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1. STS-128 MCC Status Report #22
2. STS-128 MCC Status Report #23

Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 11:08:12 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-128 MCC Status Report #22

STS-128 Report #22 11 a m CDT Tuesday, Sept 8, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON – After closing the hatches between the two spacecraft last night, the two crews aboard space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station prepare to undock today

The wakeup song, “Beautiful Day” by U2, was played at 10 a m CDT for the shuttle’s newest crew member, Mission Specialist Tim Kopra Kopra is returning to Earth with the STS-128 crew after 44 days on the space station as a member of the Expedition 20 crew

Kopra, joined by shuttle commander Rick Sturckow, Pilot Kevin Ford and mission specialists Pat Forrester, Jose Hernandez, Danny Olivas, and Christer Fuglesang, will focus on preparations for the undocking from the station

They are scheduled to undock from the station at 2:26 p m Once safely separated from the orbiting complex by about 450 feet, Ford will conduct a flyaround of the space station The maneuver provides an opportunity to get video of the station that can be used to inspect for damage or general condition of the vehicle’s exterior A final separation burn is expected at 4:09 p m

Later, the shuttle crew will again engage the shuttle robotic arm, its extension boom and cameras for a last look at the thermal protection system to check for any damage Once complete, they will stow the arm back on the payload bay sill

The next shuttle status report will be issued near the end of the crew’s workday, or earlier if events warrant The shuttle crew is due to go to sleep about 2 a m Wednesday

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Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 22:03:04 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-128 MCC Status Report #23

STS-128 Report #23 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 9:30 p m CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON – The population aboard the International Space Station is back to six following the departure of the space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew at 2:26 p m CDT today

Pilot Kevin Ford guided Discovery through a full fly-around of the orbiting outpost, using only the primary reaction control system steering jets The smaller vernier jets were disabled before the shuttle docked to the station because of a small leak in one jet

The shuttle crew’s newest member, Mission Specialist Tim Kopra, is returning to Earth after 44 days as a member of the station’s Expedition 20 crew, while his replacement, Nicole Stott, begins a three-month stay in orbit

After delivering 7 5 tons of scientific equipment, food and other supplies for use by the station crew, the shuttle is returning home with 2 5 tons of specimens, used equipment and trash The Leonardo multipurpose logistics module contains 2,412 pounds of return cargo, and the used ammonia tank assembly and European Technology Exposure Facility account for another 1,950 pounds in the unpressurized cargo bay Discovery’s middeck also is carrying 861 pounds of cargo home to Earth

Discovery’s crew is now in the process of examining its heat shield one last time using the shuttle’s robotic arm, its 50-foot-long extension boom and sophisticated sensors Once complete, the astronauts will stow both the boom and Canadarm back in the payload bay

The space station crew will enjoy a day off tomorrow to rest up after the busy assembly mission They’ll also prepare for the arrival of the next cargo delivery vehicle, the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle, scheduled for launch from Tanegashima, Japan, at 12:01 a m Thursday

The shuttle crew is due to go to sleep about 2 a m Wednesday The next shuttle status report will be issued after the crew awakens at 9:59 a m , or earlier if events warrant

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 8 Sep 2009 to 9 Sep 2009 (#2009-102)

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