First ESA long-duration mission onboard the ISS given 1 July start

[SirUlli]

17 June 2006
ESA PR 18-2006. With NASA?s announcement today of the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on 1 July, ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, from Germany, is set to spend six to seven months in space as a member of the permanent crew of the International Space Station.

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMSMWK8IOE_index_0.html#

more info

http://www.space.com/spaceshuttle/index.html

regards from Germany
Sir Ulli

 

[amdxborg]

Hope all goes well, thanx SirUlli!

 

[Spacehead]

Thanks for the info SirUlli


On a side note, the ISS has made some nice overhead passes the past week or so. I hope it continues when the shuttle is docked as it's just a little brighter.