HSFNEWS Digest - 15 Jul 2011 to 16 Jul 2011 (#2011-88)

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Date: July 16th 2011

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FINAL SHUTTLE CREW ANSWERS STUDENT QUESTIONS FROM SPACE EVENT TIME UPDATE
STS-135 MCC Status Report #15
STS-135 MCC Status Report #16

Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:52:24 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: FINAL SHUTTLE CREW ANSWERS STUDENT QUESTIONS FROM SPACE EVENT TIME UPDATE

July 15, 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 EVENT TIME UPDATE

WASHINGTON -- NASA is updating the time for an event on Sunday, July 17, when space shuttle astronauts aboard the International Space Station will answer videotaped questions from middle school students The event now is scheduled to air live on NASA Television at 6:24 a m EDT Sunday

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 videos from students participating in NASA's Summer of Innovation initiative 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 the latest schedule of on-orbit events during STS-135, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttletv

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: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:13:07 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-135 MCC Status Report #15

STS-135 Report #15 3 p m CDT Friday, July 15, 2011 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON ï¿½ News media interviews, a news conference with reporters at NASA centers and in Japan and a call from President Obama highlighted Atlantis crew activities Friday

Between those events, it was back to the demanding work of cargo transfer between the shuttle and station The unloading of the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics moduleï¿½s 9,400 pounds of cargo was about 70 percent complete and packing its 5,700 pounds of homeward-bound material had begun

At about 11:30 a m CDT Obama radioed the combined International Space Station and shuttle crews that he was proud of all the crew members

ï¿½Weï¿½re all watching as the 10 of you work together as a team,ï¿½ Obama said ï¿½Your example means so much not just to your fellow Americans but also your fellow citizens on Earth The space program has always embodied our sense of adventure and explorations and courage ï¿½

He thanked those who had supported the shuttle program during the past 30 years, and all the men and women of NASA who helped the country lead the space age

Atlantis Commander Chris Ferguson said that all the partners on the station were honored to represent their home countries in this multinational effort

Station Commander Andrey Borisenko described the station and shuttle crews, from three nations, as ï¿½one big family ï¿½

The media interviews began about 5:45 a m Ferguson and Pilot Doug Hurley talked with representatives of CBS Radio, KYW-TV in Philadelphia and Associated Press Next up was a 7:04 a m chat by all Atlantis crew members with WPVI-TV and KYW Radio, both of Philadelphia, and Reuters

At the 45-minute crew news conference, Atlantis crew members and their six station colleagues gathered in the Japanese Kibo Laboratory to take questions from news media Reporters at four NASA centers, NASA headquarters and in Japan participated

This morning Ferguson and Hurley brought General Purpose Computer 4 back on line in a backup role GPC-4 had unexpectedly shut down a little after 5 p m Thursday, about an hour and a half after the crew had gone to bed Crew members transferred its functions to another computer, and this morning reloaded its software and got it running again

Atlantis Mission Specialist Rex Walheim and station Flight Engineer Mike Fossum worked to resize U S spacesuits to be left on the station

The next status report will be issued after crew wakeup, or earlier if warranted The crew is scheduled to awaken just before 10:30 p m

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Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:34:57 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STS-135 MCC Status Report #16

STS-135 Report #16 Friday, July 15, 2011 - 10:30 p m CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

HOUSTON ï¿½ The crew of the final space shuttle mission woke up today to well wishes from a former neighbor of sorts

ï¿½Good morning, Atlantis!ï¿½ Houston native Beyonce Knowles said in a prerecorded message for the STS-135 astronauts ï¿½This is Beyonce Sandy, Chris, Doug and Rex, you inspire all of us to dare to live our dreams, to know that weï¿½re smart enough and strong enough to achieve them ï¿½

The message was preceded by Knowlesï¿½ song ï¿½Run the World (Girls),ï¿½ and before the singer wrapped up her greeting, she had a special shout out for the crewï¿½s female member, Mission Specialist Sandy Magnus

ï¿½This song is especially for my girl, Sandy,ï¿½ she said, ï¿½and all the women whoï¿½ve taken us to space with them, and the girls who are our future explorers ï¿½

Magnus, along with Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialist Rex Walheim are scheduled to spend more time today filling the Raffaello multipurpose logistics module up for return to Earth

But as the list of items left to be packed grows shorter, theyï¿½ll be branching out to other activities, picking up some station work and performing spacesuit maintenance and even unpacking some of the cargo theyï¿½ve delivered

Ferguson and Hurley will also spend some time working to repair the door that gives the crew access to the shuttleï¿½s air revitalization system The latch on the door was reported by the crew to have broken on Friday The door is located in the floor of the shuttleï¿½s middeck and opened by the crew when they change out the lithium hydroxide canisters that remove carbon dioxide from the shuttleï¿½s atmosphere

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 2 p m on Saturday

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 15 Jul 2011 to 16 Jul 2011 (#2011-88)

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