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November 2009 International Space Station Top Stories


NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 1 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 1 November 2009

[Monday, November 2, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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Spin Your Thesis! 2010 call for proposals »» Spin Your Thesis! 2010 call for proposals

[Monday, November 2, 2009] ESA is offering European students the opportunity to conduct hypergravity experiments, with a call for proposals for the 2010 'Spin Your Thesis!' programme.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 2 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 2 November 2009

[Tuesday, November 3, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 4 of Increment 21.

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NASA KSC Center Director Robert Cabana Internal Memo: Seas of Change »» NASA KSC Center Director Robert Cabana Internal Memo: Seas of Change

[Tuesday, November 3, 2009] It seems the only thing constant in life is change, and we are certainly in the midst of it here at KSC. Change isn't necessarily good or bad, it just is, and we have the opportunity to make the best of it and seek ways to improve, or be left behind.

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ESA calls for ideas for climate change experiments from ISS »» ESA calls for ideas for climate change experiments from ISS

[Tuesday, November 3, 2009] ESA is looking for ideas to use the International Space Station as a platform to conduct research into global climate change.

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NASA Academy Application Website Is Online »» NASA Academy Application Website Is Online

[Tuesday, November 3, 2009] Welcome to AcademyApp.com. Here students can apply to the NASA Academy at Ames, Glenn, Godard, and Marshall with a single application.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 3 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 3 November 2009

[Tuesday, November 3, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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Education Secretary Hosts DC Students for Talk With Space Station »» Education Secretary Hosts DC Students for Talk With Space Station

[Tuesday, November 3, 2009] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan are hosting Washington area middle and high school students Thursday for a live discussion with astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

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NASA Blog: Constellation: Managers reevaluating Ares I-Y flight test »» NASA Blog: Constellation: Managers reevaluating Ares I-Y flight test

[Wednesday, November 4, 2009] Constellation program managers agreed to reevaluate the proposed Ares I-Y flight test during an Oct. 30 Control Board and plan to take the decision up the ladder to management at NASA Headquarters soon.

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Beyond Augustine II »» Beyond Augustine II

[Wednesday, November 4, 2009] In August of this year I wrote a missive concerning what happens after the Augustine report is released. Well, now that has happened, so what is next?

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 4 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 4 November 2009

[Wednesday, November 4, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Day of National Unity in Russia, a holiday.

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NASA Sets STS-129 Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details »» NASA Sets STS-129 Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details

[Wednesday, November 4, 2009] News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis.

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NASA JSC Solicitation: Hardware and Software Supporting the Maker Project »» NASA JSC Solicitation: Hardware and Software Supporting the Maker Project

[Thursday, November 5, 2009] The project supported is entitled "MAKER" and is pursuing an advanced manufacturing concept being developed and evaluated for deployment in future space exploration architectures requiring manufacturing capability in the spaceflight/mission environment.

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Poisk Poised for Live NASA TV Space Station Docking »» Poisk Poised for Live NASA TV Space Station Docking

[Thursday, November 5, 2009] NASA Television will air the docking of the newest Russian module to the International Space Station starting at 9 a.m. CST Nov. 12.

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Ceremony Reset for ESA Handover of Tranquility to NASA »» Ceremony Reset for ESA Handover of Tranquility to NASA

[Thursday, November 5, 2009] The transfer of ownership of the Tranquility node from ESA to NASA has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. EST, Friday, Nov. 20. NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will host the commemorative ceremony at NASA's Space Station Processing Facility.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 5 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 5 November 2009

[Thursday, November 5, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 6 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 6 November 2009

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

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 7 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 7 November 2009

[Sunday, November 8, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - light-duty day for the crew.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 8 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 8 November 2009

[Sunday, November 8, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - a full-rest day for the crew. Ahead: Week 5 of Increment 21.

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Wayne Hale's NASA Blog: X-38: Gathering Dust »» Wayne Hale's NASA Blog: X-38: Gathering Dust

[Sunday, November 8, 2009] By chance I was in Omaha this week when the news was announced that the X-38 was going on display in the Strategic Air & Space Museum there.

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Former Astronaut Scott Parazynski, MD Named Chair-Elect of Challenger Center's Board of Directors »» Former Astronaut Scott Parazynski, MD Named Chair-Elect of Challenger Center's Board of Directors

[Monday, November 9, 2009] Challenger Center for Space Science Education announced today that former astronaut Scott Parazynski, MD has been named Chair-Elect of its Board of Directors.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 9 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 9 November 2009

[Monday, November 9, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 5 of Increment 21.

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NASA International Space Station Advisory Committee Meeting 11 December 2009 »» NASA International Space Station Advisory Committee Meeting 11 December 2009

[Monday, November 9, 2009] The purpose of the meeting is to assess NASA and Roscosmos plans to support a six-person crew aboard the International Space Station, including transportation, crew rotation, training, and micro meteoroid and orbital debris shielding.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 10 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 10 November 2009

[Wednesday, November 11, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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Russian Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) Poisk Docks With ISS »» Russian Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) Poisk Docks With ISS

[Thursday, November 12, 2009] The new Russian Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2), also known as Poisk, docked to the space-facing port of the Zvezda service module of the International Space Station Thursday at 10:41 a.m. EST.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 November 2009

[Thursday, November 12, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Veterans Day.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 November 2009

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

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NASA Goddard team develops new carriers for space station »» NASA Goddard team develops new carriers for space station

[Friday, November 13, 2009] NASA In a partnership that exemplifies One NASA, engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. teamed up with engineers at NASA's Johnson and Kennedy Space Centers to design, build, and test five new ExPRESS Logistics Carriers.

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Inventors to Compete for $400,000 in NASA Astronaut Glove Challenge »» Inventors to Compete for $400,000 in NASA Astronaut Glove Challenge

[Friday, November 13, 2009] Reporters and the public are invited to attend the 2009 Astronaut Glove Challenge on Nov. 19 at the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Fla., near NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 13 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 13 November 2009

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

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Students Send Microbe Experiment on Space Shuttle Atlantis »» Students Send Microbe Experiment on Space Shuttle Atlantis

[Saturday, November 14, 2009] An experiment by college students that will study how microbes grow in microgravity is heading to orbit aboard space shuttle Atlantis.

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Help Chose The Best Aerospace Innovation Challenge Public Service Announcement About NASA »» Help Chose The Best Aerospace Innovation Challenge Public Service Announcement About NASA

[Monday, November 16, 2009] Please look at all six videos and then chose the one that best conveys its message. Your vote (and comments) will help judges select the best video for this course at Santa Clara University.

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NASA OIG: NASA's Most Serious Management and Performance Challenges »» NASA OIG: NASA's Most Serious Management and Performance Challenges

[Monday, November 16, 2009] As required by the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, this memorandum provides our views of the most serious management and performance challenges facing NASA.

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NASA OIG: NASA's Most Serious Management and Performance Challenges FY 2009 »» NASA OIG: NASA's Most Serious Management and Performance Challenges FY 2009

[Monday, November 16, 2009] As required by the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, this memorandum provides our views of the most serious management and performance challenges facing NASA.

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NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Headed for Delivery Stop at Space Station »» NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Headed for Delivery Stop at Space Station

[Monday, November 16, 2009] Space shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew began an 11-day delivery flight to the International Space Station on Monday with a 2:28 p.m. EST launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 13 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 13 November 2009

[Monday, November 16, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 14 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 14 November 2009

[Monday, November 16, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 15 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 15 November 2009

[Monday, November 16, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA STS-129 Report #01  2 p.m. CST Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 »» NASA STS-129 Report #01 2 p.m. CST Monday, Nov. 16, 2009

[Monday, November 16, 2009] Commander Charles Hobaugh, Pilot Barry Wilmore and Mission Specialists Mike Foreman, Robert Satcher, Jr., Randy Bresnik and Leland Melvin reached orbit eight and a half minutes later as the space station flew 220 miles over the South Pacific Ocean.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 November 2009

[Wednesday, November 18, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 6 of Increment 21.

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NASA STS-129 Report #02  Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 4:30 a.m. CST »» NASA STS-129 Report #02 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 4:30 a.m. CST

[Wednesday, November 18, 2009] With a picture-perfect launch day under their belts, Atlantis crew members will spend their first full day in space taking pictures of what they hope will be a perfect heat shield.

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NASA STS-129 Report #03  4 p.m. CST Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 »» NASA STS-129 Report #03 4 p.m. CST Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009

[Wednesday, November 18, 2009] Atlantis astronauts Tuesday inspected the space shuttles thermal protection system, checked out spacesuits and prepared to dock with the International Space Station.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 17 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 17 November 2009

[Wednesday, November 18, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA STS-129 Report #04  4 a.m. CST Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 »» NASA STS-129 Report #04 4 a.m. CST Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

[Wednesday, November 18, 2009] The International Space Station is just a few hours away from receiving a shipment of spares that should help keep it going well into the future.

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Lockheed Martin Tests Carbon Nanotube-Based Memory Devices on NASA Shuttle Mission »» Lockheed Martin Tests Carbon Nanotube-Based Memory Devices on NASA Shuttle Mission

[Wednesday, November 18, 2009] A radiation-resistant version of NRAM(TM) carbon-nanotube-based memory, developed jointly by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and Nantero, was tested on a recent Space Shuttle mission.

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'Butterflies in Space' Education Project Launches to Space Station »» 'Butterflies in Space' Education Project Launches to Space Station

[Wednesday, November 18, 2009] Students of all ages can follow the "butterflynauts" aboard the International Space Station as they develop from larvae into Painted Lady butterflies.

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Space Shuttle Pilot Set to Talk With Tennessee Students from Orbit »» Space Shuttle Pilot Set to Talk With Tennessee Students from Orbit

[Wednesday, November 18, 2009] Congressman Bart Gordon and Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville will host a live conversation between more than 120 students and NASA astronaut Barry E. Wilmore on Sunday, Nov. 22.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis Docks to International Space Station »» Space Shuttle Atlantis Docks to International Space Station

[Wednesday, November 18, 2009] Space shuttle Atlantis docked to the station at 11:51 a.m. EST. The shuttle is delivering two pallets carrying more than 20,000 pounds worth of spare equipment too large to be launched into space aboard any other vehicle.

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Logistics Carrier Installed on Station Backbone »» Logistics Carrier Installed on Station Backbone

[Wednesday, November 18, 2009] At 4:27 p.m. EST, shuttle Atlantis and space station astronauts attached the Express Logistics Carrier -1 (ELC) to the Earth-facing side of the station's left truss, or backbone.

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NASA STS-129 Report #05  4:30 p.m. CST Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 »» NASA STS-129 Report #05 4:30 p.m. CST Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

[Wednesday, November 18, 2009] The space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station at 10:51 a.m. CST to deliver 14 tons of cargo that is essential for the continued operations of the orbiting laboratory.

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NASA STS-129 Report #06 Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 - 3:30 a.m. CST »» NASA STS-129 Report #06 Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 - 3:30 a.m. CST

[Thursday, November 19, 2009] After a night spent camping out in the Quest airlock, Mission Specialists Mike Foreman and Robert Satcher are awake and into the final preparations for the first spacewalk of the STS-129 mission.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 18 November 2009 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 18 November 2009

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

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NASA STS-129 Report #07  3:30 p.m. CST Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 »» NASA STS-129 Report #07 3:30 p.m. CST Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

[Thursday, November 19, 2009] Spacewalking Atlantis astronauts completed their planned work ahead of schedule Thursday and did a major additional task.

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Space Station, Space Shuttle Joint Crew News Conference Tuesday »» Space Station, Space Shuttle Joint Crew News Conference Tuesday

[Thursday, November 19, 2009] The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 7:13 a.m. CST on Tuesday, Nov. 24.

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House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Examines Opportunities, Risks in the Growth of Global Space Capabilities »» House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Examines Opportunities, Risks in the Growth of Global Space Capabilities

[Thursday, November 19, 2009] Today, the House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on the growth of global space capabilities.

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Sky No Longer the Limit for Digital Magazines »» Sky No Longer the Limit for Digital Magazines

[Thursday, November 19, 2009] Digital publishing providers have been boasting that sky's the limit in terms of technical innovation. But apparently sky is no longer the limit as Astronaut Nicole Stott is reading a Texterity magazine in space.

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