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1. STS-126 MCC Status Report #02
2. STS-126 MCC Status Report #03

Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:36:14 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-126 MCC Status Report #02

STS-126 Report #02 10:30 a m CST Saturday, Nov 15, 2008 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON – It’s inspection day aboard the space shuttle Endeavour Crew members will use the shuttle’s robotic arm and its extension to look at the spacecraft’s thermal protection system

They also will prepare for Sunday afternoon’s docking with the station by installing the Orbiter Docking System centerline camera and extending the system’s docking ring A checkout of the spacesuits to be used during the four spacewalks by Endeavour crewmembers outside the International Space Station also is on the agenda

The seven members of shuttle Endeavour’s crew, Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Eric Boe and mission specialists Don Pettit, Steve Bowen, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Shane Kimbrough and Sandra Magnus, were awakened at 9:55 a m CST for their first full day in space The wakeup music was “Shelter” by Xavier Rudd It was played for Ferguson

Boe, Pettit and Kimbrough will work together on the thermal protection system, using the Orbiter Boom Sensor system attached to the robotic arm to look at the starboard wing, then the nose cap and the port wing Data from the survey will be analyzed by engineers on the ground

While fellow spacewalker Kimbrough is working on the survey, Piper and Bowen will check out the spacesuits and subsequently prepare them for transfer to the station Magnus, who will remain on the space station for three months, will work to prepare material on Endeavour’s middeck for transfer to her new home

Toward the end of the crew’s day, Piper will set up the centerline camera and extend the docking ring Boe and Pettit will check out rendezvous tools just before they begin their end-of-day activities

The crew is scheduled to go to bed at 12:25 a m Sunday and be awakened at 8:25 a m The next shuttle status report will be issued at the end of the crew day, or earlier if events warrant

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Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:06:30 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-126 MCC Status Report #03

STS-126 Report #03 Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 8:00 p m CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON – The seven-member crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour spent the day completing a five-hour inspection of Endeavour’s heat shield using the shuttle’s robotic arm and the Orbiter Boom Sensor System Ground controllers will use these sensor images, as well as those collected during launch, to ensure that the shuttle’s heat shield is in good shape

Preliminary analysis showed a small piece of thermal blanket came loose from the aft portion of the orbiter during Endeavour’s ascent yesterday This area is of no great concern since it is not an area that experiences high heat during reentry The crew captured some images of the area during their inspection today, which will allow the ground controllers to look more closely and confirm the loss of the blanket and its size

The crew also prepared for tomorrow’s rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station, including checking out spacesuits onboard Endeavour that will be used during the mission’s four spacewalks

On board the space station, Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Greg Chamitoff spoke with ground controllers about the procedures they will use tomorrow to capture images of Endeavour as the shuttle performs its backflip, or rendezvous pitch maneuver, in advance of the docking

Tomorrow’s docking is scheduled for 4:04 p m CST The crew is due to go to sleep tonight at 12:25 a m and will awake at 8:25 a m

The next status report will be issued after crew wake-up, or before, if events warrant

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 15 Nov 2008 to 16 Nov 2008 (#2008-119)

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