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1. STS-133 MCC Status Report #14
2. FORMER NASA ASTRONAUT JOHN MIKE LOUNGE DIES
3. STS-133 MCC Status Report #15

Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 06:22:53 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-133 MCC Status Report #14

STS-133 Report #14 6:30 a m CST Thursday, March 3, 2011 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON � Discovery and the International Space Station crews will get a special call Thursday from the White House President Obama will be calling up to space to talk with all 12 crew members at 4:03 p m CST The call will be aired live on NASA Television

To kick off Discovery�s eighth day in space, the shuttle and station crews were awakened at 4:05 a m by �City of Blinding Lights� by U2 It was for all the crew members

After a full day of a successful final planned spacewalk of Discovery�s final mission, the crew will enjoy a well-deserved half-day off The first part of the day, however, will involve more cargo transfers from both Discovery and the International Space Station To date, 76 percent of all cargo transfers have been completed

The crews also will participate in two media interview sessions The first is to take place at 7:08 a m Reporters from CNN; WTTG-TV, Washington, D C ; WSTP-TV, Tampa, Fla ; and KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, will talk with members of the shuttle crew

The second is scheduled to take place at 9:33 a m Discovery�s Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialists Mike Barratt and Nicole Stott will talk with reporters from MSNBC; WXIA-TV, Atlanta; and Fox News Radio

Meanwhile, Station Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Cady Coleman will do maintenance work on the carbon dioxide removal assembly on the U S side of the station The CDRA removes carbon dioxide from the station�s air The Russian Vozdukh, which also removes carbon dioxide, has been down for repair but is scheduled to be operational again today

The next status report will be issued at the end of the crews� day a little before 6:30 p m , or earlier if warranted

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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 12:54:28 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: FORMER NASA ASTRONAUT JOHN MIKE LOUNGE DIES

March 3, 2011

Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Report #J11-006

FORMER NASA ASTRONAUT JOHN �MIKE� LOUNGE DIES

HOUSTON � Former NASA astronaut John �Mike� Lounge, 64, died Tuesday morning

�All of us at the Johnson Space Center are deeply saddened by the passing of former astronaut Mike Lounge,� said Michael Coats, Director, Johnson Space Center �I personally had the pleasure of working with Mike in one capacity or another for more than 30 years He had an unwavering love of country and dedication to our nation�s space program, as evidenced by a sterling career as a naval aviator and astronaut, and veteran of three space shuttle missions His many friends at Johnson are thinking of Mike�s family during this difficult time �

Lounge�s service to NASA began at Johnson in July 1978, when he worked as lead engineer for space shuttle launched satellites, and as a member of the Skylab re-entry flight control team Lounge, a Navy veteran, went on to join the astronaut corps in 1980 and after his initial training, served as a member of the launch support team NASA�s Kennedy Space Center for the STS-1, STS-2 and STS-3 missions

Lounge was a veteran of three space flights, logging more than 20 days in space He flew on STS-51I in 1985, STS-26, the first shuttle flight after the Challenger accident, in September 1988 and STS-35 in December 1990

He went on to serve as the chief of the Space Station Support Office, representing astronaut interests in space station design and operation planning until his retirement from NASA in 1991 For complete biographical information, visit:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/lounge-jm html

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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 17:40:30 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-133 MCC Status Report #15

STS-133 Report #15 5:30 p m CST Thursday, March 3, 2011 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON � President Barack Obama made a long-distance call to the dozen members of the Discovery and International Space Station crews a little after 4 p m CST

�We are always inspired by the images of you guys at work as you work to put some of the final pieces in place to make the ISS fully operational,� Obama told the space fliers, traveling five miles a second 221 miles above the Earth �You are setting such a great example with your dedication, your courage, your commitment to exploration Col Lindsey, it must be a great honor to be the last commander of Discovery �

�On behalf of the crew, it�s a real privilege for us to get to fly Discovery on her final mission We think that when we land, Discovery will have flown in space for 365 days,� said Discovery Commander Steve Lindsey

The crew members also discussed with the president the delivery of the humanoid Robonaut 2 and international cooperation, exhibited by the presence of vehicles and components from all of the program�s partners

To watch and listen to the Presidential call, visit:

http://www nasa gov/multimedia/videogallery/index html?media_id=68599191

Space shuttle and International Space Station managers decided today to extend the STS-133 mission by an additional day, providing more time for the shuttle crew to help unpack and outfit the Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module and fill the Japanese Konotouri2 H-II Transfer Vehicle with trash before its planned late-March undocking Discovery�s landing is now scheduled for 10:58 a m CST Wednesday

The crews� day included continued transfer of equipment and supplies between the station and shuttle, stowage of spacewalk equipment, exercise and maintenance Lindsey and Pilot Eric Boe were on the flight deck for a morning reboost of the docked spacecraft The 26-minute firing of Discovery�s small attitude control jets raised the orbit by about a mile

Crew members had two interview sessions with news media The first was about 7 a m when the six shuttle crew members spoke with reporters from CNN, WTTG-TV in Washington, D C , WTSPP-TV of Tampa, Fla , and KNBC-TV in Los Angeles

In the second round about 9:30 a m , three members of the shuttle crew, Boe and Mission Specialists Michael Barratt and Nicole Stott, fielded questions They talked with reporters from MSNBC, WXIA-TV in Atlanta and Fox News Radio Later, the astronauts enjoyed much of their afternoon off

The next status report will be issued after the scheduled 3:23 a m crew wakeup Friday, or earlier if warranted

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