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1. STS-132 MCC Status Report #23
2. STS-132 MCC Status Report #24

Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 13:34:39 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-132 MCC Status Report #23

STS-132 Report #23 Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 1:30 p m CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON � Atlantis astronauts spent Tuesday getting ready to come home Their first landing opportunity is Wednesday at 7:48 a m CDT at Kennedy Space Center

The crew, Commander Ken Ham, Pilot Tony Antonelli and Mission Specialists Garrett Reisman, Michael Good, Steve Bowen and Piers Sellers started standard day-before-landing activities early in their workday

Ham, Antonelli and Good began the flight control system checkout at about 2:40 a m , operating the rudder and flaps that will control Atlantis� flight through the atmosphere to the Florida runway That complete, Ham and Antonelli fired each of the shuttle�s 44 attitude control thrusters that orient Atlantis in space as it descends from orbit and through the upper atmosphere Both those tests were completed successfully

All crew members worked at various times throughout the day to stow items in the cabin to prepare for landing The crew gathered for a 30-minute deorbit briefing at 6:40 a m Immediately afterward they talked with representatives of The Colbert Report, ABC Radio Network and WEWS-TV of Cleveland

Late in their day, Reisman and Sellers stowed the Ku-band antenna in Atlantis� cargo bay The high-data-rate antenna transmits, among other things, television from the shuttle

Wednesday weather forecasts for Kennedy Space Center were generally favorable, though there was a chance of showers within 30 miles of the runway There is a second opportunity Wednesday at KSC at 9:23 a m Thursday has two KSC landing opportunities, at 8:13 a m and 9:48 a m Atlantis� thermal protection system was cleared Tuesday for re-entry

The next status report will be issued before after crew wakeup, or earlier if warranted

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Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 23:29:11 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-132 MCC Status Report #24

STS-132 Report #24 Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 11:30 p m CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON � All eyes turn to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as the Atlantis crew and mission control team prepare for a possible landing Wednesday morning

The crew awoke at 11:20 p m CDT Tuesday to �Supermassive Black Hole� performed by Muse The song was played for Commander Ken Ham

Ham, Pilot Tony Antonelli and Mission Specialists Mike Good, Garrett Reisman, Steve Bowen and Piers Sellers will start the day with final stowage activities and deorbit preparations

There are two landing opportunities under consideration for Wednesday, both at Kennedy The first is on orbit 186 with a deorbit burn at 6:41 a m and touchdown at 7:48 p m The second is on the following orbit, with deorbit burn at 8:17 a m and touchdown at 9:22 a m

Landing weather was forecast as favorable but with a slight chance of showers within 30 miles of the shuttle landing facility

If needed, there are two additional landing opportunities for Florida on Thursday, and landing opportunities at all three landing sites, including Dryden Space Flight Center in California and White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico, Friday and Saturday

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

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