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10 December 2006 01:47 GMT. Landing Date: 2007-06-22 19:50:00. Flight Time: 194.75 days. Flight Up: STS-116. Flight Back: STS-117. Crew: Williams. Program: ISS. Of note: Record duration female mission. Williams arrived aboard the ISS on STS-116 and stayed behind, joining the EO-14 crew, replacing ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter as the third long-duration crew member aboard the station.
ISS EO-14-1 Chronology - 2006 Dec 1 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-052
The International Space Station crew have been preparing for the planned arrival next week of the Space Shuttle Discovery on a complex mission to rewire the station's electrical system. Shuttle Discovery is due to launch at 8:35 p.m. CST Thursday, Dec. 7 on mission ...more...
- 2006 Dec 9 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 01
The Space Shuttle Discovery rocketed into a dark Florida sky at 7:47 p.m. CST today, the third shuttle launch in five months, but the first night launch in more than four years. Discovery's seven-member crew will link up with the International Space Station ...more...
- 2006 Dec 10 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 02
The Space Shuttle Discovery crew, Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Bill Oefelein, and Mission Specialists Nicholas Patrick, Joan Higginbotham, Bob Curbeam, Sunita Williams and Christer Fuglesang, are beginning a busy first full day in space. The astronauts will use the shuttle’s robotic arm to unberth the Orbiter Boom Sensor ...more...
- 2006 Dec 10 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 03
The Space Shuttle Discovery crew spent much of its first full day in space using the shuttle’s robotic arm and an extension boom-mounted sensor system to inspect heat shielding on Discovery's wing leading edges and nose. The data will be analyzed by engineers to ensure the spacecraft's heat shield is ...more...
- 2006 Dec 11 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 04
The Space Shuttle Discovery continues its pursuit of the International Space Station, a chase that should culminate in the docking of the two spacecraft at 4:05 p.m. CST today. Discovery’s crew, Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Bill Oefelein and Mission Specialists ...more...
- 2006 Dec 11 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 05
Astronauts on the Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station were united today, and the joint crew immediately began the complex work associated with installing a new truss section and rewiring the station’s power grid. Discovery’s crew entered the station complex at 5:54 p.m. CST as Expedition 14 Commander ...more...
- 2006 Dec 12 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 06
The first spacewalk by Discovery's crew members, an excursion that will install a new, two-ton segment on the port side of the International Space Station's girder-like truss, will highlight today's work on mission STS-116. The six-hour, 10-minute excursion by astronauts Bob Curbeam and Christer Fuglesang ...more...
- 2006 Dec 13 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 08
Retracting a solar array wing that has been extended in space for six years will highlight the activities aboard the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Discovery today. Furling of the wing, the left wing of the station's P6 solar arrays that were launched ...more...
- 2006 Dec 14 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 10
The second spacewalk for Discovery's crew members is scheduled for this afternoon. During the spacewalk, set to start about 2:12 p.m. CST, Bob Curbeam and Christer Fuglesang will begin to rewire the station’s power system Curbeam and Fuglesang spent the night in the station's Quest airlock at a reduced ...more...
- 2006 Dec 15 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 12
With half the International Space Station’s electrical system rewired, the crew of Space Shuttle Discovery gets half a day off today before they finish the job during a third spacewalk set for Saturday. Mission Specialists Bob Curbeam and Christer Fuglesang rewired channels 2 and 3 ...more...
- 2006 Dec 15 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 13
The crews of Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station tried again to refold an accordion-like solar array with help from engineers and flight controllers on the ground, but none of the techniques succeeded in clearing the jam. The final attempt of the day came at 8:04 p.m. CST when Expedition 14 Flight Engineer ...more...
- 2006 Dec 16 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 14
The third spacewalk of Discovery’s mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to begin at 1:37 p.m. CST to complete the rewiring of the orbiting laboratory’s power system. Discovery Mission Specialist Bob Curbeam and station Flight Engineer Sunita Williams ...more...
- 2006 Dec 17 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 16
Astronauts will spend much of today getting ready for a fourth spacewalk during Discovery’s mission to the International Space Station. On Saturday, Mission Specialists Bob Curbeam and Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Sunita ...more...
- 2006 Dec 19 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 20
Space Shuttle Discovery astronauts will leave the orbiting laboratory today after four successful spacewalks, delivery and installation of a new segment of the International Space Station’s main truss and reconfiguring the station’s power system. During their eight days docked to the station, the shuttle crew also dropped off ...more...
- 2006 Dec 19 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 21
Crews aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station bid one another farewell at 4:10 p.m. CST today, wrapping up eight days of docked operations. Staying behind on the newly rewired space station were Expedition 14 Flight Engineer ...more...
- 2006 Dec 20 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 22
Discovery crew members will make a final check of the shuttle’s heat shields today, using a sensor-equipped 50-foot extension of the shuttle’s robotic arm. After the inspection, Discovery will deploy two small scientific satellites. A third ...more...
- 2006 Dec 20 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 23
Inspection of Discovery’s heat shield was conducted today as the seven crewmembers began the task of preparing their ship for their high-speed return to Earth on Friday. One hour after removing the sensor-equipped 50-foot Orbiter Boom Sensor System from ...more...
- 2006 Dec 21 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 24
Discovery’s astronauts will spend today preparing to return to Earth. They will test flight control surfaces, steering jets and other entry and landing systems while they stow equipment in Discovery’s cabin. The crew, Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Bill Oefelein, and mission specialists ...more...
- 2006 Dec 21 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 25
Discovery’s astronauts completed preparations for a planned return to Earth on Friday and received word from Mission Control that their final inspection showed the shuttle’s heat shield is in good shape. STS-116 Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Bill Oefelein, and Flight Engineer Bob Curbeam ...more...
- 2006 Dec 22 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 26
Discovery’s wakeup call said it all. The song was "Home for the Holidays," sung by Perry Como for the crew, requested by the Mission Control Center. That 6:18 a.m. CST call began a day that the crew and their support teams on the ...more...
- 2007 Jan 5 - International Space Station Status Report #07-01
New gear helped the astronauts on the International Space Station kick off a new year as they prepared a second oxygen-generating system, upgraded soundproofing in the living quarters and unpacked supplies delivered just before Christmas by the space shuttle. After a New Year's Day holiday, Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and ...more...
- 2007 Jan 12 - International Space Station Status Report #07-02
After a three-day holiday to celebrate the Russian Orthodox Christmas, astronauts on the International Space Station spent the week packing trash into the ISS Progress 22 cargo craft and unpacking items delivered by ISS Progress 23 as they prepared for the arrival of new supplies. Packed with discarded items no longer needed on the outpost, Progress 22 will undock ...more...
- 2007 Jan 17 - International Space Station Status Report #07-03
A shipment of supplies began its journey to the International Space Station today as the ISS Progress 24 cargo ship was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The new resupply ship lifted off at 8:12 p.m. CST (8:12 a.m. Baikonur time Jan. ...more...
- 2007 Jan 18 - Progress M-59 Spacecraft: Progress M. Payload: Progress M s/n 359. Mass: 7,250 kg (15,980 lb). Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 11A511U. Perigee: 321 km (199 mi). Apogee: 351 km (218 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.30 min.
Progress docked to the Pirs port of the ISS at 01:59 GMT on 20 January. The cargo craft brought up 780 kg of propellant for the Russian thrusters, 50 kg of oxygen and 1500 kg of spare parts, experiment hardware and life support components.
- 2007 Jan 19 - International Space Station Status Report #07-04
New supplies arrived at the International Space Station Friday night as an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment. With more than 2.5 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the station's Expedition ...more...
- 2007 Jan 26 - International Space Station Status Report #07-05
The crew aboard the International Space Station focused this week on preparing for an unprecedented series of spacewalks set to begin in a few days. Expedition 14 Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams will ...more...
- 2007 Jan 31 - International Space Station Status Report #07-06
Two residents of the International Space Station stepped outside their orbital home Wednesday for a 7-hour, 55-minute spacewalk to begin the connection of recently activated cooling systems from their temporary to their permanent locations and to conduct other station assembly work. Wearing U.S. spacesuits, Expedition 14 Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer ...more...
- 2007 Feb 4 - EVA ISS EO-14-3 Crew: Lopez-Alegria, Williams. EVA Type: Extra-Vehicular Activity. EVA Duration: 0.29 days.
The crew exited from the Quest airlock. They completed reconfiguration of the ammonia cooling system, retracted the
aft radiator on the P6 truss, and began installation of cables that allowed a docked Shuttle to get electrical power from the ISS solar arrays.
- 2007 Feb 4 - International Space Station Status Report #07-07
For the second time in four days, two residents of the International Space Station stepped outside for a spacewalk to complete connecting cooling loops from a temporary to a permanent system. This time the excursion lasted just over seven hours. Wearing U.S. spacesuits, Expedition 14 Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer ...more...
- 2007 Feb 8 - EVA ISS EO-14-4 Crew: Lopez-Alegria, Williams. EVA Type: Extra-Vehicular Activity. EVA Duration: 0.28 days.
The crew exited from the Quest airlock. They moved CETA carts to the P3 truss, and removed two large thermal covers, which were bagged and jettisoned. They then deployed cargo attachment adapters on P3. This was followed by work to prepare the P5 truss later connection to P6. They then went to the PMA-2 docking port at the Destiny module to complete installation of cables that allowed a docked Shuttle to get electrical power from the ISS solar arrays.
- 2007 Feb 8 - International Space Station Status Report #07-08
With all scheduled tasks accomplished, International Space Station Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams wound up a 6-hour, 40-minute spacewalk at 2:06 p.m. CST Thursday. It was the last in an unprecedented series of three U. S. spacewalks in nine days ...more...
- 2007 Feb 12 - International Space Station Status Report #07-09
An unexpected circuit breaker trip early Sunday caused a power outage on the International Space Station, but the safety of the Expedition 14 crew and the complex was never an issue. All systems were back up by Monday morning with no impact to operations on board. The first indications of a problem came with the loss of communications between ...more...
- 2007 Feb 16 - International Space Station Status Report #07-10
Following Sunday’s unexpected circuit breaker trip and subsequent reset and repowering of affected equipment, the International Space Station had no further incidents. The Expedition 14 crew continued to focus on preparation for its final planned spacewalk ahead of Space Shuttle Atlantis’ arrival in March. As Atlantis was moved to the launch pad this week, station Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria ...more...
- 2007 Feb 22 - International Space Station Status Report #07-11
Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin retracted a stuck antenna on a cargo spacecraft during a 6-hour, 18-minute spacewalk that ended at 10:45 a.m. CST Thursday. On Oct. 26, the antenna did not properly retract when the Progress vehicle docked ...more...
- 2007 Mar 2 - International Space Station Status Report #07-12
The International Space Station's Expedition 14 crew continued work this week on scientific experiments, station maintenance and clean up following a Feb. 22 Russian spacewalk. An altitude reboost engine firing planned for Friday was postponed following the ...more...
- 2007 Mar 9 - International Space Station Status Report #07-13
Science and setup for assembly highlighted the week on board the International Space Station, where the Expedition 14 crew members performed experiments related to human adaptation to space and made preparations for upcoming additions to the orbiting outpost. Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams completed the ...more...
- 2007 Mar 16 - International Space Station Status Report #07-14
The Expedition 14 crew was busy this week moving trash into the ISS Progress 23, installing a new window and preparing for upcoming missions to the station. The new window was installed on Wednesday on the port side hatch of the Unity node. ...more...
- 2007 Mar 23 - International Space Station Status Report #07-15
The Expedition 14 crew continued work this week on scientific experiments and increased the bandwidth on the International Space Station's computer network. Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams spent time working ...more...
- 2007 Mar 29 - International Space Station Status Report #07-16
The Expedition 14 crew continued preparations for the April arrival of a new station crew by boarding their Soyuz TMA-9 craft and taking a 24-minute flight from one station docking port to another. Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin guided the Soyuz away from the Earth-facing port ...more...
- 2007 Apr 6 - International Space Station Status Report #07-17
The Expedition 14 crew of the International Space Station was busy this week performing fitness evaluations, working on scientific experiments and preparing for the arrival of the Expedition 15 crew. Cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander, and Oleg Kotov, Expedition ...more...
- 2007 Apr 7 - International Space Station Status Report #07-18
Two cosmonauts and a space flight participant launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:31 p.m. CDT Saturday for a two-day flight to the International Space Station. Less than 10 minutes after launch their spacecraft reached orbit and its antennas ...more...
- 2007 Apr 9 - International Space Station Status Report #07-19
Two Expedition 15 cosmonauts and a spaceflight participant aboard a Soyuz spacecraft docked with the Earth-facing port on the International Space Station's Zarya module at 2:10 p.m. CDT Monday. After hatch opening, scheduled for a little before 4 p.m., Expedition 15 Commander ...more...
- 2007 Apr 13 - International Space Station Status Report #07-20
Two Expedition 15 cosmonauts spent much of the week in handover activities with their Expedition 14 predecessors. Their new crewmate, Sunita Williams who has been aboard the International Space Station for more than three months, also is helping them learn the ropes. E15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov arrived at the station ...more...
- 2007 Apr 20 - International Space Station Status Report #07-21
The crew members aboard the International Space Station spent this week finalizing handover operations, conducting experiments and preparing for the departure of the Expedition 14 crew. E14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, accompanied ...more...
- 2007 Apr 21 - International Space Station Status Report #07-22
The 14th crew of the International Space Station, Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, along with spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi landed their Soyuz spacecraft in the steppes of Kazakhstan at 7:31 a.m. CDT Saturday. The Expedition 14 mission included many highlights during its seven-month duration, ...more...
- 2007 Apr 27 - International Space Station Status Report #07-23
The Expedition 15 crew aboard the International Space Station completed its first week of station orientation as the crew worked with experiments and hardware maintenance. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and flight engineers Oleg Kotov and Suni Williams began ...more...
- 2007 May 4 - International Space Station Status Report #07-24
Marking the second week working together, the Expedition 15 crew wrapped up various maintenance tasks, science experiments and preparations for the May 15 arrival of the Progress 25 supply ship. To prepare for the new unpiloted cargo carrier's arrival, the currently docked Progress' ...more...
- 2007 May 11 - International Space Station Status Report #07-25
A new cargo freighter launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station at 10:25 p.m. CDT Friday with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water and other supplies and equipment aboard. The ISS Progress 25 unpiloted cargo carrier is scheduled to dock with the station ...more...
- 2007 May 15 - International Space Station Status Report #07-26
A spacecraft automatically docked to the International Space Station early Tuesday, delivering 2.5 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the residents on board. The ISS Progress 25 linked up to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 12:10 ...more...
- 2007 May 18 - International Space Station Status Report #07-27
The Expedition 15 crew this week unpacked supplies and began preparing for the arrival of the next visiting spacecraft and two spacewalks at the International Space Station. The ISS Progress 25 docked to the aft port of the Zvezda service module at 12:10 ...more...
- 2007 May 25 - International Space Station Status Report #07-28
Expedition 15 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov prepared this week for two spacewalks while Flight Engineer Suni Williams prepared for her return to Earth. In preparation for her successor's arrival, Williams' downlinked a 10-minute video tour for Clayton Anderson, who will travel to the station on the upcoming space shuttle flight. Mission managers gave a "go" for a May 30 Russian spacewalk to install orbital debris ...more...
- 2007 May 29 - Soyuz docking port swap on International Space Station.
Progress M-58 undocked from the Zvezda module on 27 March. The EO-14 crew boarded Soyuz TMA-9 on 29 March, undocked from the Zarya port at 22:30 GMT, and redocked at the Zvezda port at 22:54. This freed the Zarya port for the pending Soyuz TMA-10 launch.
- 2007 May 30 - EVA ISS EO-15-1 Crew: Yurchikhin, Kotov. EVA Type: Extra-Vehicular Activity. EVA Duration: 0.23 days.
The spacewalk was made from the Pirs module. The crew attached an extension to the Strela-2 boom, then used it to assist in moving 17 debris panels from PMA-3 to the Zvezda module. After some cabling work to prepare the Zvezda module for future docking operations with the European ATV cargo resupply spacecraft, the crew installed five of the debris shields around the forward exterior of Zvezda. The aluminum shields, designed to protect the Russian segment from space junk, were typically around 60 cm x 1 m each with a thickness of 25 mm and a mass of 8 kg.
- 2007 May 30 - International Space Station Status Report #07-29
Two International Space Station cosmonauts stepped outside Wednesday for a 5-hour, 25-minute spacewalk, installing Service Module Debris Protection panels and rerouting a Global Positioning System antenna cable. Wearing Russian Orlan spacesuits, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer ...more...
- 2007 Jun 1 - International Space Station Status Report #07-30
The Expedition 15 crew completed the first of three planned spacewalks this week and prepared for the upcoming arrival of space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station. On Wednesday, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov stepped ...more...
- 2007 Jun 6 - EVA ISS EO-15-2 Crew: Yurchikhin, Kotov. EVA Type: Extra-Vehicular Activity. EVA Duration: 0.23 days.
Exiting from the Pirs airlock, the cosmonauts first installed the Biorisk microorganism experiment on the outside of the station. They laid some ethernet cable on the exterior of the Zarya module that completed work to allow the Russian segment to be controlled from the US segment. The crew then completed installation of the final 12 debris panels on the Zvezda module to provide improved protection against micrometeoroids and space junk.
- 2007 Jun 6 - International Space Station Status Report #07-31
The Expedition 15 crew completed the second spacewalk in eight days and continued preparations for space shuttle Atlantis' arrival at the International Space Station. Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Oleg Kotov opened the hatch on the ...more...
- 2007 Jun 8 - STS-117 Crew: Sturckow, Archambault, Forrester, Swanson, Olivas, Reilly, Anderson Clayton. Spacecraft: Atlantis. Payload: Atlantis F28 / S3, S4. Mass: 122,685 kg (270,474 lb). Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. Duration: 13.84 days. Perigee: 330 km (200 mi). Apogee: 341 km (211 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.20 min.
The shuttle delivered the S3 and S4 truss segments to the starboard side of the International Space Station. The crew made three spacewalks to install these truss segments, conduct other station reconfiguration and installation work, deploy the solar arrays and prepare them for operation. A fourth spacewalk was added to repair loose re-entry insulation on the shuttle and get-ahead installation work on the outside of the station. The shuttle delivered NASA long-term ISS crew member Clayton Anderson to the station; and returned Suni Williams to earth. At the conclusion of this mission the station finally achieved its full-power, dual-boom configuration first conceived for Space Station Freedom in the 1980's.
- 2007 Jun 8 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #01
The Space Shuttle Atlantis rocketed into a Florida twilight sky on time at 6:38 p.m. CDT today, kicking off the first of four shuttle missions scheduled this year. Atlantis' climb to orbit was flawless, carrying a seven-member crew. Aboard Atlantis ...more...
- 2007 Jun 9 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #02
The astronauts on board Space Shuttle Atlantis got their first on-orbit wakeup call this morning on their way to a Sunday afternoon rendezvous to deliver a new crewmember and a new set of solar arrays to the International Space Station. “Big Boy Toys” by Aaron Tippin, sounded on board the orbiter at 9:10 a.m. CDT, played ...more...
- 2007 Jun 9 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #03
During its first full day in orbit, the STS-117 crew inspected Space Shuttle Atlantis’ heat shield and prepared for tomorrow’s docking with the International Space Station scheduled for 2:38 p.m. CDT. Pilot Lee Archambault and Mission Specialists Patrick Forrester and Steven Swanson ...more...
- 2007 Jun 10 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #04
Space Shuttle Atlantis is only hours away from delivering a new set of solar array wings, and a new crew member, to the International Space Station. Docking of the shuttle to the station is targeted for 2:38 p.m. CDT. The shuttle crew was awakened at 8:08 a.m. with “Riding the Sky,” written and performed ...more...
- 2007 Jun 10 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #05
The crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis officially was welcomed by the International Space Station crew this afternoon at 4:20 CDT with handshakes and hugs. Shuttle Commander Rick Sturckow was the first to enter the station followed soon ...more...
- 2007 Jun 11 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #06
A spacewalk to install and activate a new set of solar array wings highlights the first full day of docked operations of space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station. Most of the crewmembers got an 8:08 a.m. CDT wakeup call with the song “It Probably ...more...
- 2007 Jun 11 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #07
The International Space Station grew in size and capability today when the S3/S4 Truss became a permanent addition as crewmembers worked inside and outside the complex to complete the final hookups. The work culminated in a 6 hour, 15 minute spacewalk by shuttle astronauts Jim Reilly ...more...
- 2007 Jun 12 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #08
The International Space Station’s new solar array wings are spreading today while the 10 astronauts and cosmonauts get ready for the second spacewalk during this flight of space shuttle Atlantis. The day began at 8:08 a.m. with the wakeup song “What a Wonderful World” by Louis ...more...
- 2007 Jun 12 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #09
The International Space Station today spread its wings again with the activation of a new pair of solar arrays that will generate enough power to supply about eight homes. The extra power sets the stage for addition of European and Japanese laboratories ...more...
- 2007 Jun 13 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #10
A pair of spacewalking astronauts is getting ready for a 6½-hour excursion this afternoon to help retract an old solar array wing and get two new ones ready to go to work. Mission Specialists Patrick Forrester and Steven Swanson, who camped out in the ...more...
- 2007 Jun 13 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #11
Just a few launch restraint bolts stand between the International Space Station’s new solar arrays and rotation, following a seven hour and 16 minute spacewalk by Mission Specialists Patrick Forrester and Steve Swanson. Meanwhile, managers approved a repair task for a damaged thermal blanket to be carried ...more...
- 2007 Jun 14 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #12
Solar array retraction and spacewalk preparation are the focus of the crews on board space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station today. At 7:39 a.m. CDT Mission Control in Houston played the wakeup song “Indescribable” ...more...
- 2007 Jun 14 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #13
The space shuttle Atlantis and International Space Station crews inside the station today partially retracted a solar array and prepared for the third spacewalk that will focus on repair of a damaged thermal blanket on the shuttle and assisting “on the scene” with additional retraction of the array. While the crew worked in space, Russian flight controllers with assistance from ...more...
- 2007 Jun 15 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #14
Astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis are only hours from the week’s third spacewalk out of the International Space Station, a 6½-hour excursion to repair a thermal blanket on the orbiter and assist in folding up a solar array on the station. The crew’s wakeup call came at 7:41 a.m. CDT with the song “Radar Love” by Golden ...more...
- 2007 Jun 15 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #15
The situation aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station improved greatly today following repair of a protruding thermal blanket, restoring power to problematic Russian navigation computers, and completing retraction of a finicky solar array. Mission Specialists Jim Reilly and Danny Olivas worked outside the station for 7 ...more...
- 2007 Jun 16 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #16
A new spaceflight endurance record was set this morning as 10 astronauts and cosmonauts slept on the docked space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station. At 12:47 a.m. CDT, Astronaut Suni Williams’ time in space since her launch last ...more...
- 2007 Jun 16 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #17
In a continuing improvement of the onboard Russian computer system, all six channels are now operating in the two Russian command-and-control and the guidance-and-navigation computers that stopped operating three days ago. During a news briefing from the Johnson Space Center Saturday afternoon, International ...more...
- 2007 Jun 17 - EVA STS-117-4 Crew: Forrester, Swanson. EVA Type: Extra-Vehicular Activity. EVA Duration: 0.26 days.
The crew moved a video camera from the Quest module to the S3 truss. They verified the connections on the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint and removed its launch restraints. They then removed hardware along the S3 truss, clearing it for use by the tracked Mobile Base System. They then installed a computer network cable on the Unity node; opened the hydrogen vent valve on the Destiny laboratory installed on the previous EVA; and tethered two orbital debris shield panels on the station’s service module.
- 2007 Jun 17 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #18
For the fourth time in less than a week, the astronauts on Space Shuttle Atlantis are about to venture outside their spacecraft to press ahead with assembly of the International Space Station. The crew’s wakeup call came at 6:38 a.m. CDT with the theme song from “Band of Brothers,” ...more...
- 2007 Jun 17 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #19
Astronauts Patrick Forrester and Steve Swanson completed the fourth and final spacewalk of Atlantis’ mission at 5:54 p.m. CDT, wrapping up all the tasks planned for the mission and finishing some jobs that will reduce the workload for future spacewalkers. The spacewalk was the 87th in support of station assembly and maintenance, the 59th ...more...
- 2007 Jun 18 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #20
The astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis got up this morning looking ahead to time off duty and awaiting word on when they’ll undock from the International Space Station. Wakeup sounded at 6:08 a.m. CDT today with the song “Redeemer” by Nicole C. Mullen, ...more...
- 2007 Jun 18 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #21
Crews aboard the space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station bid farewell to one another and closed the hatches between their spacecraft at 5:51 p.m. today in preparation for the shuttle’s departure Tuesday morning at 9:42 a.m. The hatch closing wrapped up eight days of docked operations.
A demonstration ...more...
- 2007 Jun 19 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #22
The astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis woke up this morning with the hatch to the International Space Station closed and only hours left before undocking for the two-day trip back to Earth. Today’s wakeup call came at 5:38 a.m. CDT with “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day” by Chicago, ...more...
- 2007 Jun 19 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #23
Space shuttle Atlantis wrapped up an eight-day visit to the International Space Station, undocking at 9:42 a.m. today. Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Clay Anderson wished his former crewmates Godspeed, ...more...
- 2007 Jun 20 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #24
Seven astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis are preparing themselves and their orbiter for a planned Thursday landing to wrap up the year’s first International Space Station assembly mission. The astronauts’ wakeup call came at 5:08 a.m. with “If I Had $1000000” by Barenaked ...more...
- 2007 Jun 20 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #25
Space shuttle Atlantis’ astronauts spent – weather permitting – their last full day on orbit today getting their ship ready to return home tomorrow with two landing opportunities available at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center at 12:55 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Commander Rick Sturckow, Pilot Lee Archambault, and Mission Specialist and Flight ...more...
- 2007 Jun 21 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #26
The astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis are just hours away from an anticipated landing in Florida to conclude a nearly 13-day mission to deliver new electrical generation capacity for expansion of the International Space Station. This morning’s wakeup song, “Makin’ Good Time Coming Home” by john Arthur martinez, ...more...
- 2007 Jun 21 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #28
The exact times of Friday landing opportunities for the Space Shuttle Atlantis and its crew changed slightly following a brief engine firing that adjusted the spacecraft’s orbit. The adjustment makes possible a California landing opportunity earlier in the day ...more...
- 2007 Jun 22 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #29
The astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis are getting ready for a second day of landing attempts with a chance to conclude the mission, in Florida or California. Poor weather prevented a landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida yesterday. ...more...
- 2007 Jun 22 - STS-117 MCC Status Report #30
Space shuttle Atlantis returned home safely to the Mojave Desert following a 14-day, 5.8-million-mile mission to the International Space Station. It was the 51st shuttle mission to end with a landing at the Edwards Air Force Base ...more...
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