Expedition 14: Difference between revisions

{{Short ISS description|Expedition to a space station in 2006}}

|CrewCaption =''[[Sunitacrew_photo Williams]], [[Mikhail Tyurin]] and [[Michael Lopez-Alegria]], mission commander of = Expedition 14.''jpg

'''Expedition 14''' was the 14th expedition to the [[International Space Station]] (ISS). Commander [[Michael LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría]], and flight engineer [[Mikhail Tyurin]] launched from [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] on 18 September 2006, 04:09 UTC, aboard [[Soyuz TMA-9]]. They joined [[Thomas Reiter]], who had arrived at the ISS on 6 July 2006 aboard [[Space Shuttle]] [[Space Shuttle Discovery|''Discovery'']] during mission [[STS-121]]. In December 2006, ''Discovery'' mission [[STS-116]] brought [[Sunita Williams]] to replace Reiter as the third member of Expedition 14. On 21 April 2007, LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría and Tyurin returned to Earth aboard TMA-9. Landing occurred at 12:31:30 UTC.

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! Position

! First Part<br /><small>(September to December 2006)</small>

! Second Part<br /><small>(December 2006 to April 2007)</small>

! Commander

| colspan=2 align=center| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría]], [[NASA]]<br />Fourth (last NASA) spaceflight

! Flight Engineer 1

| colspan=2 align=center| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Mikhail Tyurin]], [[Russian Federal Space Agency|RSA]]<br />FirstSecond spaceflight

*[[Peggy Whitson]] Commander -– NASA

*[[Yuri Malenchenko]] Flight Engineer -– RSA

*[[ClaytonLeopold AndersonEyharts]] Flight Engineer -– NASAESA (for Reiter)

* To continue assembly of the International Space Station with three assembly spacewalks and Aa [[Space Shuttle]] mission: [[STS-116]] ([[Space Shuttle Discovery|''Discovery'']]).

*'''DockedUndocked''': 2021 SeptemberApril 20062007, 0509:21 a.m. [[11&nbsp;UTC]]

The first crew of Expedition 14 launched, alongside spaceflight participant [[Anousheh Ansari]], in [[Soyuz TMA-9]], from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz Rocket at 04:10am 10&nbsp;[[UTC]] on 18 September 2006. Cosmonaut Tyurin piloted the capsule in for a perfect docking two days later at 05:21am 21&nbsp;UTC on 20 September, with the hatch to the ISS opening at 08:30am 30&nbsp;UTC. The members of Expedition 14 (along with Ansari) were greeted warmly by [[Expedition 13]] crew Pavel Vinogradov & Jeff Williams, and also by the third member of their own expedition, ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, who officially switched from a member of [[Expedition 13]] to membership of Expedition 14 when his soyuz seat-liner was switched.

The day after docking, with the expedition crew working joint operations with [[Expedition 13]], the ISS was positioned in such a way that the station's inhabitants were able to observe the re-entry of [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] at the end of [[STS-115]]. As they watched ''Atlantis'' create a glowing contrail during its plunge into the atmosphere, LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría and Williams provided commentary of the re-entry to the Mission Control Center in Houston. The station was a few hundred miles ahead of the shuttle at the time.

During the spacewalk, Tyurin [[Golf ball#Aerodynamics|hit a [[golf]] ball]] from the exterior of the [[Pirs (ISS module)|Pirs]] airlock.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva_112206.html |title=NASA.gov: EVA -– ''Spacewalkers Tee Off on Science, Mechanics''] |access-date=2 January 2007 |archive-date=24 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924023428/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva_112206.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> This "experiment" was sponsored by a Toronto -based commercial company, ''[[Element 21 (golf company)|Element 21]]'', which manufactures golf clubs made of [[scandium]]. The ball weighs just 3&nbsp;grams, compared with 48&nbsp;grams for a standard golf ball. At that weight, it was unlikely to damage any station components which might accidentally have been hit. There were three balls allowing two options for repeating the shot if required, but only one shot was actually taken. Taken with a one-handed grip by Tyurin (with LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría stabilising Tyurin by holding his legs), the shot was a substantial slice, with the ball flying off to the right of the station instead of the rear. In 2006, there were plans for the video from the shot to be used in a TV commercial. The progress of the ball, which contains tracking equipment, could be followed on [http://www.issgolf.com/ E21's Track the Ball in Space] web site which was set up in 2006. Although, the site simply calculates an assumed distance of the ball based on a constant speed and does not perform any real tracking of the ball. The stunt was carried out around 35 years after [[Alan Shepard]] hit two golf balls on the moon during [[Apollo 14]].

[[Image:Michael E. Lopez-Alegria and Mikhail Tyurin in the International Space Station Pirs Docking Compartment.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Commander [[Michael López-Alegría|Michael E. LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría]] (left) and cosmonaut [[Mikhail Tyurin]] conduct pre-spacewalk operations in the [[Pirs (ISS module)|Pirs]] airlock (February 2007)]]

Inspection of a Kurs antenna on the [[Progress (spacecraft)|Progress]] 23 unpiloted cargo carrier that docked at the aft end of the station's [[Zvezda (ISS module)|Zvezda Service Module]] on 26 October 2006 was the next task. Final latching of the spacecraft to the station during the docking procedure was delayed by more than three hours because Mission Control Moscow was not sure the antenna was completely retracted. Tyurin and LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría moved to the rear of Zvezda and photographed the antenna. It was still fully extended, so Tyurin used a screwdriver to release a latch and tried to retract the antenna. Russian flight controllers also tried to retract it by activating a motor. Neither succeeded, and the task was abandoned.

This mission was the longest expedition to the ISS thus far. Also, the Soyuz capsule was the oldest one ever used. LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría, already the U.S. recordholder for spacewalks, now also holds the record for longest spaceflight by a NASA astronaut.

There were five spacewalks conducted during Expedition 14, totaling 33 hours and 42 minutes. [[Michael LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría]] participated in all five space walks, while [[Sunita Williams]] took part in three, and [[Mikhail Tyurin]] participated in 2. LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría's five spacewalks set a record for EVA's during aan ISS mission. This was matched by [[Peggy Whitson]] during [[Expedition 16]], who also performed five spacewalks.

|-! bgcolorstyle="background-color:#ccccff;" | Mission

|[[Mikhail Tyurin]]<br/>[[Michael LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría]]

|November 22, November 2006<br/> 23:17

|November 23, November 2006<br/> 04:55

| colspan=4|"Orbiting golf shot" event sponsored by a Canadian golf company through the [[Russian Federal Space Agency]]. LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría put the tee on the ladder outside [[Pirs (ISS module)|''Pirs'']], while Tyurin set up a camera, and then performed the golf shot. Inspected and photographed a Kurs antenna on Progress 23, relocated an [[Automated Transfer Vehicle]] (ATV) WAL antenna, installed a BTN neutron experiment, and jettisoned two thermal covers from the BTN.<ref name="Exp14a">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva_112206.html|title=Spacewalkers Tee Off on Science, Mechanics|accessdateaccess-date=October 21, October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2006|author=NASA|archive-date=24 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924023428/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva_112206.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

|Michael LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría<br/>[[Sunita Williams]]

|January 31, January 2007<br/> 15:14

|January 31, January 2007<br/> 23:09

| colspan=4 |Reconfigured one of the two cooling loops serving [[Destiny (ISS module)|''Destiny'']] from the temporary to permanent system, connected a cable for the [[Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System]] (SSPTS), installed six cable cinches and two winch bars to secure the [[starboard]] radiator of the P6 Truss, and then installed a shroud over it. Removed one of two fluid lines from the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) on the P6 Truss. The EAS would be jettisoned during a later EVA.<ref name="Exp 14-2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva6.html|title=Station Crew Members Wind Up Successful Spacewalk|accessdateaccess-date=October 6, October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2007|author=NASA|archive-date=24 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924025440/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva6.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

|Michael LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría <br/> Sunita Williams

|February 4, February 2007<br/> 13:38

|February 4, February 2007<br/> 20:49

| colspan=4 |Reconfigured the second of the two cooling loops serving ''Destiny'' from the temporary to permanent system, completed work with the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) on the P6 Truss, photographed the inboard end of the [[Integrated_Truss_StructureIntegrated Truss Structure#P6.2C_S6_trusses2C S6 trusses|P6]] starboard solar wing in preparation for its retraction during [[STS-117]], removed a sunshade from a multiplexer-demultiplexer data relay device, and continued work on the SSPTS.<ref name="Exp 14-3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva7.html|title=Crew Completes Scheduled Spacewalk Tasks, and More|accessdateaccess-date=October 6, October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2007|author=NASA|archive-date=7 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007022625/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva7.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

|Michael LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría <br/> Sunita Williams

|February 8, February 2007<br/> 13:26

|February 8, February 2007<br/> 20:06

| colspan=4 |Removed two thermal shrouds on two Rotary Joint Motor Controllers (RJMC) on the [[Integrated_Truss_StructureIntegrated Truss Structure#P3.2FP4.2C_S32C S3.2FS4_truss_assemblies2FS4 truss assemblies|P3]] truss, removed two large shrouds from P3 Bays 18 and 20, and jettisoned the shrouds away from the station. Deployed an Unpressurized Cargo Carrier Assembly Attachment System (UCCAS) on the upper face of the P3 truss, removed two launch locks from the P5 truss, and connected four cables of the SSPTS to the [[Pressurized Mating Adapter]] (PMA-2) at the forward end of [[Destiny (ISS module)|''Destiny'']] where shuttles dock.<ref name="Exp 14-4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva8.html|title=Spacewalkers Successfully Wrap Up Record Series|accessdateaccess-date=October 6, October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2007|author=NASA|archive-date=24 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924024656/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva8.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

|Mikhail Tyurin<br/>Michael LopezLópez-AlegriaAlegría

|February 22, February 2007<br/> 10:27

|February 22, February 2007<br/> 16:45

| colspan=4 |Retracted the antenna of the Progress cargo carrier at the aft port of the [[Zvezda (ISS module)|''Zvezda'']] service module, photographed a Russian satellite navigation antenna, and replaced a Russian materials experiment, inspected and photographed an antenna for the [[Automated Transfer Vehicle]] (ATV), photographed a German robotics experiment, and inspected, remated, and photographed hardware connectors.<ref name="Exp 14-5">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva17.html|title=Spacewalkers Successfully Retract Progress Antenna|accessdateaccess-date=October 6, October 2008|publisher=NASA|year=2007|author=NASA|archive-date=24 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924030027/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition14/exp14_eva17.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*[http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/may/HQ_06209_14th_ISS_crew.html NASA.gov: ''NASA Announces 14th International Space Station Crew''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211204242/http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/may/HQ_06209_14th_ISS_crew.html |date=11 December 2007 }}

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061004225802/http://www.space.gs/iss/13-sep-2006-nasa.html Space.gs: ''Expedition 14 ISS News Site'']

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060614172704/http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-14/ndxpage1.html NASA.gov: ''Expedition 14 Photography'']