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1. STS-131 MCC Status Report #17
2. NASA AND CHRYSLER ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIP TO EXPLORE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
3. STS-131 MCC Status Report #18

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:37:51 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-131 MCC Status Report #17

STS-131 Report #17 9 a m CDT Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON � Discovery Mission Specialists Rick Mastracchio and Clayton Anderson completed the replacement of a depleted ammonia coolant tank on the International Space Station, finishing the complex three-spacewalk process

Today�s 6-hour, 24-minute spacewalk began at 1:14 a m CDT, almost an hour ahead of schedule Mastracchio�s first task was to hook up fluid lines of the new 1,700-pound tank, a task that had been postponed from Sunday�s spacewalk after delays in bolting that tank in place

Anderson meanwhile began retrieving some micrometeoroid shields from the Quest airlock�s exterior to put them inside That task too had been postponed Sunday Mastracchio helped after completing the tank�s hookup

Mission Control said later it was having a problem activating the new tank A stuck valve in one of the nitrogen pressurization lines was thought to be the problem Flight controllers decided to postpone additional activation efforts in order to study the problem

Meanwhile, Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson and Pilot James P Dutton Jr used the station�s Canadarm2 to lift the depleted tank from its temporary stowage spot on the station�s Mobile Base System The spacewalkers removed a grapple bar from the tank and the arm moved it to Discovery�s cargo bay Mastracchio and Anderson moved to the cargo bay and helped Wilson and Dutton guide the tank for its handoff to the spacewalkers

The spacewalkers positioned and, after some difficulty, secured the tank to the carrier in the rear of the cargo bay on which the new tank had been brought to the station The depleted tank will be refurbished, refilled and brought back to the station as a spare

Late in the outing, the spacewalkers bolted a grapple bar from the old ammonia tank to the new tank Throughout the spacewalk they worked with Mission Specialist Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, the in-cabin choreographer

Because of the delay in bolting down the old ammonia tank in Discovery, the last part of the spacewalk was replanned Retrieval of an experiment platform from the Columbus module was postponed Mastracchio prepared cabling at the Z1 truss for installation of a communications antenna during shuttle mission STS-132 and Anderson relocated tools for use during that flight

Today�s was the 143rd spacewalk for station construction and maintenance It was the sixth for each astronaut bringing Mastracchio�s total spacewalking time to 38 hours, 30 minutes and Anderson�s to 38 hours and 28 minutes

The next status report will be issued shortly after crew wakeup, which is scheduled for 10:21 p m , or earlier if conditions warrant

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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:27:13 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA AND CHRYSLER ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIP TO EXPLORE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES

April 13, 2010

Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761

Report #H10-083

NASA AND CHRYSLER ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIP TO EXPLORE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES

WASHINGTON -- A new agreement between NASA and Chrysler may put rocket science on the road and automotive technologies in space The collaboration seeks to use technologies originally developed for human spaceflight to enhance future vehicles and adapt advanced automotive technology for use in space

Through its Innovative Partnerships Program, NASA has entered into a non-reimbursable Space Act Agreement with Chrysler Group LLC to coordinate technology development and pursue partnership opportunities in areas such as mobility systems, advanced materials and wireless technologies The goal of the agreement is to advance technologies in areas of common technical interest by leveraging each organization's skills and expertise Some of the areas to be reviewed include materials engineering, robotics, radar and battery systems

"The investment in NASA technologies has led to hundreds of applications here on Earth for several decades now, and this collaboration with Chrysler promises to continue that tradition," said Mike Coats, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston

NASA has worked with the Chrysler Group on previous space ventures In 1961, Chrysler built Redstone rockets for the Mercury Project that put the first American in space Also, Chrysler built boosters to power the first two Apollo spacecraft, launching Apollo 7 into Earth orbit and Apollo 8 on its way to the moon

For more information about NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program, visit:

http://www nasa gov/offices/ipp/home

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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:33:55 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-131 MCC Status Report #18

STS-131 Report #18 10:30 p m CDT Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON � The astronauts and cosmonauts on space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will wrap up the transfer of equipment and science experiments between the two vehicles, join for the traditional crew news conference with reporters at the NASA centers and in Russia and take some time off to enjoy the view

The 10:21 p m wakeup call music for the shuttle astronauts was �Miracle of Flight� by Mike Hyden, played for Mission Specialist Clayton Anderson who performed his sixth spacewalk earlier in the day for a total spacewalking time of 38 hours and 28 minutes

A 40-minute news conference with Discovery�s seven astronauts and the six-member Expedition 23 crew is planned for 6:26 a m News media from the U S , Russia and Japan will be asking questions in their native language An interpreted replay is set for 9:30 a m on NASA TV

At 12:06, Commander Alan G Poindexter and Mission Specialists Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson and Anderson will talk with Gibsonville, N C , high school students from Eastern Guilford High School and with third and fourth graders from the school district

The crew heads to bed at 3:21 p m Wednesday for an eight hour sleep period ending with a musical wakeup call from Mission Control at 11:21 pm

The next shuttle status report will be issued after the crew�s work day ends, or earlier if events warrant -end-

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