HSFNEWS Digest - 14 Jul 2011 to 15 Jul 2011 (#2011-87)

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Date: July 15th 2011

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FINAL SHUTTLE CREW ANSWERS STUDENT QUESTIONS FROM SPACE
STS-135 MCC Status Report #13
NASA ASTRONAUT STEVE LINDSEY LEAVES THE AGENCY
STS-135 MCC Status Report #14

Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:00:02 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: FINAL SHUTTLE CREW ANSWERS STUDENT QUESTIONS FROM SPACE

July 14, 2011

Rachel Kraft Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601

Report #H11-229

FINAL SHUTTLE CREW ANSWERS STUDENT QUESTIONS FROM SPACE

WASHINGTON -- Space shuttle astronauts aboard the International Space Station will answer videotaped questions from middle school students participating in NASA's Summer of Innovation initiative The event is scheduled to air live on NASA Television at 7:09 a m EDT on Sunday, July 17

During the broadcast, viewers will see shuttle Atlantis Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Doug Hurley as they respond to approximately 20 student questions selected from nearly 150 videos The student videos also will air during the event

The Summer of Innovation program seeks to advance excellence in summer and extended learning programming for underrepresented and underserved middle school students while inspiring them to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) The initiative also is tied closely to the White House's "Educate to Innovate" campaign

"Learning about scientific principles and the impact of space on astronauts' bodies helps spark student curiosity," said Cindy McArthur, Teaching From Space project manager at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston "Microgravity is a unique research environment and hearing directly from astronauts who live and work in it can inspire students to study STEM disciplines "

The question-and-answer session 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

For more information about the shuttle mission, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

For information about NASA's education programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education

For more information about the Summer of Innovation program, visit:

http://www nasa gov/soi

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Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:35:59 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-135 MCC Status Report #13

STS-135 Report #13 4:30 p m CDT Thursday, July 14, 2011 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON ï¿½ Continuing cargo transfer, news media interviews and exercise sessions kept Atlantis crew members busy Thursday morning They enjoyed some welcome off-duty time during their afternoon

Unloading of the multi-purpose logistics module Raffaelloï¿½s 9,400 pounds of cargo was well over half complete Transfer of its remaining cargo to the International Space Station was expected to be finished Friday or Saturday

Raffaello is to be reloaded with almost 5,700 pounds of gear from the station, mostly unneeded equipment and trash It is to be replaced in Atlantisï¿½ cargo bay Monday morning for return to Earth

A little before their midday meal, about 6 a m CDT, shuttle commander Chris Ferguson and Mission Specialist Sandra Magnus talked with representatives of FOX News Radio and KTVI-TV and KSDK-TV, both in St Louis All four shuttle crew members chatted with WBBM-TV of Chicago, KTVU-TV of Oakland, Calif , and WTXF-TV of Philadelphia at about 8:20 a m

Afterward the shuttle crew had most of the afternoon off Station crew members also had some free time early in their afternoon

The crewï¿½s supper was special That All-American Meal was initially scheduled for July 4 but wound up being enjoyed today because of Atlantisï¿½ launch delay Grilled chicken, corn, baked beans, cheese and more, topped off with apple pie, were on the menu

The next status report will be issued after crew wakeup or earlier if warranted The crew is scheduled to awaken at 11:29 p m

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Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:55:23 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT STEVE LINDSEY LEAVES THE AGENCY

July 14, 2011

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

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #H11-230

NASA ASTRONAUT STEVE LINDSEY LEAVES THE AGENCY

HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Steve Lindsey announced he will leave the agency to pursue a career within the aerospace industry His last day with NASA will be Friday, July 15

Lindsey, a retired colonel in the U S Air Force, is a veteran of five space shuttle missions He also served as chief of the NASA Astronaut Office from September 2006 to October 2009

"Steve's a consummate leader and has been a great role model within the corps," said Peggy Whitson, chief of the Astronaut Office "His calm demeanor and steady presence has been invaluable to not only his shuttle mission crews but also our office as a whole I know he will be a great asset to the next team privileged to work with him "

As chief of the Astronaut Office, Lindsey was responsible for spacecraft development; crew selection and training; flight test and crew operations in support of the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station Programs

Lindsey commanded the STS-133 flight in February 2011, STS-121 in 2006 and STS-104 in 2001 He served as the pilot on STS-95 in 1998 andSTS-87 in 1997 He joined NASA as an astronaut candidate in 1994 Lindsey logged more than 1500 hours in space For Lindsey's complete biography, visit: http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/lindsey html -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, 15 Jul 2011 00:09:02 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-135 MCC Status Report #14

STS-135 Report #14 Friday, July 15, 2011 - 12:30 a m CDT
Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON ï¿½ Sir Paul McCartney awakened the crew of Atlantis today with a special message and the song "Good Day Sunshine," starting a day for the final shuttle crew that will be highlighted by a call from President Barack H Obama

ï¿½Good morning guys!ï¿½ McCartney said in a message recorded pre-launch for the final space shuttle crew ï¿½Wake up! And good luck on this, your last mission Well done!ï¿½

McCartneyï¿½s wakeup call came at 11:59 p m Thursday, 30 minutes later than Atlantisï¿½ crew had been scheduled to wake up It was delayed to give the crew time to make up sleep they lost over the course of the night due to a failure of one of the shuttleï¿½s five general purpose computers

At 5:07 p m on Thursday, a failure alarm rang on board Atlantis, tripped by a problem with general purpose computer 4 Only two of the shuttleï¿½s computer are needed when the shuttle is orbiting the Earth, so the functions that computer had been responsible for were simply transferred to another computer But the crew spent 40 minutes of their sleep time working through the procedures to do so, and elected to make that time up by sleeping in for 30 minutes

Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Doug Hurley have an hour set aside this morning to work with the computer and get it back up and running

Much of the rest of the crewï¿½s day will be again be spent transferring cargo to and from the Raffaello multipurpose logistics module But the crew will take several breaks ï¿½ at 5:44 a m , 7:04 a m and 8:24 a m ï¿½ to talk with reporters back on Earth

And before they turn in for the night theyï¿½ll take one more break to answer a call from the White House ï¿½ President Obama is scheduled to call and talk with the crews of Atlantis and the International Space Station at 11:29 a m

The next status report will be issued at the end of the crewï¿½s day or earlier if warranted The crew is scheduled to go to sleep just before 1:30 p m

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 14 Jul 2011 to 15 Jul 2011 (#2011-87)

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