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August 19, 2021
The correction of the orbital altitude of the International Space Station, which was originally scheduled for the morning of August 19, 2021, has been postponed to the backup date - August 21 at the request of the American side.
International Space Station (ISS). Image Credits: NASA/STS-131
Such a request came in connection with the technical unavailability of the American segment of the ISS, which was reported by the Flight Director (shift director of the flight) of the partners to the Mission Control Center of TsNIIMash near Moscow (part of the State Corporation Roscosmos).
Currently, the 65th expedition consisting of Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Peter Dubrov (Roscosmos), NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Shane Kimbrough and Megan MacArthur, astronaut of the Japan Aerospace Research Agency (JAXA) Akihiko Hoshide (station commander) and astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA) Thomas Pesquet.
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https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2021/08/iss-orbit-altitude-correction-is.html
Related links:
ROSCOSMOS Press Release: https://www.roscosmos.ru/32234/
TsNIIMash: https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/cniimash/
International Space Station (ISS): https://www.roscosmos.ru/tag/mks/
Image (mentioned), Text, Credits: ROSCOSMOS/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
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