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  SPACE.com -- Smooth Landing for Expedition 8 Crew
The Expedition 8 crews landing was not hindered in anyway by a heliumleak in the fuel tank of their Soyuz craft.
Among the highlights of Expedition 8 are the in-flightrepairs required by Foale and Kaleri, as well as a two-manspacewalk, which left the ISS empty for the first time in its history ofcrewed flight.
Expedition 8s success with in-flight repairs bolsters theconfidence station controllers have in an upcoming repairfor Expedition 9, which is expected to perform an unplanned spacewalk to repairthe power system for a gyroscope in the ISS attitude control system.
www.space.com /missionlaunches/exp8_lands_040429.html   (1177 words)

  
 Expedition
Expedition was initially developed by Nick for his use in the 2001-2002 Volvo Ocean Race with Team News Corp and the Stars and Stripes Americas Cup team.
Expedition has been continually refined by a core group of world-renowned navigators to the point where it is the most user friendly and powerful yacht racing software available today.
Expedition has quickly become the navigation software of choice for top navigators and was used by all navigators on boats that completed the Volvo Ocean race.
www.iexpedition.org   (450 words)

  
 ISS EO-8
Expedition 8 crew of Mike Foale and Aleksandr Kaleri were transported to the ISS aboard Soyuz TMA-3 together with the EP-5 (Cervantes) mission crewmember Pedro Duque.
Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale celebrated his 47th birthday on Wednesday this week while Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri observed the Russian Orthodox Christmas on Thursday as they both continued research work, performed several maintenance activities and conducted troubleshooting efforts to assist ground engineers analyzing a small decay in the Station cabin's atmospheric pressure.
Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri are preparing for next week's arrival of their first packages from home in almost three months.
www.astronautix.com /flights/isseo8.htm   (3106 words)

  
 Spaceflight Now | Space Station Mission Report | New station residents arrive at their orbiting home
Following a weekend flight up to the station, Expedition 8 commander Michael Foale and flight engineer Alexander Kaleri, both former residents aboard the Russian Mir station, are taking the reins from the outgoing Expedition 7 crew of commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA science officer Ed Lu.
Expedition 7 was the first crew launched after Columbia, boarding the station in late-April for a six-month mission that now draws to a close.
Expedition 8's Foale and Kaleri will be left alone in orbit for their planned 194-day mission, settling into the life of space station residents.
www.spaceflightnow.com /station/exp8/031020docking.html   (1350 words)

  
 Expedition 8 Mission Patch
This is official mission patch for Expedition 8 to the International Space Station.
Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in June 1987.
Expedition 8 Flight Engineer Cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri is a Hero of the Russian Federation; holds the title of pilot-cosmonaut of the Russian Federation.
www.thespacestore.com /ex8mipa.html   (309 words)

  
 Spaceflight Now | Space Station Mission Report | Mission Status Center
Expedition 9 commander Gennady Padalka, flight engineer Michael Fincke and visiting cosmonaut researcher Yuri Shargin board the Soyuz capsule to depart the space station.
Expedition 9 flight engineer Michael Fincke rests in a reclining chair and speaks to the media about the importance of spaceflight just after exiting the Soyuz.
Expedition 10 commander Leroy Chiao and Expedition 9 flight engineer Michael Fincke answer questions from a reporter with KPIX television in San Francisco.
www.spaceflightnow.com /station/exp9/status.html   (3555 words)

  
 Dive and Discover : Expedition 8 : Juan de Fuca Ridge
This spring, join Expedition 8 of Dive and Discover as researchers diving in the submersible Alvin explore hydrothermal
During the 17-day expedition to the Juan de Fuca Ridge, 200 miles west of Washington state, scientists and engineers will deploy new ocean instruments and gather samples of fluids and organisms from the vents to learn how microbes
During Expedition 8, researchers diving in the submersible Alvin will recover the instruments and the microbes inside.
www.divediscover.whoi.edu /expedition8/index.html   (1065 words)

  
 Expedition 9 On Station At ISS
Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA ISS Science Officer Mike Fincke are getting used to their new home in space.
Expedition 9's tour of duty -- which already includes two spacewalks and the arrival of two Progress resupply vehicles -- is getting a little busier.
Expedition 10 is scheduled to launch from Baikonur on Oct. 9 and dock Oct. 11.
www.spacedaily.com /news/iss-04r.html   (1201 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- Space Station's Former Tenants Adjust to Life Back on Earth
Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale gives a thumbs up after he and crew mates, Soyuz Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri and ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands landed in north central Kazakhstan April 30, 2004 in their Soyuz TMA-3 capsule.
For ISS Expedition 8 commander Michael Foale, of NASA, that means a return to windsurfing and gradually gaining back strength and bone mass through physical rehabilitation.
The experience, he added, prepared him to be more disciplined during Expedition 8 and ultimately allowed him to finish the ISS in better shape than at launch.
www.space.com /missionlaunches/exp8_return_040528.html   (898 words)

  
 8CnZ
The new crew were greeted warmly by their predecessors of the Expedition 7 Crew.
After a week of joint operations and handover of command, the Expedition 7 Crew, with ESA Astronaut Duque, closed hatches between the Station and Soyuz TMA-2 for their return home on 27 October.
The arrival of the Expedition 9 Crew aboard Soyuz TMA-4 on 21 April 2004 signalled the final days of Expedition 8.
www.projectprove.com /Arts/8CnZ/8CnZ.php   (931 words)

  
 Expedition 13 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Expedition 13 (2006), the 13th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), launched at 02:30 UTC on March 30, 2006.
The Expedition used the Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft, which will stay during the entirety of the expedition for emergency evacuation.
It was originally scheduled to include a golf shot off the space station but this was postponed at least to Expedition 14, because NASA is still evaluating the risks.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Expedition_13   (390 words)

  
 The International Trans Antarctic Science Expedition - January 8, 2003
Paul is the chief researcher for the United States component of a 19 nation program called the International Trans Antarctic Science Expedition, or ITASE for short.
The goal of the expedition and the whole ITASE program is to change Antarctica from being the most poorly understood continent when it comes to climate and bring it up to date.
They are planning to head out on a new expedition again in about two years starting at the South Pole.
www.thepoles.com /publicnews/newspages/secretsoftheice010308.htm   (394 words)

  
 Nature Trail Trekking : Climbing Mt. Cho Oyu Expedition Tibet Climb Ice Land Peak, Iceland, Imja Tse, Dingboche, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The year 2004 was regarded as the Golden jubilee of this Cho Oyu Mountain in the field of expedition.
Expedition begins when you arrive to Kathmandu where you meet the staff of Nature Trail Trekking and Expedition in the airport and transfer you to hotel.
The expedition gears go by truck while we travel by Land cruiser 4wd or with comfortable Minibus.
www.allnepal.com /climbing_mt_cho_oyu_tibetside.php   (979 words)

  
 Sea Kayak expeditions, Milos, Greece   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The aim of the expedition is to cross from Milos to Santorini, via the islands of Kimolos, Poliegos, Folegandros, Sikinos and Ios (see map).
At the end of the expedition (The afternoon of March 24) you will return to Hania by road transport.
The aim of the expedition is to cross from Kos to Rhodes, via the islands of Yialie, Nisiros, Tilos and Halki in 8 days (see map).
www.seakayakgreece.com /expeditions.htm   (693 words)

  
 Mount Everest expedition each spring
Everybody says that one of the features of these expeditions is the fantastic team spirit and high morale created by the Sherpas who set up and manage BC and ABC.
We have found in the past that lengthy acclimatisation at the beginning of the expedition pays dividends later on, so we initially make a carry to 7,800m, and then return to base camp for a rest in preparation for the final summit push.
This is only an outline of the expedition movements, and if weather and conditions allow for all members to have a chance for the summit earlier, then the programme will be moved accordingly.
www.himex.com /c_pub/en/expeditions/everest.php   (938 words)

  
 Manaslu Expedtion - Internatinal Manaslu 8,163m Expedition spring
HW Tillman and Jimmy Roberts photographed Manaslu during a trek in 1950 but the first real survey of the peak was made by a Japanese expedition in 1952.
Despite a large donation for the rebuilding of the monastery, subsequent Japanese expeditions, including the one that made the first ascent in 1956, took place in an atmosphere of animosity and mistrust.
There was a South Korean attempt in 1971, and in April 1972 an avalanche that killed five climbers and 10 Sherpas ended the second made the fourth ascent of mount Manaslu, as a member of a Tyrolean expedition that climbed from the Marshyangdi valley in 1972.
www.monterosa-nepal.com /expedition/manaslu.htm   (578 words)

  
 Everest South Face Expedition 8,848m. Spring - Nepal side everest expedition, Everest Expedition, Climbing Everest from ...
All the climbers who mass there at the base camp seem really busy with excitement for the preparation of their expedition to reach on the summit.
Now are on at camp 4 which located height of 26000ft; it is the last camp of the Expedition.
Note: After the Expedition, Tipping system is well come for expedition crews from your generosity if you are happy with the staffs of the company.
www.monterosa-nepal.com /expedition/everest.htm   (1060 words)

  
 SPACE.com --
Expedition 9 commander and cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and NASA ISS science officer Michael Fincke arrived at the station on April 21 with Kuipers.
The two-man crew of the eighth expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) and a European astronaut are back on terra firma after a smooth landing on the steppes of Kazakhstan.
Expedition Eight crewmembers Mike Foale and Alexander Kaleri aboard the International Space Station took cover from the storm for several 20-minute periods Tuesday and Wednesday as the station orbited through areas where Earth's magnetic field did not offer much protection.
www.space.com /missionlaunches/exp8_mission_page.html   (1889 words)

  
 ARRLWeb: Two-Ham Crew Named for ISS Expedition 8
A native of Latvia, Kaleri, 47, was a member of the backup crew for Expedition 5 and had been scheduled to be the third Expedition 7 crew member.
With the NASA shuttle fleet still grounded at least until early next year in the wake of the Columbia tragedy, however, the Expedition 7 crew was trimmed to two people, and Kaleri was the proverbial odd man out.
The backup crew for Expedition 8 is veteran NASA astronaut Bill McArthur, a retired US Army colonel and Russian veteran cosmonaut Valery Tokarev, a Russian Air Force colonel.
www.arrl.org /news/stories/2003/07/25/102/?nc=1   (651 words)

  
 NepalExpeditions.biz - Expeditions Nepal and Tibet.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
We impose your experimental steps in Nepal, wherever you've walked this is a memory of human beings.
After a decade of my experiences from the grass level I came to focus my actual image and reality who was I and now who am I and where I'm to inherently proceed, there should be an optimistic glance which comes to know in brief in fact.
Towards the of 1992 I took an inception ahead establishing a company which came to be known as Ramdung "Go" treks and Expedition (P.) Ltd., now is running over 8/9 years old with pretty good publishment especially in Europe countries, several peaks and expedient surveyor.
www.myeasylink.com /nepalexpedition/expedition.html   (268 words)

  
 ISS Expedition 8 Denim Shirt
This long sleeve denim shirt includes an embroidered official ISS Expedition 8 mission insignia and features 8 oz.
Expedition 8 was the eighth resident crew for the International Space Station.
The crew consisted of U.S. astronaut Michael Foale and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri.
www.countdowncreations.com /iss8ds_2.htm   (71 words)

  
 ARRLWeb: ISS Expedition 8 Crew Prepares to Return Home
The Expedition 9 replacement crew of Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, and Gennady Padalka, RN3DT, arrived April 21 aboard a Russian Soyuz vehicle.
During their six-month duty tour, Padalka, 45, will serve as Expedition 9 commander and Soyuz commander, while Fincke, 36, will be the NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer.
Kuipers and the Expedition 8 crew will return aboard the Soyuz spacecraft that's been attached to the ISS since their arrival last October.
www.arrl.org /news/stories/2004/04/28/102/?nc=1   (922 words)

  
 Expedition 8 Crew available for interview on NASA TV | ISS Fan Club
Expedition 8 Crew available for interview on NASA TV ik1sld – May 26, 2004 – 07:30
Fresh from six months in orbit, astronaut Mike Foale and cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri, two of the world's most experienced space fliers, are available Thursday to discuss their experiences live on NASA TV.
Kaleri, a veteran of more than 600 days in space, served as flight engineer for Expedition 8.
www.issfanclub.com /node/3220   (193 words)

  
 Apline Expeditions P. Ltd.- Mt. KANGCHENJUNGA (8,586m / 28,170ft) Expedition
Kangchenjunga has 5 peaks, of which the true Summit is 8,586 meters / 28,169 feet.
It was first climbed by a British expedition led by Charles Evans.
Our expedition will be climbing Kangchenjunga from the Nepal side of the mountain.
www.alpine-expeditions.com /nepalexpedition/kanchenjunga.html   (112 words)

  
 Expedition 8 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Once the Expedition 7 crew undocks, Foale and Kaleri will settle down to work, beginning a more than six-month stint focused on Station operations and maintenance.
The Expedition 8 crew conducted the first two-person spacewalk at the International Space Station.
This experiment was installed on the ISS by Expedition 3 spacewalkers 15 October 2001.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Expedition_8   (495 words)

  
 Innovative Management Solutions, Inc. - Training Calendar
This course provides an overview of Primavera Expedition 9.x and its features that will enable participants to learn project cost controls and document management.
This two-day course provides an overview of the Expedition features that will enable you to administrate contracts.
This two-day course provides an overview of the Expedition® features used for managing contracts and costs, analyzing changes, and utilizing tools for reporting project information.
www.ims-web.com /train_expedition.asp   (220 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
For twenty-five years Lindblad Expeditions has taken guests to extraordinary locations, and provided them with the right conditions for life-altering experiences.
Now, through our Photo Expedition program, we provide guests with the opportunity to take some of the best photographs of their life — by providing them with the right conditions.
Their background in photography, natural history and years of expedition travel experience help you to return home with great photos from wild places.
www.expeditions.com /expeditions/regions.asp?region_id=42   (387 words)

  
 Tamrac Expedition 8 - Big, and spacious. - Canon Digital Photography Forums
I decided on the Tamrac Expedition 8 after a good look at the latest LowePro range (used LowePro for years) as it met all my requirements.
The title of this post describes the bag well, it is big, as big as they come, and it has a lot of room inside.
I have used a Tamrac expedition 7 for the past year and I have found it to be an outsatnding bag.
photography-on-the.net /forum/showthread.php?t=135473   (953 words)

  
 Universe Today - Expedition 8 Gets Ready to Launch
Thu, 16 Oct 2003 - On Saturday, October 18 the crew of Expedition 8 (Michael Foale and Alexander Kaleri) will blast off in a Russian Soyuz rocket to begin their six-month mission on the International Space Station.
Other important objectives of the Soyuz 7S/Cervantes mission are to exchange the ISS Expedition crews and the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft currently attached to the ISS.
Kaleri and Foale, the ISS Expedition 8 crew, will stay on the station for approximately six months.
www.universetoday.com /am/publish/expedition_8_ready.html   (924 words)

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