Re: How long does it take to a space shuttle to get to the ISS?

Date: Fri Jan 5 02:42:39 2007
Posted By: Vassilios N. Grigoriadis, MSc Surveyor Engineering, phD candidate student
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 1165943047.As

Message:

Dear Jose,

thank you very much for your question. It takes about 2 days and a couple of hours to get to the space station. You can see a list of previous expeditions to the space station and their arrival time (docking) below. I have also included information for their departure time from the space station and their landing time. For more information you can visit NASA's Internation Space Station Homepage at http://www .nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html and for more information regarding the space shuttles visit : http://www .nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

Thank you again for your question and i wish you a happy exploration of space:)

MSc. Eng. Vassilios N. Grigoriadis
Department of Geodesy and Surveying
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Makedonia, Greece

List of Expeditions and their departure/arrival time
Space Station Expedition 14
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Launch:
Sept. 18, 2006, 12:09 a.m. EDT
Docking:
Sept. 20, 2006, No information regarding time

Space Station Expedition 13
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Launch:
March 29, 2006, 9:30 p.m. EST
Docking:
March 31, 2006, 11:19 p.m. EST
Undocking:
Sept. 28, 2006, 5:53 p.m. EDT
Landing:
Sept. 28, 2006, 9:13 p.m. EDT

Space Station Expedition 12
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Launch:
Sept. 30, 2005, 11:55 p.m. EDT
Docking:
Oct. 3, 2005, 1:27 a.m. EDT
Undocking:
April 8, 2006, 3:28 p.m. EDT
Landing:
April 8, 2006, 7:48 p.m. EDT

Space Station Expedition 11
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Launch:
April 14, 2005, 8:46 p.m. EDT
Docking:
April 16, 2005, 10:19 p.m. EDT
Undocking:
Oct. 10, 2005, 5:49 p.m. EDT
Landing:
Oct. 10, 2005, 9:09 p.m. EDT

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