[Sunday, January 2, 2011] (16 times for the Exp-26/27 crew of CDR Scott Kelly, FE-1 Alexander Kaleri, FE-2 Oleg Skripochka, FE-4 Dmitri Kondratyev, F-5 Paolo Nespoli & FE-6 Catherine Coleman while counting down to 2011!)

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[Sunday, January 2, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Off-duty day for the Expedition 26/27 crew.

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[Sunday, January 2, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew rest day. Ahead: Week 6 of Increment 26.

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[Tuesday, January 4, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 6 of Increment 26.

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[Tuesday, January 4, 2011] From 220 miles above Earth one of the Expedition 26 crew members used a 180-mm lens to capture this pre-dawn image of the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area

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[Tuesday, January 4, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Wednesday, January 5, 2011] Not everyone is happy with the proposed merger of ESMD (Exploration Systems Mission Directorate) and SOMD (Space Operations Mission Directorate).

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[Wednesday, January 5, 2011] There is an interesting opinion piece online at Space News by Joan Johnson-Freese regarding some obervations she has gleaned from a recent class she taught on space policy.

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[Wednesday, January 5, 2011] The islands of the Bahamas are situated on large depositional platforms--the Great and Little Bahama Banks--composed mainly of carbonate sediments ringed by reefs.

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[Wednesday, January 5, 2011] NASA/JSC has a requirement for crew transportation services including launch, return, and rescue of US or US-designated astronauts and associated services which include the following requirements for primary and ancillary services:...

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[Thursday, January 6, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Friday, January 7, 2011] The decision was made today to allow the teams additional time and delay the next launch opportunity out of the early February launch window which opened Feb. 3

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[Friday, January 7, 2011] At NASA, the past year has been bittersweet. Each successive shuttle flight demonstrates the expertise of the phenomenal team that launches and returns our crews safely, and adds one more notch toward construction-complete of the ISS.

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[Friday, January 7, 2011] Excalibur Almaz Limited is exporting two partially completed Almaz space stations from Russia to the IOM today. The stations and Excalibur Almaz' reusable return vehicles were developed by EA's Russian associate, JSC MIC NPO Mashinostroyenia.

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[Friday, January 7, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Friday, January 7, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Saturday, January 8, 2011] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden issued the following statement Saturday about the shooting in Tucson, Ariz., of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and several others:

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[Sunday, January 9, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - Crew rest day.

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[Sunday, January 9, 2011] The completed International Space Station (ISS) is among the greatest of international cooperative endeavors in the history of science and technology.

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[Sunday, January 9, 2011] This image featuring the San Francisco Bay area was recorded with a still camera using a 180-mm lens by one of the Expedition 26 crew members aboard the International Space Station, flying 220 miles above Earth.

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[Sunday, January 9, 2011] Newfoundland and clouds over the North Atlantic Ocean share a scene with a Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station in this 35-mm focal length photograph recorded by one of the Expedition 26 crew members.

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[Sunday, January 9, 2011] International Space Station residents Scott Kelly, Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli will speak on Tuesday, Jan. 11, to 150 students from Kathleen High School's Central Florida Aerospace Academy (CFAA) in Lakeland, Fla.

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[Sunday, January 9, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew rest day. Ahead: Week 7 of Increment 26.

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[Sunday, January 9, 2011] "I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers, words of condolences and encouragement for the victims and their families of this horrific event."

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[Sunday, January 9, 2011] Space Shuttle Program managers are discussing late February launch dates for Discovery's STS-133 mission to the orbital complex as repairs to small cracks on the spacecraft's external tank continue.

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[Monday, January 10, 2011] Gina Trapani: "I got frustrated with NASA and made this video. NASA is the most fascinating, adventurous, epic institution ever devised by human beings, and their media sucks. Seriously."

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[Monday, January 10, 2011] NASA managers will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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[Tuesday, January 11, 2011] ISSMars-DC will focus extensively on how the International Space Station can be used to advance exploration beyond Low Earth Orbit - specifically to Mars.

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[Tuesday, January 11, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 7 of Increment 26.

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[Tuesday, January 11, 2011] NASA/LaRC intends to purchase the items from Proto Manufacturing. Proto Manufacturing is the designer and manufacturer of their own equipment which allows them to have expertise readily available.

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[Wednesday, January 12, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Wednesday, January 12, 2011] Space shuttle Discovery remains in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) as modifications and repairs are made to the external fuel tank's support beams known as "stringers."

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[Wednesday, January 12, 2011] NASA is telling Congress that it already has a HLV design that it wants to build - but that it cannot afford to build it or do so as Congress has asked. Yet NASA tells Congress anyway.

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[Wednesday, January 12, 2011] International Space Station residents Scott Kelly, Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli will speak to approximately 250 school students in McMinnville, Ore., about what it is like to live and work in space.

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[Wednesday, January 12, 2011] Exploration Program Status Presentation to the NASA Advisory Council, Doug Cooke, Associate Administrator, NASAs Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, January 11, 2011

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[Wednesday, January 12, 2011] These seats will be made available through the increase of Soyuz production, from four to five spacecraft per year. Each flight will be short duration, approximately 10 days, and will contribute to the increase of launch capacity to the ISS.

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[Wednesday, January 12, 2011] Simple Result Description: Over-constrained. Does not meet all schedule, budget, and performance requirements. Results heavily dependent upon budget availability and phasing.

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[Wednesday, January 12, 2011] Guidance from the Administrator has established three principles for development of any future systems for exploration. These systems must be affordable, sustainable, and realistic.

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[Thursday, January 13, 2011] We appreciate NASA's report and look forward to the additional material that was required but not submitted. In the meantime, the production of a heavy-lift rocket and capsule is not optional. It's the law.

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[Thursday, January 13, 2011] Day of remembrance for crew of Space Shuttle Challenger and the continuation of their legacy through the Challenger Center for Space Science Education

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[Thursday, January 13, 2011] NASA is targeting 4:50 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, for the launch of space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission to the International Space Station. The liftoff of shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 flight is planned for 7:48 p.m. EDT on April 19.

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[Thursday, January 13, 2011] ny typos are a result of the poor quality of the orignal letter released to the media by the NASA OIG.

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[Thursday, January 13, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, January 13, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, January 13, 2011] NASA announced Thursday that astronaut Rick Sturckow will serve as a backup commander for the STS-134 space shuttle mission to facilitate continued training for the crew and support teams during STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly's absence.

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[Thursday, January 13, 2011] Rep. Ralph M. Hall (R-TX), Chairman of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, today released the following statement regarding two recent reports, both concerning NASA's human space flight program.

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[Friday, January 14, 2011] The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, or ASAP, has released its 2010 annual report. The panel examines NASA's safety performance during the past year and alerts agency and government leaders to issues and concerns.

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[Friday, January 14, 2011] ATV-2 is almost ready for launch on 15 February from Europe's Spaceport. It will be the heaviest load ever lofted into space by the Ariane 5 rocket, making the 200th flight of the European launcher even more spectacular.

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[Friday, January 14, 2011] During its recent deliberations the HEFT II activity look at a variety of scenarios, reference missions etc. One of them, DM1, actually meets the costs and schedule specified by Congress.

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[Saturday, January 15, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Sunday, January 16, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - Crew rest day.

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[Sunday, January 16, 2011] From 220 miles above Earth, one of the Expedition 26 crew members aboard the International Space Station exposed this night time picture of the metropolitan area of Tokyo, Japan.

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[Tuesday, January 18, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew rest day. Ahead: Week 9 of Increment 26.

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[Tuesday, January 18, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. U.S. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY. Underway: Week 9 of Increment 26.

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[Tuesday, January 18, 2011] 2010 marked an incredible accomplishment for SpaceX. As most of you know, we became the first commercial company to successfully recover a spacecraft from Earth orbit.

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[Tuesday, January 18, 2011] With the government acting as a catalyst, the commercial spaceflight industry is already developing into an exciting new driver of technological innovation, job creation and economic growth.

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[Wednesday, January 19, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Wednesday, January 19, 2011] NASA plans live television coverage of the launch, grapple and berthing of the second unpiloted Japanese cargo ship that will deliver more than four tons of food and supplies to the International Space Station.

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[Wednesday, January 19, 2011] NASA selected astronaut Steve Bowen as a mission specialist on STS-133, the next space shuttle mission planned for launch on Feb. 24. Bowen replaces astronaut Tim Kopra, who was injured in a bicycle accident over the weekend.

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[Thursday, January 20, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, January 20, 2011] The next three crew members to live and work aboard the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. CST on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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[Friday, January 21, 2011] Goal: To become a "catalyst for change" demonstrating best practices for the Agency With the ultimate goal of building a more sustainable Human Spaceflight Enterprise

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[Friday, January 21, 2011] MacGyver Projects provide opportunities to test new operational concepts

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[Friday, January 21, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Friday, January 21, 2011] Looking through the Kibo airlock, the Japanese robotic Small Fine Arm (SFA), also known as "Ko-bot", is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 22 crew member.

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[Friday, January 21, 2011] From approximately 220 miles above Earth, one of the Expedition 26 crew members aboard the International Space Station took this wintry picture of metropolitan New York City, which was bracing for its third heavy storm of the season.

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

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

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[Sunday, January 23, 2011] This week, comments from guest blogger Dr. Scott M. Smith as he reflects on recent space station research, which connects a diet rich in fish intake and omega-3 fatty acids to a reduced rate of bone loss.

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[Sunday, January 23, 2011] This week, comments from guest blogger and International Space Station astronaut Peggy Whitson, Ph.D., as she reflects on why it is important to have humans carry out experiments in space.

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[Monday, January 24, 2011] Top: Astronaut David Bowman replacing the AE-35 unit on the main antenna of the spacecraft Discovery en route to Jupiter. "2001: A Space Odyssey", 1968. Bottom: Astronaut Garrett Reisman installs a Ku Band antenna on the ISS in May 2010.

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[Monday, January 24, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew rest day. Ahead: Week 10 of Increment 26.

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[Monday, January 24, 2011] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will lay a wreath at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia at 10 a.m. EST, Thursday, Jan. 27, to commemorate the agency's National Day of Remembrance.

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[Tuesday, January 25, 2011] NASA has released a formal Notice of Availability (NOA) and Request for Information (RFI) to identify interest from industry for space processing and support facilities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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[Tuesday, January 25, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 10 of Increment 26.

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[Wednesday, January 26, 2011] Discovery's first motion out of the VAB to the pad is scheduled for 8 p.m. EST. NASA Television will provide live coverage of the shuttle's rollout. NASA TV's Video File will broadcast highlights of the move.

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[Wednesday, January 26, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Wednesday, January 26, 2011] A test photo of British Columbia's snow-capped west coast mountains is the first official image taken from the International Space Station's new Window Observational Research Facility, or WORF.

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[Wednesday, January 26, 2011] The residents of the International Space Station will receive a second shipment of food, fuel and supplies this week. NASA Television will provide a live broadcast of the Russian cargo ship's arrival Saturday, Jan. 29.

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[Wednesday, January 26, 2011] On January 28, 1986, our nation lost seven heroes as the Challenger Space Shuttle was destroyed shortly after launch. It was a tragic day, etched in the minds of us all and in the history books of our nation.

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[Wednesday, January 26, 2011] Astronaut and former NASA Langley Research Center engineer Leland Melvin will celebrate Black History Month at Hampton's Virginia Air & Space Center, Feb. 12, along with two other athletes, members of an historic air squadron and a robot.

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[Thursday, January 27, 2011] A multispectral imager built by FluxData, Inc., a leading manufacturer of multispectral systems, was launched into space aboard the Japanese HTV-2 mission, heading to the International Space Station (ISS), on January 22, 2011.

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[Thursday, January 27, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, January 27, 2011] That people across the country steadfastly remember the crew members of Challenger is both comforting and inspirational to our family. Scott, Caroline and I very much appreciate the kind thoughts and continuous support we have received over the years.

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[Thursday, January 27, 2011] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will address a group of seventh and eighth grade students from Albert Hill Middle School this Friday at the MathScience Innovation Center in Richmond.

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[Friday, January 28, 2011] Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the International Space Station's Canadarm2 grapples the unpiloted Japanese Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV2) as it approaches the station.

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[Friday, January 28, 2011] The unpiloted ISS Progress 40 supply vehicle departs from the International Space Station at 7:43 p.m. (EST) on Jan. 23, 2011.

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[Friday, January 28, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Friday, January 28, 2011] Through triumph and tragedy, each of us has benefited from their courage and devotion, and we honor their memory by dedicating ourselves to a better tomorrow.

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[Friday, January 28, 2011] Progress M-09M/41P - #709 was launched tonight at 8:31pm EST from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. It is scheduled to arrive and dock with the ISS on 29 January 2011 at 9:39 pm EST. These photos show how it was prepared for launch.

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[Friday, January 28, 2011] Dr. June Scobee Rodgers, co-founder of Challenger Center for Space Science Education, talking to Students on 25th Anniversary of Challenger.

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[Saturday, January 29, 2011] Two events, including the opening of a new space-themed museum, to honor the space shuttle Columbia and her crew are planned in Hemphill, Texas on Tuesday, Feb. 1. Both events are open to the media and public.

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[Saturday, January 29, 2011] Attired in their Russian Orlan spacesuits, Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Kondratyev (left) and Oleg Skripochka, both Expedition 26 flight engineers, are pictured in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

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[Saturday, January 29, 2011] In the scope of operations for prelaunch processing of cargo transport vehicle (CTV) Progress M-09M under the International Space Station program small spacecraft - satellite Kedr was accommodated in the vehicle cargo compartment on January 18.

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[Saturday, January 29, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Saturday, January 29, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Saturday, January 29, 2011] NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, Expedition 26 commander, is pictured near a stowage bag floating freely in the Unity node of the International Space Station.

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[Saturday, January 29, 2011] After more than eight months 'flying' to the Red Planet, the isolated Mars500 crew will finally take their first steps onto a mock-Mars surface on 14 February -and members of the news media can apply now for ringside seats.

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[Sunday, January 30, 2011] After the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger, seven craters on the eastern rim of this basin were named after the crew: Gregory Jarvis, Christa McAuliffe, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Dick Scobee, Michael Smith.

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[Sunday, January 30, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew rest day. Ahead: Week 11 of Increment 26.

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