[Tuesday, April 1, 2008] The Ares I-X test flight in April 2009 will be a milestone in the transition of NASA's property, facilities, and workforce.

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[Tuesday, April 1, 2008] On Monday, mission controllers at ESA's ATV Control Centre in Toulouse, France, paced Jules Verne through a second day of crucial manoeuvres designed to demonstrate the vessel's navigation capabilities.

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[Tuesday, April 1, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Wednesday, April 2, 2008] Dendi Caldera, Ethiopia is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 16 crew member on the ISS. The Dendi Caldera is located on the Ethiopian Plateau, approximately 86 kilometers to the southwest of Addis Ababa.

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[Wednesday, April 2, 2008] Al Wadj Bank, Saudi Arabia is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember on the International Space Station.

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[Wednesday, April 2, 2008] FE-1 Malenchenko collected surface samples for microbial analysis from numerous locations in the FGB module. The test tubes were then stowed in Kit #297 for return on Soyuz TMA-11/15S.

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[Wednesday, April 2, 2008] NASA will hold a series of news media briefings May 1 to discuss the upcoming space shuttle Discovery mission, STS-124.

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[Wednesday, April 2, 2008] Jules Verne was today formally cleared to proceed with the first ISS docking attempt, scheduled for 3 April 2008 at 16:41 CEST (14:41 UT).

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[Wednesday, April 2, 2008] The House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics will hold a hearing to review the status of NASA's Exploration initiative and examine issues related to its implementation.

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[Thursday, April 3, 2008] NASA held a media telecon today to discuss ongoing thrust oscillation issues with the Ares 1 rocket. This results from the way in which the solid propellant burns while the first stage is in powered flight.

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[Thursday, April 3, 2008] NASA is currently working toward PDR for the Ares I and Orion vehicles. While this is a phase for discovery and risk reduction, there are considerable unknowns as to whether NASA's plans an be executed within schedule goals.

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[Thursday, April 3, 2008] ATV1 "Jules Verne" docked successfully at the SM (Service Module) aft port at 10:45am EDT. SM hooks were closed at 10:56am.

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[Thursday, April 3, 2008] The Jules Verne, the first European Space Agency Automated Transfer Vehicle, docked to the aft port of the International Space Station's Zvezda Service Module at 10:45 a.m. EDT Thursday.

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[Friday, April 4, 2008] ATV1 "Jules Verne" docked successfully at the SM aft port at 10:45am EDT. SM hooks were closed at 10:56am. The docking was essentially a repeat of Demo Day 2 except for the final approach from S41 (~12m) to Contact and Hooks Closed.

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[Sunday, April 6, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - half-day off for CDR Whitson, FE-1 Malenchenko & FE-2 Reisman.

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[Sunday, April 6, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday -- off-duty day for CDR Whitson, FE-1 Malenchenko & FE-2 Reisman except for housekeeping and voluntary work. Ahead: Week 25 of Increment 16.

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[Monday, April 7, 2008] Aerojet and Orbital Sciences Corporation announced today that together the two companies successfully conducted a static firing of the jettison motor, a key component of the Launch Abort System for NASA's Orion human spaceflight program.

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[Monday, April 7, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 25 of Increment 16.

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[Monday, April 7, 2008] Semien Mountains, Gonder, northern Ethiopia are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember on the International Space Station.

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[Tuesday, April 8, 2008] Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko of the 17th International Space Station crew launched in their Soyuz TMA-12 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:16 a.m. EDT Tuesday to begin a six-month stay in space.

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[Tuesday, April 8, 2008] As the United States sets its sights on new challenges in space exploration, United Space Alliance (USA) signaled its commitment to those goals with the unveiling this week of a new corporate logo symbolizing the company's experience and innovation, an

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[Tuesday, April 8, 2008] Soyuz TMA-12 launched flawlessly this morning on time at 7:16:39am EST. Separations from second & third stage were nominal. Orbit was attained at L+ 8:45 min at an altitude of ~202 km.

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[Wednesday, April 9, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Wednesday, April 9, 2008] April 21, 2008 at 12:00pm ET, Richard Garriott will hold an interactive live webcast with students and teachers discussing his upcoming flight to the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for October 2008.

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[Wednesday, April 9, 2008] Challenger Center for Space Science Education invites students to use their creativity to design an original piece of art for a student mission patch for private space explorer, Richard Garriott.

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[Thursday, April 10, 2008] Commander Sergei Alexandrovich Volkov and cosmonaut Oleg Dmitrievich Kononenko of the 17th International Space Station crew docked their Soyuz TMA-12 with the orbiting laboratory's Pirs Docking Compartment at 8:57 a.m. EDT Thursday.

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[Thursday, April 10, 2008] The astronauts, cosmonauts and spaceflight participant aboard the International Space Station will participate in a news conference from orbit at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, April 15.

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[Thursday, April 10, 2008] The ISS crew's work/sleep cycle shifted this morning, from wakeup at 2:00am to 5:00am EDT (sleeptime tonight at 9:30pm, from 5:30pm). Work period will shift again tomorrow (6:20am-5:50pm) and on 4/12 (2:10am-5:40pm).

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[Thursday, April 10, 2008] "Yuri's Night is about enabling everyone on the planet connect with space," said Loretta Whitesides, Yuri's Night Co-founder. "It is exciting to see so many new people join the movement this year to celebrate our space future."

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[Friday, April 11, 2008] It is now time for ESA to seek out new talent to bolster its Astronaut Corps for future manned missions to the ISS, the Moon and beyond.

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[Friday, April 11, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Day 2 of joint E16/E17 operations.

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[Saturday, April 12, 2008] Day 3 of joint E16/E17 operations by CDR-16 Peggy Whitson, FE-1-16 Yuri Malenchenko, FE-2-17 Garrett Reisman, CDR-17 Sergei Volkov, FE-1-17 Oleg Kononenko and SFP/VC14 So-Yeon Yi.

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[Sunday, April 13, 2008] Day 4 of joint E16/E17 operations by CDR-16 Peggy Whitson, FE-1-16 Yuri Malenchenko, FE-2-17 Garrett Reisman, CDR-17 Sergei Volkov, FE-1-17 Oleg Kononenko and SFP/VC14 So-Yeon Yi. Sunday. Ahead: Week 26 of Increment 16.

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[Monday, April 14, 2008] Day 5 of joint E16/E17 operations by CDR-16 Peggy Whitson, FE-1-16 Yuri Malenchenko, FE-2-17 Garrett Reisman, CDR-17 Sergei Volkov, FE-1-17 Oleg Kononenko and SFP/VC14 So-Yeon Yi. Underway: Week 26 of Increment 16.

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[Tuesday, April 15, 2008] The largest Yuri's Night celebration on the planet drew an estimated 7,000 people to the tarmac at NASA's Ames Research Center on Saturday, April 12, 2008, as young-minded people celebrated space exploration with music, dance, technology and art.

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[Tuesday, April 15, 2008] Harrat Khaybar, Saudi Arabia is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember on the International Space Station.

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[Tuesday, April 15, 2008] Day 6 of joint E16/E17 operations by CDR-16 Peggy Whitson, FE-1-16 Yuri Malenchenko, FE-2-17 Garrett Reisman, CDR-17 Sergei Volkov, FE-1-17 Oleg Kononenko and SFP/VC14 So-Yeon Yi.

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[Tuesday, April 15, 2008] Now, for the first time ever, the public can request their own personal photo of our home planet through the Association of Space Explorers' (ASE) "Earth Portraits" program.

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[Tuesday, April 15, 2008] A study from the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center demonstrates that the high-energy radiation found in space may lead to premature aging and prolonged oxidative stress in cells.

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[Wednesday, April 16, 2008] Day 7 of joint E16/E17 operations by CDR-16 Peggy Whitson, FE-1-16 Yuri Malenchenko, FE-2-17 Garrett Reisman, CDR-17 Sergei Volkov, FE-1-17 Oleg Kononenko and SFP/VC14 So-Yeon Yi.

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[Thursday, April 17, 2008] While this may be the first time that the Yankees have had one of their baseballs in orbit, this is not exactly the first time that this sort of thing has happened in space ...

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[Thursday, April 17, 2008] Day 8 of joint E16/E17 operations by CDR-16 Peggy Whitson, FE-1-16 Yuri Malenchenko, FE-2-17 Garrett Reisman, CDR-17 Sergei Volkov, FE-1-17 Oleg Kononenko and SFP/VC14 So-Yeon Yi. Day 190 in space for Peggy & Yuri.

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[Friday, April 18, 2008] Day 9 of joint E16/E17 operations by CDR-16 Peggy Whitson, FE-1-16 Yuri Malenchenko, FE-2-17 Garrett Reisman, CDR-17 Sergei Volkov, FE-1-17 Oleg Kononenko and SFP/VC14 So-Yeon Yi. Day 191 in space for Peggy & Yuri.

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[Saturday, April 19, 2008] Peggy Whitson, the first female commander of the International Space Station, returned to Earth at approximately 4:30 a.m. EDT Saturday, ending a mission during which she conducted five spacewalks and set a new record in American spaceflight.

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[Saturday, April 19, 2008] Day 192 in space for Peggy & Yuri (190 days onboard ISS). Expedition 17 Crew: CDR Sergei Volkov, FE-1 Oleg Kononenko, FE-2 Garrett Reisman.

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[Sunday, April 20, 2008] Ahead: Week 1 of Increment 17 (with CDR Sergei Volkov, FE-1 Oleg Kononenko, FE-2 Garrett Reisman). Crew wake/sleep cycle has "normalized", Today's wakeup - 2:00am, sleeptime - 5:30pm EDT.

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[Monday, April 21, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 1 of Increment 17 (with CDR Sergei Volkov, FE-1 Oleg Kononenko, FE-2 Garrett Reisman). The crew enjoyed a full rest day.

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[Tuesday, April 22, 2008] At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is being readied for its STS-124 mission, currently targeted for launch May 31.

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[Tuesday, April 22, 2008] On Monday, Expedition 17 crew members conducted a test of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle's reboost engines.

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[Tuesday, April 22, 2008] NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations William Gerstenmaier spoke with reporters today via teleconference about Saturday's errant Soyuz landing on Saturday in Kazakhstan.

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[Tuesday, April 22, 2008] NASA has awarded Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, a NASA Launch Services contract for the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles.

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[Tuesday, April 22, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Tuesday, April 22, 2008] This audio recording is of Peggy Whitson's interview with NASA Public Affairs Officer Rob Navias recorded soon after her landing aboard the Soyuz on Saturday.

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[Tuesday, April 22, 2008] "To those of us who have committed our lives to the proposition that the exploration and development of space, recent events have a familiar and depressing feel."

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[Wednesday, April 23, 2008] NASA astronaut Gregory "Box" Johnson will return to Michigan this week to make two special presentations to area schools. Events at both schools are open to the media.

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[Wednesday, April 23, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. 

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[Thursday, April 24, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Friday, April 25, 2008] House Science and Technology Committee's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held an oversight hearing to examine the status of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) International Space Station (ISS) program.

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[Friday, April 25, 2008] ESA's Jules Verne ATV was used for the first time early this morning to raise the orbit of the International Space Station.

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[Friday, April 25, 2008] Astronauts flying on a space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope for a final time will speak to middle school students across America simultaneously at 1:15 p.m. EDT, April 30, from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

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[Friday, April 25, 2008] The overnight ISS reboost with the ATV1 “Jules Verne” main engines was started at 12:22am EDT for 12m 15s and completed successfully. Planned Delta-V was 2.64 m/s vs. 2.66 m/s actual, resulting in a mean altitude increase of 4.64 km (2.51 nmi).

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[Saturday, April 26, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - half-day off for CDR Volkov, FE-1 Kononenko & FE-2 Reisman.

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[Sunday, April 27, 2008] We're down to 2 hour night watches - not really survival mode but an acknowledgement that 3 hours of concentration at night is too hard to sustain. Hallucination, green monkeys, out of focus compass readings sending the remaining neuron into a dozy spin.

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[Sunday, April 27, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - crew off duty. Ahead: Week 2 of Increment 17.

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[Monday, April 28, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 2 of Increment 17.

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[Monday, April 28, 2008] STS-124 is the second of three flights to deliver Japan's Kibo laboratory to the International Space Station. Primary payloads are the tour-bus-sized Japanese Experiment Module-Pressurized Module and the lab's robotic arm system.

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[Monday, April 28, 2008] NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson of Iowa, who returned to Earth April 19 after approximately six months on the International Space Station, will be available for satellite interviews from 6 to 8 a.m. CDT on Friday, May 2.

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[Tuesday, April 29, 2008] "We write to urge you to include $2 billion in funding for NASA in either a second economic stimulus package or the supplemental appropriations bill."

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[Tuesday, April 29, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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