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December 2, 2009

Soyuz TMA-15 Undocking

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Soyuz TMA-15 and its crew left the International Space Station on November 30, 2009. Onboard the spacecraft were Commander Roman Romanenko, ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, and CSA astronaut Robert Thirsk.

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November 30, 2009

Carnival of Space #130

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Credits: ESA

 

Carnival of Space #130 is hosted by Megan Watzke & Kim Arcand at Chandra Blog.

 

The blog posts cover topics like the future wonders of the Solar System, the Kepler mission, the Super Guppy aircraft, Herschel Space Observatory, chemistry of stars, the VASMIR spacecraft, and much more.

 

 

November 28, 2009

STS-129 Landing

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STS-129 Space Shuttle Atlantis ended its eleven-day mission at the International Space Station on November 27, 2009, at 9:44 AM EST. Atlantis landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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November 24, 2009

Atlas V Launch With Intelsat-14

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On November 23, 2009, at 1:55 AM EST, an Atlas V launch vehicle lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41 carrying the commercial satellite Intelsat-14. Intelsat-14 is a geosynchronous communications satellite that will be located at 45 degrees W longitude.

 

November 23, 2009

STS-129 EVA #2

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On November 21, 2009, during the six hours and eight minutes of the EVA #2, Michael Foreman and Randolph Bresnik installed the Grappling Adaptor to On-Orbit Railing bracket to the Columbus laboratory, an additional ham radio antenna and an antenna for wireless helmet video camera, and they relocated the Floating Potential Measurement Unit.

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November 23, 2009

STS-129 EVA #1

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EVA #1 lasted six hours and thirty-seven minutes on November 19, 2009, from 14:24 UTC to 21:01 UTC. Michael Foreman and Robert Satcher were the spacewalkers during this EVA.

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