[Saturday, May 1, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Monday, May 3, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Monday, May 3, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Monday, May 3, 2010] NASA Flight Directors Michael Sarafin of Herkimer, N.Y., and Emily Nelson of Austin, Texas, are available for live satellite interviews from 6 to 7 a.m. CDT Friday, May 7.

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[Tuesday, May 4, 2010] The 14th expedition of NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, or NEEMO, begins May 10.

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[Tuesday, May 4, 2010] On May 3, 2010, NASA will issue a RFI seeking general information regarding potential launch or space transportation architectures that could be utilized by multiple customers (e.g. NASA, commercial and other Government agencies).

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[Tuesday, May 4, 2010] External Tank-137 is scheduled to depart the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility at 8 p.m. CDT today bound for Kennedy Space Center.

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[Wednesday, May 5, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, May 6, 2010] NASA successfully tested the pad abort system for the Launch Abort System developed for the Orion crew exploration vehicle at 9 a.m. EDT.

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[Thursday, May 6, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, May 6, 2010] NASA has set the schedule for news conferences, events and operating hours at the Kennedy Space Center press site for space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming launch.

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[Friday, May 7, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Off-duty holiday for the crew: Russia's Victory Day (observed).

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[Sunday, May 9, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - crew off-duty.

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[Sunday, May 9, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday- crew rest day

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[Monday, May 10, 2010] In Fiscal Year 2011, NASA plans to begin the ETDD Program. The primary goal of the ETDD Program is to develop and demonstrate the technologies needed to reduce cost and expand the capability of future space exploration activities.

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[Monday, May 10, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 8 of Increment 23.

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[Monday, May 10, 2010] NASA-sponsored studies have found that omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil may play a role in mitigating bone breakdown that occurs during spaceflight and in osteoporosis.

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[Tuesday, May 11, 2010] Atlantis is bound for the International Space Station (ISS) on a complex assembly mission to put the "finishing touches" on the massive orbiting outpost. The principal payload nested inside her cargo bay is a stunning Russian Science Beauty named 'Rassve

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[Tuesday, May 11, 2010] The second of ESA's ATV automated cargo craft has been cleared for shipping to the launch site in Kourou. Its launch on an Ariane 5 to the International Space Station is scheduled for late this year.

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[Wednesday, May 12, 2010] KSC launch controllers reported to their consoles at 3:30 PM for the formal "call-to-stations" at the Launch Control Center to initiate preparations for liftoff of the STS 132 mission on Atlantis 32rd journey to the high frontier.

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[Wednesday, May 12, 2010] Space Shuttle Atlantis, ready for liftoff on Friday, will deliver important hardware from Europe to the International Space Station: spare portions of the European Robotic Arm and the first Russian payloads to use the arm.

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[Wednesday, May 12, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Wednesday, May 12, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Wednesday, May 12, 2010] The Aerospace Corporation is pleased to submit responses to questions from the Committee on Science and Technology regarding our support to the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee (the Committee.)

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[Thursday, May 13, 2010] Astronaut Michael Good of Broadview Heights, Ohio, will be aboard space shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist when it launches to the International Space Station on May 14 at 2:20 p.m.

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[Thursday, May 13, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. More time off for the crew.

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[Thursday, May 13, 2010] NASA Shuttle managers met early this morning and then announced a unanimous "GO" for launch of Atlantis on her last planned flight to space at today's (May 12) press briefing at the Kennedy Space Center.

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[Friday, May 14, 2010] Space Shuttle Atlantis was unveiled for blast off to the heavens above on a sunny late Thursday afternoon (May 13) as the countdown clocks tick down for launch on Friday at 2:20 PM EDT from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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[Friday, May 14, 2010] The 2009 Robert J. Collier Trophy has been presented to NASA and the International Space Station Team by the National Aeronautic Association.

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[Friday, May 14, 2010] As America celebrates National Lab Day on May 12, astronauts are helping scientists expand and execute research on the only National Laboratory in microgravity -- the International Space Station.

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[Friday, May 14, 2010] Main engine cutoff is confirmed -- space shuttle Atlantis is officially in orbit, kicking off its STS-132 mission and the pursuit of its target, the International Space Station.

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[Friday, May 14, 2010] With a mission emblem featuring a sunset and a new International Space Station module named Dawn in its cargo bay, Atlantis launched under an almost clear Florida sky Friday afternoon on its final planned mission.

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[Friday, May 14, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Saturday, May 15, 2010] Space Shuttle Atlantis thundered to space today, May 14, for her last blast to the High Frontier. The STS 132 flight is Atlantis 32nd and final planned mission.

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[Saturday, May 15, 2010] Space shuttle Atlantis' crew of six are awake and ready to embark on their first full day in space for the mission. Today, the crew will focus on a routine inspection of the orbiter and preparations for their docking to the International Space Station.

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[Saturday, May 15, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday- crew rest day.

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[Saturday, May 15, 2010] Atlantis astronauts checked out spacesuits and rendezvous tools in preparation for Sunday's docking with the International Space Station, scheduled for 9:27 a.m. CDT. They also did a modified thermal protection system inspection.

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[Sunday, May 16, 2010] Atlantis astronauts prepare to dock with the International Space Station today. Once the two spacecraft are mated, crew members will also start the first of many robotic operations and prepare for the mission's first spacewalk.

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[Sunday, May 16, 2010] Atlantis docked with the International Space Station at 9:28 a.m. Sunday about 220 miles above the far South Pacific Ocean to begin more than seven days together. Hatches between the two were opened at 11:18 a.m.

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[Sunday, May 16, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Atlantis Docking Day.

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[Monday, May 17, 2010] Two astronauts will venture outside their spacecraft today in the first of three planned spacewalks for the mission. They will install back-up communications equipment onto the station and a work platform onto a station robot.

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[Monday, May 17, 2010] NASA will hold a media teleconference Friday, May 21, at 3:15 p.m. EDT with the crew of the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, or NEEMO, living underwater off the coast of Florida.

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[Monday, May 17, 2010] I write this letter, as an Apollo astronaut, to state my strong support for the proposed NASA space program as modified by President Obama in his April 15, 2010 speech in Florida.

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[Monday, May 17, 2010] Atlantis astronauts completed a 7-hour, 25 minute spacewalk Monday, installing a second antenna for high-speed Ku band transmissions and adding a spare parts platform to Dextre, a two-armed extension for the station's robotic arm.

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[Monday, May 17, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Tuesday, May 18, 2010] With a new day comes a new dawn as Atlantis and International Space Station astronauts continue with robotics activities today to add a new module to the orbiting complex.

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[Tuesday, May 18, 2010] On the occasion of the Open Day at the European Institutions in Brussels on 8 May, ESA astronaut Frank De Winne met the President of the European Union, Herman van Rompuy, and handed over a very special European flag.

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[Tuesday, May 18, 2010] Space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station are flying together 220 miles overhead until Sunday, May 23. Circling the Earth every 90 minutes, the spacecraft offer unique sighting opportunities for sky gazers around the world.

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[Tuesday, May 18, 2010] NASA's space shuttle Atlantis is delivering science experiments and a new Russian laboratory to the International Space Station, continuing the transition from station assembly to continuous scientific research through the end of the decade.

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[Tuesday, May 18, 2010] The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking information through this Request for Information (RFI) to identify, improve and/or enhance approaches that will demonstrate the targeted technologies described in this RFI.

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[Tuesday, May 18, 2010] In order to meet the requirements of the Recovery Act in the most prudent business manner, within the time constraints imposed, the existing Bioastronautics Contract is the most appropriate contractual vehicle for the work required.

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[Tuesday, May 18, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Tuesday, May 18, 2010] The International Space Station has a new module named Rassvet, the Russian word for dawn. Atlantis astronauts used the stations Canadarm2 to connect the module just after sunrise over Argentina.

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[Wednesday, May 19, 2010] The Micro-2 experiment, led by Cynthia Collins, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Rensselaer, launched into orbit on May 14 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.

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[Wednesday, May 19, 2010] The flight control team and on-orbit crew prepare for another excursion into space today. Astronauts will replace station batteries and fix a camera cable on today's spacewalk, the second of the mission.

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[Wednesday, May 19, 2010] Atlantis astronauts Steve Bowen and Michael Good changed out four of the six 375-pound batteries on the International Space Station

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[Thursday, May 20, 2010] NASA Marshall Space Flight Center is releasing a "DRAFT" Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) No. NNM10ZDA001J, entitled "Heavy Lift & Propulsion Technology Trade Study" on May 19, 2010.

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[Thursday, May 20, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, May 20, 2010] The space shuttle crew gets a little break from the busy pace of the last several days. Today they will open the hatches on the new module Rassvet and prepare for a third spacewalk, but the shuttle astronauts will have some off-duty time as well.

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[Thursday, May 20, 2010] Spacefarers opened hatches between the International Space Station and its new Russian Rassvet module for the first time at 5:52 a.m. CDT today.

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[Thursday, May 20, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. FD7 (Flight Day 7) of STS-132/ULF-4.

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[Thursday, May 20, 2010] Image of the solar transit of the International Space Station (ISS) and Space Shuttle Atlantis 50 minutes before docking, taken from the area of Madrid (Spain) on May 16th 2010 at 13h 28min 55s UT.

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[Friday, May 21, 2010] Today, the shuttle and station crews will focus on the third spacewalk of the mission. Astronauts will install a jumper, swap out batteries and retrieve a grapple fixture during the excursion.

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[Friday, May 21, 2010] Atlantis astronauts completed the second of two high-priority tasks today, installing the final two 375-pound batteries of the six the shuttle brought to the International Space Station. Their 6-hour, 46-minute spacewalk wrapped up at 12:13 p.m. CDT

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[Friday, May 21, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. FD8 (Flight Day 8) of STS-132/ULF-4.

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[Friday, May 21, 2010] NASA's space shuttle astronauts will answer elementary and middle school students' questions Saturday while orbiting approximately 220 miles above Earth on the International Space Station. The event is scheduled from 7:40 to 8 a.m. EDT, Saturday, May 22.

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[Friday, May 21, 2010] The purpose of this RFI is to collect information from industry to help NASA plan the overall strategy for the development and demonstration of a CCT capability and to receive comments on NASA human-rating technical requirements.

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[Saturday, May 22, 2010] Space Shuttle Atlantis' crew will begin the day by moving the cargo carrier, temporarily stowed Friday on the International Space Station's mobile base system, into the shuttle's payload bay, answer questions submitted by 12 NASA Explorer Schools.

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[Saturday, May 22, 2010] Atlantis astronauts transferred equipment and supplies between the shuttle and the International Space Station on Saturday in preparation for their departure Sunday, after more than seven days of docked operations.

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[Sunday, May 23, 2010] After more than seven days of working together, including three spacewalks and the installation of a new module, the International Space Station and shuttle crews part ways today.

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[Sunday, May 23, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Sunday, May 23, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Sunday, May 23, 2010] Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station at 10:22 a.m. CDT Sunday, ending a seven-day stay that saw addition of a new station module, replacement of batteries and resupply of the orbiting outpost.

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[Monday, May 24, 2010] Today, the shuttle crew performs a final inspection of Atlantis' heat shield. The crew of six will also pack up spacesuits and have some time off.

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[Monday, May 24, 2010] Atlantis astronauts stowed spacesuits, wrapped up the standard late inspection of the shuttle's thermal protection system ahead of schedule and enjoyed some time off Monday.

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[Monday, May 24, 2010] NASA Television will cover the June 1 return to Earth of three International Space Station crew members and the June 15 launch of the newest trio of station residents. The new crew will be the 24th to live and work on the orbiting laboratory.

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[Monday, May 24, 2010] The meeting will be a deliberation by the committee on commercial crew and commercial cargo development, incorporating in the deliberation the presentations the committee received over the past three committee meetings

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[Tuesday, May 25, 2010] The space shuttle crew prepares for its return to Earth today. Landing opportunities for Atlantis' planned final mission start on Wednesday.

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[Tuesday, May 25, 2010] Atlantis astronauts spent Tuesday getting ready to come home. Their first landing opportunity is Wednesday at 7:48 a.m. CDT at Kennedy Space Center.

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[Tuesday, May 25, 2010] Space shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Wednesday, May 26, after a 12-day mission. Managers will evaluate weather conditions at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida before permitting Atlantis to land.

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[Wednesday, May 26, 2010] Space shuttle Atlantis and six astronauts ended a 12-day journey of more than 4.8 million miles with an 8:48 a.m. EDT landing Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (With video)

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[Wednesday, May 26, 2010] All eyes turn to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as the Atlantis crew and mission control team prepare for a possible landing Wednesday morning.

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[Wednesday, May 26, 2010] Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released an Issue Brief on the Constellation program.

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[Wednesday, May 26, 2010] Atlantis made its last planned landing Wednesday morning at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a flight that delivered a new Russian module, batteries and other equipment and supplies to the International Space Station.

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[Thursday, May 27, 2010] Space Shuttle Atlantis closed out a quarter century of service to the exploration of space with a majestic return from orbit and a spectacular landing this morning (May 26) at 8:48 AM EDT at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.

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[Thursday, May 27, 2010] A new 3 D tribute commemorating spectacular highlights from the historic missions of Space Shuttle Atlantis now proudly hangs high inside Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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[Thursday, May 27, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Crew off duty. Underway<: Week 10 of Increment 23.

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[Thursday, May 27, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Crew off duty. Underway

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[Thursday, May 27, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. STS-132/Atlantis (ISS-ULF4) returned to Earth safely this morning on the first opportunity, landing at KSC at 8:48am EDT.

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[Saturday, May 29, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Saturday, May 29, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Saturday, May 29, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Monday, May 31, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Monday, May 31, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Monday, May 31, 2010] As a long time space advocate, I have found recent events to be extremely disheartening. Before my eyes, I am seeing the battle between the old exploration plan (Constellation), and the new plan put forth recently by NASA and the White House.

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