Date: September 12th 2009

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STS-128 MCC Status Report #28
VETERAN ASTRONAUT HEIDEMARIE M STEFANYSHYN-PIPER LEAVES NASA
NASA PUBLISHES REPORT ABOUT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SCIENCE
STS-128 MCC Status Report #29

Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:23:08 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-128 MCC Status Report #28

STS-128 Report #28 9 a m CDT Friday, Sept 11, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON Ã‚Â– There are four opportunities at two landing sites to bring space shuttle Discovery and its crew home to Earth today after a flight to resupply the International Space Station and deliver a new crew member

Poor weather conditions forced a waveoff of two attempts to land at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida yesterday There are two more chances to land in Florida today, but Entry Flight Director Richard Jones also has activated landing support at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif , for todayÃ‚Â’s landing opportunities because of a forecast of continued unstable weather conditions in Florida

Commander Rick Sturckow and his crew were awakened at 8:32 a m CDT today with the song Ã‚Â“Big Boy ToysÃ‚Â” by Aaron Tippin, and they should be into the deorbit preparation timeline by 11:49 a m

The deorbit burn for the first KSC landing opportunity is at 3:41 p m , with landing at 4:48 p m The second Florida landing window begins with a deorbit burn at 5:17 p m , and ends with a landing at 6:23 p m

The first landing opportunity in California has a deorbit burn time of 6:47 p m , with landing at 7:53 p m The second opportunity would start with a deorbit burn at 8:23 p m , and end with a landing at 9:28 p m

A landing today will complete a two-week flight for Sturckow, Pilot Kevin Ford, and mission specialists Pat Forrester, Jose Hernandez, Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang Today is the 58th day in space for their crewmate Tim Kopra, who launched on shuttle mission STS-127 in July and spent two months on the International Space Station as an Expedition 20 crew member

The next shuttle status report will be issued after landing, at the end of the crew day, or earlier if events warrant

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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:06:16 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: VETERAN ASTRONAUT HEIDEMARIE M STEFANYSHYN-PIPER LEAVES NASA

September 9, 2009

Rob Lazaro Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #H09-207

VETERAN ASTRONAUT HEIDEMARIE M STEFANYSHYN-PIPER LEAVES NASA

HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut and U S Navy Capt Heidemarie M Stefanyshyn-Piper has left NASA to return to the Navy Stefanyshyn-Piper is a veteran of two space shuttle flights and five spacewalks

"Heide has been an outstanding astronaut, contributing significantly to the space shuttle and space station programs," said Steve Lindsey, chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston "In particular, her superb leadership as lead spacewalker during the STS-126 mission resulted in restoring full power generation capability to the International Space Station We wish her the best of luck back in the Navy -- she will be missed "

NASA selected Stefanyshyn-Piper as an astronaut in April 1996 She flew on the STS-115 mission in 2006 and STS-126 in 2008, logging more than 27 days in space and more than 33 hours spacewalking Her flights to the space station helped install a truss segment and expanded the living quarters for additional crew members to live at the station

For Stefanyshyn-Piper's complete biography, visit:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/stefanys html

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:48:40 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA PUBLISHES REPORT ABOUT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SCIENCE

September 10, 2009

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

Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #H09-203

NASA PUBLISHES REPORT ABOUT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SCIENCE

HOUSTON -- Advances in the fight against food poisoning, new methods for delivering medicine to cancer cells, and better materials for future spacecraft are among the results published in a NASA report detailing scientific research accomplishments made aboard the International Space Station during its first eight years

The report includes more than 100 science experiments ranging from bone studies to materials research

"This report represents a record of science accomplishments during assembly and summarizes peer-reviewed publications to date," said Julie Robinson, program scientist for the station at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston "As we enter the final year of station assembly, this report highlights the capabilities and opportunities for space station research after assembly is complete "

One of the most compelling results reported is the confirmation that the ability of common germs to cause disease increases during spaceflight, but that changing the growth environment of the bacteria can control this virulence The Effect of Spaceflight on Microbial Gene Expression and Virulence experiment identified increased virulence of space-flown Salmonella typhimurium, a leading cause of food poisoning New research on subsequent station missions will target development of a vaccine for this widespread malady

Another experiment produced a potential medical advance, demonstrating a new and powerful method for delivering drugs to targets in the human body Microgravity research on the station was vital to development of miniature, liquid-filled balloons the size of blood cells that can deliver medicine directly to cancer cells The research was conducted for the Microencapsulation Electrostatic Processing System experiment

One of the most prolific series of investigations aboard the station tests how spacecraft materials withstand the harsh space environment The results of the Materials International Space Station Experiment already have been used to develop solar cells for future commercial station cargo ships This experiment has significantly reduced the time needed to develop new satellite systems, such as solar cells and insulation materials, and paved the way for materials to be used in new NASA spacecraft such as the Orion crew capsule

The report compiles experiment results collected from the first 15 station missions, or expeditions, from 2000 to 2008 Results of some of the summarized investigations are complete Preliminary results are available from other continuing investigations

NASA's research activities on the station span several scientific areas, including exploration technology development; microgravity research in the physical and biological sciences; human physiology research; Earth science and education

The report details 22 different technology demonstrations; 33 physical science experiments; 27 biological experiments; 32 experiments focused on the human body; Earth observations and educational activities In addition to science important to long-duration human spaceflights, most findings also offer new understanding of methods or applications relevant to life on Earth

In 2008, station laboratory space and research facilities tripled with the addition of the European Space Agency's Columbus Laboratory and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's three Kibo scientific modules, adding to the capabilities already provided in NASA's Destiny Laboratory In 2009, the number of crew members increased from three to six, greatly increasing crew time available for research

The stage is set for increased station scientific return when assembly and outfitting of the research facility is completed in 2010 and its full potential as a national and international laboratory is realized Engineers and scientists from around the world are working together to refine operational relationships and build on experiences to ensure maximum use of the expanded capabilities

The International Space Station Program Scientist Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center published the report A link to the full NASA Technical Publication, which provides an archival record of U S -sponsored research through Expedition 15, is available at:

http://ntrs nasa gov/archive/nasa/casi ntrs nasa gov/20090029998_2009030907 pdf

For more information about the space station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:10:54 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-128 MCC Status Report #29

STS-128 Report #29 8:00 p m CDT Friday, Sept 11, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON Ã‚Â– Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew landed at 7:53 p m CDT Friday at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif , capping off a 14-day mission to deliver supplies and research facilities to the International Space Station and its six-person crew

DiscoveryÃ‚Â’s main landing gear touched down at 7:53:25 p m , followed by the nose gear at 7:53:34 The shuttleÃ‚Â’s wheels stopped at 7:54:35, bringing the missionÃ‚Â’s elapsed time to 13 days, 20 hours, 54 minutes, 55 seconds Discovery traveled 5,755,275 statute miles over 219 orbits

Mission managers called off this afternoonÃ‚Â’s landing opportunities at Kennedy Space Center in Florida because of thunderstorms and otherwise unstable weather conditions

Commander Rick Sturckow, Pilot Kevin Ford and Mission Specialists Pat Forrester, Jose Hernandez, Danny Olivas, Tim Kopra and Christer Fuglesang, representing the European Space Agency, will rejoin their families after they fly home to Houston

Kopra is returning after serving aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer since July Kopra spent 58 days in space, including 53 days aboard the space station Astronaut Nicole Stott launched aboard Discovery and remains on the station as a member of the Expedition 20 crew

DiscoveryÃ‚Â’s crew delivered more than 7 tons of laboratory facilities, exercise equipment, food, water and other supplies to the station, and over the course of three spacewalks, replaced an ammonia tank critical to station cooling and retrieved materials samples that will help with new spacecraft development

The astronauts are scheduled to return home to their Houston base on Saturday, arriving at Ellington FieldÃ‚Â’s Hangar 990 about 4 p m The public is invited to the ceremony

Crews at NASAÃ‚Â’s Dryden Flight Research Center will prepare Discovery for a ferry flight back to its Florida launch site, where it will be refurbished for the STS-131 station resupply mission in February 2010

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 11 Sep 2009 to 12 Sep 2009 (#2009-105)

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