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1. STS-126 MCC Status Report #28
2. STS-126 MCC Status Report #29

Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:20:45 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-126 MCC Status Report #28

STS-126 Report #28 Friday, November 28, 2008 - 7:30 a m CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

It’s undocking day The space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-astronaut crew are scheduled to leave the International Space Station at 8:47 a m CST

Endeavour crew members, Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialists Don Pettit, Steve Bowen, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Shane Kimbrough and Greg Chamitoff, spent the night separated from their station colleagues, Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineers Yury Lonchakov and Sandra Magnus Hatches between the two vehicles were closed at 6:31 p m Thursday

Shuttle crew members were awakened at 4:55 a m Friday with “In the Meantime,” by Spacehog It was for Boe

Undocking operations will begin about an hour before the separation of the spacecraft Boe, with help from Ferguson and other crew members, will be at the controls when Endeavour leaves Pressurized Mating Adaptor 2 where it docked at 4:01 p m Nov 16

Latches will be released and springs will push the shuttle about two feet ahead of the station Boe will pilot Endeavour to a point about 450 feet ahead of the station, then, at about 9:15 a m , begin a flyaround He will keep the cargo bay facing the orbiting laboratory so cameras there can document its condition The shuttle will leave the area at about 11:15 a m

During more than 11 days of docked operations, Endeavour delivered equipment that will help allow the station to double its crew size to six The gear included two sleep stations, a new galley, a water recovery system and an advanced resistive exercise device Astronauts also did four spacewalks Among their accomplishments were cleaning, lubricating and installing new bearing assemblies on the starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint It subsequently seemed to function well during a two-orbit test

The standard late inspection of Endeavour’s thermal protection system, using the shuttle’s robotic arm and its Orbital Boom Sensor System extension, is scheduled this afternoon Boe, Pettit and Kimbrough are to begin that survey about 12:45 p m The Kennedy Space Center landing is scheduled for Sunday at 12:19 p m CST

The crew is scheduled to go to bed at 7:55 p m 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: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:37:58 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-126 MCC Status Report #29

STS-126 Report #29 Friday, Nov 28, 2008 - 5:30 p m CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON –The space shuttle Endeavour and International Space Station parted ways at 8:47 a m CST The shuttle crew then turned its attention to inspecting Endeavour’s heat shield to prepare for landing Sunday

Endeavour Pilot Eric Boe, with help from Commander Chris Ferguson and other crew members, flew the orbiter away from the space station The final separation maneuver was delayed to avoid the shuttle crossing paths with space debris That burn was completed at 5:23 p m

Boe, Don Pettit and Shane Kimbrough completed the standard late inspection of Endeavour’s thermal protection system They used the shuttle’s robotic arm and its Orbiter Boom Sensor System extension to scan the front edge of the wings and the nose cap Experts on the ground will review the data and report their assessment to the Mission Management Team Saturday

The entry flight control team in Mission Control, Houston, will evaluate weather conditions at Kennedy before permitting Endeavour to return to Earth Sunday landing opportunities at Kennedy are at 12:19 p m and 1:54 p m The secondary landing site at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif , will be activated Sunday for consideration as well The opportunities at Edwards are 3:24 p m and 4:59 p m

Station Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineers Yury Lonchakov and Sandra Magnus have light duty days scheduled today and Saturday before being on hand to monitor the arrival of a Progress cargo ship Sunday

The crew is scheduled to go to bed at 7:55 p m and awaken at 3:55 a m Saturday The next shuttle status report will be issued after crew wake up, or earlier if events warrant

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 28 Nov 2008 to 29 Nov 2008 (#2008-132)

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