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December 2008 International Space Station Top Stories
»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 1 December 2008
[Monday, December 1, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA TV to Air Space Shuttle Commander Remarks on 10th Anniversary of Inaugural Station Assembly Flight
[Tuesday, December 2, 2008] In honor of the 10th anniversary of the first construction flight for the International Space Station, NASA Television will provide sound bites and video b-roll featuring the commander of that space shuttle mission.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 2 December 2008
[Tuesday, December 2, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» SpaceX Adds Two DragonLab Missions to Manifest
[Tuesday, December 2, 2008] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announces the addition of two DragonLab missions to its manifest, as a result of demand from a successful workshop held at SpaceX headquarters on November 6 to introduce the new DragonLab product.
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»» NASA Extends Contract with Russian Federal Space Agency
[Tuesday, December 2, 2008] NASA has signed a $141 million modification to the current International Space Station contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency for crew transportation services planned through the spring of 2012.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 3 December 2008
[Wednesday, December 3, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Rocket Motor Test Helps NASA's Shuttle and Ares I
[Thursday, December 4, 2008] NASA's Space Shuttle Program on Thursday successfully conducted a test firing of a space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor in Utah.
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»» NASA Materials Science Research Rack Enroute to International Space Station
[Thursday, December 4, 2008] Today, a new multi-user materials science laboratory began its journey to the International Space Station, leaving NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for final flight preparations.
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»» NASA Sets Target Shuttle Launch Date For Hubble Servicing Mission
[Thursday, December 4, 2008] NASA announced Thursday that space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope is targeted to launch May 12, 2009.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 4 December 2008
[Thursday, December 4, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» A Station Celebration
[Friday, December 5, 2008] Ten years ago on December 4, 2008, NASA and its partner nations began building a dream: the International Space Station.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 5 December 2008
[Friday, December 5, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 6 December 2008
[Sunday, December 7, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 7 December 2008
[Sunday, December 7, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA Assigns Astronaut Crews for Future Space Shuttle Missions
[Monday, December 8, 2008] NASA has assigned the crews for space shuttle missions STS-130 and STS-131. The STS-130 mission will deliver a third connecting module to the International Space Station and a seven-windowed cupola to be used as a control room for robotics.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 8 December 2008
[Monday, December 8, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 7 of Increment 18.
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»» SpaceX Draco Thruster Performs Long-Duration Firing and Restart (with video)
[Wednesday, December 10, 2008] Just days after the successful full mission-length test firing of the nine-engine first stage of Falcon 9, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) marked another significant advance with the performance of its smallest rocket engine, Draco.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 9 December 2008
[Wednesday, December 10, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 10 December 2008
[Wednesday, December 10, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA Sets Briefings to Preview Next Space Shuttle Mission
[Wednesday, December 10, 2008] NASA will discuss the next space shuttle mission during a daylong series of media briefings from NASA's Johnson Space Center beginning at 8 a.m. CST, Friday, Jan. 9.
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»» NASA International Space Station 2009 Calendar Available Online
[Wednesday, December 10, 2008] As part of NASA's celebration of the 10th anniversary of the International Space Station, the agency is providing a special 2009 calendar to teachers and the public.
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»» Challenger Center Live Webcast with Private Space Explorer Richard Garriott, and Challenger Founding Chairman, Dr. June Scobee Rodgers
[Thursday, December 11, 2008] Join Challenger Center for Space Science Education's live interactive webcast with Richard Garriott and Challenger Center's Founding Chairman Dr. June Scobee Rodgers.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 December 2008
[Thursday, December 11, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Space Shuttle Ferry Flight Arrival On NASA TV's Public Channel
[Friday, December 12, 2008] Today's arrival of space shuttle Endeavour at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be seen only on NASA Television's Public Channel (101). System maintenance is being performed on the media (103) and education (102) channels.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 December 2008
[Friday, December 12, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Pioneering space station experiment keeps reactions in suspense
[Friday, December 12, 2008] A revolutionary container-less chemical reactor, pioneered by the space research team at Guigne International Ltd (GIL) in Canada with scientists at the University of Bath, has been installed on the International Space Station.
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»» Challenger Center Presents: Science from Space! Richard Garriott demonstrates physics on the space station
[Saturday, December 13, 2008] Challenger Center for Space Science Education presents new science demonstration videos for students filmed on board the International Space Station (ISS) by Richard Garriott.
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»» European Mars500 participants announced
[Saturday, December 13, 2008] The final four Europeans who are set to take part in a 105-day simulated Mars mission were presented to the media in Paris today. From March next year, two of the group will join four Russian participants inside an isolation facility in Moscow.
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»» Space Station Crew Exchanges Seasons Greetings with Earth
[Saturday, December 13, 2008] Soaring high above the Earth, the crew of the ISS has beamed down season's greetings that will air on NASA Television starting Friday, Dec. 12. The public can return the extraterrestrial good will and send greetings to the crew by visiting:
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 13 December 2008
[Sunday, December 14, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 14 December 2008
[Sunday, December 14, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» A new vision for people in space: MIT report outlines goals for future of human space program
[Monday, December 15, 2008] A team led by MIT researchers releases today the most comprehensive independent review of the future of the nation's human spaceflight program undertaken in many years.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 15 December 2008
[Monday, December 15, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 December 2008
[Tuesday, December 16, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA Solicits Ideas for Displaying Retired Space Shuttles and Main Engines
[Wednesday, December 17, 2008] NASA today issued a Request for Information seeking ideas from educational institutions, science museums and other appropriate organizations about the community's ability to acquire and publicly display the space shuttle orbiters.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 17 December 2008
[Wednesday, December 17, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 18 December 2008
[Thursday, December 18, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sleep cycle shifting begins tonight for EVA-21 by moving 90 min to the left, i.e., from 4:30pm to 3:00pm.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 19 December 2008
[Friday, December 19, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Two Former Science Teachers to Fly on Next Space Shuttle Mission
[Friday, December 19, 2008] Two former science teachers, who are now fully-trained NASA astronauts, will make their first journey into orbit on space shuttle Discovery's upcoming mission to the International Space Station.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 20 December 2008
[Saturday, December 20, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - rest day for CDR Fincke, FE-1 Lonchakov & FE-2 Magnus.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 21 December 2008
[Sunday, December 21, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday- pre-EVA rest day for CDR Fincke, FE-1 Lonchakov & FE-2 Magnus. Ahead: Week 9 of Increment 18.
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»» NASA to Announce Space Station Resupply Services Contract
[Monday, December 22, 2008] NASA will host a media teleconference with Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier at 4 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Dec. 23, to discuss the contract selection for commercial cargo resupply services for the International Space Station.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 22 December 2008
[Monday, December 22, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 9 of Increment 18. Today's crew activities are centered mostly on tonight's Orlan EVA-21.
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»» NASA Awards Space Station Commercial Resupply Services Contracts To SpaceX and Orbital
[Tuesday, December 23, 2008] NASA has awarded two contracts - one to Orbital Sciences Corp and one to SpaceX for commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 23 December 2008
[Tuesday, December 23, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Crew rest day after the spacewalk.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 24 December 2008
[Thursday, December 25, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 25 December 2008
[Thursday, December 25, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 26 December 2008
[Friday, December 26, 2008] CDR Fincke & FE-2 Magnus started their day with another download of last night's data of the SLEEP experiment from their Actiwatches to the HRF-1 (Human Research Facility 1) laptop as part of the week-long session with SLEEP.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 27 December 2008
[Saturday, December 27, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 28 December 2008
[Sunday, December 28, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 29 December 2008
[Monday, December 29, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 10 of Increment 18.
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»» NASA TV To Air Space Station Crew's New Year's Message
[Monday, December 29, 2008] NASA TV will air a special New Year's message from International Space Station Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Sandy Magnus beginning on Monday's noon EST Video File (newsfeed).
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»» NASA Report Reviews Crew Safety Measures During Columbia Accident, Recommends Improvements
[Tuesday, December 30, 2008] NASA has completed a comprehensive study of crew safety equipment and procedures used during the space shuttle Columbia accident with recommendations for improving the safety of all future human spaceflights.
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»» NASA Report: Understanding Columbia's Loss
[Tuesday, December 30, 2008] NASA quietly issued a report today that deals with the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew. Specifically, the report derives important lessons from this accident that need to be considered in the design of future crewed spacecraft.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 30 December 2008
[Tuesday, December 30, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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