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=media type="file" key="Period1group1.wmv"Here is our research that we did.= 1.  Describe the Progress spacecraft. How does it work? What is its purpose? Where does it launch from? http://ewilkening99.googlepages.com/progress.pdf **Video #1**
 * The progress spacecraft is a vehicle that is used to bring supply/cargo to the ISS. Around 3 progresses go to the ISS each year and all of them incinerate when entering the atmosphere. The progress docks to the ISS and brings it to higher altitudes. **Once it is finished the progress space craft is filled up with trash and burns up upon re-entry.

2.  Describe the Soyuz spacecraft. What is its purpose? How many people can it hold? Where does it launch and land? What is the numbering system for the missions? http://ewilkening99.googlepages.com/soyuz.pdf **Video #1**
 * The Soyuz is a vehicle that is space craft that has been used for more than 40 years. It is a docking supply for the ISS. It supplies a nitrogen and oxygen atmosphere at sea level. It provides electronic digital control and improved landing. It launches and lands at the Bakonur Cosmodrome in Khazastan. Soyuz can support 3 suited crewmembers for up to 3 days. The numbering system for the Soyuz is TM-xxx  **

3.  Describe the Space Shuttle Orbiter. What is its purpose? How many people can it hold? Where does it launch and land? What is the numbering system for the missions? What are the names of the orbiters? http://ewilkening99.googlepages.com/space_shuttle.pdf **Video #1**
 * The Space shuttle Orbiter is a space shuttle that has flown about 115 times. It is about 37.2 meters and is about 17.3 meters high. It can hold about 7 crewmembers at a time and is going to retire in 2010. The orbiter job is to complete the assembly of the ISS. It would land in Florida, but if the weather is bad it will land in California. The names of the space shuttles are the Discovery/Orbiter, ** ** Atlantis, and Endeavour, and the numbering system is STS-xxx.  **