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1. NASA TV TO BROADCAST JAPANESE CARGO CRAFT FLIGHT TO SPACE STATION
2. NASA CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO TRAIN LIKE AN ASTRONAUT

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:54:50 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA TV TO BROADCAST JAPANESE CARGO CRAFT FLIGHT TO SPACE STATION

Jan 18, 2011

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M11-009

NASA TV TO BROADCAST JAPANESE CARGO CRAFT FLIGHT TO SPACE STATION

HOUSTON -- NASA plans live television coverage of the launch, grapple and berthing of the second unpiloted Japanese cargo ship that will deliver more than four tons of food and supplies to the International Space Station

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is scheduled to launch an H-IIB rocket from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan at 12:29 a m CST (3:29 p m Japan time) on Thursday, Jan 20 The launch vehicle will send the H-II Transfer Vehicle �Kounotori2� (HTV2) into orbit on a week-long rendezvous with the station "Kounotori" is the Japanese word for white stork, emblematic of delivering happiness and joy

On Jan 27, Expedition 26 Flight Engineers Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli will command the station's robotic arm, Canadarm2, to reach out, grapple Kounotori2, and attach it to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module

In the following days, a pallet loaded with spare station parts will be extracted from a slot in the cargo ship and attached to an experiment platform outside the Japanese Kibo module Other cargo will be transferred internally to the station

The cargo vehicle will be filled with trash, detached from the station and sent to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere at the end of March

NASA Television's programming schedule for HTV2 events includes (all times CST):

Thursday, Jan 20: 12 a m � Launch coverage, anchored from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, begins Launch is scheduled at 12:29 a m

Thursday, Jan 27: 5 a m � Grapple coverage, anchored from Johnson, begins The grapple of HTV2 is scheduled at 5:44 a m

8 a m � Berthing coverage, anchored from Johnson, begins The attachment should be complete at approximately 10 a m

For more information about Kounotori2 and the H-IIB launch vehicle, visit:

http://www jaxa jp/countdown/h2bf2/index_e html

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:42:47 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO TRAIN LIKE AN ASTRONAUT

Jan 18, 2011

William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

J D Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241

Report #H11-019

NASA CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO TRAIN LIKE AN ASTRONAUT

WASHINGTON -- NASA and 14 international space agencies are challenging students to complete a nutrition and fitness program known as "Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut " Approximately 3,700 students from more than 25 different cities worldwide are participating in this six-week pilot project

NASA's Human Research Program is sponsoring the U S component of the international challenge that began Tuesday Teams of students between eight and 12 years old will learn principles of healthy eating, exercise and compete for points by finishing training modules Students also will practice scientific reasoning and teamwork while participating in hands-on training that targets strength, endurance, coordination, balance and spatial awareness The exercises will involve the same types of skills astronauts learn during training for spaceflights

"A part of the human space exploration mission is to inspire our youth to stay in school and master professions in the sciences and engineering fields to carry on this important work well into the 21st century," said Charles Lloyd, NASA's Human Research Program Education and Outreach Project manager "We believe this starts with our youth in elementary school We hope this international fitness challenge will assist them with that lifelong endeavor "

Mission X challenges students to be more physically active; increases awareness of the importance of lifelong health and conditioning; teaches students how fitness plays a vital role in human performance for exploration; and inspires and motivates students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics

The U S , Netherlands, Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Colombia, Spain and United Kingdom are hosting teams for the challenge Team USA is hosted by the College Station Independent School District (ISD) in College Station, Texas It consists of more than 800 fourth-grade students After six weeks of training, the U S challenge will culminate in a March 24th event, called the Fit Explorer Hometown Hullabaloo, to celebrate the students' success

"Mission X is an exciting way to actively involve students in learning the importance of nutrition and physical fitness," said Becky Burghardt, director for curriculum, College Station ISD "Children are fascinated by the training experiences of astronauts and are motivated to mirror what real-life astronauts do to prepare for space missions Teachers and administrators are hopeful the rich science and physical education experiences designed by NASA will help students become aware of the importance of living a healthy lifestyle "

Upon completion of this pilot, the goal is to expand the program to more schools in additional countries

To see NASA astronaut Cady Coleman kick off the challenge from the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/multimedia/videogallery/index html?media_id=46235751

The 18 core activities of the challenge are available for download in seven languages

To view country updates and Mission X teams' progress, visit:

http://trainlikeanastronaut org/en

For more information about other NASA education programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education

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