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1. STS-132 MCC Status Report #17
2. STS-132 MCC Status Report #18

Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 10:06:06 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-132 MCC Status Report #17

STS-132 Report #17 10 a m CDT Saturday, May 22, 2010 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON � Atlantis astronauts transferred equipment and supplies between the shuttle and the International Space Station on Saturday in preparation for their departure Sunday, after more than seven days of docked operations

The cargo carrier that brought six new 375-pound batteries to the station was returned to the shuttle with the old station batteries They were replaced during the mission�s second and third spacewalks on Wednesday and Friday Cargo bay latches securing the carrier were closed at about 4:50 a m CDT

Moments later Mission Specialists Piers Sellers and Garrett Reisman, at the controls of Canadarm2 in the station�s new cupola, released the arms grip on the carrier They put the robotic arm in a parking position, completing its work for the STS-132 mission of Atlantis

Beginning about 6:40 a m the Atlantis crew and station Flight Engineer Tracy Caldwell Dyson spent about 20 minutes answering videotaped questions from students at 12 NASA Explorer Schools around the country The schools� three-year partnerships with NASA are aimed at increasing students� interest in science, technology and mathematics

Departure preparations and transfer activities occupied some of the crew�s morning Much of the transfer work focused on moving items between the station and Atlantis� middeck After the hour-long break for the midday meal and a couple of hours of early afternoon work, the crew was given almost three hours of off-duty time

On Sunday crew farewells and hatch closure are to begin a little after 7 a m Undocking is set for 10:22 a m

The next status report will be issued after crew wakeup or earlier if events warrant

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Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 00:13:29 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-132 MCC Status Report #18

STS-132 Report #18 Sunday, May 23, 1010 - 12 a m CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON �After more than seven days of working together, including three spacewalks and the installation of a new module, the International Space Station and shuttle crews part ways today

The Atlantis crew woke at 11:50 p m Saturday to �These Are Days� performed by 10,000 Maniacs The song was played for Pilot Tony Antonelli

Before they part, the combined crews of shuttle Commander Ken Ham, Antonelli, Mission Specialists Michael Good, Garrett Reisman, Steve Bowen and Piers Sellers, and Expedition 23 Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineers Alexander Skovortsov, Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Mikhail Kornienko, Soichi Noguchi, and T J Creamer, will gather one last time in the space station for a joint news conference They will take questions from reporters in the United States and in Tokyo, Japan The event will air on NASA TV at 5:25 a m

The crews will then gather the last items for transfer, and then gather for their farewells and close the hatches between the two spacecraft Undocking is planned for 10:22 a m

Once backed safely away from the complex, Antonelli will perform a flyaround of the station The shuttle crew will record views of the station during the planned 1 5 revolutions of the station The shuttle will slowly increase its distance, but stay within range that it is able to redock to the orbiting laboratory if needed

The next status report will be issued after crew the end of the crew workday or earlier if events warrant

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 22 May 2010 to 23 May 2010 (#2010-68)

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