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...brief visit from space shuttle astronauts has made life more enjoyable for the international space station crew. But station commander Bill Shepherd says they've still had plenty of work. "We've been pretty busy cowboys and we've expressed...
...residents learned of the launch as soon as Atlantis reached orbit. "They're on their way," Mission Control informed station commander Bill Shepherd. Flight controllers beamed up a video of the launch that Shepherd and his Russian crew watched on...
...through an open hatch. Members of both crews snapped pictures between handshakes and hugs. Russian cosmonaut and station commander Yuri Usachev, Voss and U.S. astronaut Susan Helms arrived at the station, called Alpha, in March for a 4 1...
...controls. "We're so glad that (the Soyuz crewmen) are finally here, so we have guests in our house," space station commander Yuri Usachev said. Musabayev, who put his arm around Tito's shoulder as the two crews posed for pictures, noted...
...replacement station crew members will remain aboard Alpha for the next four months. They are replacing the current crew of station commander and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Usachev and U.S. astronauts Jim Voss and Susan Helms, who have been living on Alpha...
...was dropped from the schedule, the positioning of a foot restraint and handrails for a future mission. The new station commander, U.S. astronaut Frank Culbertson, and two Russian cosmonauts were delivered to Alpha by Discovery last weekend...
...time. The shuttle, due to arrive at Alpha on Friday, is delivering the space station's newest crew. American astronauts Bursch and Carl Walz and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Onufrienko, the new station commander, will stay until May.
...has spent eight days attached to the space station and is due to arrive back on Earth on Monday with former space station commander Frank Culbertson and his two Russian crewmates, Vladimir Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin. The three men have been living...
...Yuri Onufrienko. "It won't be long Carl. See you all later," said Culbertson, who was the previous space station commander. The shuttle is set to arrive at Alpha on Friday and return the current crew to Earth on June 17. By the time Endeavour's...
...extended their stay. Astronaut Kenneth Bowersox, a 46-year-old Navy captain, replaced Korzun as the space station commander. He will remain on board until March, along with Pettit and cosmonaut Nikolai Budarin. Mission Control immediately...