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1. STS-127 MCC Status Report #02
2. APOLLO ERA VETERANS TO THROW FIRST PITCH AT ASTROS NASA NIGHT
3. STS-127 MCC Status Report #03

Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:26:21 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-127 MCC Status Report #02

STS-127 Report #02 7 a m CDT Thursday, July 16, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON – Seven astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour awakened at 7:03 a m to begin a day of heat shield inspections and preparations for Friday’s rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station

The song “These Are Days” by the band 10,000 Maniacs emanated from speakers inside Endeavour’s crew cabin, a wake-up call targeted especially for Mission Specialist Tim Kopra

Commander Mark Polansky and Pilot Doug Hurley will start their day with an Orbital Maneuvering System engine firing to refine Endeavour’s path toward the station A second burn is planned at the end of the crew’s day In addition, the crew will set up a camera in the shuttle’s docking tunnel, extend the Orbiter Docking System ring and check out the hand-held laser range-finder and other equipment that will be used to provide precise distance and approach information for the upcoming docking

Mission Specialists Chris Cassidy, Tom Marshburn, Dave Wolf, Kopra and Julie Payette of the Canadian Space Agency will focus on inspections of Endeavour’s heat shield using the shuttle’s robotic arm and the Orbiter Boom Sensor System

Spacewalkers Wolf, Cassidy, Marshburn and Kopra also will begin checking out the space suits they will wear and the tools they will use on the mission’s five spacewalks

Aboard the station, Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineers Michael Barratt, Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Roman Romanenko, Robert Thirsk of the Canadian Space Agency and Frank De Winne of the European Space Agency, will spend the day packing and preparing for the arrival of visitors They’ll review photography procedures for documenting the condition of the shuttle’s heat protection tiles as it completes a rendezvous pitch maneuver during its approach to the station

Endeavour’s crew will go to bed just after 10 p m

The next shuttle status report will be issued at the end of the crew’s workday, or earlier if events warrant

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Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:07:14 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: APOLLO ERA VETERANS TO THROW FIRST PITCH AT ASTROS NASA NIGHT

July 16, 2009

Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-9251

Report #M09-132

APOLLO ERA VETERANS TO THROW FIRST PITCH AT ASTROS’ NASA NIGHT

HOUSTON – In celebration of the Apollo 11 40th anniversary, Apollo era veterans will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Houston Astros’ game July 20

Apollo veterans are: - Andrea Mosie, VOE Student, Office of Lunar Missions (1969-1971); Principle Scientist, Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (present) - Frank Hughes, Apollo Simulator Instructor, Kennedy Space Center, Florida (1966-1971); Education and Training Products, Tietronix in Houston (present) - Jack Kinzler, designed the American flag that the Apollo 11 crew left on the moon; Chief, Technical Services Center (1961-1977); retired (present) - Jerry Goodman, Crew Station Engineer, Command and Lunar Module (1965-1968); Senior Technical Expert, Habitability and Environmental Factors Division (present) - Joe Kosmo, Senior Project Engineer, Crew and Thermal Systems Division (1961-1981); Senior Project Engineer, Advanced EVA Systems Development (1981-present) - Randy Stone, Systems Engineer, Landing and Recovery Division, Apollo Program (1967-1970); JSC Deputy Director (2001-2007); Cimarron (present) - Sylvia Stottlemyer, began her career providing administrative support in the Astronaut Office in 1970; Human Resources Program Specialist (present)

Opening ceremonies for the 7:05 CDT game against the St Louis Cardinals will include astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger singing the National Anthem

NASA's Apollo 40th anniversary Web sites provide easy access to various agency resources and multimedia about the program and the history of human spaceflight, including a gallery of Apollo multimedia features The site is online at:

http://www nasa gov/apollo40th

JSC and the surrounding communities have a number of events planned in honor of the Apollo 11 40th anniversary For more information about these activities, visit:

http://www nasa gov/centers/johnson/events/apollo40 html

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Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:26:28 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-127 MCC Status Report #03

STS-127 Report #03 Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 7 p m CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON – En route to the International Space Station, astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour spent their first full day in space conducting a routine inspection of their thermal protection system ahead of docking at 12:55 p m CDT Friday

While inspections take place to ensure Endeavour’s wing leading edge panels and nosecap are in good shape, imagery experts will continue to assess the overall health of the shuttle’s Thermal Protection System The early review indicates only a few minor dings in some tiles is present in video due to some unexpected losses of small foam pieces from the External Tank

Thursday’s five-hour inspection took place as the seven crew members prepare for the docking to the station as the two spacecraft pass high above the Tasman Sea bridging the gap between southern Australia and New Zealand

Meanwhile, Space Shuttle Discovery is being readied at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for its next mission targeted for mid August Its launch to the station will deliver supplies and logistics to support the six crew members living and working aboard the complex

Discovery is targeted to roll to the Vehicle Assembly Building Monday to be mated to its External Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters before being hauled to the launch pad a week later

On orbit, Endeavour’s crew checked out spacesuits that will be used during the five spacewalks planned during the docked phase of the mission In preparation for docking, the crew tested rendezvous equipment, installed an Orbiter Docking System “centerline” camera and extended the docking ring atop the docking system before heading for its eight hour sleep period beginning about 10 p m

The shuttle crew includes Tim Kopra, who will become the newest station crew member after docking and hatch opening He will replace Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata who returns home after more than four months aboard the station

Awaiting Endeavour’s arrival at the station are Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineers Michael Barratt, Wakata, Roman Romanenko, Robert Thirsk of the Canadian Space Agency and Frank De Winne of the European Space Agency The station crew spent the day preparing for seven new visitors by reviewing procedures they will use to capture images of Endeavour as it approaches and conducts a backflip exposing its underside tiles to the long-range camera lenses

Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Chris Cassidy, Tom Marshburn, Dave Wolf, Kopra and Julie Payette of the Canadian Space Agency make up Endeavour’s crew and will awaken at 6:03 a m Friday to begin rendezvous activities leading toward docking

The next status report will be issued after wake-up, or before, if events warrant

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