4 July 2006 18:38 GMT. Landing Date: 2006-12-22 22:32:00. Flight Time: 171.16 days. Flight Up: STS-121. Flight Back: STS-116. Crew: Reiter. Backup Crew: Eyharts. Program: ISS. The Astrolab Mission was Europe’s first long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Thomas Reiter lived and worked on board the ISS for five months. French ESA astronaut Leopold Eyharts was the back-up astronaut for the mission. The mission was covered by an agreement between ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), which covered Reiter’s flight in a shuttle crew position originally planned for a Russian cosmonaut.
During the mission, Reiter became the first ESA astronaut to serve on an ISS Expedition crew, supporting both EO-13 and EO-14 crews in the running and maintenance of the station; the first ESA astronaut to undertake a spacewalk from the ISS; conducted the first long-duration European experiment program on the ISS; and commissioned three ESA-developed experimental facilities delivered aboard STS-121.
The Astrolab experiments came from scientific institutions across Europe, and included experiments in human physiology, biology, physics and radiation dosimetry. These included operation of the Minus 80 degrees Laboratory Freezer for the ISS (MELFI); the European Modular Cultivation System (EMCS); and the Percutaneous Electrical Muscle Stimulator (PEMS).
Reiter's arrival at the ISS marked the return to three-member long-duration ISS crews, which had been reduced to two following the Columbia Space Shuttle accident in February 2003. Reiter's activities were coordinated for the first time from the Columbus Control Centre in Oberpfaffenhofen, near Munich.
ISS Astrolab Chronology - 2006 Apr 7 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-016
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...
- 2006 Apr 14 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-017
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...
- 2006 Apr 21 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-018
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...
- 2006 Jun 23 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-030
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...
- 2006 Jun 26 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-032
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...
- 2006 Jun 30 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-033
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...
- 2006 Jul 4 - STS-121 Crew: Lindsey, Kelly Mark, Fossum, Nowak, Wilson, Sellers, Reiter. Spacecraft: Discovery. Payload: Discovery F32 / Leonardo. Mass: 121,094 kg (266,966 lb). Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. Duration: 12.78 days. Perigee: 332 km (206 mi). Apogee: 351 km (218 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.40 min.
The shuttle was launched using external tank ET-119 and solid motors RSRM-93. Cameras revealed that large chunks of foam were still shed from the external tank during the ascent to orbit. However examination of the heat shield using a new extension and sensors attached to the shuttle's robot arm revealed no significant damage. Discovery docked with the PMA-2 adapter on the Destiny module of the ISS at 14:52 GMT on 6 July. On July 7 the Leonardo cargo module was moved from the shuttle payload bay by the robot arm and docked to the Unity Module of the ISS between 09:42 and 11:50 GMT. The crew then began unloading the spare parts and supplies in the module to the station. A series of three EVAs conducted on 8 to 12 July tested the new equipment and techniques for repairing the shuttle heat shield in case of damage, and did some preliminary installations on the exterior of the ISS to pave the way for continued station assembly missions. On 14 July, the station's SSRMS robot moved the Leonardo module from the station back to the shuttle cargo bay between 13:08 and 14:50 GMT. The shuttle separated from the ISS, and fired its engines at 12:07 GMT on 17 July to make a 92 m/s deorbit maneuver. Discovery landed at the Kennedy Space Center at 13:14 GMT. European astronaut Reiter was left behind to make up part of the EO-13 resident crew on the station.
- 2006 Jul 4 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #01
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...
- 2006 Jul 5 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #02
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...
- 2006 Jul 5 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #03
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...
- 2006 Jul 6 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #04
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...
- 2006 Jul 6 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #05
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...
- 2006 Jul 7 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #06
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...
- 2006 Jul 8 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #08
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...
- 2006 Jul 8 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #09
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...
- 2006 Jul 9 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #11
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...
- 2006 Jul 10 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #12
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...
- 2006 Jul 10 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #13
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...
- 2006 Jul 11 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #14
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...
- 2006 Jul 11 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #15
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...
- 2006 Jul 12 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #16
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...
- 2006 Jul 12 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #17
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...
- 2006 Jul 13 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #18
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...
- 2006 Jul 14 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #20
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...
- 2006 Jul 14 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #21
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...
- 2006 Jul 15 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #22
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...
- 2006 Jul 15 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #23
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...
- 2006 Jul 16 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #24
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...
- 2006 Jul 17 - STS-121 MCC Status Report #26
A smooth landing by the Space Shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center this morning completed the second return to flight test mission and set the stage to resume assembly of the International Space Station later this summer. Discovery and its crew of six astronauts touched down on runway 15 at the Shuttle ...more...
- 2006 Jul 22 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-034
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...
- 2006 Jul 28 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-035
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...
- 2006 Aug 4 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-036
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...
- 2006 Aug 11 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-037
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...
- 2006 Aug 18 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-038
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...
- 2006 Aug 25 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-039
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...
- 2006 Sep 2 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-040
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...
- 2006 Sep 9 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #01
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...
- 2006 Sep 12 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #06
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...
- 2006 Sep 13 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #08
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...
- 2006 Sep 14 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #10
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...
- 2006 Sep 15 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #12
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...
- 2006 Sep 16 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #14
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...
- 2006 Sep 16 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #15
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...
- 2006 Sep 17 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #16
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...
- 2006 Sep 17 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #17
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...
- 2006 Sep 18 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #18
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...
- 2006 Sep 18 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #19
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...
- 2006 Sep 19 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #21
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...
- 2006 Sep 20 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #22
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...
- 2006 Sep 20 - STS-115 MCC Status Report #23
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...
- 2006 Sep 23 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-041
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...
- 2006 Sep 28 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-042
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...
- 2006 Oct 6 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-043
Expedition 14 completed its first full week solo on the International Space Station performing standard early mission checks, drills and some equipment troubleshooting. Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin ...more...
- 2006 Oct 13 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-044
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...
- 2006 Oct 20 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-045
The three residents of the International Space Station spent a busy week with varied science and technical tasks as they began their second month in orbit. Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin ...more...
- 2006 Oct 24 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-046
A shipment of supplies began its journey to the International Space Station Monday as the ISS Progress 23 cargo ship was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The new resupply ship lifted off at 9:41 a.m. EDT (7:41 p.m. Baikonur time). It ...more...
- 2006 Oct 27 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-047
New supplies arrived at the International Space Station Thursday as an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module. With almost 2.5 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the station's Expedition 14 ...more...
- 2006 Nov 3 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-048
Repair of an oxygen generator, robotic arm operations and cargo unpacking were the top priorities aboard the International Space Station this week. On Monday, Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin installed new valves and ...more...
- 2006 Nov 10 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-049
The International Space Station crewmembers spent this week getting ready for an upcoming spacewalk, performing scientific research and voting in the U.S. elections back on Earth. Throughout the week the crew prepared the Pirs docking compartment for the Nov. ...more...
- 2006 Nov 17 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-050
Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and flight engineers Mikhail Tyurin and Thomas Reiter continue to prepare for a spacewalk Wednesday, Nov. 22, out of the International Space Station's Russian Pirs Docking Compartment airlock. Lopez-Alegria, who will make his sixth spacewalk, and Tyurin, with three previous ...more...
- 2006 Nov 23 - International Space Station Status Report: SS06-051
Two residents of the International Space Station ventured outside the complex Wednesday for a 5 hour, 38 minute spacewalk to reposition, deploy and relocate equipment, and to take a swing at a commercially sponsored activity. With Flight Engineer Thomas Reiter inside to monitor systems, Expedition 14 Commander ...more...
- 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 Crew: Polansky, Oefelein, Curbeam, Patrick, Fuglesang, Higginbotham, Williams. Spacecraft: Discovery. Payload: Discovery F32 / P5. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. Duration: 12.86 days. Perigee: 326 km (202 mi). Apogee: 358 km (222 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.40 min.
The mission used solid rocket booster pair RSRM-95 and external tank ET-123. At SSME burnout Discovery was in a 58 km x 220 km x 51.6 deg preliminary burn. The OMS-2 burn at 02:25 GMT placed the shuttle in a stable 225 x 250 km orbit from which rendezvous maneuvers began. Discovery docked
with the ISS at 22:12 GMT on December 11. In the most demanding ISS assembly mission ever, the crew would require an additional spacewalk to complete installation of the P5 truss, retraction of the recalcitrant port P6 solar array wing, and activation of the truss electrical and cooling system. Sunita Williams rode the shuttle to the station, and remained behind with the EO-14 crew; ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, already aboard the station, was returned to earth. Due to weather problems a landing at White Sands was considered; but in the end Discovery landed safely at Kennedy Space Center, after which it was to enter a year-long overhaul cycle.
- 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 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 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...
- 2006 Dec 22 - STS-116 MCC Status Report 27
The crew of Space Shuttle Discovery made it home in time for Christmas, gliding to a perfect landing as the sun set over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery touched down on Runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at 4:32 p.m. ...more...
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