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August 2010 International Space Station Top Stories
»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 31 July 2010
[Sunday, August 1, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 1 August 2010 (early edition)
[Sunday, August 1, 2010] Last night (at 7:48pm EDT) RPC1 (Remote Power Controller 1) in RPCM (RPC Module) S11A_D tripped open, powering off the Loop A ammonia pump of the S1 ETCS (External Thermal Control System), resulting in the loss of one half of the cooling to ISS.
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»» International Space Station in Stable Configuration After Loss of Cooling Loop
[Sunday, August 1, 2010] The station is in a stable configuration with most systems receiving cooling and many systems operating with redundancy following the installation of jumper cables from the Destiny Lab's power system overnight.
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»» NASA Sets Briefing To Preview Updated Space Station Spacewalk Plan
[Monday, August 2, 2010] NASA managers will discuss updated plans for two International Space Station spacewalks during a news briefing at 3 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 2. The briefing replaces one originally scheduled for Tuesday.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 1 August 2010 (late edition)
[Monday, August 2, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 2 August 2010
[Monday, August 2, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» International Space Station Repair Spacewalk Planned for Friday
[Tuesday, August 3, 2010] NASA has decided to wait until Friday to conduct a spacewalk to replace a failed ammonia pump module on the International Space Station.
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»» NASA Invites Media to View Space Station Cargo for STS-133 Mission
[Tuesday, August 3, 2010] NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will host a media event at 1 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Aug. 12, to highlight the next hardware that will fly to the International Space Station.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 3 August 2010
[Tuesday, August 3, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 4 August 2010
[Wednesday, August 4, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA Moves Space Station Repair Spacewalk To Saturday
[Thursday, August 5, 2010] he first of two spacewalks by NASA astronauts to replace a failed ammonia pump on the International Space Station has been moved to Saturday, Aug. 7. A second spacewalk is planned for Wednesday, Aug. 11, to complete the repairs.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 5 August 2010
[Thursday, August 5, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» What is the Space Shuttle's True Legacy?
[Thursday, August 5, 2010] As the final flights of the Space Shuttle draw near, already some of us are awash in nostalgia for the winged beast, not withstanding its ruinous cost.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 6 August 2010
[Saturday, August 7, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 6 August 2010
[Saturday, August 7, 2010] US EVA-15 by EV1 Doug Wheelock & EV2 Tracy Caldwell-Dyson was terminated without Loop A PM (Pump Module) removal because of a leak at one (M3) of the four QDs (Quick Disconnects) connecting the ammonia lines.
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»» Space Station EVA Unable To Remove Failed Ammonia Pump - More EVAs Ahead
[Sunday, August 8, 2010] The next spacewalk to complete the removal of a failed ammonia pump module and installation and activation of a new pump module on the International Space Station's S1 Truss will take place no earlier than Wednesday.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 8 August 2010
[Monday, August 9, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 9 August 2010
[Monday, August 9, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 10 of Increment 24.
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»» Robonaut Packed for Space
[Tuesday, August 10, 2010] Cocooned inside an aluminum frame and foam blocks cut out to its shape, Robonaut 2, or R2, is heading to the International Space Station inside the Permanent Multipurpose Module in space shuttle Discovery's payload bay as part of the STS-133 mission.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 10 August 2010
[Tuesday, August 10, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA Announces Tweetup For Next Space Shuttle Launch
[Tuesday, August 10, 2010] NASA will give 150 of its Twitter followers an insider's look at the nation's space program and the opportunity to view a space shuttle launch in person.
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»» Wednesday Space Station EVA
[Wednesday, August 11, 2010] NASA managers decided to begin Wednesday's spacewalk one hour later than originally planned. NASA TV coverage now will begin at 7 a.m., and the crew is scheduled to switch to battery power at 7:55 a.m.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 August 2010
[Wednesday, August 11, 2010] Stage EVA-16 by FE-4 Douglas Wheelock & FE-2 Tracy Caldwell-Dyson was completed successfully in 7hr 26min, fully accomplishing its objective of removing the failed ETCS (External Thermal Control System) Loop A PM (Pump Module).
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 August 2010
[Thursday, August 12, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Crew off-duty day.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 13 August 2010
[Friday, August 13, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Crew off-duty day.
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»» Robonaut 2 One of the Highlights of NASA's STS-133 Payload Event
[Saturday, August 14, 2010] Yesterday NASA held an event at Kennedy Space Center to showcase some of the flight hardware that will travel to the International Space Station onboard Space Shuttle Discovery. This included the so-called 7th crew member of the mission - Robonaut 2.
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»» ESA Astronaut Candidates Train in Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Pool
[Saturday, August 14, 2010] This summer, ESA's astronaut candidates have been splashing about at the pool - but not just for fun. They've been involved in 'extravehicular activity (EVA) pre-familiarisation', a vital part of astronaut training.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 14 August 2010
[Sunday, August 15, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - crew off duty.
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»» Are you ready for the Red Planet? Book Review: Mary Roach's "Packing for Mars"
[Sunday, August 15, 2010] For most of us spacers human spaceflight is nothing to, well, joke about. After all, riding rockets into the cosmos is serious business, and there's nothing that NASA or we do better than take ourselves seriously - perhaps too seriously.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 15 August 2010
[Tuesday, August 17, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - crew off duty. Ahead: Week 11 of Increment 24.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 August 2010
[Tuesday, August 17, 2010] Stage EVA-17 by Doug Wheelock & Tracy Caldwell-Dyson was completed successfully in 7hr 20min, fully accomplishing its objective of installing the spare ETCS (External Thermal Control System) Loop A PM (Pump Module) plus additional tasks.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 17 August 2010
[Wednesday, August 18, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Space Station Cooling Loop Reactivated
[Thursday, August 19, 2010] The Expedition 24 crew had another light-duty day Wednesday as the Loop A cooling system reactivation continued aboard the International Space Station.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 18 August 2010
[Thursday, August 19, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 19 August 2010
[Thursday, August 19, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Astronaut Muscles Waste in Space
[Friday, August 20, 2010] Astronaut muscles waste away on long space flights reducing their capacity for physical work by more than 40%, according to research published online in the Journal of Physiology.
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»» NASA Asks Public For FInal Shuttle Missions' Wakeup Songs
[Friday, August 20, 2010] If you like music, the space program and are a little nostalgic, NASA has the perfect opportunity for you. For the first time, the public can help choose songs to wake up the astronauts during the last two scheduled space shuttle missions.
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»» SpaceX Conducts Dragon Parachute Test (Photos and Video)
[Friday, August 20, 2010] The purpose of the test was to validate the Dragon's parachute deployment systems and recovery operations prior to the first flight of an operational Dragon later this year.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 20 August 2010
[Saturday, August 21, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 21 August 2010
[Saturday, August 21, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA's Pioneer Orion Capsule Starts Its Test Phase
[Monday, August 23, 2010] The crucial pressure testing phase for NASA's pioneer Orion crew test capsule has begun inside the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 22 August 2010
[Tuesday, August 24, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 23 August 2010
[Tuesday, August 24, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 12 of Increment 24.
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»» Life and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era of Space Exploration: An Interim Report
[Tuesday, August 24, 2010] In response to requests from Congress, NASA asked the National Research Council to undertake a decadal survey of life and physical sciences in microgravity.
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»» What Lift-off: Should Congress Design the Next Big Booster?
[Wednesday, August 25, 2010] Consider how many space initiatives the United States didn't pursue in the past half century. ...
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 24 August 2010
[Wednesday, August 25, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 25 August 2010
[Thursday, August 26, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer arrives at launch site
[Friday, August 27, 2010] One of the most complex space scientific instruments ever built, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, escorted by astronauts who will fly with it on the Space Shuttle in February 2011.
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»» ISS Ship-tracker Operating Alongside Norwegian satellite
[Friday, August 27, 2010] Nearing the end of its third month of continuous operation, the International Space Station's ship-tracking experiment has experienced a marked increase in data quality. Now it operates along with a dedicated satellite carrying the same receiver.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 26 August 2010
[Friday, August 27, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA Announces High School Competition for Future Engineers
[Friday, August 27, 2010] NASA is challenging high school teams to design software to program small satellites aboard the International Space Station. The competition centers on the Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites, or SPHERES.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 27 August 2010
[Saturday, August 28, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Murals Commemorate Space Shuttle Legacy
[Saturday, August 28, 2010] Huge murals of artwork commemorating three decades of historic explorations and scientific achievements by all five of America's Space Shuttle Orbiters now grace the Shuttle Firing Room inside the Launch Control Center at NASA KSC.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 28 August 2010
[Saturday, August 28, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - crew rest day. TVIS is Go!
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»» NASTAR Center and Special Aerospace Services Commence Research Study on Emergency Detection and Human Response of Atlas V Profile
[Saturday, August 28, 2010] The NASTAR Center has completed the initial phase of a research effort focused on commercial human spaceflight and systems development related to emergency detection and response using an Atlas V flight profile.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 29 August 2010
[Sunday, August 29, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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