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  • STS-126 MCC Status Report #19

    11.23.08 - Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Endeavour Mission Specialist Don Pettit have proven their knack for detailed maintenance work during previous stays at the International Space Station and have once again put their skills to use.

  • STS-126 MCC Status Report #16

    11.22.08 - The third spacewalk by Endeavour astronauts outside the International Space Station will be the focus of today’s activities aboard the two spacecraft.

  • STS-126 MCC Status Report #17

    11.22.08 - Astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen today completed the third spacewalk of Endeavour’s mission to the International Space Station.

  • STS-126 MCC Status Report #15

    11.21.08 - The space shuttle and International Space Station crews were hard at work transferring, assembling and testing hardware at the station today.

  • STS-126 MCC Status Report #13

    11.20.08 - The 116th spacewalk dedicated to station assembly and maintenance was the second of the four planned during space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-126 mission.

  • STS-126 MCC Status Report #12

    11.20.08 - The second spacewalk by Endeavour astronauts outside the International Space Station will be the focus of today’s activities aboard the two spacecraft.

  • STS-126 MCC Status Report #10

    11.19.08 - Moving of supplies and equipment between Endeavour and the International Space Station and installation in the station of equipment are on today’s agenda for the 10 members of the spacecraft’s crews.

  • STS-126 MCC Status Report #11

    11.19.08 - Home improvements continued aboard the International Space Station with installation of two new bedrooms and preparations to activate a water recycling facility.

  • STS-126 MCC Status Report #08

    11.18.08 - The first of four spacewalks scheduled for Endeavour crew members at the International Space Station will highlight today’s activities in orbit.

  • STS-126 MCC Status Report #09

    11.18.08 - Astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen completed the first of four spacewalks scheduled for Endeavour’s mission to the International Space Station today.

  • STS-126 MCC Status Report #06

    11.17.08 - With a new crew member aboard each spacecraft, the space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station have begun their first full day of docked operations.

  • STS-126 MCC Status Report #07

    11.17.08 - The joint Space Shuttle Endeavour and International Space Station crews today took the first step toward updating the complex’s interior by installing a packed logistics module on a docking port.

  • STS-126 MCC Status Report #05

    11.16.08 - The space shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station at 4:01 p.m. CST, carrying the Leonardo logistics module with over 14,000 pounds of cargo for the complex.

  • Upcoming Space Shuttle Mission Carries NASA Glenn Experiments and Hardware

    11.12.08 - Glenn Research Center has two major pieces of hardware and various experiments that will be delivered to International Space Station, during the upcoming STS-126 mission.

  • Public Invited to NASA Glenn for Launch to Make International Space Station Home Improvements

    11.10.08 - NASA Glenn invites public to view launch of space shuttle on Friday, November 14 at 7:55 p.m. as it takes off for the International Space Station.

  • STS-126 MCC Status Report #01

    11.14.08 - Space shuttle Endeavour lit the Florida night sky with a 6:55 p.m. CST launch on a mission to outfit the International Space Station for a larger crew and improve the function of a solar array rotary joint.

  • Astronaut Joe Tanner Leaves NASA

    09.05.08 - Veteran space shuttle astronaut Joe Tanner has left NASA to accept a position in the private sector.

  • Two Astronaut Visits Planned for August 20

    08.12.08 - Space shuttle and International Space Station crew members will visit NASA Glenn Research Center's Lewis Field and Plum Brook Station on Wednesday, August 20.

  • NASA, USDA Sign Space Station Research Agreement

    07.23.08 - On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) hosted NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Secretary of Agriculture Edward T. Schafer during the signing of a memorandum of understanding to enable the USDA's Agricultural Research Service to conduct plant related research on the International Space Station.

  • Ultimate 'Ask the Experts' Experience for Corpus Christi Students

    07.18.08 - Students from the STARBASE Atlantis Naval Air Station education program in Corpus Christi, Texas, will participate in a live in-flight education downlink with the International Space Station on Wednesday, July 23, from 9:15 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. CDT.