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1. NASA SETS BRIEFING, TV COVERAGE OF JAPAN'S FIRST CARGO SPACECRAFT
2. STS-128 MCC Status Report #01

Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:11:26 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA SETS BRIEFING, TV COVERAGE OF JAPAN'S FIRST CARGO SPACECRAFT

August 28, 2009

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M09-164

NASA SETS BRIEFING, TV COVERAGE OF JAPAN'S FIRST CARGO SPACECRAFT

HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a news briefing at 12:30 p m CDT on Wednesday, Sept 2, to preview the maiden launch and flight of Japan's unpiloted H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station

NASA Television will broadcast the briefing live from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston Participants in the briefing will include officials from NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) NASA TV also will broadcast live HTV's launch and flight

The HTV is scheduled to lift off on an H-IIB rocket from JAXA's Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan at approximately noon Sept 10 (about 2 a m Sept 11 Japan time) NASA TV coverage of the launch will begin at 11:45 a m The HTV will augment the European Space Agency's Automated Transportation Vehicles and the Russian Progress ships that deliver supplies to the space station

NASA conducted an HTV readiness review on Aug 27 The HTV was formally approved for flight and rendezvous The launch window will be open from Sept 10-30 In the event of a launch postponement after the H-IIB rocket is fueled, a 72-hour turnaround will be required before the next launch attempt

As the 165-ton cargo craft makes its week-long journey to the space station, flight controllers in Tsukuba, Japan, and at Mission Control in Houston will conduct a number of tests of HTV's rendezvous and navigation systems

NASA TV coverage of the cargo craft's arrival at the station will begin at 2 p m Sept 17 As the HTV moves within about 40 feet of the orbiting laboratory, space station crew members will capture the craft using the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm The crew then will attach the HTV to an Earth-facing docking port on the station's Harmony connecting module The robotic maneuvers are set to begin at about 2:50 p m Sept 17

The HTV will remain attached to the station for about six weeks while supplies are transferred In addition to interior supplies and equipment, two new experiments carried on the exterior of the HTV will be moved to the Japanese Kibo module's external experiment porch using a combination of maneuvers with the station's Canadarm2 and Kibo's robotic arm

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the space station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:26:56 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-128 MCC Status Report #01

STS-128 Report #01 11:30 p m CDT Friday, August 28, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON – Space shuttle Discovery turned midnight into noon along the central Florida coast with launch at 10:59 p m CDT (11:59 p m EDT) beginning its 37th mission – a flight to deliver supplies and research facilities to the International Space Station and its six-person crew

Commander Rick Sturckow, Pilot Kevin Ford and Mission Specialists Pat Forrester, Jose Hernandez, Danny Olivas Nicole Stott and Christer Fuglesang representing the European Space Agency reached orbit eight and a half minutes later as the space station flew 225 miles up, southwest of Tasmania

Aboard the station watching Discovery’s launch on a live feed from Mission Control were Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineers Michael Barratt, Tim Kopra, Roman Romanenko, Robert Thirsk of the Canadian Space Agency and Frank De Winne of the European Space Agency

Following Discovery’s docking Sunday night, Stott officially becomes a station crew member when she and Kopra swap places shortly before midnight Kopra will return home aboard Discovery after a month and a half aboard the station

Shortly after reaching orbit, Discovery’s crew began procedures to ensure the spaceship is healthy for on-orbit operations and is scheduled to open the payload bay doors at about 12:30 a m Saturday

The crew’s launch day ends with a thorough checkout of the robotic arm and survey of the payload bay before heading to bed about 5:30 a m Saturday

Following wakeup at 1:29 p m Saturday, the crew will spend the majority of the day assessing the health of Discovery’s wing leading edge panels and nosecap using the boom/sensor extension and checking out the spacesuits to be worn during three planned spacewalks later in the mission The crew also will test rendezvous tools and prepare the docking system ahead of arrival at the station

Discovery’s mission is the 128th in shuttle program history and the 30th dedicated to station assembly, resupply and maintenance

The next shuttle status report will be issued after crew wakeup – earlier if warranted

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