“Nations Around the World Mark 10th Anniversary of International Space Station”, NASA, 17/11. 20 November marked 10 years since the first element of the International Space Station, the Zarya Functional Cargo Block («Заря» ФГБ, Функционально Грузовой Блок, Funktsional’no Gruzovoi Blok). James Oberg also provides an overview: “What a trip! Space station turns 10”, MSNBC, 20/11.
“Buran – the Soviet ‘space shuttle’ ”, BBC News, 20/11. Article by Anatoly Zak of RussianSpaceWeb.com.
A new version of the Russian Orlan spacesuit, the Orlan-MK, was delivered to the ISS in September 2008 on Progress M-65 (Orlan-MK №1170004, blue stripes). Two more will be delivered in 2009: Orlan №005 (red stripes) on Progress M-66, and №006 (blue stripes) on Progress M-02M. As with previous Orlans, NPO Zvezda are the designers and makers of the MK. I have a page on my website about it.
