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December 2011 International Space Station Top Stories


NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 30 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 30 November 2011

[Thursday, December 1, 2011] After wakeup, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA Space Launch System Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration and/or Risk Reduction »» NASA Space Launch System Advanced Booster Engineering Demonstration and/or Risk Reduction

[Thursday, December 1, 2011] The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) intends to issue a Draft NASA Research Announcement (NRA) on or about in the December 12, 2011.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 1 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 1 December 2011

[Friday, December 2, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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Photo: Bigach Impact Crater in Kazakhstan As Seen From Space »» Photo: Bigach Impact Crater in Kazakhstan As Seen From Space

[Friday, December 2, 2011] igach Impact Crater in Kazakhstan is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 28 crew member on the International Space Station.

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Photo: Moonrise As Seen From the Space Station »» Photo: Moonrise As Seen From the Space Station

[Friday, December 2, 2011] Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, a full moon is photographed by an Expedition 29 crew member on the International Space Station.

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[Saturday, December 3, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 2 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 2 December 2011

[Saturday, December 3, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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Space Station Astronaut Will Answer Video Questions From Public »» Space Station Astronaut Will Answer Video Questions From Public

[Saturday, December 3, 2011] NASA has announced a unique opportunity to ask the commander of the International Space Station a question about his role on the orbiting outpost. Commander Dan Burbank will answer videotaped questions from the public.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 3 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 3 December 2011

[Sunday, December 4, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - Crew rest day.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 4 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 4 December 2011

[Sunday, December 4, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew off day. Ahead: Week 3 of Increment 30 (three-person crew).

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NASA Challenges Students To Train Like An Astronaut »» NASA Challenges Students To Train Like An Astronaut

[Monday, December 5, 2011] An engaging new NASA program brings the excitement of space exploration to children learning to live a healthy lifestyle.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 5 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 5 December 2011

[Monday, December 5, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 3 of Increment 30 (three-person crew).

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NASA to Hold Industry Day to Discuss Advanced Booster »» NASA to Hold Industry Day to Discuss Advanced Booster

[Wednesday, December 7, 2011] NASA will host an industry day at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. to share information on an upcoming NASA Research Announcement for the Space Launch System's (SLS) advanced booster.

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First Annual International Space Station R&D Conference »» First Annual International Space Station R&D Conference

[Wednesday, December 7, 2011] The 1st Annual International Space Station (ISS) Research and Development and Conference will be held June 26-28, 2012, at The Denver Marriott City Center.

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Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems Completes Milestones Five & Six for NASA's Commercial Crew Program on Time and Within Budget »» Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems Completes Milestones Five & Six for NASA's Commercial Crew Program on Time and Within Budget

[Wednesday, December 7, 2011] Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems announces the completion of two Dream Chaser Space System Milestones under NASA's Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) Program.

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Ball Aerospace Delivers Orion Phased Array Antenna EDUs »» Ball Aerospace Delivers Orion Phased Array Antenna EDUs

[Thursday, December 8, 2011] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has delivered two Phased Array Antenna (PAA) Engineering Development Units (EDUs) for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle to prime contractor Lockheed Martin.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 7 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 7 December 2011

[Thursday, December 8, 2011] After wakeup, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 8 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 8 December 2011

[Friday, December 9, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA Announces Launch Date and Milestones for Spacex Flight »» NASA Announces Launch Date and Milestones for Spacex Flight

[Friday, December 9, 2011] NASA has announced the launch target for Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) second Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) demonstration flight will be Feb. 7, 2012.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 9 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 9 December 2011

[Saturday, December 10, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 10 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 10 December 2011

[Sunday, December 11, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - Crew rest day

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 December 2011

[Sunday, December 11, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew off day. Ahead: Week 4 of Increment 30 (three-person crew).

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 December 2011

[Tuesday, December 13, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 4 of Increment 30 (three-person crew).

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NASA Extends Mission Operations Support Contract »» NASA Extends Mission Operations Support Contract

[Tuesday, December 13, 2011] NASA has awarded a $165 million contract extension to Lockheed Martin Corp. of Gaithersburg, Md., to provide continued support as part of the Facilities Development and Operations Contract, or FDOC.

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ESA signs contract for Space Station support »» ESA signs contract for Space Station support

[Tuesday, December 13, 2011] ESA signed a two-year contract with Astrium on 13 December to provide Industrial Operations Team support to the Agency's human spaceflight activities.

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Gazing Out of the Cupola at Earth Below »» Gazing Out of the Cupola at Earth Below

[Tuesday, December 13, 2011] NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Expedition 29 commander, uses a still camera to photograph the topography of a point on Earth from a window in the Cupola of the International Space Station. I

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 13 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 13 December 2011

[Wednesday, December 14, 2011] After wakeup, FE-2 Ivanishin performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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Media Invited To Simulated Asteroid Campout In Houston »» Media Invited To Simulated Asteroid Campout In Houston

[Wednesday, December 14, 2011] For three days this week, a small part of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will simulate a human mission to an asteroid. Reporters are invited to observe what the mission might entail.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 14 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 14 December 2011

[Wednesday, December 14, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA Center Signs Commercial Agreement With Sierra Nevada »» NASA Center Signs Commercial Agreement With Sierra Nevada

[Wednesday, December 14, 2011] NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center is entering into a space act agreement with Sierra Nevada Corp. Space Systems to provide key wind tunnel testing of a new spacecraft designed to transport crew and cargo to and from the International Space Station.

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GAO: International Space Station Approaches for Ensuring Utilization through 2020 »» GAO: International Space Station Approaches for Ensuring Utilization through 2020

[Thursday, December 15, 2011] The statistical process and methodology being used to determine the expected lifetimes of replacement units is a sound and commonly accepted approach.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 15 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 15 December 2011

[Friday, December 16, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 December 2011

[Friday, December 16, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-2 Ivanishin performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 17 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 17 December 2011

[Saturday, December 17, 2011] After wakeup, Anton Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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Video: Inside the ISS - Time Lapse »» Video: Inside the ISS - Time Lapse

[Sunday, December 18, 2011] In Episode 2 of "Inside the International Space Station," Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum speaks from space with astronaut Mike Massimino about Fossum's amazing time lapse photography.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 18 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 18 December 2011

[Sunday, December 18, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew off duty. Ahead: Week 5 of Increment 30 (three-person crew).

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Physicist and Former Astronaut John Grunsfeld to Head NASA Science Directorate »» Physicist and Former Astronaut John Grunsfeld to Head NASA Science Directorate

[Monday, December 19, 2011] NASA has named physicist and former astronaut John Grunsfeld as the new associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at the agency's headquarters in Washington. Grunsfeld will take the reins of the office effective Jan. 4, 2012.

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Station Crew Set To Launch To A New Home For The Holidays »» Station Crew Set To Launch To A New Home For The Holidays

[Tuesday, December 20, 2011] Just in time for the holidays, the residents of the International Space Station will welcome three new crew members.

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NASA, Industry Leaders Discuss New Booster Development for Space Launch System »» NASA, Industry Leaders Discuss New Booster Development for Space Launch System

[Tuesday, December 20, 2011] On Dec. 15, more than 120 aerospace industry leaders from more than 70 companies attended the Space Launch System's Advanced Booster Industry Day held at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 20 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 20 December 2011

[Tuesday, December 20, 2011] Soyuz TMA-03M/29S Launch Preparations: At the Baikonur/Kazakhstan Cosmodrome, L-1 preparations continue for tomorrow's launch of the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft (8:16:15am EST; 7:16:16pm local).

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Trio Heads For Holiday Reunion With Space Station Residents »» Trio Heads For Holiday Reunion With Space Station Residents

[Wednesday, December 21, 2011] Don Pettit, Oleg Kononenko and Andre Kuipers launched to the International Space Station aboard their Soyuz TMA-03M craft at 7:16 a.m. CST Wednesday, Dec. 21 (7:16 p.m. local time), from Kazakhstan.

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NASA Conducts Orion Parachute Testing For Orbital Test Flight »» NASA Conducts Orion Parachute Testing For Orbital Test Flight

[Wednesday, December 21, 2011] NASA successfully conducted a drop test of the Orion crew vehicle's parachutes high above the Arizona desert Tuesday in preparation for its orbital flight test in 2014.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 21 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 21 December 2011

[Wednesday, December 21, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Soyuz TMA-03M/29S launched this morning on time at 8:16am EST (7:16pm local) from the snow-covered steppe of Baikonur Cosmodrome.

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Photo: Station Commander Captures Unprecedented View of Comet »» Photo: Station Commander Captures Unprecedented View of Comet

[Thursday, December 22, 2011] International Space Station Commander Dan Burbank captured spectacular imagery of Comet Lovejoy from about 240 miles above the Earth's horizon on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 22 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 22 December 2011

[Friday, December 23, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 23 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 23 December 2011

[Friday, December 23, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 24 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 24 December 2011

[Monday, December 26, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - Crew off duty. First day of full crew complement of 6 for Expedition 30/31. Christmas Eve.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 25 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 25 December 2011

[Monday, December 26, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday C Crew off duty. Ahead: Week 6 of Increment 30 (six-person crew).

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 26 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 26 December 2011

[Tuesday, December 27, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. U.S. Holiday - Crew off duty. Underway: Week 6 of Increment 30 (six-person crew).

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 27 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 27 December 2011

[Wednesday, December 28, 2011] After wakeup, Anton Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 28 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 28 December 2011

[Wednesday, December 28, 2011] After wakeup, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 29 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 29 December 2011

[Thursday, December 29, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-2 Ivanishin performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 30 December 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 30 December 2011

[Saturday, December 31, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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