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Mission directors: Luca we are GO !
An update from Columbus Control Centre in Germany, working 24 hours a day to prepare for Luca’s mission: Luca at Columbus Control Centre in February. As Luca’s launch on 28 May nears we are starting to...
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Ammonia leak on the International Space Station
Luca Parmitano shares his thoughts on the recent ammonia leak on the International Space Station: Last week the crew on board of the International Space Station detected what seemed to be ammonia...
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Cargo and science
The arrival of ATV-4 has changed the pace of life that I’d gotten used to, because transferring cargo is now one of our highest priority activities, especially for certain ‘payloads’ (they’re called...
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FASES up and running and Luca’s spacewalk
Another update form mission director Roland Luettgens on Luca’s weekly activities: ESA’s second major activity planned after the arrival of the European supply spacecraft ATV Albert Einstein was...
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Time flies!
The day-to-day tasks aboard the International Space Station are planned right down to the smallest detail. So in theory, Luca knows exactly what he has to do at each moment of his working day. Here, he...
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Luca’s first spacewalk READY TO GO on Tuesday 9 July
Volare mission control centre tells us more about Luca’s EVA and the preparations: We have just finished the management team meeting to assess the overall readiness of the Extra Vehicular Activity...
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A stroll into space
The airlock is dark and silent as a temple, perhaps one dedicated to technology. As I enter, it has the calming effect of a prayer. It’s still early but I’ve already been up and about for an hour....
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