Date: September 3rd 2009

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STS-128 MCC Status Report #09
STS-128 MCC Status Report #10
NASA SETS DISCOVERY, SPACE STATION CREW NEWS CONFERENCE
NASA INVITES REPORTERS TO OBSERVE ROBOTICS TESTS IN ARIZONA DESERT

Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 02:46:16 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-128 MCC Status Report #09

STS-128 Report #09 3 a m CDT Wednesday, Sept 2, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON Ã‚Â– The first spacewalk of the STS-128 mission came off without a hitch on Tuesday, as spacewalkers Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott completed all the tasks on their to-do list

Olivas and Stott left the International Space Station at 4:49 p m Tuesday, and spent the next 6 hours and 35 minutes outside, working to get cargo that space shuttle Discovery will bring home ready for its return They started with a depleted ammonia tank assembly on the P1, or port 1, segment of the stationÃ‚Â’s truss, getting it out of the way in preparation for the installation of a new tank to be installed on Thursday, during the missionÃ‚Â’s second spacewalk The ammonia in the tanks is used to cool the station and expel the heat generated by its residents and systems

Once theyÃ‚Â’d installed the ammonia tank assembly in DiscoveryÃ‚Â’s cargo bay, the spacewalkers moved to the exterior of the Columbus laboratory to retrieve two science experiments Ã‚Â– the European Technology Exposure Facility and the sixth Materials International Space Station Experiment

EuTEF, as the first is called, has been at the space station since October 2007, and held nine different experiments, most of which collected various types of information on the environment of space MISSE-6 was housed in two suitcase-sized containers and evaluated the effect of the space environment on various material and coating samples

While Discovery was being packed for its return trip outside the station, shuttle and station crews were working inside to unload the Leonardo multi-purpose logistics module that Discovery brought up The stationÃ‚Â’s new treadmill -- the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill, or COLBERT -- was unloaded, as were the new crew quarters and the new air revitalization system rack

DiscoveryÃ‚Â’s crew is scheduled to go to sleep just before 3:30 a m on Wednesday, and be awakened at 11:30 a m The next shuttle status report will be issued after the crew receives their wakeup call or earlier if events warrant

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Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 13:29:35 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-128 MCC Status Report #10

STS-128 Report #10 1 p m CDT Wednesday, Sept 2, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON Ã‚Â– The 13 members of the combined space shuttle and International Space Station crew will install new science equipment and racks in the station today, enhancing the research capabilities for the orbiting laboratory

The crew was awakened at 11:30 a m CDT by Louis ArmstrongÃ‚Â’s performance of Ã‚Â“What a Wonderful World,Ã‚Â” played for Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang, an astronaut with the European Space Agency

The Fluids Integrated Rack, Materials Science Research Rack-1 and Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS will be installed in the U S Destiny laboratory Shuttle commander Rick Sturckow, pilot Kevin Ford and mission specialists Pat Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Fuglesang as well as Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Frank De Winne will all play a part in the transfer and installation of the new hardware

Expedition 20 Flight Engineer Mike Barratt will work on installation and outfitting of the new crew quarters compartment that was transferred, providing a new private space for fellow crewmate Robert Thirsk Thirsk will focus on the ongoing transfer of food and supplies from the Leonardo module New Expedition crew member Nicole Stott will continue with station orientation and later join De Winne for two hours of training related to the upcoming arrival of JapanÃ‚Â’s H-II Transfer Vehicle, set to launch Sept 10 Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko will continue with station maintenance tasks

Mission Specialist Danny Olivas and Hernandez will participate in two media events They will talk with CNN Espanol, Televisa Mexico and KCRA-TV at 5:24 p m Later, at 8:55 p m , they will respond to public questions submitted via Twitter and YouTube

Olivas and Fuglesang also will work on preparations for their spacewalk tomorrow They will get their spacesuits in place in the Quest airlock, gather tools and join the U S crew members to review the spacewalk plan The two spacewalkers will spend the night in the airlock for their pre-breathe procedure

The next shuttle status report will be issued near the end of the crewÃ‚Â’s workday, or earlier if events warrant The crew is due to go to sleep about 3:30 a m Thursday

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Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 13:32:20 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA SETS DISCOVERY, SPACE STATION CREW NEWS CONFERENCE

September 2, 2009

James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center 281-483-5111

John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M09-168

NASA SETS DISCOVERY, SPACE STATION CREW NEWS CONFERENCE

HOUSTON -- The 13 crew members flying aboard space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 7:54 p m CDT on Friday, Sept 4

Reporters may ask questions from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Headquarters in Washington Journalists from Canada and Sweden also will participate in the news conference To take part, U S journalists must RSVP by calling the public affairs office at a participating NASA center by noon CDT on Sept 4

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the 35-minute news conference For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

Discovery's 13-day STS-128 mission includes three spacewalks The flight also is delivering a new station crew member, storage racks, materials and fluids science racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment, an air purification system, and a treadmill named after comedian Stephen Colbert

For more information about STS-128 and its crew, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

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Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 15:58:14 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA INVITES REPORTERS TO OBSERVE ROBOTICS TESTS IN ARIZONA DESERT

September 2, 2009

Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-1403

Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756

Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668

Report #M09-167

NASA INVITES REPORTERS TO OBSERVE ROBOTICS TESTS IN ARIZONA DESERT

WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold the annual Desert "RATS," or Research and Technology Studies, field test in the Arizona desert this fall, hosting a media day for journalists on Sept 15

Desert RATS will help determine what technologies and capabilities will be needed when NASA takes future trips beyond Earth The tests will include a simulated 14-day mission during which two crew members -- an astronaut and a geologist -- will live inside NASA's prototype Lunar Electric Rover They will scout the test area for features of geological interest and conduct simulated moonwalks to collect samples

NASA's heavy-lift rover Tri-ATHLETE, or All-Terrain Hex-Legged Extra-Terrestrial Explorer, will carry a habitat mockup to which the lunar rover will dock The media day will include lunar rover and Tri-ATHLETE demonstrations and opportunities to interview the engineers, scientists and astronauts involved in the tests

Interested reporters should contact Brandi Dean at 281-244-1403 by Friday, Sept 11, for the media day agenda and registration information Access to the test site is restricted, and reporters must register in advance NASA requires a letter of assignment on company letterhead for credentials

During the Desert RATS tests, which have been taking place for more than a decade, engineers from NASA centers work with representatives from industry and academia

For more information about NASA's lunar field tests and links to follow Desert RATS activities on social media sites, visit: http://www nasa gov/exploration/analogs

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