[Thursday, November 1, 2007] Space Shuttle Discovery's astronauts today will assemble and configure tools to repair a torn solar array blanket on the International Space Station's port truss during the mission's fourth spacewalk, now scheduled for Saturday.

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[Thursday, November 1, 2007] NASA briefings on the next space shuttle mission have been rescheduled to Friday, Nov. 16. The daylong series of media briefings from the Johnson Space Center will begin at 8 a.m. CST.

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[Thursday, November 1, 2007] The MMT met to review mission priorities, mission progress and orbiter status. The MMT concurred with the request to perform SARJ troubleshooting on EVA 4 in place of the TRAD DTO.

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[Thursday, November 1, 2007] Trick or Treat? Time for another Monstrous day of transfer, just in time for Halloween! We sure hope the costumes and candy got transferred over to ISS! We know you're up for the challenge of transferring all those wily CTBoo's.

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[Thursday, November 1, 2007] The space shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crews spent the day putting together tools and making preparations for Saturday's spacewalk to repair a torn solar array.

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[Thursday, November 1, 2007] NASA successfully fired a four-segment reusable solid rocket motor Thursday, Nov. 1, at a Utah test facility. The two-minute test provided important information for continued launches of the shuttle and for development of the Ares I rocket.

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[Thursday, November 1, 2007] EVA-4 for fixing the ripped P6 4B inboard blanket has been deferred one more day, to 11/3 (Saturday), to give crewmembers and ground teams more time for careful preparations.

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[Friday, November 2, 2007] The space shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crews today will focus on reviewing spacewalk procedures and unberthing the shuttle's Orbiter Boom Sensor System for Saturday's spacewalk to repair a torn solar array.

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[Friday, November 2, 2007] Former President Bush had visited with JSC leadership and the flight control teams following the space shuttle Columbia accident. Bush Sr. had expressed his interest in returning to Mission Control when we returned to flight.

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[Friday, November 2, 2007] The MMT and the ground team greatly appreciate your patience with the additional day that is required to prepare and validate the procedures that you will use during EVA 4, now scheduled for FD12

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[Friday, November 2, 2007] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Day 148 for Clayton Anderson. Flight Day 11 for STS-120/10A; Day 9 of Joint Ops.

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[Friday, November 2, 2007] Space shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crewmembers today finished preparations for Saturday's spacewalk to repair a torn solar array. The mission's fourth spacewalk is set to begin about 5:30 a.m.

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[Friday, November 2, 2007] In Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 1, Atlantis has been placed on the orbiter transporter in preparation for rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building. The transfer is planned to begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3.

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[Saturday, November 3, 2007] Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock today will work to repair a torn solar array on the farthest end of the International Space Station's port truss in the fourth spacewalk of the STS-120 mission.

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[Saturday, November 3, 2007] The MMT met today to review mission progress, systems status and an overview of EVA 4. Discovery continues to perform well.

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[Saturday, November 3, 2007] The crews completed the fourth spacewalk of the mission at 1:22 p.m. EDT. The main objective of the spacewalk was the repair of a torn solar array. After successfully repairing the array, the crews fully deployed it.

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[Saturday, November 3, 2007] Day 149 for Clayton Anderson. Flight Day 12 for STS-120/10A; Day 10 of Joint Ops. "It's been a great day!" (MS1 Scott Parazynski).....and thank God for the Canadian MSS!

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[Saturday, November 3, 2007] With a few pieces of aluminum and a little bit of wire, Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski today repaired a damaged solar array during a spacewalk that lasted 7 hours, 19 minutes.

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[Sunday, November 4, 2007] The astronauts on space shuttle Discovery got up this morning prepared to complete the final cargo transfers between the two vehicles and bid farewell to the Expedition 16 crew.

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[Sunday, November 4, 2007] Spacefarers aboard Discovery and the International Space Station congratulated one another on a successful docked mission, shared hugs and farewells and closed the hatches 210 miles above the Pacific Northwest at 2:03 p.m. CST.

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[Sunday, November 4, 2007] After a touching (and a bit tearful) Crew Farewell at ~2:25pm EST, hatches between ISS and Discovery were closed at 2:42pm. Shuttle Undocking is scheduled tomorrow at 5:32am.

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[Sunday, November 4, 2007] The entire team was awed by the outstanding work that you performed to make EVA 4 a great success. The extended team, both on-orbit and on the ground, deserves congratulations and it is a good day to be a part of the extended NASA family.

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[Monday, November 5, 2007] All systems are go for this morning's undocking of Space Shuttle Discovery from the ISS, completing 11 days of joint docked operations that saw the successful delivery of a new pressurized module and the repair of a damaged solar array wing.

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[Monday, November 5, 2007] Flight Day 12 brought the 4th and final EVA of this docked mission. EVA4 lasted 7 hours and 19 minutes and performed the successful repair of the 4B solar array wing on the P6 truss. With these repairs the 4B array was fully deployed.

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[Monday, November 5, 2007] Discovery undocked from the International Space Station at 5:32 a.m. today. The shuttle and station crews ended joint operations when the hatches closed at 3:03 p.m. EST Sunday.

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[Monday, November 5, 2007] Discovery's crew left the ISS this morning after almost 11 days of joint operations with the Expedition 16 crew. After inspecting the orbiter's heat shield for any micrometeoroid damage, the astronauts turned their attention to returning home.

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[Tuesday, November 6, 2007] The MMT met briefly today to review mission progress, systems status, and take a first look at EOM weather. The MMT was polled for tomorrow's undocking and all members were GO.

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[Tuesday, November 6, 2007] Landing preparations are the order of the day for the seven astronauts on space shuttle Discovery, who are planning to conclude a two-week mission with a Wednesday landing at the Kennedy Space Center.

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[Tuesday, November 6, 2007] The MMT met to discuss the current mission status and to review the entry plan including a preliminary look at the weather forecasts. Discovery’s systems continue to perform nominally.

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[Tuesday, November 6, 2007] Whose law will apply when Europe's Columbus space laboratory joins the US-led International Space Station in December? And what happens if astronauts from different countries get into a fight?

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[Tuesday, November 6, 2007] The space shuttle Discovery crew is scheduled to complete a 15-day mission to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Wednesday, Nov. 7.

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[Tuesday, November 6, 2007] Backdropped by a colorful Earth, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation.

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[Tuesday, November 6, 2007] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Crew rest day.

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[Tuesday, November 6, 2007] Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A on Saturday, Nov. 10, as preparations for the STS-122 mission move forward. Atlantis is targeted to lift off Dec. 6 on an 11-day mission to the International Space Station.

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[Wednesday, November 7, 2007] Space shuttle Discovery is ready to return home with landing planned for the first of two opportunities to the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at 1:02 p.m. EST today. The seven astronauts on board the shuttle completed final preparations Tuesday.

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[Wednesday, November 7, 2007] The astronauts on space shuttle Discovery are only hours away from a landing in Florida that will conclude a successful 15-day mission that delivered a new module and repaired a damaged solar array on the International Space Station.

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[Wednesday, November 7, 2007] Discovery touched down at Kennedy at 1:01 p.m. ending its mission to the International Space Station.

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[Wednesday, November 7, 2007] After 6.25 million miles and 15 days, space shuttle Discovery landed safely in Florida completing its 34th mission and circling the Earth 238 times.

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[Wednesday, November 7, 2007] STS-120/Discovery today returned to Earth, touching down at KSC on the first landing opportunity at 1:02pm EDT, after 238 orbits, 6,250,000 st.mi. and a perfect ISS 10A mission.

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[Wednesday, November 7, 2007] In the wake of space shuttle Discovery's delivery of the Harmony connecting module to the ISS, the station crew will conduct three spacewalks and robotically move two components this month to prepare for delivery of a European laboratory.

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[Wednesday, November 7, 2007] Discovery landed on orbit 238, on the 1st KSC opportunity, at runway 33 at GMT 311:18:01:21, with wheel stop a minute later. There were no observed anomalies during the re-entry & landing operations.

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[Wednesday, November 7, 2007] The Innovative Partnerships Program at NASA Headquarters, in conjunction with the Office of Education, announces the NASA 50th Anniversary Essay Competition for middle and junior high school students during the 2007-2008 academic year.

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[Wednesday, November 7, 2007] NASA PAO: "the Ares I first stage PDR has been moved to late summer or early fall of 2008 in order to better synchronize first stage activities with those at the vehicle system level and Constellation Program schedules."

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[Thursday, November 8, 2007] Space exploration is about to enter a third age where nations will cooperate to explore the solar system.

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[Thursday, November 8, 2007] In preparation for tomorrow's EVA-5, CDR Whitson and FE-1 Malenchenko, before breakfast, took the standard pre-EVA session with the Russian crew health-monitoring program's medical assessment MO-9/Biochemical Urinalysis

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[Friday, November 9, 2007] President George W. Bush greets the Space Shuttle Discovery astronauts outside Air Force One, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, on the tarmac at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas.

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[Sunday, November 11, 2007] After safely reaching its launch pad Saturday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle Atlantis now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-122 mission. The full launch dress rehearsal is scheduled from Nov. 18 to 20 at Kennedy.

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[Sunday, November 11, 2007] Teams are continuing to analyze the root cause of the cut EMU spacesuit gloves. No defects were observed on the retrieved APFRs (Articulating Portable Foot Restraints) #3 & #7 during their recent inspection by Whitson.

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[Sunday, November 11, 2007] Following up on yesterday's successful EVA-5, FE-1 Malenchenko recorded the post-EVA radiation readings from the EMU/suit-worn and background "Pille-MKS" dosimeters and returned the sensors to their regular sites.

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[Sunday, November 11, 2007] The crew conducted the regular weekly station cleaning, normally done on Saturdays, includes removal of food waste products, cleaning of compartments with vacuum cleaner, damp cleaning of the SM dining table, other frequently touched surfaces.

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[Monday, November 12, 2007] In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, installation of replacement overhead window No. 8 is in progress. Installation of a new reinforced carbon-carbon panel, RCC No. 10 right (10R), is under way

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[Monday, November 12, 2007] "During a SSATA chamber run on the ground this past Friday, a crew member reported the smell of smoke inside the EMU (Extravehicular Mobility Unit). The run was terminated, and the crew member extracted without incident."

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[Tuesday, November 13, 2007] Columbus was moved from its work stand at NASA's Space Station Processing Facility and placed inside the payload canister. The canister will transport the module to Launch Pad 39A in preparation for its journey to the International Space Station.

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[Tuesday, November 13, 2007] In preparation for tomorrow's scheduled Node-2/PMA-2 relocation from the Node-1 portside dock to the Lab forward port, CDR Whitson and FE-2 Tani conducted the usual 1-hr review of the DOUG (Dynamic Onboard Ubiquitous Graphics)

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[Wednesday, November 14, 2007] "This Space Shuttle mission to the ISS clearly demonstrated the challenges of living and working in space, as well as using human ingenuity to deal with such challenges. "

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[Wednesday, November 14, 2007] Node-2 "Harmony"/PMA-2 (Pressurized Mating Adapter 2) relocation has been completed nominally, and the crew has ingressed Node-2 way ahead of schedule.

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[Thursday, November 15, 2007] Today, Space Adventures, Ltd., announced that for the first time the coveted opportunity to train as a private space explorer alongside one of its orbital spaceflight candidates, and among professional astronauts, is now available to the public.

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[Thursday, November 15, 2007] "Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear today to discuss the various aspects of the Space Program after the Shuttle is retired, including the status of space transportation in support of the ISS."

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[Thursday, November 15, 2007] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Friday, November 16, 2007] NASA and industry engineers successfully tested the main parachute for Constellation Program rockets during a drop test Thursday at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground near Yuma, Ariz.

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[Friday, November 16, 2007] The crew conducted the regular weekly three-hour task of thorough station cleaning Uborka, normally done on Saturdays, includes removal of food waste products, cleaning of compartments with vacuum cleaner, damp cleaning of the Service Module (SM)...

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[Friday, November 16, 2007] NASA has run into some problems with the design of its new Ares 1 launch vehicle - problems that could affect its ability (as designed) to safely launch its human cargo into space.

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[Friday, November 16, 2007] On Nov. 10, the STS-122 shuttle stack rolled from the VAB to Pad 39A, where workers are performing closeout connections and system verification checks. Atlantis' payload, including the Columbus module, was installed in the orbiter cargo bay on Sunday.

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[Saturday, November 17, 2007] In preparation for the upcoming Stage EVA-11 "Bravo" next week (11/20), the crew reviewed uplinked ammonia decontamination Onboard Training material, followed by tagging up with ground specialists via Ku- & S-band to discuss procedural particulars.

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[Sunday, November 18, 2007] The crew completed the mandatory CHeCS emergency/contingency medical OBT drill, a one-hour U.S. exercise designed to refresh crewmembers' acuity in applying HMS equipment like ACLS in an emergency.

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[Monday, November 19, 2007] The station's Elektron O2 (oxygen) generator in the SM has been turned off in support of the EVA. TsUP/Moscow's plan is to reactivate the electrolysis machine on 11/28.

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[Tuesday, November 20, 2007] Aboard the International Space Station EVA-11 "Bravo" was completed fully successfully in 7 hrs 16 min, accomplishing all objectives plus several get-ahead tasks. 

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[Wednesday, November 21, 2007] Orbiting more than 200 miles above the Earth, the crew of the International Space Station has sent home a special Thanksgiving message that is now airing on NASA Television and the agency's Web site.

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[Wednesday, November 21, 2007] Yuri completed the daily maintenance of the IMS (Inventory Management System), updating/editing its standard "delta file", including locations, for the regular weekly automated export/import to its three databases on the ground.

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[Wednesday, November 21, 2007] NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., no earlier than 4 p.m. EST, Friday, Nov. 30, to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle mission.

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[Wednesday, November 21, 2007] NASA has replaced a crew member assigned to space shuttle mission STS-126. Astronaut Donald R. Pettit will take the place of astronaut Joan E. Higginbotham, who has left NASA to accept a position in the private sector.

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[Wednesday, November 21, 2007] Last weekend, engineers and technicians successfully resolved an issue with a stuck valve in Atlantis' forward reaction control system, isolating the problem to a broken ground lug in the helium isolation valve circuit.

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[Friday, November 23, 2007] The regenerable METOX absorbers of CO2 are currently not used in the EMUs but in the A/L during tomorrow night's "Campout" lockout of Peggy & Dan.

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[Saturday, November 24, 2007] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Yuri Malenchenko performed Part 2 of the ground-controlled test of the Russian data telemetry system's MKO multiplex exchange channel.

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[Saturday, November 24, 2007] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday -- Stage EVA day for CDR Whitson, FE-1 Malenchenko, FE-2 Tani. Node-2 Harmony is ready to accept Columbus!

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[Sunday, November 25, 2007] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday -- light-duty day for CDR Whitson, FE-1 Malenchenko and FE-2 Tani. Ahead: Week 6 of Increment 16.

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[Sunday, November 25, 2007] ISS Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Dan Tani completed a 7-hour, 4 minute spacewalk at 11:54 a.m. EST Saturday, continuing the external outfitting of the Harmony node in its new position in front of the U.S laboratory Destiny.

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[Monday, November 26, 2007] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Off-duty day for CDR Whitson, FE-1 Malenchenko and FE-2 Tani. Underway: Week 6 of Increment 16.

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[Tuesday, November 27, 2007] Join the Challenger Center for Space Science Education for the NASA K-12 Engineering Design Challenge and design a plant growth chamber for use by future astronauts living and working on the Moon by November 30th.

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[Tuesday, November 27, 2007] Before breakfast, Dr. Whitson completed the last day of her 2nd session with the NASA/JSC experiment NUTRITION w/Repository (Peggy's third session will be on her Flight Day 60).

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[Tuesday, November 27, 2007] ISS Flight Director Sally Davis will be available for satellite interviews Monday, Dec. 3. Davis will lead NASA's Mission Control Center during the next space shuttle mission, which will expand the research capability of the station.

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[Wednesday, November 28, 2007] This amendment now allows Mission of Opportunity proposals for NASA-sponsored investigations on the International Space Station that can be delivered by the HTV cargo vehicle.

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[Wednesday, November 28, 2007] FE-2 Dan Tani continued servicing the CSLM-2 (Coarsening in Solid-Liquid Mixtures 2) experiment on its second session.

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[Thursday, November 29, 2007] NASA has been taking steps to build a business case--demonstrating the project is achievable within the constraints of time and money and other resources NASA has available--for Ares I.

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[Thursday, November 29, 2007] PMA-2 Leak Test: The PMA-2 (Pressurized Mating Adapter 2), now that it has been berthed to Node-2 Forward, was pressurized yesterday by the crew to 5 psia for a leak check and is currently still in the required 24-hour hold.

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[Thursday, November 29, 2007] SPACEHAB announced that the Company has submitted a formal proposal response to NASA's COTS Phase 1 Demonstrations Request for Proposal (RFP) based on the Advanced Research and Conventional Technology Utilization Spacecraft (ARCTUS) design.

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[Friday, November 30, 2007] NASA will honor Eugene Francis "Gene" Kranz with the presentation of an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his involvement in the U.S. space program.

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[Friday, November 30, 2007] As the countdown clock clicked down toward the launch of space shuttle Discovery on mission STS-120, the team in the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center had to make the "go/no-go" decision for launch.

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[Friday, November 30, 2007] In response to a request made by SpaceRef.com NASA says that Orion Project Manager Skip Hatfield is going to become the Special Assistant to the Program Manager for Technical Integration in the International Space Station Program.

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[Friday, November 30, 2007] NASA senior managers completed a thorough review Friday of space shuttle Atlantis' readiness for flight and selected Dec. 6 as the official launch date for mission STS-122.

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[Friday, November 30, 2007] At Launch Pad 39A, final preparations for launch are under way. Closing out of the orbiter aft main engine compartment is scheduled for completion on Sunday, and the final aft confidence test will be performed at that time.

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[Friday, November 30, 2007] News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis. The STS-122 mission to the International Space Station is set to lift off at 4:31 p.m. EST on Dec. 6.

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[Friday, November 30, 2007] As is standard for new Expeditions, the two Flight Engineers, Malenchenko & Tani, performed the periodic 3-hr. routine health checkout on the RS (Russian segment)'s STTS telephone/telegraph subsystem.

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