Seguite il lancio della missione STS-130 verso la

Seguite il lancio della missione STS-130 verso la ISS

5 Febbraio 2010
Il conto alla rovescia è in corso presso il Kennedy Space Center (KSC) della NASA in Florida per il lancio dello Space Shuttle Endeavour della missione STS-130, che porterà il Nodo 3 e la Cupola, di costruzione europea, alla ISS. Il lancio è previsto per domenica mattina, 7 febbraio, alle ore 10:39, ora dell'Europa centrale (OEC). Endeavour arriverà ed attraccherà alla ISS il 9 febbraio alle ore 07:23 OEC.
È possibile seguire il lancio in diretta su Internet sia dal sito di video streaming della NASA, sia attraverso il seguente link dell’ESA: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/node3/SEM73DUJ15G_0.html

CONTINUA QUA: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM3GSVJ15G_Italy_0.html

Endeavour Set to Launch Sunday, Carrying 'Tranquility' Node to Station

Commander George Zamka and crew will deliver a new connecting node and cupola to the International Space Station.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/rss_feed_above_snip_collection_archive_1.html

NASA managers are deciding when to try our next launch attempt. For now, it's no earlier than Monday, Feb. 8 at 4:14a ET. Stay tuned.

"Go for Launch"
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:04:15 AM GMT+0100

"Wish you good luck and Godspeed," Launch Director Mike Leinbach radioed to Endeavour as the shuttle and its crew were cleared to launch this mornign at 4:14 a.m.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/launch_blog.html

Countdown Resumes – Nine minutes to Launch!
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:05:13 AM GMT+0100

T-9 minutes and counting
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/launch_blog.html

Orbiter Access Arm Moves Back from Orbiter
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:07:01 AM GMT+0100

T-7 minutes and counting . . . The orbiter access arm is swinging away from the shuttle's hatch in preparation for launch. If an emergency develops, the arm can swing back into place within seconds and the astronauts can leave the shuttle.

APU start
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:09:38 AM GMT+0100

T-5 minutes and counting . . . The three auxiliary power units in Endeavour are up and running. They generate the hydraulic power needed to swivel Endeavour's three main engines during launch. The hydraulic system also moves the shuttle's aero surfaces, which are the rudder and elevons that steer the shuttle when it is in the atmosphere.

Ritratto il beanie cap

LIFTOFF!
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:14:27 AM GMT+0100

Endeavour has cleared the tower!

"Negative Return"
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:19:16 AM GMT+0100

With all systems working well, Endeavour is flying at 6,000 mph and gaining speed. It is going too fast and has gone too far to return to KSC if there were an emergency. All systems go.

MECO!
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:22:47 AM GMT+0100

Endeavour shut down its three main engines on time after a flawless climb into orbit. Next up, jettisoning the external fuel tank that caried the propellants for the three main engines.

Spectacular Launch Begins a Complex Mission
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:13:21 PM GMT+0100

"What a beautiful launch we had this morning... the orbiter performed extremely well," said Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations, during the STS-130 postlaunch news conference. "This is a great start to a very complicated mission."
READ MORE: Http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/rss_feed_above_snip_collection_archive_1.html

Prima passeggiata spaziale per gli astronauti dell'Endeavour
Prima passeggiata spaziale per gli astronauti dell'Endeavour nella missione Sts-130 sulla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale. Approfondimento sul Nodo-3 e la Cupola.
http://www.libero-news.it/news/348412/Passeggiata_nello_spazio.html

Astronauts Enter Tranquility, Cupola
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:35:43 AM GMT+0100

ISS Commander Jeff Williams opened the hatch into Tranquility at 9:17 p.m. EST on Friday entering it for the first time with STS-130 Commander George Zamka and Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson. The hatch into the cupola was opened afterwards at 11:32 p.m.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

Robert Behnken, Nicholas Patrick Complete Second Spacewalk
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:24:24 AM GMT+0100
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/rss_feed_above_snip_collection_archive_1.html

Behnken and Patrick Conclude Third Spacewalk
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:12:00 AM GMT+0100

Spacewalkers Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick completed a 5-hour, 48-minute spacewalk at 3:03 a.m. EST. The pair finished all their scheduled tasks.

This was the last of three STS-130 spacewalks, the 233rd conducted by U.S. astronauts, the sixth for Behnken and the third for Patrick. It was the 140th in support of International Space Station assembly and maintenance, totaling 873 hours, 16 minutes.

A Mission Status Briefing will air at 5:30 a.m. with STS-130 Lead Space Station Flight Director Bob Dempsey and STS-130 Lead Spacewalk Officer Art Thomason.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

La vista della Terra dalla «Cupola»
Una visione assolutamente incredibile» hanno esclamato gli astronauti guardando le sette le finestre
http://www.corriere.it/scienze_e_tecnologie/10_febbraio_17/cupola-shuttle_9b9acf92-1bde-11df-a6d3-00144f02aabe.shtml