| Thomas Andrew | ||
Personal: Male, Single. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. PhD Astronaut Career Astronaut Group: NASA Group 14 - 1992. Active Entered space service: 31 March 1992. Number of Flights: 4.00. Total Time: 177.38 days. Number of EVAs: 1.00. Total EVA Time: 0.26 days.
NASA Official Biography
Thomas Andrew Spaceflight Log
Thomas Andrew Chronology 5 December 1992 - NASA Astronaut Training Group 14 selected.. The group was selected to provide pilot, engineer, and scientist astronauts for space shuttle flights.. Qualifications: Pilots: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics. Advanced degree desirable. At least 1,000 flight-hours of pilot-in-command time. Flight test experience desirable. Excellent health. Vision minimum 20/50 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20 vision; maximum sitting blood pressure 140/90. Height between 163 and 193 cm. Mission Specialists: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics and minimum three years of related experience or an advanced degree. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. Four pilots and 15 mission specialists, nine civilians and ten military. Chosen from 2054 applicants, 87 of which screened in December 1991/January 1992. Five additional international astronauts. 19 May 1996 - STS-77. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-77. Deployed and retrieved Spartan 2; deployed PAMS-STU; carried Spacehab module. Payloads: Shuttle Pointed Research Tool for Astronomy (SPARTAN) 207/Inflatable Antenna Experiment (IAE); Technology Experiments Advancing Missions in Space (TEAMS) 01 (includes Vented Tank Resupply Experiment (VTRE), Global Positioning System (GPS) Attitude and Navigation Experiment (GANE) (RME 1316), Liquid Metal Test Experiment (LMTE) and Passive Aerodynami-cally Stabilized Magnetically Damped Satellite (PAMS) Satellite Test Unit (STU); SPACEHAB-4; Brilliant Eyes Ten-Kelvin Sorption Cryocooler Experiment (BETSCE); 12 getaway specials attached to a GAS bridge assembly (GAS 056, 063, 142, 144, 163, 200, 490, 564, 565, 703, 741 and the Reduced-Fill Tank Pressure Control Experiment (RFTPCE); Aquatic Research Facility (ARF) 01; Biological Research in Canisters (BRIC) 07, Block III. 29 May 1996 - Landing of STS-77. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: STS-77. STS-77 landed at 11:10 GMT. 23 January 1998 - STS-89. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: Mir NASA-5, Mir EO-24, STS-89, Mir NASA-6. Penultimate Shuttle mission to Mir. Andy Thomas replaced David Wolf as the resident NASA astronaut. Endeavour docked with the SO module on Mir at 20:14 GMT on January 24, 1998. Payloads included:
Despite fits problems with his Sokol emergency spacesuit, Andy Thomas replaced David Wolf as a Mir crew member on January 25. Endeavour undocked from Mir on January 29 at 16:57 GMT and made one flyaround of the station before departing and landing at Kennedy Space Center's runway 15 at 22:35 GMT on January 31. 12 June 1998 - Landing of STS-91. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: STS-91, Mir NASA-6, Mir EO-25. STS-91 landed at 18:00 GMT with the crew of Precourt, Gorie, Lawrence, Chang-Diaz, Kavandi, Ryumin and Thomas Andrew aboard. 8 March 2001 - STS-102. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-102, ISS EO-2. STS 102 was an American shuttle spacecraft that carried a crew of seven astronauts (six American and one Russian). The primary mission was to deliver a multi-rack Italian container (Leonardo MultiPurpose Logistics Module, LMPLM) to the Destiny Module of the International Space Station, ISS. It docked with the ISS at 05:34 UT on 9 March. The 6.4 m x 4.6 m cylindrical LMPLM delivered new equipment to Destiny, and retrieved used/unwanted equipment, and trash back to the shuttle. The crew did a few spacewalks to install a platform on the ISS to support a Canadian robot arm when it arrives next month. The STS 102 left behind three of the astronauts (two American and one Russian) and brought back the three astronauts (one American and two Russian) who had been inhabiting the ISS for about four and a half months. It landed at Cape Canaveral at 07:31 UT on 21 March. Discovery was launched on mission STS-102 (Space Station flight 5A.1) into an initial 60 x 222 km x 51.6 deg orbit. The mission was delivery of supplies and equipment, and changeout of the Expedition One and Expedition Two station crews. STS-102 carried the Leonardo Multi Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), built by Alenia Spazio (Torino), to the International Space Station. The 6.4 m x 4.6 m cylindrical MPLM was a descendant of the Spacelab long modules. Also carried was a Spacehab/Energia unpressurized Integrated Cargo Carrier with LCA/MTSAS-A, RU, and PFCS. A sidewall adapter beam with two GAS canisters (G-783 and WSVFM) was also on board. WSVFM measured vibration during launch. Another adapter beam, probably at the rear of the payload bay, carried SEM-9. SEM-9 and G-783 contained high school microgravity experiments. Leonardo carried 16 'racks' of equipment, including the Human Research Facility Rack (Rack 13) which allowed the astronauts to do extensive medical experiments, the CHeCS Rack (28), the DDCU-1 and DDCU-2 racks (7 and 9), the Avionics-3 (Rack 6), and the MSS Avionics/Lab (Rack 11) and Avionics/Cupola (Rack 12) racks for a total of 7 equipment racks to be installed on Destiny. Three Resupply Stowage Racks (50, 51, 52) and four Resupply Stowage Platforms (180, 181, 182 and 188) remained installed on Leonardo, with their equipment bags being individually transferred to the Station. System Racks 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 were already on Destiny together with stowage racks 110 through 117. Each rack had a mass of 150-300 kg. The orbiter fired its OMS engines at 1221 GMT to raise the orbit to 185 x 219 km. Discovery docked with the PMA-2 port on the Station at 0639 GMT on March 10. The LCA (Lab Cradle Assembly) was attached to Destiny's +Z side during an EVA. It was to be used on the next mission to temporarily place a Spacelab pallet on Destiny during installation of the Station's robot arm. Later, it would be the site for the main Station truss, beginning with segment S0. The PMA-3, on Unity at the -Z nadir position, had to be moved to the port position to make room for Leonardo. An external stowage platform was attached to Destiny and the External Stowage Platform and the PFCS Pump Flow Control System were added to the port aft trunnion on Destiny. A rigid umbilical (RU) was connected to the PDGF grapple fixture on Destiny to support the Station's future robot arm. Leonardo was docked to Unity at -Z for a while so that its cargo could be transferred to the station easily; it was then be returned to the payload bay and brought back to earth. At 0232 GMT on March 19 command of ISS was transferred to Expedition 2 and the hatches were closed. Discovery undocked at 0432 GMT and flew once around the station before departing at 0548 GMT. ISS mass after undocking was 115527 kg. The OMS engines fired for the deorbit burn at 0625 GMT on March 21, and Discovery touched down on runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center at 0731 GMT. 8 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #01. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. Shuttle Discovery blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center at sunrise this morning to deliver a new resident crew to the International Space Station (ISS) as the third shuttle mission in less than four months began in flawless fashion. Commander Jim Wetherbee, Pilot Jim Kelly and Mission Specialists Andy Thomas, Paul ...more... 8 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #02. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. Space Shuttle Discovery continues to close in on the International Space Station following Thursday morning's flawless launch from the Kennedy Space Center. Docking is scheduled for 11:36 Friday night. In preparation for that rendezvous and docking, Discovery's crew was awakened at ...more... 9 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #03. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. Discovery continues its pursuit of the International Space Station, currently trailing the outpost by 3,520 miles and closing that distance at the rate of about 660 miles with every orbit of the Earth. All systems aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery are ready for tonight's docking, scheduled for 11:34 p.m. as the two spacecraft fly just off the east coast of Brazil. Overnight, the STS-102 astronauts Jim Wetherbee, Jim Kelly, Paul Richards and Andy ...more... 9 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #04. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. With the International Space Station 300 miles ahead, the crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery awoke this afternoon to begin a third day in space, a day that will bring a new crew to the growing International Space Station. The shuttle crew was awakened with the Russian song "Vashe Blagorodiye," a song ...more... 10 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #06. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. With an exchange of space station crew members already under way, Discovery's crew turns its attention to continuing assembly of the orbital outpost, conducting a space walk set to begin just before 11 p.m., or earlier, to reposition a docking port and installing gear in preparation for the arrival of the station's Canadian-built robotic arm next month. While their Commander Yury Usachev begins a handover of duties from Expedition One ...more... 10 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #05. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. Commander Jim Wetherbee waited patiently as International Space Station controllers locked solar arrays in place before he steered the Space Shuttle Discovery to a 12:38 a.m. CST Saturday docking. "You have a great looking ship there, Captain Shepherd," Wetherbee radioed to the ...more... 11 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #07. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. STS-102 Mission Specialists Susan Helms and Jim Voss donned space suits and stepped outside Discovery late last night to prepare one of the International Space Station's berthing ports for the Leonardo transfer module. The pair, destined to become members of the Expedition Two crew aboard the station ...more... 11 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #08. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. The crews of Discovery and the International Space Station will join forces again today as hatches between the spacecraft are reopened, a change of shift aboard the science outpost continues, and a cargo carrier is attached to the complex. Discovery's crew was awakened today by the song "Blast Off" from the animated feature ...more... 12 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #10. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. Aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station tonight, crews are preparing for a day of unloading and installing equipment both inside and outside the two spacecraft. The song "From a Distance" performed by Nanci Griffith awakened Discovery's crew, ...more... 12 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #09. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. Leonardo, the first of three logistics modules developed and built by the Italian Space Agency, was affixed to a berthing port on Unity overnight as mission specialist Andy Thomas carefully maneuvered it into place at 12:02 CST a.m. today. Operating Discovery's robotic arm, Thomas grappled the "crate" full of equipment ...more... 13 March 2001 - EVA STS-102-1. Assignment: EVA Crew. Flight: STS-102. The airlock was depressurized at 0518 GMT and the hatch opened at 0520 GMT. The astronauts took the External Stowage Platform from the ICC carrier to the port side of the Destiny module, and then installed the spare Pump Flow Control System on it. The ESP was used to store on-orbit-spare equipment. Next they hooked up cables on the robot arm's umbilical, and travelled up to the top of the P6 tower to fix a solar array latch - it just needed a good thump - and inspect the FPP experiment. The astronauts returned to the airlock at 1132 GMT and began repressurizing at 1144 GMT. 13 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #11. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. Astronauts Paul Richards and Andy Thomas spent six and a half hours outside the International Space Station this morning, continuing work to outfit the station and prepare for delivery of its own robotic arm next month. With help from shuttle robotic arm operator Jim Kelly and space walk choreographer ...more... 14 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #14. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. The crew of Discovery and the International Space Station will begin packing for the trip home today, having virtually completed unloading almost five tons of equipment and experiments brought by the shuttle. The crews will spend today packing trash and unneeded equipment as well as luggage ...more... 15 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #16. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. The 10 astronauts and cosmonauts aboard Discovery and the International Space Station will spend another day docked to the orbiting science outpost to pack for the trip home. Discovery's STS-102 mission now will end with a landing back in Florida about 1 a.m. Wednesday. The crew was awakened to the song "She Blinded Me With Science" performed by Thomas ...more... 15 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #15. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. Aboard the International Space Station today, astronauts and cosmonauts assembled and partially activated a key piece of construction equipment - the control station for a 58-foot-long robot arm that will be delivered to the station next month. Expedition Two Flight Engineers Jim Voss and Susan Helms spent most of their workday ...more... 16 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #18. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. The crews of Discovery and the International Space Station will spend a final full day today packing the Leonardo cargo module on the station before they detach Leonardo from the complex Saturday night and secure it in the Shuttle payload bay for the trip home. The crew was awakened to the Irish song "The Rising of the Moon" performed by The ...more... 17 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #19. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. The crews of Discovery and the International Space Station spent their day carefully packing the Leonardo cargo transfer module and reboosting the station's orbit. Mission Specialist Andy Thomas coordinated the loading of about a ton of materials ...more... 18 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #21. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. Carrying nearly one ton of trash and excess equipment, along with personal items belonging to the returning Expedition One crew, the Leonardo cargo carrier was detached from its port on the International Space Station early this morning and gently placed back in Discovery's payload bay by Mission Specialist Andy Thomas. After crewmate Paul Richards released the 16 bolts and associated latches holding ...more... 19 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #23. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. The Space Shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station at 10:32 p.m. CST Sunday, leaving the second station crew to get settled in and begin in earnest the research planned aboard the orbiting laboratory. The hatches between the shuttle and station were closed for a final time at 8:32 ...more... 20 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #26. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. Discovery's astronauts were awakened at 3:42 p.m. Central time today to begin preparing for a landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Fla. later this evening. There are two landing opportunities available this evening for Discovery's return ...more... 20 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #25. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. All of Discovery's systems are checked out for landing, with Commander Jim Wetherbee and his team ready to escort home the first International Space Station expedition crew late Tuesday. Landing is scheduled for 11:56 p.m. CST Tuesday (12:56 a.m. EST Wednesday), but ...more... 21 March 2001 - STS-102 Mission Status Report #27. Flight: ISS EO-1, ISS EO-2, STS-102. After a surprising turnaround in the Florida weather, Discovery's astronauts -- and the first International Space Station residents -- returned home to Kennedy Space Center at 1:31 a.m. CST Wednesday. STS-102 Commander Jim Wetherbee fired Space Shuttle Discovery's engines at 12:26 ...more... 21 March 2001 - Landing of STS-102. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: STS-102, ISS EO-1. STS-102 landed at 07:31 GMT with the crew of Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas Andrew, Richards Paul, Gidzenko, Krikalyov and Shepherd aboard. 26 July 2005 - STS-114. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-114, ISS EO-11. Return to flight after loss of Columbia. Delayed extensively as NASA attempted to fix the external tank foam-shedding problem that resulted in the loss of Columbia (first planned for September 12, 2004, the launch slipped to March; May 14, 15 and 22; July 13, 2005). Discovery safely reached orbit at a total mass of 121,485 kg, but extensive video coverage detected external tank foam shedding during ascent. Discovery docked at the Pirs module of the ISS on 28 July 28 at 11:18 GMT. Following replenishment of the station (using the Raffaello MPLM-6 module with 8240 kg of supplies), a series of spacewalks verified the integrity of the shuttle's heat shield and tested repair techniques, Discovery undocked from the ISS at 07:24 GMT on 6 August and landed safely on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base at 12:11 GMT on 9 August. However the shuttle fleet was immediately grounded again while NASA attempted to find a permanent fix to the external tank foam woes. 26 July 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #01. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Discovery launched into a clear Florida sky this morning, returning the Shuttle fleet to space and beginning a journey of exploration to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Discovery lifted off at 9:39 a.m. central time today following a flawless countdown. ...more... 27 July 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #02. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. The crew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery has awakened to its first full day in space. Today it will focus on thermal protection system inspections, preparing for docking to the International Space Station and getting spacesuits ready for three spacewalks. Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly and Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, ...more... 27 July 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #04. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Visitors on a Space Shuttle will arrive at the International Space Station for the first time in over two years today. The Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled to catch up and dock to the Station at 6:18 a.m. CDT Thursday. During Discovery's approach to the Station, Commander Eileen Collins will pause ...more... 27 July 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #03. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Discovery crewmembers completed a camera survey of the heat shields of the leading edges of the orbiter's wings and its nose cone Wednesday. They also began preparations for Thursday's docking with the International Space Station and the mission's spacewalks. Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly and Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi, ...more... 28 July 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #05. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. The Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station smoothly and right on time Thursday morning, after doing a planned back flip so Station crewmembers could photograph its thermal protection system. Discovery Commander Eileen Collins and Pilot Jim Kelly flew Discovery through the ...more... 28 July 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #06. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. The first full day of joint Space Shuttle and International Space Station operations will be highlighted by installation of a cargo transportation module, additional orbiter heat shield inspections and spacewalk preparations. Discovery's crew was awakened at 10:39 p.m. CDT by the song "Vertigo" by U2 played ...more... 29 July 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #07. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Space Shuttle and International Space Station crewmembers installed the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and began unloading the pressurized cargo carrier Friday. They also carried out a survey of selected areas of Discovery's thermal protection system and continued preparations for Saturday's spacewalk. Engineering analysis continues on the imagery collected so far, but no apparently ...more... 29 July 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #08. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Steve Robinson will step outside for their first spacewalk, and the first of this mission, early Saturday. The six and a half hour spacewalk is scheduled to begin from Discovery's airlock at 3:44 a.m. CDT. Discovery's crew was awakened at 10:43 p.m. CDT by the Japanese song "Sanpo," sung ...more... 30 July 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #09. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Space Shuttle Discovery's heat protective tiles and thermal blankets have been pronounced fit for entry after engineers reviewed the imagery and other data to judge their health. Analysis remains on the reinforced carbon-carbon wing leading edges and the protruding gap fillers identified earlier. Aerodynamics experts are evaluating the effect on surface heating that the gap fillers may cause to decide whether any work is necessary to reduce their size. Mission managers today also decided to extend Discovery's mission by one day to ...more... 31 July 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #12. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Now spacewalk veterans, Astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Steve Robinson will step outside for the second of three planned spacewalks today at 3:14 a.m. CDT. The sole objective of the 6 ½-hour excursion is to replace a failed International Space Station attitude control gyroscope. The pair will have about an hour of setup time after exiting Space Shuttle Discovery's ...more... 31 July 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #11. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. The transfer of equipment and supplies from Discovery to the International Space Station and preparations for Monday's planned spacewalk by Mission Specialists Soichi Noguchi and Steve Robinson were the focus of today's activities in space. Noguchi, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Robinson, along with remaining ...more... 1 August 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #13. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. STS-114 mission managers Monday gave the go-ahead for astronauts to remove two protruding gap fillers in Discovery's heat shield during a Wednesday space walk. Soichi Noguchi and Steve Robinson will attempt to simply pull the thin fabric fillers from between tiles in the forward area of the orbiter's underside. If the pull method is unsuccessful, the two will have tools to cut the material flush with the surface. Spacewalk experts presented a plan to mission managers in Monday's Mission Management ...more... 1 August 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #14. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. The Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crews will continue transferring equipment and supplies between the two vehicles today. They will also review updated tasks for the third planned spacewalk of the mission. Discovery's crew was awakened at 10:09 p.m. CDT by the song "Big Rock Candy Mountain," ...more... 2 August 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #15. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Space Shuttle mission managers Tuesday cleared Discovery's wing leading edge heat shield for re-entry as they methodically deal with concerns over the protruding tile gap fillers. The mission management team also discussed a "puffed out" insulating blanket outside the commander's cockpit window and has decided it poses no risk of overheating during entry. Engineers will continue to analyze whether it could pose a debris problem if it came loose during aerodynamic flight. Discovery's astronauts worked much of today on preparations for Wednesday's gap ...more... 2 August 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #16. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. The Space Shuttle Discovery crew begins their ninth day in space with preparations for the third spacewalk of the mission. This extravehicular activity (EVA) was a preplanned activity for the mission, but now includes a new task -- repair of two protruding gap fillers between tiles on the bottom the Shuttle. The crew began the day waking up at 10:09 p.m. CDT to "Where My Heart Will Take ...more... 3 August 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #17. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Despite days of anticipation and intense planning, space-walking astronaut Steve Robinson made it look easy as he gently pulled two protruding gap fillers from between thermal protection tiles on Discovery's underside Wednesday morning. "It looks like this big patient is cured," Robinson told delighted flight controllers. ...more... 4 August 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #20. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Now in their eleventh day of the mission and with three successful spacewalks behind them, the STS-114 crew of Space Shuttle Discovery is slated to begin preparations for undocking and the final day with their International Space Station counterparts. Their activities for the day include final equipment transfers, stowage and return of the robotic arm, boom and cargo container to the Shuttle payload bay. "Anchors Aweigh" was the Shuttle crew wake-up song for the day, played at 9:15 p.m. ...more... 5 August 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #21. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Discovery astronauts and their hosts on the International Space Station undocked the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module from the Station's Unity Node Friday and reberthed it in the Shuttle's cargo bay. Discovery Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly and Mission Specialists Soichi ...more... 6 August 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #22. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. After more than a week of working together in space, the Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crews bid each other farewell tonight. Following a crew farewell ceremony at 11:36 p.m. CDT, hatches between the spacecraft ...more... 6 August 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #24. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Discovery's astronauts will begin turning their attention toward coming back to Earth Monday by stowing equipment and verifying operation of the orbiter's flight control surfaces and system. The crew was awakened at 7:39 p.m. CDT by "The One and Only Flower in the World" ...more... 6 August 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #23. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Discovery is flying solo today, following its early morning departure from the International Space Station, concluding nine days of cooperative work between the two crews. Pilot Jim Kelly was at the controls as latches between the two vehicles were released ...more... 7 August 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #25. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Discovery's crew is spending what should be its last night in space, with an early morning landing planned Monday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, concluding a voyage of 5.35 million miles. In preparation for tomorrow's 3:47 a.m. CDT landing, Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot ...more... 7 August 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #26. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Discovery's Return to Flight mission is scheduled to conclude with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center early Monday morning. Discovery has two opportunities to land at the Kennedy Space Center on Monday. The ...more... 9 August 2005 - STS-114 MCC Status Report #28. Flight: ISS EO-11, STS-114. Discovery glided to a pre-dawn landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California this morning concluding a journey of 5.8 million miles, touching down at 7:11 a.m. CDT. The landing marked the sixth night landing at Edwards Air Force Base, and the 50th ...more... Bibliography and Further Reading
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