[Tuesday, March 1, 2011] The Mississippi River is visible winding its way through the city toward the Gulf. A 200-mm lens was used to take the picture.

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[Tuesday, March 1, 2011] From approximately 220 miles above Earth, an Expedition 26 crew member aboard the International Space Station exposed this still frame of parts of New Zealand including those impacted by an earthquake almost four days ago.

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[Tuesday, March 1, 2011] Discovery spacewalkers wrapped up a six-hour, 34-minute spacewalk Monday, moving a failed 800-pound ammonia pump module, installing an extension cable and extending the rail track along the station's main truss.

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[Tuesday, March 1, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. FD5 (Flight Day 5) of STS-133/ULF-5. Crew sleep cycle shifting (see below). Underway: Week 15 of Increment 26.

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[Tuesday, March 1, 2011] By the end of the day, the International Space Station will have an extra 2,472 cubic feet of storage space, following the installation of the Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module.

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[Tuesday, March 1, 2011] Now that the Mars500 crew has been united, when the Marswalkers, 'returned' from the surface of the Red Planet to join the 'orbital' trio, Diego has again had time to send his thoughts

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[Tuesday, March 1, 2011] Six astronauts are targeted to launch aboard the shuttle on April 19. The STS-134 mission to the International Space Station is the final scheduled flight for Endeavour before it is retired.

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[Tuesday, March 1, 2011] NASA has announced program office assignments at three NASA field centers to align the president's fiscal year 2012 budget request and the NASA Authorization Act of 2010.

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[Tuesday, March 1, 2011] We are writing to urge you to fully fund NASA's plan to use commercial companies to carry crew to the Space Station because it is critical to the health of the Nation's human spaceflight efforts.

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[Tuesday, March 1, 2011] The Payload Operations Center at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will mark its 10th anniversary as a science command post for the International Space Station March 8.

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[Wednesday, March 2, 2011] The International Space Station has a new room, filled with equipment, supplies and a new device that could be a precursor of spacewalking robots.

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[Wednesday, March 2, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. FD6 (Flight Day 6) of STS-133/ULF-5.

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[Wednesday, March 2, 2011] Last week a balloon with a student-oriented payload shot high resolution photos and video from an altitude of over 110,000 feet of Space Shuttle Discovery as it climbed into space.

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[Wednesday, March 2, 2011] After a campout in the International Space Station's Quest airlock, Mission Specialists Steve Bowen and Alvin Drew will suit up for the second spacewalk of the STS-133 mission. The spacewalk is scheduled to start at 9:18 a.m. CST.

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[Wednesday, March 2, 2011] I am concerned that the future of our space program is in serious jeopardy. With the retirement of the Space Shuttle, NASA faces a critical period and needs to focus its limited resources to sustain our leadership in space.

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[Wednesday, March 2, 2011] Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, today it is my privilege to discuss the President's FY 2012 budget request of $18.7 billion for NASA.

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[Wednesday, March 2, 2011] The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will hold a news conference starting at 9:48 a.m. CST on Friday, March 4.

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[Thursday, March 3, 2011] Discovery astronauts wrapped up a six-hour, 14-minute spacewalk Wednesday, draining ammonia from an 800-pound pump module, working with the Canadian robotic device Dextre and completing a variety of other tasks.

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[Thursday, March 3, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. FD7 (Flight Day 7) of STS-133/ULF-5.

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[Thursday, March 3, 2011] Discovery and the International Space Station crews will get a special call Thursday from the White House. President Obama will be calling up to space to talk with all 12 crew members at 4:03 p.m. CST. The call will be aired live on NASA Television.

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[Thursday, March 3, 2011] All of us at the Johnson Space Center are deeply saddened by the passing of former astronaut Mike Lounge, said Michael Coats, Director, Johnson Space Center.

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[Thursday, March 3, 2011] Backdropped by a blue and white part of Earth, space shuttle Discovery is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 26 crew member as the shuttle approaches the International Space Station.

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[Friday, March 4, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. FD8 (Flight Day 8) of STS-133/ULF-5. Crew partial rest day.

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[Friday, March 4, 2011] President Barack Obama made a long-distance call to the dozen members of the Discovery and International Space Station crews a little after 4 p.m. CST.

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[Friday, March 4, 2011] Space shuttle Discovery's crew will be getting in some extra work inside the new Leonardo module Friday in the first of two days that have been added to the STS-133 mission.

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[Friday, March 4, 2011] This is ISS status report #88 from the European Space Agency outlining ESA's science-related activities that have taken place on the ISS during the past two weeks for different European experiments and experiment facilities.

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[Friday, March 4, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. FD9 (Flight Day 9) of STS-133/ULF-5.

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[Saturday, March 5, 2011] Today was moving day for Discovery's crew members. On the first of two days added to the shuttle's stay at the International Space Station they unloaded more from the Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module they brought into space.

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[Sunday, March 6, 2011] The crews of space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will divide and conquer today, as the astronauts work on several different projects on orbit.

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[Sunday, March 6, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. FD10 (Flight Day 10) of STS-133/ULF-5. Saturday - light-duty day.

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[Sunday, March 6, 2011] First they brought the Permanent Multipurpose Module into orbit, and today they continued work to unpack and reconfigure it.

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[Sunday, March 6, 2011] NASA began testing a new multi-capability microscope this week on the International Space Station. It will help scientists study the effects of the space environment on physics and biology aboard the orbiting laboratory.

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[Sunday, March 6, 2011] With all the work that they've accomplished over their past several days in space, the space shuttle Discovery crew members have just a few more tasks left to complete before they say goodbye to their International Space Station colleagues.

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[Sunday, March 6, 2011] The automated South Pole Station Food Growth Chamber offers comfort and nutrition for people living and working at the bottom of the world. It's also proving to be a model for supporting off-world exploration as well.

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[Sunday, March 6, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - FD11 (Flight Day 11) of STS-133/ULF-5. Ahead: Week 16 of Increment 26.

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[Sunday, March 6, 2011] Discovery astronauts wound up a successful and productive seven days, 23 hours and 55 minutes of joint activities with the International Space Station crew at 3:11 p.m. CST when hatches between the two vehicles were closed.

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[Monday, March 7, 2011] The "Theme from Star Trek," performed by Alexander Courage, served as the wake up music for Discovery's crew at 2:23 a.m. It received the second most public votes from a Top 40 list in a Space Shuttle Program-sponsored song contest.

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[Monday, March 7, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. FD12 (Flight Day 12) of STS-133/ULF-5. Underway: Week 16 of Increment 26. .

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[Monday, March 7, 2011] A NRC steering committee and panels advising NASA on innovative technologies for future missions is holding a series of public workshops to review draft NASA technology "road maps" and solicit input from the public, aerospace community, and policymakers.

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[Monday, March 7, 2011] NASA's Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier and other NASA officials are scheduled to speak April 6 and 7 at the International Space Station and Mars Conference.

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[Monday, March 7, 2011] The six astronauts who will launch aboard space shuttle Endeavour's final mission in April will answer media questions on Wednesday, March 9, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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[Monday, March 7, 2011] Discovery undocked from the International Space Station at 6 a.m. CST, ending a stay of eight days, 16 hours and 46 minutes.

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[Monday, March 7, 2011] This report was requested by NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to review the status of planetary science in the United States and to develop a comprehensive strategy that will continue these advances in the coming decade.

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[Tuesday, March 8, 2011] The STS-133 crew received another special wake up call on Tuesday, as they began what is scheduled to be space shuttle Discoverys last full day in space.

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[Tuesday, March 8, 2011] For the first time, NASA astronauts aboard an orbiting spacecraft were awakened by a live performance from Mission Control, as Todd Park Mohr and three other members of Big Head Todd and the Monsters performed "Blue Sky" live at 2:23 a.m. CST.

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[Tuesday, March 8, 2011] The Payload Operations Center at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., is celebrating a decade of round-the-clock support to the International Space Station.

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[Tuesday, March 8, 2011] NASA will preview the final space shuttle missions during media events on Wednesday, March 23, and Thursday, March 24, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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[Wednesday, March 9, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. FD13 (Flight Day 13) of STS-133/ULF-5.

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[Wednesday, March 9, 2011] Discovery crew members spent much of their day getting ready to come home. Their first landing opportunity is Wednesday at 10:57 a.m. CST at Kennedy Space Center.

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[Wednesday, March 9, 2011] If the weather cooperates in Florida, Discovery will roll to its final wheel stop on Kennedy Space Center's Runway 15 this morning.

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[Wednesday, March 9, 2011] What does a five-time shuttle astronaut and M.D. after he leaves NASA? He builds tricorders, of course.

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[Wednesday, March 9, 2011] At 11:57 a.m. EST, space shuttle Discovery landed for the final time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center after 202 orbits around Earth and a journey of 5,304,140 miles on STS-133.

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[Wednesday, March 9, 2011] In March, the International Astronautical Federation will gather astronauts from all over the world together at a celebration in Paris to mark our 60th anniversary. Alongside the celebration, we are arranging an opportunity for accredited press to meet wi

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[Wednesday, March 9, 2011] NASA Television will cover the March 16th return of three crew members who have called the International Space Station home for more than five months.

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[Wednesday, March 9, 2011] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will greet space shuttle Discovery's astronauts on Wednesday after the crew's planned landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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[Wednesday, March 9, 2011] Discovery made its last landing this morning at Kennedy Space Center in Florida wrapping up a successful flight to the International Space Station and a 39-mission history covering 148.2 million miles during 365 days in space.

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[Wednesday, March 9, 2011] Space shuttle Endeavour's move to its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has been postponed at least 24 hours because of potential lightning and storms.

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[Wednesday, March 9, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, March 10, 2011] 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. The fourth shuttle launch Tweetup, scheduled April 18-19.

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[Thursday, March 10, 2011] Three crew members launching in May to live and work aboard the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. CST on Monday, March 21.

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[Thursday, March 10, 2011] The Northrop Grumman Foundation announced today that the Foundation is accepting teacher applications for the 2011 Weightless Flights of Discovery program.

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[Thursday, March 10, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Friday, March 11, 2011] NASA is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host a live, in-flight education downlink during Expeditions 29 and 30.

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[Friday, March 11, 2011] Teaching From Space is a team of former classroom teachers devoted to helping educators make science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, come alive for learners.

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

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[Saturday, March 12, 2011] After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 11, space shuttle Endeavour now awaits the next major milestone for its upcoming flight to the International Space Station.

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[Saturday, March 12, 2011] Dramatic changes in information and news circulate through blogs, and social media has impacted NASA greatly. While the initial reaction may be to control these outlets, Gerstenmaier has taken a different approach.

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[Sunday, March 13, 2011] In the grasp of the International Space Station's Canadarm2, the Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-2) is moved from the space-facing side of the Harmony node back to the Earth-facing port of Harmony.

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[Sunday, March 13, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - crew rest day.

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[Sunday, March 13, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Ahead: Week 17 of Increment 26/Week 1 of Increment 27.

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[Monday, March 14, 2011] Our 1st exam consisted of a "normal" day onboard the ISS with occasional malfunctions sprinkled in.

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[Monday, March 14, 2011] At about 7:40 a.m. EDT this morning, a United Space Alliance worker fell at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A. NASA emergency medical personnel responded, but they were unable to revive the man.

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[Monday, March 14, 2011] With almost half of the MagISStra mission behind him, ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli has not had much free time on the International Space Station. In addition to his heavy workload, he has also been on a special diet.

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[Monday, March 14, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 17 of Increment 26/Week 1 of Increment 27.

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[Tuesday, March 15, 2011] We found that NASA had not fully integrated its export control and property disposition processes to reduce the risk that public sales of Space Shuttle property could result in the prohibited release of export-controlled items and technology.

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[Tuesday, March 15, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Last full day of Increment 26. First day as CDR for Dmitri Kondratyev (Scott Kelly again FE-3 as on Inc-25).

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[Wednesday, March 16, 2011] Each month, Challenger Center will feature an astronaut as guest of a live webcast, with an opportunity for the public to ask questions.

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[Wednesday, March 16, 2011] Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to submit this statement for the record as part of the Committee's hearing today entitled Realizing NASA's Potential: Programmatic Challenges in the 21st Century.

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[Wednesday, March 16, 2011] Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly and Russian Flight Engineers Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka safely landed their Soyuz spacecraft on the Kazakhstan steppe Wednesday, wrapping up a five-month stay aboard the International Space Station.

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[Wednesday, March 16, 2011] From 220 miles above Japan, an Expedition 26 crew member onboard the International Space Station took this 200mm view of the Sendai coast and southward, on March 14, three days after the one-two-punch of earthquake and tsunami.

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[Wednesday, March 16, 2011] Milan, Italy metropolitan area is featured in this night time view photographed by an Expedition 26 crew member on the International Space Station.

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[Wednesday, March 16, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. First full day of Increment 27.

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[Thursday, March 17, 2011] Gardens are always a source of surprises. After three weeks of steady growth in space under the watchful eye of Paolo Nespoli, the baby space plants of the Greenhouse in Space project have found a new - and unexpected - travelling companion.

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[Thursday, March 17, 2011] Leak checks have been completed on space shuttle Endeavour's external fuel tank's ground umbilical carrier, or GUCP, plate at Launch Pad 39A.

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[Friday, March 18, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Increment 27.

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[Friday, March 18, 2011] Technicians at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A will complete preparations to fuel space shuttle Endeavour's auxiliary power units (APU).

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

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[Saturday, March 19, 2011] NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, Expedition 26/27 flight engineer, opens the container that holds Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station

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[Saturday, March 19, 2011] As many of you know, the Society's journal, Gravitational and Space Biology, is undergoing a series of changes to become a completely electronic, Open Journal, and the September issue will be the first in the new format.

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[Saturday, March 19, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - crew off duty.

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[Monday, March 21, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Ahead: Week 2 of Increment 27.

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[Monday, March 21, 2011] The Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, Expedition 26 commander; and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexander Kaleri, both flight engineers, near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan on March 16, 2011

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[Monday, March 21, 2011] In this wide shot framed by snow-covered ground and foggy skies, Russian support personnel work to help get crew members out of the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft shortly after the capsule landed near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan March 16, 2011.

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[Monday, March 21, 2011] Participation in this partnering synopsis is open to all categories of U.S. and non-U.S. organizations, including educational institutions, industry, not-for-profit institutions, JPL, as well as NASA Centers and other U.S. Government Agencies.

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[Monday, March 21, 2011] Recent research aboard the space shuttle is giving scientists a better understanding of how infectious disease occurs in space and could someday improve astronaut health and provide novel treatments for people on Earth.

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[Tuesday, March 22, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 2 of Increment 27.

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[Tuesday, March 22, 2011] The Russian Federal Space Agency has adjusted the launch date for the next three residents of the International Space Station to Monday, April 4 (April 5 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan).

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[Tuesday, March 22, 2011] The highlight of the Mars500 was landing to Mars. Diego and Romain are showing in this long video all what happened during exiting February at the Mars500 modules.

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[Tuesday, March 22, 2011] At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the payload for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission arrived at Launch Pad 39A last night.

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

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[Wednesday, March 23, 2011] Space Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly will not be available for media interviews that had been scheduled from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. CDT Thursday, March 24, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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[Wednesday, March 23, 2011] Cat Island, Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 26 crew member on the International Space Station.

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[Thursday, March 24, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, March 24, 2011] After eight weeks of exercises and classroom activities, 4000 children from more than 25 cities worldwide are about to conclude their 'Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut' challenge that promotes healthy nutrition and regular exercise.

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[Thursday, March 24, 2011] Launch Pad 39A crews at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are preparing for the payload installation into space shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay scheduled for Friday.

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[Thursday, March 24, 2011] After the rotating service structure was extended yesterday morning, the payload changeout room main doors and Endeavour's payload bay doors were opened, allowing access for spacecraft and payload inspections.

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[Thursday, March 24, 2011] Fourth-grade students in the College Station Independent School District (CSISD) in Texas have completed six weeks of a NASA health and fitness challenge known as "Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut."

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[Friday, March 25, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Friday, March 25, 2011] Launch Pad 39A crews at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will install the STS-134 mission's payload into space shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay today and expect to complete attaching key components on Saturday.

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[Friday, March 25, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Crew off duty (to compensate for Sunday, 8/27, which will be full work day due to HTV2 pre-departure & hatch closure activities).

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[Saturday, March 26, 2011] There is a cottage industry these days - inside and outside of NASA - wherein people speculate what Heavy Launch Vehicle (HLV) design NASA is or is not pursuing.

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[Sunday, March 27, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - Crew off duty.

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[Monday, March 28, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Ahead: Week 3 of Increment 27.

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[Tuesday, March 29, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 3 of Increment 27.

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[Tuesday, March 29, 2011] At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers at Launch Pad 39A will begin closeout work on space shuttle Endeavour's aft section today in preparation for tomorrow's STS-134 crew arrival.

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[Tuesday, March 29, 2011] NASA is inviting the public to vote for its favorite original song to wake up space shuttle Commander Mark Kelly and his five crewmates during their STS-134 mission to the International Space Station.

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[Tuesday, March 29, 2011] Crews at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are preparing space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-134 crew's Terminal Countdown Demonstration test this week.

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[Wednesday, March 30, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Wednesday, March 30, 2011] NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock was honored with a Shorty Award for an image of the moon he took and posted to his Twitter account, @Astro_Wheels, while living aboard the International Space Station last year.

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[Wednesday, March 30, 2011] At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour's six astronauts and ground crews will begin training related to the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) today.

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[Wednesday, March 30, 2011] NASA astronauts Mike Fossum of McAllen, Texas, Dan Burbank of Yarmouthport, Mass., and Don Pettit of Silverton, Ore, will participate in the 20-minute question-and-answer sessions, known as in-flight downlinks.

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[Wednesday, March 30, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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