Date: February 12th 2010

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STS-130 MCC Status Report #07
ORBITING SPACE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM STUDENTS NATIONWIDE
STS-130 MCC Status Report #08

Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:33:20 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-130 MCC Status Report #07

STS-130 Report #07 Thursday, Feb 11, 2010 - 7:00 a m CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

Endeavour and International Space Station crew members worked on spacewalk preparations, did some long-awaited repairs on a water recycling system and transferred equipment and supplies between the shuttle and station

EndeavourÃ‚Â’s crew members, Commander George Zamka, Pilot Terry Virts and Mission Specialists Kathryn Hire, Stephen Robinson, Nicholas Patrick and Robert Behnken, got some afternoon time off and the welcome news that a more detailed focused inspection of the shuttleÃ‚Â’s heat shield system would not be needed

The morning included installation of the Water Recovery SystemÃ‚Â’s refurbished Distillation Assembly and replacement of the systemÃ‚Â’s Fluids Control Pump Assembly by station Commander Jeff Williams The system processes urine into drinking water Zamka, Hire and Robinson worked to transfer equipment and supplies

Patrick and Behnken began their overnight campout in the stationÃ‚Â’s Quest airlock a little before 7 a m CST in preparation for todayÃ‚Â’s first of three spacewalks during space shuttle EndeavourÃ‚Â’s visit to the orbiting laboratory They are sleeping in the reduced 10 2 psi pressure of the airlock to avoid decompression sickness, or the bends

An earlier checkout of BehnkenÃ‚Â’s spacesuit revealed a problem with a power harness that provides power to its wireless video system and glove heaters Zamka and station Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi changed out the suitÃ‚Â’s upper torso to resolve the issue

The crews wrapped up their workday with an hour-long review of spacewalk procedures beginning about 3:10 a m Williams and Flight Engineers Noguchi and T J Creamer also participated

The spacewalk, set to begin at 8:09 p m and scheduled for 6 5 hours, will prepare Tranquility for its move from EndeavourÃ‚Â’s cargo bay After it is installed on the stationÃ‚Â’s Unity Node by station robotic arm operators Virts and Hire, the spacewalkers will begin hooking it up to the stationÃ‚Â’s infrastructure They also will move a temporary platform from the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, or DEXTRE, to the stationÃ‚Â’s port truss and install two handles on the robot

After the crewsÃ‚Â’ hour-long lunch break beginning a little before 10 p m , the six shuttle astronauts, Williams and Creamer talked with reporters from KXTV-TV in Sacramento, Calif , WKRG-TV in Mobile, Ala , and KMOX Radio in St Louis Robinson is from Sacramento, Hire from Mobile and Behnken from St Louis After those interviews, crew members enjoyed most of their afternoon off duty

The next shuttle status report will be issued after the crewÃ‚Â’s 3:14 p m wakeup call, or earlier if warranted

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Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:35:48 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: ORBITING SPACE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM STUDENTS NATIONWIDE

February 11, 2010

Jenna Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-0185

Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M10-023

ORBITING SPACE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM STUDENTS NATIONWIDE

WASHINGTON -- Students in elementary and middle schools nationwide will have their questions about space answered live on Feb 14 by space shuttle astronauts orbiting 220 miles above Earth

The students, who attend nine NASA Explorer Schools nationwide, submitted their questions to NASA via video Space shuttle Pilot Terry Virts and Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire will answer the students' questions on NASA TV The call is targeted for 10:34 p m to 10:54 p m EST on Sunday, Feb 14, but could take place five to 15 minutes earlier or later Viewers should consult the NASA TV schedule to confirm timing Any questions the astronauts do not answer will be answered later by subject matter experts during an event on NASA's Digital Learning Network

Virts and Hire launched to space Monday, Feb 8, aboard space shuttle Endeavour from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida During their 13-day mission, Endeavour's crew are conducting three spacewalks and delivering the Tranquility node and a cupola to expand the space station

The NASA Explorer Schools that submitted video questions are:

Phenix City Intermediate School in Phenix City, Ala

Edward Harris, Jr Middle School in Elk Grove, Calif

Sequoia Middle School in Portersville, Calif

Vintage Math, Science and Technology Magnet School in North Hills, Calif

Goldsboro Elementary Magnet School in Sanford, Fla

Stewart Magnet Middle School in Tampa, Fla

Vance Elementary School in Asheville, N C

Vernon School in Portland, Ore

John B Cary Elementary School in Richmond, Va

The NASA Explorer Schools project establishes a three-year partnership between NASA and schools in diverse communities to address local challenges in science, technology, and mathematics education The goal is to bring educators, administrators, students, and families together in sustained involvement with NASA's education programs

The event is part of a series with educational organizations in the U S and abroad to improve teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics The in-orbit call is part of Teaching From Space, a NASA project that uses the unique environment of human spaceflight to promote learning opportunities and build partnerships with the kindergarten through 12th grade education community

NASA Television will air video of Virts and Hire during the downlink For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For information about NASA Explorer Schools, visit:

http://explorerschools nasa gov

For information about NASA's education programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education

For information about the space shuttle, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

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Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:59:14 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-130 MCC Status Report #08

STS-130 Report #08 Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 6 p m CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON Ã‚Â– A highlight of space shuttle mission STS-130 is just hours away as the shuttle and International Space Station crews prepare to install the final components of the U S segment of the station during a spacewalk this evening

The wakeup call at 3:14 p m CST for the astronauts on board Endeavour was Ã‚Â“Beautiful DayÃ‚Â” by U2, played for Mission Specialist Kay Hire, who will be working with Pilot Terry Virts tonight to operate the stationÃ‚Â’s Canadarm2 to install the Tranquility module during the EVA by Mission Specialists Bob Behnken and Nicholas Patrick

The 6Ã‚Â½ hour spacewalk is scheduled to begin shortly after 8 p m The spacewalkers will prepare the new module to be lifted from the shuttle cargo bay by the robotic arm, and once Tranquility is in place theyÃ‚Â’ll start connecting it to station utilities

Behnken and Patrick also will relocate a temporary platform from the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, or DEXTRE, to the stationÃ‚Â’s port truss and install two handles on the robot

The space station flight control team is monitoring the operation of the stationÃ‚Â’s water purification system after Commander Jeff WilliamsÃ‚Â’ installation of a new Distillation Assembly and Fluids Control Pump Assembly yesterday

The system that processes urine into drinking water will be allowed to complete processing runs, to generate water samples for testing after being returned to Earth, before the components are relocated into the new module

The next shuttle status report will be issued after the crew work day, or earlier if warranted

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 11 Feb 2010 to 12 Feb 2010 (#2010-13)

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