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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying a multinational crew of three arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, setting the stage for a Canadian for the first time to take command of the orbital research base.

The spacecraft carrying Chris Hadfield from the Canadian Space Agency, NASA's Tom Marshburn and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko blasted off from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday and parked at the station's Rassvet docking module at 9:09 a.m. EST as the ships sailed 255 miles above northern Kazakhstan.

"The Soyuz sleigh has pulled into port at the International Space Station with a holiday gift of three new crewmembers," said NASA mission commentator Rob Navias.

The trio joined station commander Kevin Ford and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeni Tarelkin, who are two months into a planned six-month mission.

Ford is due to turn over command of the $100 billion research complex, a project of 15 nations, in mid-March to Hadfield, who will become the first Canadian to lead a space expedition.

"This is a big event for me personally," Hadfield said in a preflight interview. "It takes a lot of work, a lot of focus. It's something that I can look back on as an accomplishment and a threshold of my life."

Command of the station, which has been continuously occupied since November 2000, typically rotates between an American and a Russian crewmember.

In 2009, Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne broke that cycle to become the first European Space Agency commander. Japan's Koichi Wakata is training to lead the Expedition 39 crew in March 2014.

All three of the station's new residents have made previous spaceflights. Hadfield, 53, is a veteran of two space shuttle missions. Marshburn, 52, has one previous shuttle mission and Roman Romanenko, 41, a second-generation cosmonaut, served as a flight engineer aboard the space station in 2009.

The station crew will have some time off to celebrate several winter holidays in orbit - Christmas, the New Year and then Orthodox Christmas - before tackling a list of about 150 science experiments and station maintenance, including two spacewalks.

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Wayward Skylabs Dummies
The origins of the group date back to early 1979 when a Brian Neil Henderson, Chub McBride, Donald Kerr and myself (Steven Todd) decided to form a band. Things got off to a good start when Neil bought a guitar from his mum #39;s littlewoods club book but that was as far as it went for a few months. The band members used to gather at Brian #39;s house and listen to Joy Division, SpizzOil, Desperate Bicycles and the like and were still at the point of deciding on a name for the band when in July 79 the Skylab 1 space station crashed into the atmosphere. On the 6 o #39;clock news Kenneth Kendal reported that the "Wayward Skylab"had finally crashed to earth, hence the band #39;s name. Nothing really happened on the musical front except that Brian wrote the first lyrics to a song that became "Marine Boy" which later was a crowd favourite. My young brother Robert Todd then came into the frame and he really drove things on and sorted out a practice room next to our dad #39;s shop on the local aerodrome. I had joined the army by then so was away most of the time so was only an honorary member by autumn 79 although I was around for 5 months whilst convalescing after a bad bike smash. The band line-up quickly changed and by late 79 the line-up was Robert Todd, Donald Kerr, Rab Lynch, John X and Paul Johnstone. Paul was the last to join and was recruited on the strength of his singalong to the Damned #39;Love Song #39; whilst helping to paint out the practice room. Songwriting duties fell to whoever could ...From:Steven ToddViews:0 0ratingsTime:02:49More inPeople Blogs

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SB Alien Cargo Hold.avi
SB Alien Cargo Hold: In this 3D Studio Max project I have created an imaginative cartoon style animation depicting a room inside of an alien space station. This is part of a much larger project currently under construction. The scene follows along with the camera as it spirals around the central power supply pillar of the room. There are lots of separate animation elements such as large gears, hover platforms using tractor beams to move crates around. There will be other animations to come showing different aspects inside the room because there are so many different areas and details that one pass is not enough to capture everything that is going on. All of the textures are UVW mapped with added normal #39;s maps. There are special effects plasma clouds created using the Afterburn Plug-in for 3D Studio Max. I used the Final Render plug-in for the Shaders and material effects. Post production work done in Adobe After Effects. Frame rate is NTSC 29.97. Thank you for reading and watching. Feel free to connect with me via the links below. Sincerely: Jamie Noe http://www.youtube.com http://www.facebook.com twitter.com wickedhorizondesigns.blogspot.comFrom:Wicked Horizon Designs Wicked Horizon DesignsViews:1 0ratingsTime:00:34More inFilm Animation

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Wayward Sylabs Refined People
The origins of the group date back to early 1979 when a Brian Neil Henderson, Chub McBride, Donald Kerr and myself (Steven Todd) decided to form a band. Things got off to a good start when Neil bought a guitar from his mum #39;s littlewoods club book but that was as far as it went for a few months. The band members used to gather at Brian #39;s house and listen to Joy Division, SpizzOil, Desperate Bicycles and the like and were still at the point of deciding on a name for the band when in July 79 the Skylab 1 space station crashed into the atmosphere. On the 6 o #39;clock news Kenneth Kendal reported that the "Wayward Skylab"had finally crashed to earth, hence the band #39;s name. Nothing really happened on the musical front except that Brian wrote the first lyrics to a song that became "Marine Boy" which later was a crowd favourite. My young brother Robert Todd then came into the frame and he really drove things on and sorted out a practice room next to our dad #39;s shop on the local aerodrome. I had joined the army by then so was away most of the time so was only an honorary member by autumn 79 although I was around for 5 months whilst convalescing after a bad bike smash. The band line-up quickly changed and by late 79 the line-up was Robert Todd, Donald Kerr, Rab Lynch, John X and Paul Johnstone. Paul was the last to join and was recruited on the strength of his singalong to the Damned #39;Love Song #39; whilst helping to paint out the practice room. Songwriting duties fell to whoever could ...From:Steven ToddViews:0 0ratingsTime:02:14More inPeople Blogs

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Kerbal Space Program: Spaced - Ep #09
Wherein, I attempt to heft a space station to the mun. The MUN! Part 1 of 3 part special. Buy the game: http://www.kerbalspaceprogram.com "KSP is a game where the players create and manage their own space program. Build spacecraft, fly them, and try to help the Kerbals to fulfill their ultimate mission of conquering space..." Thanks for watching! Like and Subscribe for more.From:mmkofeyhViews:1 0ratingsTime:17:46More inGaming

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Let #39;s Play Space Station Silicon Valley - Part 9
Part 9: Rat-o-Matic Evo discovers a dark secret on the creation of the ratsFrom:voltageman65Views:2 1ratingsTime:09:22More inGaming

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The Unseen Pics of Soyuz Rocket Launch
The Unseen Pics of Soyuz Rocket Launch To Subscribe Our Channel Please Click Below Link: http://www.youtube.com Russia, US and Canada prepare for joint mission to International Space StationFrom:pastimersViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:46More inEntertainment

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Energy 101: Concentrating Solar Power [Solar Panels And Solar Energy]
yupurl.com Solar Energy Systems Provide maximum long-term protection of the steel structures supporting your Photovoltaic or Concentrating Solar Power systems. Human Exploration and Operations: Focuses on International Space Station operations and human exploration beyond low Earth orbit. If you need solar panels for your home, business, RV or remote cabin, we can help. solar panels how they work. See how GeoXploit is helping HomeSun stimulate the take-up of solar-generated electricity in homes across Britain. Nine questions to ask when buying digital map data. Solar Panels Information . NJ Solar Incentives. NJ Installers Guide | NJ Solar Cities NJ Solar Counties. NJ Solar Energy | Solar Power NJ Solar Panels Guide.org. Department of Energ.... solar panels wikipedia. Solar X-rays: Geomagnetic Field: From n3kl.org. Convenient Solar Data. Some materials exhibit a property known as the photoelectric effect that causes them to absorb photons of light and release electrons.From:jhgug sresrViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:38More inHowto Style

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Station Crew Training Integrator Talks With Students
From NASA #39;s International Space Station Mission Control Center, Expedition 34/35 Training Integrator Alicia Simpson participates in a Digital Learning Network (DLN) event with students from Christ the King School, Rutland, Vt. The DLN connects students and teachers with NASA experts and education specialists using online communication technologies like video/web conferencing and webcasting.From:nvdktubeViews:1 0ratingsTime:24:13More inScience Technology

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SMW Hack Level - Stagnant Isle (December 20, 2012)
After submitting something to the Joke Entry Contest on SMWC quite some time ago, I recently decided it was time to make something good for a contest (the 2nd Annual Strawberry Level Design Contest). Hopefully these contests work well for me. Music: Tony Hawk #39;s Underground 2 - Pro Skater (the space station) Original SMW made by Nintendo, single level made by SMCslevelengine, and playthrough made by SMCslevelengine.From:SMCslevelengineViews:7 0ratingsTime:02:42More inGaming

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