HSFNEWS Digest - 20 May 2011 to 21 May 2011 (#2011-57)

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Date: May 21st 2011

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NASA SETS LAUNCH DATE AND MEDIA CREDENTIAL DEADLINES FOR FINAL SHUTTLE FLIGHT
TUCSON STUDENTS CALL SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS ORBITING EARTH
STS-134 MCC Status Report #09
STS-134 MCC Status Report #10

Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 12:33:46 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA SETS LAUNCH DATE AND MEDIA CREDENTIAL DEADLINES FOR FINAL SHUTTLE FLIGHT

May 20, 2011

Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M11-096

NASA SETS LAUNCH DATE AND MEDIA CREDENTIAL DEADLINES FOR FINAL SHUTTLE FLIGHT

WASHINGTON -- NASA's final space shuttle flight is targeted to launch July 8 at about 11:40 a m EDT from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Four veteran astronauts will fly aboard shuttle Atlantis to deliver supplies and spare parts to the International Space Station

This date was targeted based on NASA's current planning An official launch date will be announced following the June 28 Flight Readiness Review

There are several non-standard activities, including a tanking test followed by an X-ray inspection of a section of the external fuel tank, which may affect Atlantis' processing The tank consists of three sections Mission managers want to X-ray aluminum support beams, known as stringers, located where the liquid hydrogen tank meets the intertank

Cracked intertank stringers were identified during shuttle Discovery's first launch attempt in November 2010 and delayed its launch until the problem was resolved X-ray inspection of the intertank stringers provides additional confidence that there are no stringer cracks in Atlantis' tank The stringers located where the liquid oxygen tank meets the intertank were modified with extra material to add strength and do not require inspection

The 12-day mission also will deliver an experiment designed to demonstrate and test the tools, technologies and techniques needed to robotically refuel satellites in space, even satellites not designed to be serviced The crew also will return an ammonia pump that recently failed on the station Engineers want to understand why the pump failed and improve designs for future spacecraft

Chris Ferguson, a veteran of two previous shuttle missions, will command the flight Doug Hurley will serve as the pilot, a role he filled on STS-127 in 2009 Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim will be the mission specialists Magnus spent 4 5 months aboard the station beginning in November 2008 Walheim flew on STS-110 in 2002 and STS-122 in 2008

STS-135 will be Atlantis' 33rd mission and the 37th shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and maintenance It will be the 135th and final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program

Reporters must apply for STS-135 media credentials to attend the launch or cover the mission from other NASA centers To be accredited, reporters must work for verifiable news-gathering organizations No substitutions of credentials are allowed at any NASA facility

Journalists who are lawful permanent residents, have dual or multiple U S citizenship or are U S citizens representing international media outlets will have their credential applications processed in the same manner as U S citizens who represent domestic media

Additional time may be required to process accreditation requests by journalists from certain designated countries Designated countries include those with which the United States has no diplomatic relations, countries on the State Department's list of state sponsors of terrorism, those under U S sanction or embargo and countries associated with proliferation concerns Please contact the accrediting NASA center for details Journalists should confirm they have been accredited before traveling

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER Reporters applying for credentials at Kennedy should submit requests via the Web at: https://media ksc nasa gov

Reporters must use work e-mail addresses, not personal accounts, when applying After accreditation is approved, applicants will receive confirmation via e-mail

Accredited media representatives with mission badges will have access to Kennedy from launch through the end of the mission The application deadline for mission badges is June 26

Reporters with special requests for Kennedy, such as space for satellite trucks, trailers, electrical connections or workspace, must contact Laurel Lichtenberger by June 26 at: laurel a lichtenberger@nasa gov

Wireless Internet access is available at Kennedy's news center However, access may be limited at times due to volume Reporters should have alternate wireless resources Workspace in the news center and the news center annex is provided on a first-come basis, limited to one space per organization To set up temporary telephone, fax, ISDN or network lines, media representatives must arrange with BellSouth at 800-213-4988 Reporters must have an assigned seat in the Kennedy newsroom prior to setting up lines To obtain an assigned seat, contact Jennifer Horner at: jennifer p horner@nasa gov

Journalists must have a public affairs escort to all other areas of Kennedy except the Launch Complex 39 cafeteria

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER

Reporters may obtain credentials for NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston by calling the center's newsroom at 281-483-5111 or by presenting STS-135 mission credentials from Kennedy Media representatives planning to cover the mission only from Johnson need to apply for credentials only at the center The application deadline for mission badges is June 26

Journalists covering the mission from Houston using Kennedy credentials must also contact Johnson's newsroom by June 26 to arrange workspace, phone lines and other logistics Johnson is responsible for credentialing media if the shuttle lands at NASA's White Sands Space Harbor, N M If a landing is imminent at White Sands, Johnson will arrange credentials

DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER

Notice for a shuttle landing at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards Air Force Base in California could be short Media outlets should consider accrediting Los Angeles-based personnel who could travel quickly to Dryden

Deadlines for submitting Dryden accreditation requests are June 10 for international journalists and July 13 for U S citizens or journalists who have permanent residency status, regardless of their media affiliation

For Dryden media credentials, U S citizens or permanent resident aliens representing bona fide media outlets must provide their full name, date of birth, place of birth, media organization, driver's license number with the name of the issuing state and the last six digits of their social security number

In addition, international journalists must provide either their passport or visa number, country of issue and expiration date Journalists should e-mail requests to: DrydenPAO@nasa gov Requests must include a phone number and business e-mail address for follow-up contact

NASA PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACTS: Kennedy Space Center: Allard Beutel, 321-867-2468, allard beutel@nasa gov Johnson Space Center: Kylie Clem, 281-483-5111, kylie s clem@nasa gov

Dryden Flight Research Center: Leslie Williams, 661-276-3893, leslie a williams@nasa gov For information about the International Space Station, visit: http://www nasa gov/station For information about the STS-135 mission, visit: http://www nasa gov/shuttle -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices nasa gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices nasa gov

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Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 15:36:24 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: TUCSON STUDENTS CALL SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS ORBITING EARTH

May 20, 2011

Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601

Report #H11-156

TUCSON STUDENTS CALL SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS ORBITING EARTH

WASHINGTON -- Space Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly and mission specialist Mike Fincke, who are aboard the International Space Station, will speak with students from Mesa Verde Elementary School in Tucson, Ariz , on Sunday, May 22 In January, a shooting that gravely injured Commander Kelly's wife, Rep Gabrielle Giffords, killed six people including nine-year-old Christina Taylor-Green who attended the school

The May 22 event is scheduled to air live on NASA Television at 10:45 p m EDT Due to limited space, the event is not open to media

During the broadcast, viewers will be able to see both the astronauts and the students Approximately 400 kindergarten through fifth grade students will participate in the event and learn how the unique environment of space helps advance scientific discovery and exploration

Astronaut Lee Morin also will be at the school answering questions He flew on space shuttle Atlantis' STS-110 mission in 2002, performing two spacewalks during which the station's robotic arm was used for the first time to maneuver spacewalkers around the station

"The opportunity allows students to ask astronauts orbiting the Earth questions about what it's like to live in microgravity," said Cindy McArthur, Teaching From Space project manager at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston "It helps them understand the importance of studying science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) "

The in-flight education downlink is part of a series with educational organizations in the United States and abroad to improve teaching and learning in STEM subjects It is an integral component of Teaching From Space, an agency program promoting learning opportunities and builds partnerships with the education community using the unique environment of space and NASA's human spaceflight program

For NASA TV information and schedules, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the shuttle mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

For information about NASA's education programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education

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Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 17:34:41 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-134 MCC Status Report #09

STS-134 Report #09 4:30 p m CDT Friday, May 20, 2011 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON ï¿½ Endeavour astronauts completed a 6-hour, 19-minute spacewalk at the International Space Station Friday, retrieving materials experiments and installing another, and installing an antenna

Mission Specialists Andrew Feustel and Greg Chamitoff also installed a light on a station handcart, set up equipment for adding ammonia to a cooling loop and installed a cover on a rotary joint for solar arrays

Mission Specialist Mike Fincke served as intravehicular officer, coaching the spacewalkers through their tasks Astronaut Steve Swanson, himself a veteran of four spacewalks, was in the station flight control room at the Mission Control Center, serving as spacewalk capcom Endeavour Commander Mark Kelly provided photo and TV coverage

Feustel and Chamitoff worked first on unhooking power cables and fasteners to retrieve the Materials International Space Station Experiments (MISSE) 7A and 7B from Express Logistics Carrier 2 on the stationï¿½s starboard truss The suitcase-like devices, opened to expose small samples of numerous materials to the harsh conditions of space, were installed during STS-129 in November 2009

Feustel installed and connected the new MISSE 8 experiment there, while Chamitoff moved on to the light installation on the Crew Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) cart, on truss rails at the S3 segment Next the two installed a cover on the starboard solar alpha rotary joint The joint allows solar arrays to rotate to follow the sun

Working together they installed a jumper cable, and vented nitrogen from another loop That work was in preparation for adding ammonia to the P6 photovoltaic cooling loop during the next spacewalk, the second of the missionï¿½s four, by Feustel and Fincke The P6 loop has a slow leak

For the most lengthy task of the spacewalk, Feustel and Chamitoff moved on to install and connect antennas for the External Wireless Communication System The antennas are integrated into two replacement handrails Chamitoff installed them on the U S laboratory Destiny while Feustel routed cables Together the astronauts worked to connect those cables

An issue with a carbon dioxide level sensor in Chamitoffï¿½s suit caused replanning of the later part of the spacewalk Removal of a micro meteoroid debris shield to access some cable connection points and to hookup some of the cables was put on hold to ensure Chamitoff would be back in the airlock early

There was no indication that his suitï¿½s carbon dioxide levels would rise, but without information from the sensor, flight controllers decided on the conservative course of action

The spacewalk ended at 8:29 a m CST, a little earlier than had been planned

The Friday spacewalk was the fourth for Feustel and the first for Chamitoff It was the 156th for station assembly and maintenance and the 245th by U S astronauts

Pilot Greg Johnson and Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori spent much of the spacewalk period transferring equipment and supplies from Endeavourï¿½s middeck to the station

The Mission Management Team decided to proceed with a focused inspection of one damage site on Endeavourï¿½s underside Saturday morning The location is between the right main landing gear door and the External Tank disconnect door

The shuttle robotic arm will be used to lower the Orbiter Boom Sensor System over the wing and to the underside, to about a seven-foot distance away from the damage site to take three digital camera pictures and two data takes with the laser system

Meanwhile, the stationï¿½s robotic arm will be positioned on the other side of Endeavour with a vantage point looking under, toward the orbiter, to provide camera views for clearance

The experts will use this data to give them a three-dimensional view that will show what is exposed and its depth to provide a better idea of the dimensions of the cavity and analyze how it will react to reentry

The rest of Endeavourï¿½s heat shield has been cleared for entry from ascent debris damage

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

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Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 21:36:39 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-134 MCC Status Report #10

STS-134 Report #10 Friday, May 20, 2011 - 9:30 p m CDT
Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON ï¿½The combined crew of the International Space Station and space shuttle Endeavour will work together to perform robotics and prepare for the missionï¿½s second spacewalk

The Endeavour crew of Commander Mark Kelly, Pilot Greg Johnson, and Mission Specialists Mike Fincke, Greg Chamitoff, Roberto Vittori and Andrew Feustel and Expedition 27 Flight Engineer Ron Garan woke at 8:26 p m to ï¿½In Viewï¿½ performed by Tragically Hip The song was played for Feustel

The remainder of the Expedition 27 crewmembers, including Commander Dmitry Kondratyev and Flight Engineers Andrey Borisenko, Cady Coleman, Alexander Samokutyaev and Paolo Nespoli, will awaken at 1:01 a m

Johnson, Vittori, and Feustel start the day with robotics, configuring the robotic arms and orbiter boom for the focused inspection activities Johnson and Vittori continue with robotics and are joined by Fincke to perform a focused inspection of a small area of damage on the shuttleï¿½s underside

Feustel will join Chamitoff to work on the spacesuits which were used in the first spacewalk They will install batteries and make configurations to the airlock They will also configure Chamitoffï¿½s spacesuit to dry out, as increased moisture in the suit is suspected to be the cause of a carbon dioxide sensor issue that caused them to end todayï¿½s extravehicular activity early

At 6:11 a m , the combined crews will join together in the Kibo module for a special call from Pope Benedict XVI The event, being conducted from The Vatican, will air live on NASA television

The crew members will also join for a review of the next spacewalkï¿½s procedures Fincke and Feustel will perform that spacewalk and will spend the night in the airlock in preparations for that activity

The next status report will be issued at the end of the crew day, or earlier if warranted -end-

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 20 May 2011 to 21 May 2011 (#2011-57)

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