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Launch Alert! Three People Set For Space Station Flight — Here’s How To Watch Live
Despite tensions on the ground between the United States and Russia, officials say that it’s business as usual on the International Space Station. The three people launching to space today, in fact, are from both countries: Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and Steve Swanson from NASA.
As has been the habit lately, the Expedition 39/40 crew will take a faster route to the International Space Station that see launch and docking happen in the same day, should all go to plan. It all begins with the launch at 5:17 p.m. EDT (9:17 p.m. UTC) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with docking scheduled to happen at 11:04 p.m. EDT (3:04 a.m. UTC).
Bear in mind that schedules are subject to change, so it’s a good idea to watch NASA TV (see video above) well before each milestone to see if things are happening on time. Once the crew arrives at station, one big question is if they’ll do spacewalks when they get there.
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Post tags: alexander skvortsov, expedition 39, expedition 40, oleg artemyev, Roscosmos, steve swanson
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Source: http://www.universetoday.com/110691/launch-alert-three-people-set-for-space-station-flight-heres-how-to-watch-live/
- When I looked at this headline- I thought is said LUNCH ALER– That is Dick Morris”s daily E Mail I get. Sorry- just mis-read.