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... . Romanenko , and Canadian astronaut Robert B. Thirsk returned to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-15 capsule. Soyuz TMA-15 landed in Kazakhstan at 2:15 a.m. (EST) in icy weather, ending ... crew since July 2006. ''William Harwood, “Space Station Crew Lands in Frigid Kazakhstan,” Spaceflight Now, 1 December 2009; James Dean, “Soyuz Makes Safe Return to Cold Earth,” Florida Today (Brevard, FL ...

... standard definition channels. The schedule includes (all times Central): Friday, April 1 2 p.m. - Video File of the Soyuz TMA-21 rocket mating and crew activities in Baikonur Saturday, April 2 ...

... 31 crew undocked from the International Space Station and returned safely to Earth Sunday, July 1, wrapping up a mission that lasted six-and-a-half months. Russian Commander Oleg Kononenko ... Flight Engineer Don Pettit and European Space Agency Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers landed their Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft in Kazakhstan at 3:14 a.m. CDT (2:14 p.m. local ...

... behalf of the agency at a special briefing held by the partnership on Wednesday, Sept. 1. The partnership is a nonprofit organization that works to revitalize and transform the federal government ... Wheelock and Walker will fly directly home to Houston. The trio launched aboard the Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 15. As members of the ...

... International Code would designate all orbiting artificial satellites and space probes with Arabic numerals (1963-1, 1963-2, etc.) rather than Greek letters (1963 Alpha, 1963 Beta., etc.), National Academy of ... . Newly created Space Sciences Div. would direct scientific aspects of the project. ''(San Jose News, 1/1/63)'' Walter C. Williams and J. C. Elms assumed duties as deputy directors of NASA ...

... assistant to the president. ''(NASA Release 63-42; NAA S&IS Skywriter, 3/8/63,1)'' NASA Manned Spacecraft Center proposal to establish manned orbital Space Station which Stressed that Such ... established using rockets, equipment, and materials under development now for Project Apollo . Plan called for (1) orbiting Space station with capacity for 18 crewmen; (2) sending six men in adapted Apollo ...

... Au­gust alone, they discovered two Atlantic hurricanes and four Pa­cific typhoons. Since April 1, 1962, there were only seven days when a Tiros satellite was not in operation. Information ... -4)'' USAF launched unidentified satellite with Thor-Agena D vehicle. ''(Pres. Rpt. on Space, 1963,1/27/64)'' Dr. Robert C. Seamans , Jr., NASA Associate Administrator, testified on NASA facility planning ...

... H. Debus , and a Deputy Di­rector and four Assistant Directors. ''(LOC Spaceport News, 5/1/63)'' NASA Ames Research Center announced award of contract to Thiokol Chemical Corp. for "hypervelocity ... -week periods had developed anemia but, remained otherwise healthy. ''(Science Service, Wash. Daily News, 5/1/63)'' Brig. Gen. Samuel C. Phillips (USAF), Director of Minuteman Pro­gram, said at Norton ...

... based on predictable and expectable payload launchings within booster's capability. ''(Space Bus. Daily, 7/1/63)'' International Academy of Astronautics announced 1963 Daniel and Florence Guggenheim International Astronautics Award would ... and Propulsion Assistant Di­rector (for Propulsion), quoted as saying combustion instability problem of F-1 rocket engine was now "under control," in Missiles and Rockets. Installation of mechanical isolator separated ...

... on spacecraft to detect and analyze such life if it exists. ''(The Cleveland Press, 8/1/63)'' Australian Minister of Supply Allen Fairhall announced U.S.-financed space tracking station would ... the organization now has annual budget of $22,600,000 and 4,500 total personnel (1,617 scientists, engineers, and techni­cians.) During year just completed, Aerospace Corp. provided guidance on ... intended as space research vehicle. ''(AP, Houston Post, 8/2/63)'' August 1963 August Aug 1 1963 1 Aug 2 1963 2 Aug 3 1963 3 Aug 4 1963 4 Aug 5 ...

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