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November 2011 International Space Station Top Stories


NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 31 October 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 31 October 2011

[Tuesday, November 1, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 7 of Increment 29 (three-person crew).

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Philadelphia Eagles To Honor NASA Astronaut Chris Ferguson During Monday Night Football Nov. 7 »» Philadelphia Eagles To Honor NASA Astronaut Chris Ferguson During Monday Night Football Nov. 7

[Tuesday, November 1, 2011] NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson will return to his hometown on Nov. 7 to serve as the Philadelphia Eagles' Honorary Captain during the NFL's "Monday Night Football" game.

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Live Challenger Center Webcast with Former NASA Deputy Administrator and Astronaut Frederick Gregory »» Live Challenger Center Webcast with Former NASA Deputy Administrator and Astronaut Frederick Gregory

[Tuesday, November 1, 2011] Join Challenger Center for Space Science Education on Thursday November 10th, 2011 at 1:00pm (Eastern Time) for a live interactive webcast with former NASA astronaut Frederick Gregory.

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Photo: The American West As Seen From the International Space Station At Night »» Photo: The American West As Seen From the International Space Station At Night

[Tuesday, November 1, 2011] This night time images from the International Space Station. It features Rocky Mountains, Denver-Colorado Springs (center-right), Santa Fe-Albuquerque, US Great Plains cities: Dallas-Oklahoma City, Kansas City and Chicago.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 1 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 1 November 2011

[Tuesday, November 1, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. FE-4 Volkov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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Photo: El Hierro Submarine Eruption As Seen From Space »» Photo: El Hierro Submarine Eruption As Seen From Space

[Wednesday, November 2, 2011] Off the coast of El Hierro, in the southwest reaches of the Canary Islands, Earth has been spewing gas and rock into the ocean.

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Space Station Astronauts Connect Live With D.C. Students »» Space Station Astronauts Connect Live With D.C. Students

[Wednesday, November 2, 2011] To highlight International Education Week (IEW), NASA and the U.S. Department of Education will host a live, long-distance call for students with International Space Station resident and Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum.

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Photo: Central and Eastern Europe As Seen at Night From the International Space Station »» Photo: Central and Eastern Europe As Seen at Night From the International Space Station

[Wednesday, November 2, 2011] This image features Central and Eastern Europe, extending from the Netherlands to Hungary and Italy to northern Poland. Overall, the view includes the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Poland, and Hungary.

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NASA Announces Steven Squyres as New NASA Advisory Council Chairman »» NASA Announces Steven Squyres as New NASA Advisory Council Chairman

[Wednesday, November 2, 2011] NASA Administrator Bolden has named Cornell University Astronomy Professor Steven W. Squyres, as chairman of the NAC, an assembly of experts from various fields that offer guidance and policy advice to the administrator of America's space agency.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 2 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 2 November 2011

[Thursday, November 3, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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Photo: JAXA Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa Backlit Only By Earthshine »» Photo: JAXA Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa Backlit Only By Earthshine

[Thursday, November 3, 2011] Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, Expedition 29 flight engineer, holds a still camera while looking through a window in the Cupola of the International Space Station Space Station.

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Video: Progress 42P Re-Entering Earth's Atmosphere As Seen From The International Space Station »» Video: Progress 42P Re-Entering Earth's Atmosphere As Seen From The International Space Station

[Thursday, November 3, 2011] This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 29 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken October 29, 2011 from 12:49:23 to 12:54:07 GMT.

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NASA-sponsored study describes how space flight impacts astronauts' eyes and vision »» NASA-sponsored study describes how space flight impacts astronauts' eyes and vision

[Thursday, November 3, 2011] A new study sponsored by NASA finds that space flights lasting six months or more can cause a spectrum of changes in astronauts' visual systems. Some problems, including blurry vision, appear to persist long after astronauts' return to Earth.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 3 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 3 November 2011

[Thursday, November 3, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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Mars 500 Crew Emerges After 500 Day Mission »» Mars 500 Crew Emerges After 500 Day Mission

[Friday, November 4, 2011] The record-breaking simulated mission to Mars has ended with smiling faces after 17 months. Mars500's six brave volunteers stepped out of their 'spacecraft' today to be welcomed by the waiting scientists.

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Photo: Astronauts In The Oval Office »» Photo: Astronauts In The Oval Office

[Saturday, November 5, 2011] Janet Kavandi, Director of Flight Crew Operations at Johnson Space Center, presents President Obama with a jacket during a drop by with the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in the Oval Office, Nov. 1, 2011.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 4 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 4 November 2011

[Saturday, November 5, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-4 Volkov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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Launch date confirmed for PromISSe mission to Space Station »» Launch date confirmed for PromISSe mission to Space Station

[Saturday, November 5, 2011] ESA's next mission to the International Space Station will be launched on 21 December: Andre Kuipers will ride into orbit aboard the Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft as a member of the orbital outpost's Expedition 30.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 5 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 5 November 2011

[Sunday, November 6, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - Crew off duty. After wakeup, FE-4 Volkov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 6 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 6 November 2011

[Sunday, November 6, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - Crew off duty.

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American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology Student Experiment to Fly as Nanoracks Payload on the ISS »» American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology Student Experiment to Fly as Nanoracks Payload on the ISS

[Monday, November 7, 2011] ASGSB, a U.S. non-profit 501(C)(6) scientific society, announces today an agreement has been signed with Nanoracks (Houston, Texas) to fly a student space flight experiment on-board the NASA International Space Station.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 7 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 7 November 2011

[Monday, November 7, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 8 of Increment 29 (three-person crew)

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NASA Proposes Orion Spacecraft Test Flight In 2014 »» NASA Proposes Orion Spacecraft Test Flight In 2014

[Tuesday, November 8, 2011] NASA plans to add an unmanned flight test of the Orion spacecraft in early 2014 to its contract with Lockheed Martin Space Systems for the multi-purpose crew vehicle's design, development, test and evaluation.

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Canadarm Turns 30: Canadian Space Agency Salutes Three Decades of Industry Innovation »» Canadarm Turns 30: Canadian Space Agency Salutes Three Decades of Industry Innovation

[Tuesday, November 8, 2011] Canadarm, Canada's national icon of technological innovation, made its space debut on the U.S. Space Shuttle on November 13, 1981.

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Group Letter From Former Astronauts To Congress Regarding NASA's Commercial Crew Program »» Group Letter From Former Astronauts To Congress Regarding NASA's Commercial Crew Program

[Tuesday, November 8, 2011] Commercial Crew funding must be kept as one of the top priorities if America is to retain its position as the world's number one spacefaring nation, ahead of other spaceflight powers like Russia and China.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 8 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 8 November 2011

[Tuesday, November 8, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-4 Volkov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 9 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 9 November 2011

[Wednesday, November 9, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-4 Volkov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA Space Station Crewmen Available For In-Flight Interviews »» NASA Space Station Crewmen Available For In-Flight Interviews

[Wednesday, November 9, 2011] Two NASA astronauts soon will be aboard the International Space Station and available for regularly scheduled interview opportunities with accredited news media.

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Video: NASA's New Upper Stage J-2X Engine Passes Major Test »» Video: NASA's New Upper Stage J-2X Engine Passes Major Test

[Thursday, November 10, 2011] NASA conducted a successful 500-second test firing of the J-2X rocket engine on Wednesday, Nov. 9, marking another important step in development of an upper stage for the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS).

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 10 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 10 November 2011

[Thursday, November 10, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup, FE-4 Volkov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 November 2011

[Saturday, November 12, 2011] Soyuz TMA-22/28S Launch Preparations: At the Baikonur/Kazakhstan Cosmodrome, L-2 preparations are underway for the launch of the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft on 11/13 (11:14pm EST).

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Spinning Blood Device Set to Safeguard Astronaut Health »» Spinning Blood Device Set to Safeguard Astronaut Health

[Saturday, November 12, 2011] ESA has begun developing a new blood-testing device for astronauts on the International Space Station. A wide range of ailments from diabetes to heart disease should be diagnosable in moments from a single drop of astronaut blood.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 November 2011

[Sunday, November 13, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - Crew off duty.

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[Sunday, November 13, 2011] At Baikonur/Kazakhstan, Soyuz TMA-22/28S is being counted down for tonight's launch at 11:14pm EST, carrying Exp 29 crewmembers Dan Burbank (USA), Anton Shkaplerov & Anatoly Ivanishin ( both Russia), for a stay of 123 days as part of Exp-29 and -30.

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Space Station Crew Members Launched Aboard Soyuz TMA-22 from Kazakhstan »» Space Station Crew Members Launched Aboard Soyuz TMA-22 from Kazakhstan

[Monday, November 14, 2011] NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin launched to the International Space Station at 11:14 p.m. EST Sunday (10:14 a.m. Kazakhstan time, Monday) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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NASA Kicks Off Application Process For New Astronauts »» NASA Kicks Off Application Process For New Astronauts

[Monday, November 14, 2011] News media representatives are invited to attend a public announcement of NASA's process for selecting its next class of astronauts. The event starts at 1 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the Webb auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

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A Post-Mission Conversation With NASA NEEMO Aquanaut Steve Squyres »» A Post-Mission Conversation With NASA NEEMO Aquanaut Steve Squyres

[Tuesday, November 15, 2011] Cowing: Let's go back to what we were talking about before you began your NEEMO mission - the idea that being there - and doing it as - opposed to intellectualizing things ... Squyres: ... yea it is really different when you actually have to do it!

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 14 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 14 November 2011

[Tuesday, November 15, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 9 of Increment 29 (three/six-persons crew)

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What the Minibus Appropriations Bill Says About NASA's Budget »» What the Minibus Appropriations Bill Says About NASA's Budget

[Tuesday, November 15, 2011] Conferees filed their conference report for the first minibus appropriations bill Monday night. This is what they propose for NASA:

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Getting Our Priorities Straight: Setting the SLS Vs Propellant Depot Argument In a Greater Context »» Getting Our Priorities Straight: Setting the SLS Vs Propellant Depot Argument In a Greater Context

[Tuesday, November 15, 2011] If you examine the use of stimulus funds from the American Recovery Act you will find a similar pattern. This expenditure has totaled well over $100 billion dollars since 2009, more than twice the entire NASA budget over this same period.

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Space Droids Using Sign Language? »» Space Droids Using Sign Language?

[Tuesday, November 15, 2011] I have seen Robonaut-2 in action and its dexterity is interesting - and rather facile. So ... how could NASA demonstrate this dexterity in new ways? Program it to use Sign Language.

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Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Unveils New Exhibit Featuring Greg Olsen's Soyuz TMA-6 Descent Capsule »» Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Unveils New Exhibit Featuring Greg Olsen's Soyuz TMA-6 Descent Capsule

[Tuesday, November 15, 2011] Anew exhibit has opened at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City featuring the Soyuz TMA-6 descent capsule that returned to Earth on October 11, 2005 with spaceflight participant Greg Olsen, Ph.D. and the Expedition 11 crew onboard.

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NASA Accepting Applications For Future Astronauts »» NASA Accepting Applications For Future Astronauts

[Tuesday, November 15, 2011] Do you dream of flying in space? Now is your chance. NASA is accepting applications for the agency's next class for the Astronaut Candidate Program.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 15 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 15 November 2011

[Tuesday, November 15, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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Conference Report to Accompany HR 2112 -- NASA Excerpts »» Conference Report to Accompany HR 2112 -- NASA Excerpts

[Wednesday, November 16, 2011] NASA section begins on Page 78 (converted from PDF document - typos are likely. Refer to original document)

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Mission X: train like an astronaut in 2012 »» Mission X: train like an astronaut in 2012

[Wednesday, November 16, 2011] ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers is inviting thousands of schoolchildren to perform physical activities and to learn about healthy nutrition to compete with teams from around the world to become as fit as astronauts. Mission X kicks off again in February.

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Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Welcomes New Staff »» Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Welcomes New Staff

[Wednesday, November 16, 2011] The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) has hired three senior executives to direct the Operations, Marketplace Development and Economic Valuation functions for the organization.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 November 2011

[Thursday, November 17, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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Photos: SpaceX Dragon Capsule Mated To Unpressurized Trunk for ISS Demo Flight »» Photos: SpaceX Dragon Capsule Mated To Unpressurized Trunk for ISS Demo Flight

[Thursday, November 17, 2011] The SpaceX Dragon Capsule - slated to complete a demonstration flight to the ISS in early 2012 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket - completed a processing milestone this week when the capsule was mated with the trunk that will carry unpressurized cargo to the ISS.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 17 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 17 November 2011

[Friday, November 18, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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FY 2012 NASA Appropriations Bill Signed Into Law »» FY 2012 NASA Appropriations Bill Signed Into Law

[Friday, November 18, 2011] Yesterday the House and Senate passed H.R. 2112, providing funding for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The President signed this appropriations bill into law today.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 18 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 18 November 2011

[Friday, November 18, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA Announces Space Shuttle Closeout Contract Modification »» NASA Announces Space Shuttle Closeout Contract Modification

[Saturday, November 19, 2011] NASA announced the Space Shuttle Program and subcontractor closeout modification to the Space Program Operations Contract (SPOC) with United Space Alliance (USA) of Houston, valued at $232.9 million.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 19 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 19 November 2011

[Sunday, November 20, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday.

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[Monday, November 21, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday. Ahead: Week 1 of Increment 30 (three-person crew).

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Photo: The United States and Mexico - Gulf of Cortez and  Baja California - As Seen From Space »» Photo: The United States and Mexico - Gulf of Cortez and Baja California - As Seen From Space

[Monday, November 21, 2011] Parts of the U.S. and Mexico are seen in this image photographed by one of the Expedition 29 crew members from the International Space Station as it flew above the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 16, 2011.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 21 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 21 November 2011

[Tuesday, November 22, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 1 of Increment 30 (three-person crew).

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All Systems Go for Next TDRS Communication Spacecraft »» All Systems Go for Next TDRS Communication Spacecraft

[Tuesday, November 22, 2011] The most recent evaluations of NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) project confirmed all systems go for a third generation upgrade of the orbiting communications network

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Space Station Trio Lands Safely in Kazakhstan »» Space Station Trio Lands Safely in Kazakhstan

[Tuesday, November 22, 2011] Three International Space Station crew members safely returned to Earth on Monday, wrapping up nearly six months in space during which NASA and its international partners celebrated the 11th anniversary of continuous residence and work aboard the station.

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United Launch Alliance Completes Crucial Milestone Toward Certifying Atlas V for Human Spaceflight »» United Launch Alliance Completes Crucial Milestone Toward Certifying Atlas V for Human Spaceflight

[Tuesday, November 22, 2011] United Launch Alliance (ULA) today announced the completion of a key milestone that could lead toward the certification of the Atlas V launch vehicle for human spaceflight.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 22 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 22 November 2011

[Tuesday, November 22, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Increment 30 First Day, with the three-member crew of CDR Dan Burbank, FE-1 Anton Shkaplerov & FE-2 Anatoly Ivanishin.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 23 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 23 November 2011

[Thursday, November 24, 2011] After wakeup, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 24 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 24 November 2011

[Thursday, November 24, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. US Holiday: Thanksgiving. Crew off duty.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 25 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 25 November 2011

[Saturday, November 26, 2011] After wakeup, FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 26 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 26 November 2011

[Saturday, November 26, 2011] After wakeup, FE-2 Ivanishin performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 27 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 27 November 2011

[Monday, November 28, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew off day. Ahead: Week 2 of Increment 30 (three-person crew).

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 28 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 28 November 2011

[Monday, November 28, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 2 of Increment 30 (three-person crew).

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Coverage Set For Next Soyuz Crew Launch And Docking »» Coverage Set For Next Soyuz Crew Launch And Docking

[Monday, November 28, 2011] Fresh off the arrival of three new crew members at the International Space Station, the next trio of residents is set to launch to the outpost Dec. 21.

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Open Position: Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications Division Director, NASA Headquarters »» Open Position: Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications Division Director, NASA Headquarters

[Tuesday, November 29, 2011] Information regarding applying for the position of Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications Division Director in NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate is provided below.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 29 November 2011 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 29 November 2011

[Tuesday, November 29, 2011] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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