Discovery's return marks completion of Esperia Mission07 November 2007
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Discovery's return marks completion of Esperia Mission07 November 2007 Space Shuttle Discovery landed in Cape Canaveral, Florida this evening at 19:01 CET (18:01 UT), completing one of the most complex assembly missions to the International Space Station to date, bringing back seven crew members, including ESA astronaut...

See the ISS and Discovery in the morning sky over Europe06 November 2007

See the ISS and Discovery in the morning sky over Europe06 November 2007 Early tomorrow morning there is a rare opportunity to see the Space Station flying in formation with Space Shuttle Discovery, homeward bound and due to land in Florida tomorrow evening.

Shuttle prepares to undock05 November 2007

Shuttle prepares to undock05 November 2007 After saying their farewells to the ISS crew yesterday evening, the STS-120 crew is preparing to undock from the International Space Station at 11:32 CET (10:32 UT) this morning. Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled to touchdown in Florida at 19:02 CE...

Fourth spacewalk to repair solar array01 November 2007

Fourth spacewalk to repair solar array01 November 2007 Astronauts on board the International Space Station are preparing for a spacewalk to repair one of the Station's solar arrays. The fourth spacewalk of the STS-120 mission is scheduled to take place on Saturday.

Second radio link-up between Nespoli and Italian students01 November 2007

Second radio link-up between Nespoli and Italian students01 November 2007 The second amateur radio link-up between ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli and Italian students took place yesterday morning at around 8:33 CET (07:33 UT). This link-up continues the Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS) educational activity, which is part of th...

Paolo Nespoli talks with the Italian President, Giorgio Napolitano31 October 2007 “Good morning Mr Nespoli and nice to see you too Commander Melroy [in English in the original],” that was how Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic, started the call with the ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli and STS-120 Commander Pamela Mel...