![]() Anderson and Tani swap places as Expedition 16 crewmembers. 25: Discovery to dock to ISS' Pressurized Mating Adapter-2 (PMA-2). 23: The Launch of Discovery on the STS-120/10A mission. 21: Soyuz TMA-10, carrying members of Expedition 15 and a Malaysian astronaut, to undock from the Zvezda service module and to land. Docking was expected on October 12, 2007. 10, 17:22:14 Moscow Summer Time: Soyuz FG to launch Soyuz TMA-11 from Baikonur toward the ISS. The Soyuz TMA-11 was scheduled to return to Earth in Spring 2008.Įxpedition 16 milestones (as of October 2007): According to the Russian press, the Russian government offered to fly a Malaysian citizen into space to "sweeten a deal," calling for the purchase of Russian fighter jets by the Malaysian Air Force.Īccording to the Russian space agency, total 48 experiments were planned during Expedition 16. At the time, training of Malaysian candidates was expected to start within days. Launched with Expedition 17 and lands with Expedition 16.Ī formal contract for the mission of a Malasiyan cosmonaut onboard the Russian spacecraft was signed on September 29, 2006. Launched with Expedition 16 and lands with Expedition 15. He will also stay aboard the station to join Expedition 17. Joins Expedition 16 as a flight engineer after launching to the station aboard space shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-122.įlies to the station aboard space shuttle Endeavour on STS-123 and join Expedition 16 as a flight engineer. Returns onboard Atlantis during the STS-122 mission. The FRAM Extension Kit will be installed to the pallet structure via EVA once on orbit in concert with the installation of Bartolomeo on the Columbus Module.Joins Expedition 16 in progress, arriving with the Shuttle Discovery during mission STS-120. ![]() Due to the size constraints of the Space-X Dragon trunk the FRAM Extension Kit will be launched with but not attached to the Bartolomeo pallet. Two additional FRAM interfaces are accommodated by the FRAM Extension Kit. Two Standard FRAM payload interfaces are available on each of the Zenith and Nadir-facing sides. The pallet size allows for the accommodation of 6 FRAM (Flight Releasable Attachment Mechanism) Standard Payloads. The Bartolomeo pallet structure is designed to fit into the available volume of the SpaceX Dragon Trunk for launch and will be attached on orbit to the Columbus Module Starboard Forward Trunnion with two struts to the Port and Keel trunnions.
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