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T O P I C R E V I E WNavySpaceFanWatched today's ISS change of command, and I was surprised how casual it was. When CAPT Lopez-Alegria took command last year, his ceremony resembled a ship's change of command, very formal with music, ringing aboard the commanders, etc. Does each expedition decide how to conduct the change of command? Jay ChladekProbably, since to my knowledge Peggy is a civilian and doesn't have military ties like Lopez-Alegria did.Robert PearlmanEach commander sets the tone and chooses the customs s/he wants his/her crew to follow. Friday's change of command ceremony would have been Fyodor Yurchikhin's to run, thus it was his choice as to what form it would take. On a related topic, before she launched, I asked Peggy Whitson what ISS traditions she planned to continue and/or start. She replied that she hadn't had a lot of time to consider such and planned to continue what past crews had begun.NavySpaceFanI hope Dr.Whitson keeps the bells. I like to think of them as a maritime, vice strictly naval tradition. The best use of the bells I've seen was on STS-114 where Dr. Phillips rang aboard both COL Collins (as commander of DISCOVERY) and Wendy Lawrence (as a Navy captain). It also makes sense that the off going commander arranges the change of command, that's how it works on ships.
On a related topic, before she launched, I asked Peggy Whitson what ISS traditions she planned to continue and/or start. She replied that she hadn't had a lot of time to consider such and planned to continue what past crews had begun.
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