Date: July 28th 2009

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STS-127 MCC Status Report #24
CINCINNATI REDS HONOR A HOMETOWN HERO, CELEBRATE NASA
NASA Astronaut, Shea Stadium Home Plate Return to New York
STS-127 MCC Status Report #25

Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:01:53 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-127 MCC Status Report #24

STS-127 Report #24 3 a m CDT Monday, July 27, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON Ã‚Â– The final full day of activities for the joint crew of Endeavour and the International Space Station will focus on the fifth and final spacewalk of the mission

The crew was awakened by the song Ã‚Â“On the Sunny Side of the Street,Ã‚Â” performed by Steve Tyrell The song was uplinked especially for Commander Mark Polansky

Spacewalkers Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn, who spent the night camped out in the Quest airlock, are scheduled to begin their construction work at 7:28 a m The primary objective of the spacewalk is to install two cameras on JapanÃ‚Â’s Kibo laboratory that will provide views to help with rendezvous and berthing of the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) The HTV is scheduled to make its first deliveries to the station in September

The six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk also includes an electrical cable swap and adjustment of insulation blankets on the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator If time permits, the pair also will deploy a Payload Attachment System on the Starboard 3 truss structure that will allow an external spare parts stowage platform to be installed on a future shuttle mission

Inside the complex, Polansky and Mission Specialist Dave Wolf will support the spacewalkers, and Pilot Doug Hurley will continue cargo transfers, which are more than 80 percent complete

Expedition 20 Flight Engineers Mike Barratt and Tim Kopra will work on several scientific experiments, and departing station crewmember Koichi Wakata will continue handovers with Kopra, the newest station crew member Flight engineer Bob Thirsk will install brackets that will allow the new C O L B E R T , or the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill, to be set up in the stationÃ‚Â’s Harmony module when it is delivered on the STS-128 shuttle mission

The station crew is scheduled to begin its sleep period at 5:33 p m followed 30 minutes later by the shuttle crew

The next shuttle status report will be issued at the conclusion of the spacewalk, or earlier if warranted

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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:03:48 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: CINCINNATI REDS HONOR A HOMETOWN HERO, CELEBRATE NASA

July 27, 2009

Eldora Valentine Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-1871

Victor Scott Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-4942

Report #J009-024

CINCINNATI REDS HONOR A HOMETOWN HERO, CELEBRATE NASA

HOUSTONÃ‚Â—Fairborn native and NASA astronaut Gregory H Johnson will be honored at the Cincinnati Reds game August 4th He will throw out the first ceremonial pitch as the team hosts the Chicago Cubs

Fans will have the chance to meet Johnson during an autograph session immediately following the first pitch Print media interviews will be available at the ballpark on game day Johnson will also be available for broadcast media interviews the day before the game on the morning of August 3rd from 5 a m to 9 a m To schedule an interview with Johnson, contact Victor Scott at 281-483-4942 or victor j scott@nasa gov

Johnson will also make a stop at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal from 11 a m to 1 p m on August 4th The event is free and open to the public Johnson will talk about his life as an astronaut, answer audience questions and sign autographs

Johnson graduated from Park Hills High School in Fairborn, Ohio and received a B S in aeronautical engineering from the U S Air Force Academy, an M S in flight structures engineering from Columbia University and an M B A from the University of Texas Selected by NASA to become an astronaut in 1998, he served as pilot of STS-123 in March 2008 It was the 25th assembly mission to the International Space Station during which he and his crewmates delivered the first major component of the Japanese Experiment Module and the final element of the stationÃ‚Â’s Mobile Servicing System

Johnson joins a team of astronauts this baseball season who are returning to their home regions to celebrate two NASA milestones - the 10th anniversary of the station in orbit and the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing

For more information about NASA, visit:

http://www nasa gov/home

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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:12:12 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA Astronaut, Shea Stadium Home Plate Return to New York

July 27, 2009

Eldora Valentine Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-1871

Report #M09-141

NASA Astronaut, Shea Stadium Home Plate Return to New York

Although many a shot was launched to the bleachers from Shea StadiumÃ‚Â’s home plate, the plate itself has beat them all -- it returns home next week along with New York native son and NASA astronaut Mike Massimino after a 5 2 million-mile trip in space

Massimino will be in New York July 30-31 to share his recent adventure as a member of the final mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope During the May flight, he conducted two spacewalks to work on the telescope and also became the first person to Ã‚Â“tweetÃ‚Â” from orbit, providing insights to his twitter account, @Astro_Mike, for a half-million followers His visit home will be capped by throwing out the first pitch at the New York Mets game July 31, at which he will return the Shea Stadium home plate During his visit, Massimino will be available for media interviews Details of his appearances include:

Thursday, July 30 11 a m -- Massimino will be the keynote speaker at the Intrepid MuseumÃ‚Â’s summer youth leadership conference 3 p m -- Massimino will visit the New York City Fire Museum to present an American flag flown to the Hubble telescope in honor of 9/11 firefighter victims and families MassiminoÃ‚Â’s father was a New York Fire Department fire inspector

Friday, July 31 10:30 a m -- Massimino will make an educational presentation at the New York Public Library 1 p m -- Massimino will visit the New York Hall of Science Rocket Mini Golf Park to provide presentations to visitors and staff At each appearance, Massimino will be available to sign autographs 7:10 p m -- Massimino will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the New York MetÃ‚Â’s game and return the Shea Stadium home plate Prior to the game, he will be available for media interviews

To schedule an interview or for more information about his appearances, contact Cassandra Miranda, 281-483-8618 or cassandra v miranda@nasa gov

MassiminoÃ‚Â’s hometown is Franklin Square, New York He is married with two children and enjoys baseball, family activities, camping and coaching kidsÃ‚Â’ sports He has a B S in industrial engineering from Columbia University, and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1996, he is a veteran of two space flights, logging a total of 571 hours and 47 minutes in space, including 30 hours, 4 minutes spacewalking

For more about NASA and its programs, visit:

www nasa gov

For complete biographical information on Massimino and other astronaut information, visit:

www nasa gov/astronauts

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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:12:33 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-127 MCC Status Report #25

STS-127 Report #25 3 p m CDT Monday, July 27, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON Ã‚Â– Spacewalkers Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy conducted a four-hour, 54-minute spacewalk and completed the missionÃ‚Â’s work on the outside of the Japanese Kibo laboratory

The pair installed video cameras on the front and back of the new Japanese Exposed Facility The cameras will provide views to help with rendezvous and berthing of the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) scheduled to make its first deliveries to the station in September

Marshburn and Cassidy also completed miscellaneous tasks around the station They secured multi-layer insulation around the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator known as Dextre, split out power channels for two space station Control Moment Gyroscopes, tied down some cables and installed handrails and a portable foot restraint to aid future spacewalkers The deployment of the Payload Attach System on the S3 Truss was deferred to another spacewalk sometime in the future

This was the fifth and last planned STS-127 spacewalk, bringing the missionÃ‚Â’s total to 30 hours, 30 minutes TuesdayÃ‚Â’s spacewalk was the 130th in support of International Space Station assembly and maintenance, totaling 810 hours, 36 minutes It was the 102nd spacewalk out of space station airlocks and the 218th American spacewalk in history It was the third for both Marshburn and Cassidy MarshburnÃ‚Â’s spacewalk time totals 18 hours, 59 minutes and Cassidy has spent 18 hours, five minutes outside

This was the second space station assembly mission to conduct five spacewalks STS-123 also performed five spacewalks in March 2008 The five STS-123 spacewalks totaled 33 hours, 29 minutes

The station crew is scheduled to begin its sleep period about 5:30 p m followed 30 minutes later by the shuttle crew Both crews will awaken around 2 a m Tuesday to prepare for undocking They will bid each other farewell and close the hatches at 9:23 a m , followed by undocking at 12:26 p m

The next shuttle status report will be issued after crew wake, or earlier if warranted

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 27 Jul 2009 to 28 Jul 2009 (#2009-82)

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