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1. SHUTTLE AND STATION ASTRONAUTS SEND SPECIAL GREETINGS TO MILITARY
2. STS-126 MCC Status Report #22

Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:53:47 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: SHUTTLE AND STATION ASTRONAUTS SEND SPECIAL GREETINGS TO MILITARY

November 25, 2008

Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Report #M08-238

SHUTTLE AND STATION ASTRONAUTS SEND SPECIAL GREETINGS TO MILITARY

HOUSTON -- The combined crews of shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station have sent a special greeting to members of the American military in time for the upcoming holiday season

From orbit 220 miles above Earth, Commander Chris Ferguson (captain, U S Navy), Pilot Eric Boe (colonel, U S Air Force), Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke (colonel, U S Air Force), Mission Specialist Shane Kimbrough (lieutenant colonel, U S Army), Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (captain, U S Navy) and Mission Specialist Steve Bowen (captain, U S Navy) sent greetings to the soldiers, airmen, sailors and marines around the world who are away from their families this holiday season The crew thanked the service members for their commitment and dedication and wished them well

The combined crews will be celebrating Thanksgiving aboard the International Space Station During the mission, the astronauts have been working to service the station's solar arrays and deliver and install cargo and equipment necessary to expand the crew size from three to six people next year Endeavour is scheduled to return home Sunday, Nov 30

The special message to members of the military will be available during Tuesday's video file on NASA Television The video file will air at 9:00 a m CST on the standard-definition channel and also will be available on the NASA TV high-definition channel 105 The high-definition highlights will air at 8:30 a m , 11 a m and 3 p m For more information about how to receive NASA TV, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For the latest information about Endeavour's mission to the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

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Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:00:44 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-126 MCC Status Report #22

STS-126 Report #22 Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 10:00 a m CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

Crew members aboard Endeavour and the International Space Station got good news on two fronts when they were awakened for a day to be devoted largely to transfer of materials from the station to be returned to Earth

The starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint, which rotates in a paddle-wheel fashion the 240-foot solar wings on the station’s right side, was automatically tracking the sun for the first time in more than a year during a three-hour, two-orbit test begun at 4:55 a m CST The joint appeared to function well after repairs during the four spacewalks by Endeavour astronauts, but it will be some time before results of this and subsequent tests are known

The Urine Processor Assembly, part of the station’s new Water Recovery System, completed its second full run It had shut down four times during earlier tests After some fixes by station Commander Mike Fincke and shuttle Mission Specialist Don Pettit, it finished a full five-hour run Tuesday morning a little after midnight After a scheduled three-hour cool-down period, a second run, begun at 3:19 a m , was completed too

Endeavour crew members, Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Eric Boe and mission specialists Pettit, Steve Bowen, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Shane Kimbrough and Greg Chamitoff, as well as Fincke and station flight engineers Yury Lonchakov and Sandra Magnus, were awakened at 8:25 a m , half an hour later than scheduled The song was “Fever,” by Bandella It was for Pettit and sung by his wife That group also includes astronaut Steve Robinson

Transfer of equipment and supplies, now mostly from the station to Endeavour and the Leonardo cargo carrier, is still a little ahead of schedule With the mission extended a day, today is now the last chance to load Leonardo, getting toward the end of its fifth mission to the station Steps to close up the pressurized cargo carrier for its transfer back to Endeavour and return to Earth are to begin later today

Endeavour’s crew is scheduled to go to bed at 11:55 p m today and be awakened at 7:55 a m Wednesday The next shuttle status report will be issued at the end of the crew day, or earlier if events warrant

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