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Blogging From the ISS |
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In Orbit
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Journeying to the International Space Station with astronaut Shannon Walker |
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Fixing the toilet. Or, what makes one appreciate simple mechanical systems and the local hardware store
The other day we had some issues with the toilet in the U.S. Segment. Late in day I went to use it. When I turned it on (it has pumps and fans that need to run) it sounded a little...
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After two alarms, finally, I take a flight around the space station
I know this happened a while ago, but it was a very interesting day for me. My Soyuz crew and I moved our Soyuz from one docking port to another. Specifically, we undocked our Soyuz from the aft end of...
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Living in space: washing hair, sleeping, not bumping into things, getting lost and yes, using the toilet
I have been on the Station forawhile now and I am going through the usual period of adjustments -- adjusting not just as a first time flier but also as a first time long duration person. As a first time...
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There is a terrific bang and jerk and just like that, you are in space.
About six hours before our scheduled launch time, we began our launch preparations. Up until then, the time in Baikonur had been on a relatively relaxed pace. But, now, everything was kicked into high gear. We had some final medical...
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Come fly with me to the International Space Station
Three years. People often ask how long it takes to prepare for a space flight. For a long duration flight on the International Space Station it takes about three years, maybe a little less depending on how you are getting...
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ISS Sightings - West KY |
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Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010
Time: 07:25 PM
Duration: 2 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 31°
Approach: 30° above WSW
Departure: 17° above S
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Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Time: 08:06 PM
Duration: 3 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 37°
Approach: 31° above W
Departure: 16° above SSE
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Date: Monday, September 13, 2010
Time: 07:37 PM
Duration: 4 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 46°
Approach: 16° above NNW
Departure: 18° above ESE
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Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010
Time: 08:47 PM
Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 41°
Approach: 28° above W
Departure: 41° above WSW
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Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010
Time: 08:19 PM
Duration: 3 minutes
Maximum Elevation: 38°
Approach: 16° above NNW
Departure: 33° above ENE
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Date: Thursday, September 09, 2010
Time: 09:00 PM
Duration: Less than 1 minute
Maximum Elevation: 22°
Approach: 15° above NNW
Departure: 22° above NNW
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A post just in ... under the wire |
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Written by Kent
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Tuesday, 31 July 2007 |
Getting in a post before the change of the calendar month! And speaking of such ... the county to our south, Henry County, Tennessee, is having school registration today. Do they not know that it is still July? Who in their right mind thinks about school in July? (Oh, and I have never claimed to be in my right mind.)
If from the above I can surmise that summer is over, it has certainly flown by. At the left is the Kentucky sunrise I photographed on the way to work this morning. (clickit for bigger)
Now, onto the telecom world. Our long distance provider, Accxx seems to be going broke. I tried to contact them via every method known to man -- short of smoke signals -- and have not been successful. We've experience outages and an incorrect bill this month, and cannot break through to them. I sent our public service commission a letter and changed our long distance service back to the new AT&T.
And, I was all excited about BellSouth/AT&T's $10/month DSL offering hidden deeply in their webpages. The specified 768 kbps down and 256 kbps up will meet our needs and I began searching for modems at lunchtime, but thought I'd first make a call to our cable provider, MediaComm, to see if they would match it. Yep, $9.95 per month for one year. No Cat, you can't have the $420 annual savings.
Seeya in August!
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