[Friday, May 1, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. SPACE DAY! (Courtesy Lockheed Martin). Light-duty day for the crew.

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[Sunday, May 3, 2009] Dennis Wingo commentary on why the appendices of the NASA Exploration Systems Architecture Study should be released to the public. This report is in the public domain yet the appendices were not released and have since turned up on a pay-per use site.

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[Sunday, May 3, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday – half-duty day for the crew. Space Day Family Day!

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[Sunday, May 3, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday – off-duty day for CDR Padalka, FE-1 Barratt, FE-2 Wakata. Ahead: Week 5 of Increment 19.

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[Tuesday, May 5, 2009] The Node 3 connecting module, built by prime contractor Thales Alenia Space in Turin, Italy, is the last element of a barter agreement by which ESA supplied NASA with International Space Station (ISS) hardware.

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[Tuesday, May 5, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 5 of Increment 19.

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[Tuesday, May 5, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Closing out Progress M-02M/32P.

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[Wednesday, May 6, 2009] This technical document outlines NASA's plan to replace the Space Shuttle with Ares, its next generation space transportation system for crew and cargo travel to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

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[Thursday, May 7, 2009] The Obama Administration today announced the launch of an independent review of planned U.S. human space flight activities with the goal of ensuring that the nation is on a vigorous and sustainable path to achieving its boldest aspirations in space.

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[Thursday, May 7, 2009] NASA released its Fiscal year 2010 budget request today in the amount of $18.686 billion. The budget request represents an increase of $903.6 million, about 5 percent, above the amount provided NASA in the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act.

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[Thursday, May 7, 2009] NASA released an interactive, 3-D photographic collection of internal and external views of the International Space Station and a model of the next Mars rover on Thursday, May 7.

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[Thursday, May 7, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Friday, May 8, 2009] The pace of prelaunch activities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida picks up today with only three days remaining until liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

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[Friday, May 8, 2009] Scientists and engineers now creating new technologies for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, have realized they can be used to enhance the Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) in the upcoming servicing mission.

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[Friday, May 8, 2009] NASA astronaut Mark Polansky, commander of the next space shuttle mission to the International Space Station in June, is sharing updates about his training and flight on Twitter.

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[Friday, May 8, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Friday, May 8, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Sunday, May 10, 2009] Space Shuttle Program managers are giving the green light for Monday's launch of shuttle Atlantis. The program's mission management team met late Saturday afternoon at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, to evaluate how countdown activities were progressing.

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[Monday, May 11, 2009] Today at 2:01:56 EDT Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-125, launched from the Kennedy Space Center on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. This is the fifth servicing mission to Hubble and last by a space shuttle.

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[Monday, May 11, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday – half-duty day for the crew.

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[Monday, May 11, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday -- off-duty day for CDR Padalka, FE-1 Barratt & FE-2 Wakata. Ahead: Week 6 of Increment 19.

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[Monday, May 11, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 6 of Increment 19.

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[Tuesday, May 12, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Wednesday, May 13, 2009] The Hubble Space Telescope has been captured by space shuttle Atlantis' robotic arm. Using views from a camera centered in a structure where the telescope will be berthed, McArthur will lower Hubble into a special cradle.

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[Wednesday, May 13, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, May 14, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, May 14, 2009] The Hubble Space Telescope can now see farther into space and across a wider spectrum of colors, thanks to the work done during the first spacewalk of the STS-125 mission.

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[Thursday, May 14, 2009] Former astronaut and retired Marine Major General Charles F. Bolden is expected to meet with President Obama Monday and appears set to become NASA's Next administrator according to both NASA Watch and MSNBC.

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[Friday, May 15, 2009] In this tightly cropped image, the NASA space shuttle Atlantis is seen in silhouette during solar transit, Tuesday, May 12, 2009, from Florida. This image was made before Atlantis and the crew of STS-125 had grappled the Hubble Space Telescope.

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[Friday, May 15, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Monday, May 18, 2009] Astronaut Scott Parazynski - in the midst of a historic summit bid at Mount Everest - is carrying some small pieces of moon rock as he climbs to the top of the highest spot on Earth.

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[Monday, May 18, 2009] "Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts" is a new book produced by NASA and Abrams Books that provides a unique perspective of the historic program that took people to the moon nearly four decades ago.

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[Monday, May 18, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday -- light-duty day for the ISS crew.

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[Monday, May 18, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday -- off-duty day for CDR Padalka, FE-1 Barratt & FE-2 Wakata. Ahead: Week 7 of Increment 19.

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[Monday, May 18, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 7 of Increment 19.

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[Tuesday, May 19, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Wednesday, May 20, 2009] NASA and industry engineers successfully completed the first test of the Ares I rocket's three main parachutes Wednesday. The parachutes are designed to slow the rapid descent of the rocket's first-stage motor, permitting its recovery for future use.

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[Wednesday, May 20, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Wednesday, May 20, 2009] NASA's Mission Control gave the Expedition 19 astronaut crew aboard the International Space Station a "go" to drink water that the station's new recycling system has purified.

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[Thursday, May 21, 2009] We have three exclusive videos from astronaut Scott Parazynski's summiting of Mt. Everest. The videos show Scott Parazynski and IMG climbers reach the summit of Mt. Everest on 20 May 2009 at 3:55 am local time. Video by Danuru Sherpa of Phortse, Nepal.

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[Thursday, May 21, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Friday, May 22, 2009] Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew will stay in space another day after bad weather prevented them from landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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[Friday, May 22, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Tuesday, May 26, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday -- light-duty day for the ISS crew (soon to double in size!).

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[Tuesday, May 26, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday -- off-duty day for CDR Padalka, FE-1 Barratt & FE-2 Wakata. Ahead: Week 8 of Increment 19 (last 5 days with crew of 3).

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[Tuesday, May 26, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Memorial Day in the USA. Underway: Week 8 of Increment 19 (last 4 days with crew of 3).

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[Tuesday, May 26, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Last 3 days with crew of 3.

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[Tuesday, May 26, 2009] A critical series of ground tests are scheduled to begin this week at Kennedy Space Center to confirm that Ares I-X will behave as predicted as it lifts off the pad and powers through the initial stage of flight in a demonstration flight later this year.

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[Wednesday, May 27, 2009] The International Space Station crew is awaiting the arrival of three new members that will usher in an era of six-person crews aboard the orbiting laboratory. Watch the launch.

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[Wednesday, May 27, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Last 2 days with crew of 3.

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[Thursday, May 28, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Last day with a station crew of 3.

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[Friday, May 29, 2009] Last week's launch of the new International Space Station (ISS) Photosynths was the result of 18 months of dedicated work by a great team of people across the Agency and at Microsoft.

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[Friday, May 29, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Friday, May 29, 2009] This directive establishes a hybrid system of English and International System of Units (commonly known as SI, Systeme Internationale, and Metric) with English being the primary and default unit of measure of and throughout the Constellation Program (CxP)

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[Saturday, May 30, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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