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1. STS-126 MCC Status Report #32
2. STS-126 MCC Status Report #33 (2)

Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:58:49 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-126 MCC Status Report #32

STS-126 Report #32 Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 5:00 a m CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

Endeavour astronauts are beginning what is scheduled to be their flight’s landing day

The crew members, Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialists Don Pettit, Steve Bowen, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Shane Kimbrough and Greg Chamitoff, were awakened at 3:55 a m CST by the Rocky Theme, “Gonna Fly Now,” performed by Bill Conti It was for Ferguson

Endeavour’s first landing opportunity is at Kennedy Space Center on orbit 248 It would see a deorbit burn at 11:14 a m The orbiter’s ground track would take it along the east coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, across the Gulf of Mexico and cross the Florida coast south of Fort Myers Landing would be at 12:19 p m

A second KSC opportunity is available Sunday Its deorbit burn would be at 12:50 p m and a landing at 1:54 p m That track would take Endeavour across Mexico, cross its Gulf Coast near Tampico, then east across Florida to KSC

KSC weather is questionable Forecasts say rain, perhaps thunderstorms and crosswinds could prevent a landing there

There are two Sunday opportunities to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California The first, on orbit 250, would see a deorbit burn at 2:20 p m and a landing at 3:25 p m For the second, on orbit 251, the deorbit burn would be at 3:57 p m and the landing at 5 p m

Endeavour is winding up a mission that included more than 11 days at the International Space Station It delivered equipment to help future expansion of the station crew from three to six persons During four spacewalks, Endeavour astronauts cleaned, lubricated and installed new bearing assemblies in the starboard solar alpha rotary joint The mission also took Expedition 18 flight engineer Sandra Magnus to the station and is bringing Chamitoff home after six months in space

Magnus and fellow station crew members, Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov, are awaiting the arrival today of a new Progress unpiloted cargo carrier Progress 31 brings almost 2 7 tons of fuel, air, water, propellant and other supplies and equipment to the orbiting laboratory Launched Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, it is scheduled to dock at 6:25 a m

The next shuttle status report will be issued after landing, at the end of the crew day, or earlier if events warrant

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Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:05:07 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-126 MCC Status Report #33

STS-126 Report #33 Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 4:00 p m CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON – The seven member crew of Endeavour returned to Earth today, landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California

Mission managers waived landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida this morning, the shuttle’s primary landing site Thunderstorms and strong winds prevented Endeavour from attempting either of the two opportunities for Kennedy, and the shuttle was diverted to Edwards

Endeavour’s main landing gear touched down at 3:25:06 p m , followed by the nose gear at 3:25:21 p m The shuttle’s wheels stopped at 3:26:03 p m , bringing the mission’s elapsed time to 15 days, 20 hours, 34 minutes Endeavour traveled 6,615,109 miles during its journey

Endeavour Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialists Don Pettit, Steve Bowen, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Shane Kimbrough and Greg Chamitoff spent the morning preparing for today’s deorbit burn and landing Chamitoff is returning after serving aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer for the past six months Chamitoff spent 183 days in space, 179 aboard the station

Endeavour’s mission delivered and installed equipment critical to allow the station's crew to double in size to six persons next year The new gear includes a water recovery system, which will allow urine and other condensate to be purified and converted into water for the crew's use Endeavour returned with samples of the processed water for experts in Houston to analyze before it is approved for use by the crew

Endeavour's astronauts also repaired and serviced crucial rotating joints for the station's giant solar arrays During four spacewalks, the astronauts lubricated and cleaned the joints that allow the arrays to automatically track the sun

Endeavour will be mated to the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft this week and be flown back to the Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its next launch

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Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:27:34 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-126 MCC Status Report #33

STS-126 Report #33 Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 4:00 p m Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON – The seven member crew of Endeavour returned to Earth today, landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California

Mission managers waived landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida this morning, the shuttle’s primary landing site Thunderstorms and strong winds prevented Endeavour from attempting either of the two opportunities for Kennedy, and the shuttle was diverted to Edwards

Endeavour’s main landing gear touched down at 3:25:06 p m , followed by the nose gear at 3:25:21 p m The shuttle’s wheels stopped at 3:26:03 p m , bringing the mission’s elapsed time to 15 days, 20 hours, 30 minutes, 34 seconds Endeavour traveled 6,615,109 miles during its journey

Endeavour Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialists Don Pettit, Steve Bowen, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Shane Kimbrough and Greg Chamitoff spent the morning preparing for today’s deorbit burn and landing Chamitoff is returning after serving aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer for the past six months Chamitoff spent 183 days in space, 179 aboard the station

Endeavour’s mission delivered and installed equipment critical to allow the station's crew to double in size to six persons next year The new gear includes a water recovery system, which will allow urine and other condensate to be purified and converted into water for the crew's use Endeavour returned with samples of the processed water for experts in Houston to analyze before it is approved for use by the crew

Endeavour's astronauts also repaired and serviced crucial rotating joints for the station's giant solar arrays During four spacewalks, the astronauts lubricated and cleaned the joints that allow the arrays to automatically track the sun

Endeavour will be mated to the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft this week and be flown back to the Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its next launch

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 30 Nov 2008 to 1 Dec 2008 (#2008-134)

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