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Topics of the day:

1. STS-126 MCC Status Report #24
2. NASA TV TO BROADCAST SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL
3. STS-126 MCC Status Report #25

Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:07:59 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-126 MCC Status Report #24

STS-126 Report #24 Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 9:00 a m CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

The Multi-purpose Logistics Module Leonardo will take the first small step in its lengthy journey back to Earth today as crews of Endeavour and the International Space Station finish its packing and move it from the station to the shuttle’s cargo bay

Leonardo, on its fifth trip to the station, brought more than seven tons of cargo to the station, much of it for future expansion of the station's crew After it was unloaded the pressurized cargo carrier was packed with about 3,500 pounds of material for the return trip

Crew members will leave Leonardo for the last time a little after 10 a m CST Mission specialists Don Pettit and Shane Kimbrough will use the station’s Canadarm2 to take the pressurized cargo module from the Harmony node to Endeavour’s cargo bay It is scheduled to be berthed there about 5:50 p m

Endeavour crew members, Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Eric Boe and mission specialists Pettit, Steve Bowen, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Kimbrough and Greg Chamitoff, were awakened at 6:55 a m The song was “North Sea Oil,” by Jethro Tull It was played for Bowen

Transfer of equipment and supplies to Endeavour’s middeck will continue today Chamitoff, who has been in space for about six months, will spend most of the day packing for his return home on Endeavour

Engineers continue to study results of the starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint after its successful two-orbit auto-track test early Tuesday The Urine Processor Assembly of the station’s new Water Recovery System continues to operate Station Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Sandra Magnus will continue to gather processed water samples for testing, while Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov has some station maintenance on his schedule

The ISS Progress 31 cargo ship launched at 6:38 a m today (6:38 p m Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan One of several antennas associated with the Kurs automated rendezvous system apparently did not deploy Russian flight controllers will review data in the hours ahead and determine whether any troubleshooting may be required It is scheduled to dock to the station at 6:23 a m Sunday

Endeavour’s crew is scheduled to go to bed at 9:55 p m and be awakened at 5:55 a m Thursday The next shuttle status report will be issued at the end of the crew day, or earlier if events warrant

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Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:03:09 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA TV TO BROADCAST SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL

November 26, 2008

James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M08-239

NASA TV TO BROADCAST SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL

HOUSTON -- The residents of the International Space Station will receive a new shipment of fuel, food, supplies and holiday gifts on Sunday, Nov 30 Docking of the cargo delivery spacecraft, known as ISS Progress 31, is set for 6:23 a m CST NASA Television will begin coverage of the event at 5:45 a m

The unpiloted Russian resupply craft is carrying more than two tons of supplies for the station's crew, Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineers Yury Lonchakov and Sandy Magnus The ISS Progress 31 launched at 6:38 a m Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan

NASA TV's broadcast will include commentary and available downlink television of the final hours of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission Endeavour is scheduled to land Sunday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida

For NASA TV downlink, schedules and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:02:53 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-126 MCC Status Report #25

STS-126 Report #25 Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 5:00 p m CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON – The International Space Station’s moving van, Leonardo, is back in Endeavour’s payload bay, ready to return materials to Earth

Between Leonardo and the shuttle’s middeck, 16,390 pounds of equipment were delivered to the station, much of it for future expansion of the station's crew The crew members packed away 3,642 pounds of materials to be returned to Earth

Mission Specialists Don Pettit and Shane Kimbrough used the station’s Canadarm2 to move the pressurized cargo module It was removed from the Harmony module and placed in the shuttle’s cargo bay at 4:52 p m

Lead spacewalker Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper packed up equipment and supplies used for the four spacewalks and moved them to Endeavour for return

Station Flight Engineer Sandra Magnus continued work on the station’s new regenerative life support system She drained a condensate collection tank to create the optimum ratio of condensate and distillate from the Urine Processor Assembly (UPA) and gathered additional water samples for testing The UPA ran yesterday, completing three cycles after troubleshooting steps restored its operation There are no plans to run it again during the joint mission as all the samples needed have been taken

Station Commander Mike Fincke and cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov practiced with the backup manual docking system as part of routine preparations for the arrival of the automated ISS Progress 31 cargo spacecraft The vehicle launched to the station earlier today and is set to dock on Sunday One of several antennas associated with the Kurs automated rendezvous system was eventually extended and secured in place It had not deployed automatically as expected

All ten crew members will have light duty in the morning on Thanksgiving Day They have plans to join together for a meal of smoked turkey, candied yams, green beans and mushrooms, cornbread dressing, cranapple dessert and tea with sugar

The shuttle and station crews will part ways and close hatches in the afternoon for undocking Friday

Endeavour’s crew is scheduled to go to bed at 9:55 p m and be awakened at 5:55 a m Thursday The next shuttle status report will be issued after the crew awakens, or earlier if events warrant

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 26 Nov 2008 to 27 Nov 2008 (#2008-130)

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