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| Image above: European Space Agency
astronaut Thomas Reiter, DF4TR, in the Destiny laboratory. Photo:
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New Expedition 14 crew takes over station
Handover activities continue as Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov,
RV3BS and Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ,
get ready to return to Earth after their six-month tour of duty aboard
the station. Spaceflight participant Anousheh Ansari will return with
them on September 28.
A teleconference was conducted this morning with Russian specialists
to discuss the plans for the Elektron oxygen generation system. The current
plan is to conduct repairs Saturday and restart the Elektron on Tuesday.
In other activities this week, the Expedition 13 and 14 crews and Ansari
conducted a joint press conference with journalists in Houston. Both station
crews participated in interviews with ABC News and Wisconsin Public Radio,
and also spoke with the NEEMO 11 crew in the Aquarius underwater laboratory
off Key Largo in the Florida Keys.
The crews will hold a station change of command ceremony on Sept. 27.
Thursday, Sept. 28, at 1:35 p.m. CDT, NASA TV will begin coverage of a
farewell ceremony and closing of the hatches as the Expedition 13 crew
and Ansari prepare to depart.
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