, providing a place to hold the tools and spacewalking aids for future assembly flights. McArthur stocked the boxes with tools and hardware that had been attached to the Unity module. STS-96 Astronauts Tammy Jernigan and Dan Barry had left the tools on the outside of Unity during a May 1999 spacewalk. 17 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #13. Flight: STS-92. Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao and Bill McArthur completed the third successful spacewalk of Discovery's STS-92 mission at 4:18 p.m. CDT Tuesday, installing two DC-to-DC converter units atop the International Space Station's new Z1 Truss. Those two 129-pound converters, called DDCUs, will convert electricity generated by the huge solar arrays to be attached during the next shuttle mission to the proper voltage. Today's spacewalk began at 9:30 a.m. and ended at 4:18 p.m., almost exactly as planned. ...more... 17 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #12. Flight: STS-92. Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao and Bill McArthur will team up once again today to conduct the third scheduled space walk of this mission, setting the stage for future on-orbit construction and the arrival of the Expedition 1 crew in November. Today's space walk, scheduled to begin just before 9:30 a.m.CDT, paves the way for ...more... 19 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #16. Flight: STS-92. Following four consecutive days of on-orbit construction outside the International Space Station, Discovery's astronauts today will work inside the Unity and Zarya modules, completing some final connections for the new Z1 Truss and transferring equipment for use by the first resident crew, slated to arrive early next month. Once inside, Pilot Pam Melroy and Mission Specialist Jeff Wisoff will gather samples ...more... 22 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #24. Flight: STS-92. Discovery's astronauts prepared for a Monday landing after high crosswinds at Kennedy Space Center caused a delay of at least one day in their return to Earth and the end of their successful mission to expand the International Space Station and ready it for its first crew. Discovery has two landing opportunities Monday at KSC, where the weather is expected ...more... 24 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #28. Flight: STS-92. Discovery glided to a textbook landing under sunny skies at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Tuesday, completing a successful mission to the International Space Station. The crew spent more than two extra days in space because of unfavorable weather at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and at Edwards. Discovery touched down at 4 p.m. CDT and rolled to a stop on Edward's concrete runway ...more... 24 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #27. Flight: STS-92. Awakened to the sounds of "Déjà vu" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Commander Brian Duffy advised Mission Control that he and his crew knew what they'd be doing today and hoped to see everyone on the ground soon. Discovery is targeting a landing later today, after poor weather conditions in Florida ...more... 24 October 2000 - Landing of STS-92. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: STS-92. STS-92 landed at 21:00 GMT. Mid-2004 - STS-121 (cancelled). Assignment: Proposed Prime Crew. Flight: STS-121A. Flight delayed after the Columbia disaster. No crew had been named at the time of the loss of Columbia. STS-121 was to have flown ISS Assembly mission ISS-9A.1, delivering the SPP with 4 Solar Arrays to the station, and have carried out a crew rotation. 14 August 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-47. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10. An unpiloted Russian cargo ship linked up the International Space Station this morning to deliver almost three tons of food, fuel, oxygen, water and supplies to the residents onboard. The ISS Progress 15 craft automatically docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service ...more... 24 September 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-53. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10, ISS EP-7. With less than a month remaining in their stay aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke are preparing the orbiting complex for its next residents. The crew's work this week included taking inventory, performing maintenance on exercise equipment and continued troubleshooting of the onboard oxygen generator. Roskosmos, the Russian Federal Space Agency, announced this week the next Station ...more... 1 October 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-54. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10, ISS EP-7. The International Space Station crew made steady progress with maintenance work this week, restoring an oxygen generator to partial operation and replacing a cabin air monitoring system. Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA ISS Science Officer Mike Fincke ...more... 8 October 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-55. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10, ISS EP-7. As the end of its mission approaches, the Expedition 9 crew aboard the International Space Station prepared for the trip home by wrapping up science experiments and continuing maintenance operations of the vehicle. After spending six months onboard, the crew will greet its first visitors one week from today. Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA ISS Science Officer Mike Fincke ...more... 13 October 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-56. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10, ISS EP-7. The tenth crew of the International Space Station rocketed into space tonight, beginning a six-month mission. The ISS Soyuz 9 spacecraft carried Station Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science ...more... 14 October 2004 - Soyuz TMA-5. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: ISS EO-10. Soyuz TMA-5 docked with the Pirs module on October 16 at 0416 GMT. Aboard the spacecraft were the EO-10 crew of Sharipov and Chiao, and guest cosmonaut Shargin. After a week at the station, the EO-9 crew of Padalka and Fincke, together with Shargin, entered Soyuz TMA-4 at 18:14 GMT on October 23 and returned to earth. Chiao and Sharipov continued as the ISS skeleton station crew. 16 October 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-57. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10, ISS EP-7. A 10th crew has arrived at the International Space Station to begin a six-month stay. Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov smoothly guided his Soyuz craft to a linkup with ...more... 23 October 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-58. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10, ISS EP-7. After traveling more than 78 million miles aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke returned to Earth today. Returning with them was Russian Space Forces Test Cosmonaut Yuri Shargin, who had ...more... 29 October 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-59. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10, ISS EP-7. The latest crewmembers to live and work aboard the International Space Station took a brief break early this week following handover from their departing colleagues, then began in earnest to acclimate themselves to their new home and orbiting laboratory. Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov activated ...more... 6 November 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-60. Flight: ISS EO-9, ISS EO-10, ISS EP-7. Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov picked up the pace of scientific, maintenance and familiarization activities aboard the International Space Station this week. A highlight of the week's scientific activities was work with an advanced diagnostic ...more... 12 November 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-61. Flight: ISS EO-10. Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao this week extended his reach beyond the confines of the pressurized compartments of the International Space Station as he and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov near the one month mark in space since launch Oct. 14. As is the case with every Station crew, practice sessions with the station's 58-foot ...more... 19 November 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-62. Flight: ISS EO-10. The Expedition 10 crew eased into the second month of its six-month stay onboard the International Space Station by working on science experiments and preparing for the arrival of a new cargo ship. The Station is now orbiting at an altitude of 222 statute miles, nearly two miles ...more... 26 November 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-63. Flight: ISS EO-10. Just like many Earth-bound travelers, the International Space Station crew observed Thanksgiving this week and prepared for a short trip planned for Monday. Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer ...more... 29 November 2004 - Soyuz TMA-5 moved. Flight: ISS EO-10. The EO-10 crew entered Soyuz TMA-5, undocked it from the Pirs module of the International Space Station at 09:32 GMT and redocked it at the nearby Zarya module at 09:53 GMT. This cleared the Pirs docking port for the expected arrival of a Progress unmanned logistics spacecraft. 29 November 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-64. Flight: ISS EO-10. The International Space Station crewmembers took a short ride this morning as they flew their Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft from one docking port to another to pave the way for two spacewalks next year. Having configured Station systems for autonomous operation, Expedition 10 Flight ...more... 3 December 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-65. Flight: ISS EO-10. The International Space Station's Expedition 10 crewmembers completed the first 50 days of their six-month mission this week, highlighted by a short flight in their Soyuz spacecraft. To put the Station in the preferred configuration for two spacewalks out of the ...more... 10 December 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-66. Flight: ISS EO-10. International Space Station crewmembers this week continued research and maintenance activities and prepared for arrival of the next Progress cargo craft. On Wednesday, Station managers reviewed preparations for the upcoming launch of ...more... 17 December 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-67. Flight: ISS EO-10. The Expedition 10 crew made ready for the Christmas arrival of an unpiloted resupply spacecraft this week while continuing research and maintenance activities aboard the International Space Station. Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov, a third of the way ...more... 23 December 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-68. Flight: ISS EO-10. A Russian cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station. The Progress resupply ship launched at 4:19:31 p.m. CST from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, and less than 10 minutes later settled into orbit. Moments after that, automatic commands deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas. As the Progress launched, Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Station Science Officer ...more... 25 December 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-69. Flight: ISS EO-10. An unpiloted Russian cargo ship linked up the International Space Station this evening, completing a two-day Christmas journey to deliver 2.5 tons of food, fuel, oxygen, water, supplies and holiday gifts to the crew. The ISS Progress 16 craft automatically docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service ...more... 30 December 2004 - International Space Station Status Report #04-70. Flight: ISS EO-10. The Expedition 10 crew wrapped up its last week of 2004 unloading contents from the newly arrived Russian Progress cargo vehicle and making plans to ring in the new year Space Station style. Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov will count down to 2005 ...more... 7 January 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-1. Flight: ISS EO-10. The Expedition 10 crew began the New Year by embarking on biomedical experiments, unloading contents from the recently arrived Russian Progress cargo vehicle and troubleshooting the Station's oxygen generator. Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov ...more... 14 January 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-2. Flight: ISS EO-10. Midway through a six-month stay on the International Space Station, the tenth Expedition crew this week focused on routine maintenance, biomedical investigations and assisted with a software upgrade that should make life a little easier for ground controllers. The software work was under way for much of the week, updating more than 1.5 million ...more... 21 January 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-3. Flight: ISS EO-10. Space Station crewmembers marked their 100th day in space Friday, ending a workweek focused on preparations for their first spacewalk, planned for Wednesday, Jan. 26. Expedition 10 Commander and NASA ISS Science Officer Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer ...more... 26 January 2005 - EVA ISS EO-10-1. Assignment: EVA Crew. Flight: ISS EO-10. The EO-10 crew, wearing Orlan spacesuits, first installed a work platform on the exterior of the Zvezda Service Module. Station systems were put on autopilot for the duration of the spacewalk. Atop the platform the astronauts mounted a German experiment, a small remote-controlled manipulator arm, meant to test the operation of lightweight robotic joints in space. They also moved a Japanese micrometeoroid experiment and inspected the station's environmental control system vents for blockages. They completed their work by placing Russian biological experiments on the station exterior. 26 January 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-4. Flight: ISS EO-10. The residents of the International Space Station ventured outside today for a 5-hour, 28-minute spacewalk to install a work platform, cables and robotic and scientific experiments on the exterior of the Zvezda Service Module. Clad in Russian Orlan spacesuits, Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer ...more... 28 January 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-5. Flight: ISS EO-10. The International Space Station crew completed another eventful week, highlighted by its first spacewalk. Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov did a ...more... 4 February 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-6. Flight: ISS EO-10, ISS EO-11, ISS EP-8, STS-114. The Expedition 10 crew turned its attention to the Space Shuttle's return to flight this week, spending several days pre-packing International Space Station items destined for return to Earth aboard Discovery. Commander Leroy Chiao began the effort Feb. 1 and reported Friday that he has completed ...more... 11 February 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-7. Flight: ISS EO-10. The Expedition 10 crew of the International Space Station completed another productive week of their mission, focusing on science experiments, Progress undocking preparations and robotic arm operations. The all-Asian crewmembers commemorated a New Year as they passed their four-month ...more... 18 February 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-8. Flight: ISS EO-10. The International Space Station crew began preparations this week for the arrival of fresh supplies aboard a new Russian cargo ship planned to launch at the end of the month. Station Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan ...more... 25 February 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-9. Flight: ISS EO-10, STS-114. The crew members aboard the International Space Station are winding down a week that saw them preparing for the arrival of a new cargo spacecraft and helping achieve a milestone in Station robotics operations, which has the potential for long-term exploration applications. Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Station Science Officer Leroy Chiao and Flight ...more... 28 February 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-10. Flight: ISS EO-10, STS-114. Carrying more than two tons of supplies, a Russian cargo spacecraft began a two-day trip to the International Space Station today after its launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The ISS Progress 17 resupply ship launched at 1:09 p.m. CST. Less than 10 minutes later, it settled into orbit and automatic commands deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas. As the Progress launched, Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Station Science Officer ...more... 2 March 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-11. Flight: ISS EO-10, STS-114. An unpiloted Russian cargo ship linked up to the International Space Station today to deliver more than 2 tons of food, fuel, oxygen, water, supplies and spare parts. The ISS Progress 17 craft automatically docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service ...more... 4 March 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-12. Flight: ISS EO-10. International Space Station crewmembers' focus this week was the ISS Progress 17 cargo spacecraft. Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Station Science Officer Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov spent some of the early part of the week preparing for the arrival of the unpiloted Russian cargo carrier, and much of Thursday and Friday unloading it. The Progress docked to the station at 3:10 p.m. EST Wednesday with a cargo of 2.3 ...more... 11 March 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-13. Flight: ISS EO-10. The International Space Station crew unpacked its newest cargo ship this week and prepared to replace a faulty component in the Quest Airlock with a new unit delivered on the supply craft. The Progress cargo craft arrived last week with a 160-day supply of food in addition ...more... 18 March 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-14. Flight: ISS EO-10, STS-114. The crew aboard the International Space Station turned its attention to spacewalks this week with repair and preparatory work in two airlocks. Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao spent the beginning of the week installing a ...more... 25 March 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-15. Flight: ISS EO-10, STS-114. Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov completed preparations for a Monday spacewalk this week and rested to prepare for the excursion. Sharipov and Chiao are set to step outside early Monday for nearly six hours to ...more... 28 March 2005 - EVA ISS EO-10-2. Assignment: EVA Crew. Flight: ISS EO-10. The EO-10 crew exited in Orlan suits from the Pirs airlock. They installed communications and GPS antennae to support rendezvous and docking by the European ATV unmanned logistics vehicle. Sharipov placed a 5 kg nanosatellite into space, Nanosputnik, into orbit. Other external trash was also released. 28 March 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-16. Flight: ISS EO-10. The residents of the International Space Station ventured outside today for a 4-hour, 30-minute spacewalk to install communications equipment on the exterior of the Zvezda Service Module and deploy a small satellite experiment. The equipment installation tasks were preparations for the maiden docking of the European Space Agency's cargo carrier, the Automated Transfer Vehicle "Jules Verne," due to launch next year. Clad in Russian Orlan spacesuits, Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer ...more... 1 April 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-17. Flight: ISS EO-10, ISS EO-11, ISS EP-8, STS-114. Following their second spacewalk and nearing the end of a six-month flight, Expedition 10 crew members conducted science experiments, prepared for the arrival of their replacements and readied the Station for the first post-Columbia Shuttle mission. Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov also spent ...more... 8 April 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-18. Flight: ISS EO-10, ISS EO-11, ISS EP-8. The current International Space Station crew began packing for home this week while the next Station crew completed a final review of plans before heading to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, to prepare for launch. On Monday Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov ...more... 14 April 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-19. Flight: ISS EO-10, ISS EO-11, ISS EP-8, STS-114. The 11th crew of the International Space Station rocketed into space tonight, beginning a six-month mission. The ISS Soyuz 10 spacecraft carried Station Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev ...more... 16 April 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-20. Flight: ISS EO-10, ISS EO-11, ISS EP-8, STS-114. New residents arrived at the International Space Station tonight to begin a six-month mission and to prepare for the arrival of the first Space Shuttle crew to visit the complex since November 2002. With Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev at the controls, the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft ...more... 22 April 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-21. Flight: ISS EO-10, ISS EO-11, ISS EP-8, STS-114. Aboard the International Space Station this week, one crew counted down its final days in space, headed toward a return to Earth on Sunday, while another crew began a six-month journey in orbit. The five crewmembers aboard the Station had a busy week of briefings for the new ...more... 24 April 2005 - Landing of Soyuz TMA-5. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: ISS EO-10, ISS EO-11, ISS EP-8. The EO-10 crew, having handed over the ISS to EO-11, boarded Soyuz TMA-5 together with EP-8 astronaut Vittori. They undocked from the ISS Zarya module at 18:45 GMT, made retrofire on schedule at 21:17, and landed on muddy ground at 51 deg 03" N / 67 deg 18" E at 22:07 24 April 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-22. Flight: ISS EO-10, ISS EO-11, ISS EP-8. After traveling more than 78 million miles aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 10 Commander and NASA ISS Science Officer Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov returned to Earth today. With them was European Space Agency Astronaut Roberto Vittori, who had spent eight days aboard the orbiting complex doing research. After a flawless descent by the ISS Soyuz 9 spacecraft, Chiao, Sharipov and Vittori ...more... 29 April 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-23. Flight: ISS EO-10, ISS EO-11, ISS EP-8, STS-114. The new crew members of the International Space Station completed their first full work week today as they conducted routine maintenance, continued to settle in and practiced photography to be used when the Space Shuttle returns to flight. Commander Sergei Krikalev and Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer John Phillips ...more... 6 May 2005 - International Space Station Status Report #05-24. Flight: ISS EO-11, ISS EO-10. Commander Sergei Krikalev and Flight Engineer John Phillips moved full speed ahead into their Expedition 11 maintenance and science work aboard the International Space Station during their third week in space. Krikalev replaced a liquid processing component of the Russian Elektron oxygen ...more... Bibliography and Further Reading
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