Jan 12 2004
From The Space Library
NASA announced that astronaut Leroy Chiao would replace William S. McArthur Jr. as Commander of Expedition 9, the next mission to the ISS. NASA had disqualified McArthur from Expedition 9 because of an unspecified medical issue. Chiao, who had trained as McArthur's substitute, would join Russian cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev for the mission, scheduled to launch in April 2004. (NASA, “Chiao Replaces McArthur as Next Space Station Commander,” news release 04-019, 12 January 2004.
ISS crew members repaired an air leak in the space station. Astronaut C. Michael Foale and cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri fixed a leak in a flex hose located in the ISS's Destiny laboratory module. The orbiting space station had begun to lose air on 22 December 2003. After examining the station's air pressure readings, NASA's Mission Control had informed ISS crew members of the leak on 5 January 2004. The air leak had not endangered either the ISS crew or operations. By systematically isolating the ISS's compartments and using an ultrasound device to determine the location of a hissing sound emitted by the faulty hose, Foale and Kaleri had discovered the source of the air loss. (Mark Carreau, “Leak on Space Station Stopped,” Houston Chronicle, 13 January 2004.
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