| Williams Jeffrey | ||
Personal: Male, Married, Two children. Born in Superior, Wisconsin, USA. US Army US Army Astronaut Career Astronaut Group: NASA Group 16 - 1996. Active Entered space service: 1 May 1996. Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 192.79 days. Number of EVAs: 3.00. Total EVA Time: 0.82 days.
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Williams Jeffrey Spaceflight Log
Williams Jeffrey Chronology 24 February 2000 - ISS Status Report: ISS 00-08. The International Space Station continues to orbit quietly without any significant problems hampering its operation as it awaits the arrival of a Space Shuttle crew to perform maintenance tasks while delivering logistics and supplies for use by future astronaut crews. The next Shuttle crew to visit the ISS was finalized last week and includes Jim ...more... 2 March 2000 - ISS Status Report: ISS 00-09. Earlier this week one of the television cameras aboard Zarya was activated to allow engineers to view the small crane mounted on the side of the module that has been determined to be in a 'soft dock' configuration rather than the expected 'hard dock' position. While it has been determined that the crane cannot float out of its housing, and ...more... 30 March 2000 - ISS Status Report: ISS 00-13. A launch on April 24 will see Atlantis - fresh off a year-and-a-half of refurbishment and maintenance - dock two days later to an orbiting space station for the first time since it arrived at the Russian Mir space station on STS-86 in September 1997. The orbiter and its external fuel tank/solid rocket booster stack was moved to the launch pad last Saturday and the Spacehab double module was installed into the payload bay earlier this week. A countdown test that includes the seven astronauts will be conducted next Thursday and Friday at the Kennedy Space Center to mirror the events that will take place on launch day. Atlantis' STS-101 mission not only provides an early look by three of its crew members ...more... 6 April 2000 - ISS Status Report: ISS 00-14. Shuttle and Station managers yesterday selected April 24 as the launch target date at the conclusion of the Flight Readiness Review, while engineers evaluate an issue with the power drive unit (PDU) for Atlantis' rudder speed brake. Following a hydraulic system test, a higher than normal pressure reading in the suspect PDU was identified. Ongoing analysis will confirm if the PDU needs to be replaced. Managers are evaluating plans to perform the work at the launch pad and currently expect no impact to the launch date. Launch is set to occur at about 4:15 p.m. Eastern time to perform life-extension ...more... 13 April 2000 - ISS Status Report: ISS 00-15. Atlantis' STS-101 mission remains scheduled for launch at about 4:15 p.m. Eastern time on April 24 with the mission's major goals to accomplish the complete restoration of the electrical power system on the Zarya module and raising the Station's altitude in preparation for Zvezda's arrival in late July. Workers at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida have completed a swap-out of the ...more... 20 April 2000 - ISS Status Report: ISS 00-16. If all goes as planned, this time next week the International Space Station will house visitors for the first time since the visit by the crew of STS-96 last year. All continues to go smoothly with preparations for the launch of Atlantis to start the STS-101 mission on Monday. Final processing of the Shuttle is underway with the seven-member scheduled to arrive ...more... 19 May 2000 - STS-101. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-101. ISS Logistics flight. Launch delayed three times by weather. Objective of mission STS-101 was repair, resupply and construction tasks aboard the international space station. This was the first launch with new electronic cockpit displays and other upgrades. The solid boosters separated at 10:13 GMT and the main engines cutoff at 10:19 GMT. The external tank, ET-102 then separated, with both orbiter and ET-102 in a 52 x 320 km initial orbit. At 10:54 GMT the OMS engines fired to raise perigee to 159 x 329 km x at 51.6 deg. Atlantis docked with the International Space Station's PMA-2 docking adapter on the Unity node at 04:31 GMT on May 21. At that time the ISS was in a 332 x 341 km orbit. On May 22 mission specialists Jeff Williams and James carried out external maintenance work on the ISS. On May 23 at 00:03 GMT the Atlantis crew opened the first hatch to PMA-2 and entered the Station. The crew replaced a set of batteries in Zarya, installed fans and ducting to improve airflow, and delivered supplies and equipment. Three hour-long orbit raising burns on May 24 and 25 by the RCS engines on Atlantis raised the station to a 372 x 380 km x 51.6 deg orbit. The STS-101 crew left the station on May 26, closing the PMA-2 hatch at 08:08 GMT and undocking at 23:03 GMT. Atlantis performed a 180 degree flyaround of the station and departed the vicinity around 23:44 GMT. Atlantis closed its payload bay doors around 02:30 GMT on May 29 and fired the OMS engines for deorbit at 05:12 GMT. The vehicle landed on RW15 at Kennedy Space Center at 06:20 GMT. Atlantis was to be turned around for the next ISS shuttle flight, STS-106. Left in orbit was the renovated International Space Station, equipped with an upgraded electrical system, new fans, filters, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors and communications gear. 19 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #02. Flight: STS-101. The crew of STS-101 was awakened just after 6 p.m. to Tom Petty's song "Free Fallin'," played for Mission Specialist Susan Helms. Once awake, Atlantis' seven-member crew began preparing for its first full day on orbit to ready the vehicle for tomorrow night's docking with the International Space Station and a space walk Sunday night. Commander Jim Halsell, Pilot Scott Horowitz and Mission Specialists Mary Ellen Weber, ...more... 19 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #01. Flight: STS-101. With dawn's first light glimmering above, six American astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center to pay a "home improvement" house call on the fledgling International Space Station. Riding aboard the upgraded and refurbished space Shuttle Atlantis, Commander Jim ...more... 20 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #03. Flight: STS-101. Atlantis' crew spent a smooth day in space checking equipment in preparation for upcoming activities: docking with the International Space Station late tonight; a spacewalk planned for late Sunday; and the transfer of over a ton of equipment to the station that will begin late Monday. Atlantis' Commander Jim Halsell and Pilot Scott Horowitz tested the navigation equipment ...more... 20 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #04. Flight: STS-101. Atlantis' astronauts were awakened at 4:11 p.m. Central today to the song "Still Shining" by Bob Seger in honor of tonight's rendezvous with the International Space Station. STS-101 Mission Commander Jim Halsell will guide Atlantis to the second Shuttle docking with the International Space Station late this evening. Atlantis is planned to dock with the station at 11:31 p.m. Central. As of about 6:30 p.m. this evening, the Shuttle trailed the station by about 70 ...more... 21 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #06. Flight: STS-101. The seven astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis were awakened at 4:11 p.m. CDT to the song "Lookin' Out the Window" by Stevie Ray Vaughan and are now busy with preparations for tonight's space walk which is scheduled to begin about 9:15 p.m. CDT. Mission Specialists Jeff Williams and Jim Voss will have several tasks as part of ...more... 21 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #05. Flight: STS-101. Flying five miles a second above the Ukraine, Commander Jim Halsell gently pulled the Shuttle Atlantis into port last night, flawlessly latching his 100-ton spacecraft to the 35-ton International Space Station for a five-day stay. Halsell and his crew performed the rendezvous and docking with the station by the ...more... 22 May 2000 - EVA STS-101-1. Assignment: EVA Crew. Flight: STS-101. The crew reattached the US crane, attached the Russian Strela transfer boom, and replaced a faulty antenna on the Unity node. EVA handrails were fixed to the station exterior for use on later spacewalks. 22 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #07. Flight: STS-101. Astronauts Jim Voss and Jeff Williams spent over six hours outside the Space Shuttle Atlantis this morning, completing a variety of planned assembly and maintenance tasks on the International Space Station with ease. Voss and Williams started the spacewalk early and remained ahead of schedule throughout. ...more... 23 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #10. Flight: STS-101. The STS-101 astronauts aboard Atlantis were awakened at 3:41 p.m. CDT to begin their sixth day in space and third day of docked operations with the International Space Station. Today's wake up song from Mission Control was a long distance dedication from Kathy Halsell to her husband, Mission Commander Jim Halsell, the Flamingoes tune "I Only Have Eyes for You." Halsell along with Pilot Scott Horowitz and Mission Specialists Mary Ellen Weber, ...more... 24 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #12. Flight: STS-101. STS-101 Commander Jim Halsell and his crew are continuing their efforts aboard the International Space Station as they begin their fourth day of docked operations. The seven astronauts were awakened at 3:28 p.m. CDT with the music, "I'm Gonna Fly" by Amy Grant which was requested by Pilot Scott Horowitz's wife. Halsell, Horowitz and Mission Specialists Mary Ellen Weber, Jeff Williams, Susan ...more... 25 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #14. Flight: STS-101. The seven STS-101 astronauts are spending their final full day docked to the International Space Station as they prepare for undocking Friday evening. When Atlantis undocks tomorrow evening, it will leave behind a refurbished orbiting facility, operating at a higher altitude and featuring new electrical and communications components. The station is now primed and ready to receive the next major piece of the station, the Zvezda Service Module, when it is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan between July 8-14. Commander Jim Halsell, Pilot Scott Horowitz and Mission Specialists Mary Ellen Weber, Jeff Williams, Susan Helms, Jim Voss and Yury Usachev were awakened at 3:11 p.m. CDT. Today's wakeup song -- "Don't It Make You Wanna Dance" by Jerry Jeff Walker -- was played at the request of Williams' son and family. The main task of the day will be completing the transfer of gear and supplies to ...more... 25 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #13. Flight: STS-101. As their seventh day in space draws to a close this morning, the astronauts aboard Atlantis have virtually completed their maintenance work on the International Space Station, installing equipment that is planned to leave the space outpost in flawless condition. Late Wednesday, Astronauts Susan Helms and Jim Voss along with Cosmonaut Yury Usachev ...more... 26 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #15. Flight: STS-101. With all of their mission's objectives met or exceeded, Atlantis' crew shut the doors to the International Space Station early this morning in preparation for bidding the rejuvenated outpost farewell this evening. "I couldn't be happier with the way this mission has gone," Lead Flight Director ...more... 26 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #16. Flight: STS-101. With a gentle push, Atlantis and the International Space Station parted company this evening as the two spacecraft flew 237 miles over Kazakhstan concluding five days of work to prepare the outpost for its first resident crew. Undocking occurred at 6:03 p.m. Central time, as Pilot Scott Horowitz slowly backed ...more... 27 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #18. Flight: STS-101. With all major mission objectives successfully completed, Atlantis' crew turned its attention to a planned return trip home, with a landing scheduled for 1:20 a.m. Central time on Monday at the Kennedy Space Center. Shortly after 7 p.m. today, Commander Jim Halsell, Pilot Scott Horowitz and Flight ...more... 28 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #19. Flight: STS-101. The astronauts aboard Atlantis have packed their bags and checked out their spacecraft in preparation for a return home and a planned touchdown at 1:20 a.m. Central time Monday at the Kennedy Space Center. Saturday evening, Commander Jim Halsell, Pilot Scott Horowitz and Flight Engineer ...more... 29 May 2000 - STS-101 Mission Status Report #21. Flight: STS-101. Atlantis' astronauts glided to a ghostly pre-dawn landing this morning at the Kennedy Space Center to wrap up a successful refurbishment and resupply mission to the International Space Station. Commander Jim Halsell flew Atlantis to a nighttime touchdown at the Florida spaceport ...more... 29 May 2000 - Landing of STS-101. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: STS-101. STS-101 landed at 06:20 GMT. 3 March 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-008. Flight: ISS EO-13, STS-115, STS-121. Entering the homestretch of a half-year mission, International Space Station Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev monitored the departure of one of two Russian cargo ships today. Filled with trash and items no longer needed, the Progress 19 vehicle undocked from ...more... 10 March 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-010. Flight: ISS EO-12, ISS EO-13. Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev plan to move their Soyuz capsule from the Earth-facing docking port of the station's Zarya module to an aft port on the Zvezda module on Monday, March 20. If all goes as planned, the flight will take less than 40 minutes. Undocking is ...more... 17 March 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-011. Flight: ISS EO-12, ISS EO-13. Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev plan to move their Soyuz capsule from the Earth-facing docking port of the station's Zarya module to an aft port on the Zvezda module on Monday, March 20. If all goes as planned, the flight will take less than 40 minutes. Undocking is ...more... 24 March 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-012. Flight: ISS EO-12, ISS EO-13. The Expedition 12 crew members have the International Space Station poised and ready for their replacements to arrive March 31. Soyuz Commander Valery Tokarev and Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur moved their ...more... 30 March 2006 - Soyuz TMA-8. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: ISS EO-13, ISS EO-12. Soyuz TMA-8 docked with the Zarya nadir port of the ISS at 04:19 GMT on April 1. It undocked from Zarya on 28 September at 21:53 GMT, with the return crew of Vinogradov, Williams and space tourist Ansari aboard. It landed in Kazakhstan at 01:13 GMT on 29 September. 30 March 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-013. Flight: ISS EO-12, ISS EO-13. The 13th crew of the International Space Station roared away today from Kazakhstan into orbit atop a Russian Soyuz rocket. Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov, NASA Science Officer and Flight Engineer ...more... 1 April 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-014. Flight: ISS EO-12, ISS EO-13. A new crew pulled into port at the International Space Station late Friday to start a six-month mission. With Expedition 13 and Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov at the controls, the Soyuz ...more... 6 April 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-015. Flight: ISS EO-12, STS-115. Camaraderie and hard work highlighted this week's joint operations on the International Space Station. Aboard the complex, one crew prepared for a return to Earth while another focused ...more... 7 April 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-016. Flight: ISS EO-12, ISS EO-13, STS-115, STS-121, ISS Astrolab. After orbiting Earth more than 3,000 times during six months on the International Space Station, Expedition 12 Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev returned to the planet Sunday morning in Kazakhstan. With them was Marcos Pontes, Brazil's first astronaut. The Soyuz spacecraft ...more... 14 April 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-017. Flight: ISS EO-12, ISS EO-13, STS-121, ISS Astrolab. The 13th crew of the International Space Station is wrapping up its first week flying solo in its new orbiting home. The crew's work has included station maintenance, medical and other experiments ...more... 21 April 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-018. Flight: ISS EO-13, STS-121, ISS Astrolab. The Expedition 13 crew this week focused on experiments, maintenance and preparations for the arrival of two and a half tons of food, supplies and equipment. Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer ...more... 24 April 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-019. Flight: ISS EO-13. A shipment of supplies is on its way to the International Space Station. The ISS Progress 21 cargo spacecraft was launched today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome ...more... 26 April 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-020. Flight: ISS EO-13. New supplies arrived at the International Space Station today as an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft linked up to the Zvezda Service Module. The ISS Progress 21 is filled with 2.5 tons of food, fuel and personal items for ...more... 28 April 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-021. Flight: ISS EO-13. The 13th crew of the International Space Station this week began unloading -- and sank its teeth into -- some of the more than 5,000 pounds of new supplies that arrived at the complex Wednesday. The ISS Progress 21 cargo spacecraft, which launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome ...more... 5 May 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-023/23. Flight: ISS EO-13. Completing their first month in space, Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams eased into normal station activities this week. Most of the week was focused around routine maintenance and inspections. Williams ...more... 12 May 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-024. Flight: ISS EO-13. Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams focused this week on science experiments, maintenance tasks and unpacking cargo on the International Space Station. Using the microgravity science glovebox, Williams began the second of three sessions ...more... 19 May 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-025. Flight: ISS EO-13. The residents of the International Space Station turned their attention to spacewalk preparations this week as they gear up for a six-hour excursion outside the complex June 1. During the spacewalk, the crew will repair and retrieve U.S. and Russian hardware. ...more... 26 May 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-026. Flight: ISS EO-13. The residents of the International Space Station turned their attention to spacewalk preparations this week as they gear up for a six-hour excursion outside the complex June 1. During the spacewalk, the crew will repair and retrieve U.S. and Russian hardware. ...more... 1 June 2006 - EVA ISS EO-13-1. Assignment: EVA Crew. Flight: ISS EO-13. The Expedition 13 crew wore Russian Orlan suits and exited the station through the Pirs module hatch, which was opened at 22:48 GMT. On the Zvezda module, the crew installed a vent valve for the Elektron oxygen system, cleared an obstruction on the WAL-2 antenna, and retrieved the Kromka and Biorisk experiments. On the station truss, they replaced a camera on the Mobile Base System. 2 June 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-027. Flight: ISS EO-13. The International Space Station crew wrapped up its week with post-spacewalk tasks and began to turn their focus toward the arrival of a Progress supply spacecraft and preparations for Discovery's upcoming shuttle mission, designated STS-121. Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams had a busy weekend ...more... 9 June 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-028. Flight: ISS EO-13. The International Space Station crew wrapped up its week with post-spacewalk tasks and began to turn their focus toward the arrival of a Progress supply vehicle and preparations for Discovery’s upcoming shuttle mission, STS-121. Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineer Jeff Williams had a busy weekend ...more... 16 June 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-029. Flight: ISS EO-13. The International Space Station crew this week bid farewell to one cargo craft and prepared for the arrival of another. The crew also continued to prepare for the arrival of the Space Shuttle Discovery, ...more... 23 June 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-030. Flight: ISS EO-13, STS-121, ISS Astrolab. New supplies arrived at the International Space Station Monday as an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft linked up to the station's Pirs Docking Compartment. Filled with 2.5 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the station's Expedition 13 ...more... 24 June 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-031. Flight: ISS EO-13. A shipment of supplies began its journey to the International Space Station Saturday as the ISS Progress 22 cargo ship was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The new resupply ship, the 22nd Progress to visit the station, lifted off at 10:08 ...more... 26 June 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-032. Flight: ISS EO-13, STS-121, ISS Astrolab. New supplies arrived at the International Space Station Monday as an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft linked up to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Filled with 2.5 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the station's Expedition 13 ...more... 30 June 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-033. Flight: ISS EO-13, STS-121, ISS Astrolab. The Expedition 13 crew welcomed a Russian resupply ship this week and prepared for the arrival of Space Shuttle Discovery. Discovery’s launch is scheduled for 3:49 p.m. EDT Saturday. Discovery's STS-121 ...more... 4 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #01. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. On the nation’s 230th birthday, Discovery rocketed into the Florida sky this afternoon, returning the shuttle fleet to space after almost a year. The first human spacecraft to launch on an Independence Day holiday, Discovery has ...more... 5 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #03. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. The Astronauts of Space Shuttle Discovery examined their spaceship with the Orbiter Boom Sensor System today and found no evidence of any damage from debris during yesterday’s ride to orbit. The several hours of inspection began just after 6:00 a.m. when Mission Specialists ...more... 5 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #02. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. Discovery's astronauts are awake and ready to begin their first full day in space. Today the crew will focus on thermal protection system inspections, preparing for ...more... 6 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #05. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. There is a crew of three aboard the International Space Station today for the first time in more than three years, and for the first time ever that crew includes an American, a Russian and a European. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter of Germany was delivered as the newest ...more... 6 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #04. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. A third crewmember will join the International Space Station today after the docking of the Space Shuttle Discovery. It will mark the first time since May 2003 that more than two long-duration crew ...more... 7 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #06. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. After a successful docking to the International Space Station Thursday, the focus of the STS-121 shuttle mission now turns to unloading more than 7,000 lbs of cargo, continued shuttle inspections and preparations for the mission’s first spacewalk. The first task of the day will be the relocation of the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics ...more... 8 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #08. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS EO-12, ISS Astrolab. The first spacewalk of Discovery's STS-121 mission to the International Space Station will highlight Saturday activities for crews of both docked spacecraft. Spacewalkers Piers Sellers and Mike Fossum have two major tasks. First they will ...more... 8 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #09. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. Astronauts from Space Shuttle Discovery prepared the International Space Station’s rail car for restoration and tested a repair crane during a 7 hour 31 minute long spacewalk today, while their colleagues delivered a new oxygen generator and laboratory freezer to the station. Mission Specialists Piers Sellers and Mike Fossum turned their spacesuits to battery ...more... 9 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #11. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. Delivering the equipment and supplies loaded in an Italian-built moving van was the primary activity for the crews of Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station today. The astronauts also made preparations for the second spacewalk during joint docked ...more... 10 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #12. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. Discovery Mission Specialists Mike Fossum and Piers Sellers will work on the International Space Station’s mobile transporter and install a pump module today on the second of three spacewalks of the STS-121 mission. The shuttle crew was awakened at 1:08 a.m. CDT by "Clocks," performed by Coldplay. ...more... 10 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #13. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. A six-hour, 47-minute spacewalk by astronauts from Space Shuttle Discovery today restored the International Space Station’s Mobile Transporter rail car to full operation and delivered a spare pump module for the station’s cooling system. Spacewalkers Piers Sellers and Mike Fossum exited the Quest module’s airlock at ...more... 11 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #15. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. In between spacewalks, the joint crews aboard Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station today turned their attention to packing the Leonardo logistics module in preparation for its return to Earth. Additional time was set aside today for procedural review for the third spacewalk ...more... 11 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #14. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. Repacking the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo will be the focus of today’s activities for the Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crews. More than 4,300 pounds of experiment results, unneeded hardware and trash is scheduled ...more... 12 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #16. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. The third and final spacewalk of the STS-121 space shuttle mission will be the focus of today’s space activities. Mission Specialists Mike Fossum and Piers Sellers will test techniques to inspect ...more... 12 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #17. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. Astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Discovery gathered valuable new data during the third spacewalk today as part of an ongoing evaluation of repairing a damaged orbiter. Mission Specialists Piers Sellers and Mike Fossum began the spacewalk at 6:20 a.m. ...more... 13 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #19. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13. Astronauts on board Space Shuttle Discovery today got a much deserved day off after having completed three successful space walks and thousands of pounds of supply and equipment transfers earlier in the flight. The only events scheduled today were interviews for both the International Space ...more... 13 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #18. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. After eight days in space, three spacewalks and six days of cargo transfer, the Space Shuttle Discovery crew today gets a much deserved day off. The crew woke at 12:08 a.m. CDT to "Charlie's Angels Theme Song." It was for the ...more... 14 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #20. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. It’s back to work for the Space Shuttle Discovery crew. After a day off, the crew will spend much of today getting ready for their undocking ...more... 14 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #21. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. Emptied of its cargo and refilled with returns, the Multipurpose Logistics Module Leonardo is back in the payload bay of Space Shuttle Discovery with just hours left before the orbiter undocks from the International Space Station and heads home. First thing this morning Shuttle Commander Steve Lindsey and ISS Flight Engineer ...more... 15 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #22. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. Today marks the final day of joint operations for the Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crews. After almost nine days together, Discovery is scheduled to undock from the station ...more... 15 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #23. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Discovery is on its way home with six astronauts on board, one fewer than when it launched 11 days ago. The delivery of European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter to join Expedition ...more... 16 July 2006 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #24. Flight: STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Discovery crew is scheduled for their last full day in space today, as they make their final preparations for deorbit and landing tomorrow. Their day began at 12:18 a.m. with “Just Like Heaven,” by The Cure for Mission Specialist ...more... 22 July 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-034. Flight: ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. For the first time since early 2003, the International Space Station is home to three crew members. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter joined Expedition 13 following Space ...more... 28 July 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-035. Flight: ISS EO-13, ISS EO-14, STS-121, ISS Astrolab. The International Space Station's Expedition 13 crew members are a week away from their first U.S. spacewalk. They spent much of this week preparing themselves and their gear, and they activated ...more... 4 August 2006 - EVA ISS EO-13-2. Assignment: EVA Crew. Flight: ISS EO-13. The crew exited the station from the Quest airlock wearing American suits. They installed a replacement Floating Potential Measurement Unit and two long-duration materials exposure MISSE containers. The crew then moved to the S1 truss, where Williams conducted several assembly and repair tasks on the right side of the truss, while Reiter did the same on the left. Then they worked together to install a new infrared camera that would scan arriving shuttles for damage to their heat shields. After completing further minor repairs, they were ahead of the timeline, so ground contorl passed up additonal tasks in preparation for future assembly spacewalks. 4 August 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-036. Flight: ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. Space station crewmen Jeff Williams and Thomas Reiter worked quickly through scheduled spacewalk tasks Thursday, then completed three get-ahead jobs, or extra tasks, and were ready for more. Mission Control assigned two more jobs, which the astronauts also completed. ...more... 11 August 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-037. Flight: ISS EO-13, STS-115, ISS Astrolab. This week on the International Space Station crew members refurbished their exercise treadmill, prepared areas inside and out for an imminent expansion of their home and took a couple of special calls to discuss soccer and food in space. Commander Pavel Vinogradov, Flight Engineer Jeff Williams and European Space Agency ...more... 18 August 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-038. Flight: ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. The astronauts aboard the International Space Station spent much of their week preparing for the arrival of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, set for launch Aug. 27 on the STS-115 mission. Commander Pavel Vinogradov, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Jeff Williams ...more... 25 August 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-039. Flight: ISS EO-14, STS-115, STS-121, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. With the countdown clock ticking toward the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-115 mission, the International Space Station crew continues to prepare for visitors. Commander Pavel Vinogradov, Flight Engineer, NASA Science Officer Jeff Williams ...more... 2 September 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-040. Flight: ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. With the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis delayed, activities for the International Space Station crew were adjusted. The crew initially expected to greet Atlantis' crew this week. But the shuttle is ...more... 9 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #01. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. Atlantis launched into an almost clear Florida sky this morning for an 11-day mission that marks the return to assembly of the International Space Station. Today marks the first time in almost four years that a major new space station component ...more... 10 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #03. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-13. It was a productive day for the six astronauts onboard Atlantis. The crew inspected the shuttle's heat shield, prepared for docking to the International Space Station and readied spacesuits for the upcoming three spacewalks. The crew thoroughly examined Atlantis with the Orbiter Boom Sensor System, the 50-foot-long ...more... 11 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #04. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-13. The Space Shuttle Atlantis crew has begun a busy and exciting day. The shuttle and the International Space Station are scheduled to dock at 5:46 a.m. CDT and begin seven days of joint operations. The crew awoke at 11:15 p.m. to a solo cello performance by Dan Burbank’s children. ...more... 11 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #05. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-13. The Space Shuttle Atlantis crew entered the International Space Station complex this morning at 7:35 a.m. CDT giving a wave and smiles to Mission Control operators on the ground in Houston. "Station, we see you have visitors. Tell them to give us a wave", said astronaut ...more... 12 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #06. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. It's installation day on the International Space Station. The Atlantis and Expedition 13 crews will attach the P3/P4 truss and do the first of three spacewalks by shuttle crew members. Atlantis' astronauts were awakened at 11:15 p.m. CDT Monday with "My Friendly Epistle," ...more... 13 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #08. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-14, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. The Atlantis and Expedition 13 crews are getting ready for the second spacewalk of the STS-115 mission to the International Space Station. They will continue preparations for activation of the P3/P4 truss segment attached ...more... 14 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #10. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. With several busy days including two successful spacewalks behind them, the Atlantis and International Space Station crews were looking forward to deployment of new station solar arrays and preparing for the mission's third spacewalk. The ground teams completed the checkout of the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) early ...more... 15 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #12. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. The Atlantis and International Space Station crews today will focus on the third and final spacewalk of the mission. The STS-115 crew, Commander Brent Jett, Pilot Chris Ferguson and Mission Specialists ...more... 16 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #15. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. Astronauts on board Space Shuttle Atlantis today got a much deserved day off having completed three highly successful space walks that put the International Space Station back under construction. After seven days in space, the STS-115 crew -- Commander Brent Jett, Pilot Chris ...more... 16 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #14. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Atlantis crew gets some well deserved time to relax today. After the successful addition of new components to the International Space Station, ...more... 17 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #17. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-14, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Atlantis left a space station today markedly different than the one to which it docked less than a week ago. Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station at 7:50 a.m. CDT, completing ...more... 17 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #16. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-14, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. It's undocking day. The Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to begin moving away from the International Space Station at 7:50 a.m. CDT. Crew members will get a look at the results of their STS-115 mission, which resumed ...more... 18 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #19. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-14, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. The crew of the International Space Station worked through an emergency procedure this morning after an oxygen generation unit apparently overheated. The overheating is believed to have melted a rubber seal, causing a small amount ...more... 18 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #18. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-14, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. The International Space Station is a busy place these days. Sunday saw the departure of the space shuttle visitors who had been working from the orbiting complex the past six days with a 7:50 a.m. CDT undocking of Atlantis. Hours later, three more explorers launched toward the station in a Soyuz spacecraft. Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin and ...more... 19 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #21. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-14, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. Space Shuttle managers today decided to extend Atlantis' stay in space to allow for additional inspections of the spacecraft to be performed. The decision to pursue additional inspections was made this morning after video ...more... 19 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #20. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-14, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. A space-age conference call linked three orbiting crews early Tuesday. Three people aboard the Soyuz TMA 9 talked with the six Atlantis astronauts and ...more... 20 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #23. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-14, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. Managers today cleared the Space Shuttle Atlantis for a return to Earth on Thursday following a day of inspections of the spacecraft's exterior. Atlantis is now aimed toward a landing that will begin with a deorbit engine firing ...more... 20 September 2006 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #22. Flight: STS-115, ISS EO-14, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Atlantis crew began another survey of the spacecraft's heat shield late Tuesday after mission managers decided the orbiter would spend another day in space. That decision was made after cameras detected a piece of debris near the shuttle ...more... 23 September 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-041. Flight: ISS EO-13, ISS EO-14, ISS Astrolab. A handover continues aboard the International Space Station, with the 13th crew ending six months aboard and the 14th crew starting six months in orbit. Joint crew operations continue through next week, until Expedition 13 Commander ...more... 28 September 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-042. Flight: ISS EO-13, ISS EO-14, STS-115, STS-121, ISS Astrolab. After six months aboard the International Space Station that included arrival of two space shuttle missions, resumption of construction of the orbiting laboratory and the restoration of a three-member crew, Expedition 13 landed at 9:13 p.m. EDT in the steppes of Kazakhstan. Commander Pavel Vinogradov and NASA station science officer Jeff Williams landed ...more... 13 October 2006 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-044. Flight: ISS EO-14, ISS EO-13, ISS Astrolab. The International Space Station's Expedition 14 crew went for a short ride this week, performed maintenance and experiments aboard the growing outpost and celebrated one crew member's 100th day in space. Station Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Lopez-Alegria and flight engineers ...more... Bibliography and Further Reading
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