[Tuesday, September 1, 2009] Welcome to your most challenging day of transfer! Your hard work yesterday paid off and has made today's choreography a little easier. You are 63 percent complete on Middeck, 3 percent complete on MPLM, and 11 percent complete overall.

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[Tuesday, September 1, 2009] The 8 tons of supplies, equipment and science experiments that space shuttle Discovery carried into space are now at the International Space Station and ready to be unpacked.

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[Tuesday, September 1, 2009] The STS-128 crew's day started about 1:00 p.m. EDT with "Indiana, Our Indiana," performed by the Indiana University Band, for Pilot Kevin Ford, born in Indiana and on his first spaceflight.

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[Tuesday, September 1, 2009] Developed by SpaceX, in collaboration with NASA, the unit allows for communication between the ISS, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, and ground-based mission control.

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[Tuesday, September 1, 2009] NASA has taken a major step toward building the next crew exploration vehicle by completing the Orion Project's preliminary design review, or PDR. Orion is being designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station and other destinations.

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[Tuesday, September 1, 2009] Today, the Washington Post editorial board offered a strong endorsement of commercial spaceflight for cargo and crew missions to the International Space Station.

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[Tuesday, September 1, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Flight Day 5 of STS-128/17A

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[Wednesday, September 2, 2009] Mission Specialist Danny Olivas and Expedition 20 Flight Engineer Nicole Stott completed the first spacewalk of the STS-128 mission at 12:24 a.m. EDT Wednesday. The astronauts began the spacewalk at 5:49 p.m. Tuesday.

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[Wednesday, September 2, 2009] The International Space Station and space shuttle Discovery crews shift their focus to spacewalking today, as they prepare for the first excursion of the mission. Transfer work continues as well, including moving a new treadmill to its home in space.

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[Wednesday, September 2, 2009] The first spacewalk of the STS-128 mission came off without a hitch on Tuesday, as spacewalkers Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott completed all the tasks on their to-do list

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[Wednesday, September 2, 2009] TriDAR reps have received all of the data collected during FD3 DTO docking operations and are busy analyzing it, but they are confident that the TriDAR has already met all of its primary mission objectives!

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[Wednesday, September 2, 2009] Good Morning Discovery!!!! EVA 1 was outstanding! It was a privilege to watch the team execute it! Thank you!

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[Wednesday, September 2, 2009] The 13 members of the combined space shuttle and International Space Station crew will install new science equipment and racks in the station today, enhancing the research capabilities for the orbiting laboratory.

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[Wednesday, September 2, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Flight Day 6 of STS-128/17A.

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[Thursday, September 3, 2009] Experts analyzing a conjunction between the space shuttle/space station and a portion of an Ariane 5 rocket body concluded it is not necessary to perform a Debris Avoidance Maneuver.

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[Thursday, September 3, 2009] Key research facilities that were delivered today will play a role in future discoveries as the bustling International Space Station matures into a fully outfitted orbiting laboratory.

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[Thursday, September 3, 2009] Testing continues on Russia's Mini Research Module 1 (MRM-1 or the Docking Cargo Module) which is scheduled for launch othe International Space Station on STS-132 in May 2010.

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[Thursday, September 3, 2009] The 13 crew members flying aboard space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 7:54 p.m. CDT on Friday, Sept. 4.

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[Thursday, September 3, 2009] Good Morning Discovery!!!! Yesterday was another outstanding day!!!! Thank you for all of your effort!! Good news- today is a no DAM day!!!! Have a great EVA day!!!!

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[Thursday, September 3, 2009] Two astronauts will venture back into the cosmos today for the second of three planned spacewalks during this mission.

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[Thursday, September 3, 2009] At 6:12 p.m. EDT, NASA astronaut Danny Olivas and ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang began the second of three spacewalks scheduled during the STS-128 mission.

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[Thursday, September 3, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Flight Day 7 of STS-128/17A.

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[Friday, September 4, 2009] The International Space Station has about 600 pounds of fresh ammonia circulating through its port cooling system, thanks to the work today of spacewalkers Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang.

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[Friday, September 4, 2009] The 13 crew members aboard Discovery and the International Space Station will enjoy off-duty time beginning about 3 p.m. before fielding questions from reporters during a joint crew news conference at 8:54 p.m.

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[Friday, September 4, 2009] A campaign for Mars exploration with coordinated components of supporting technology development, human research, demonstrations on ISS, Mars robotic missions, human preparatory missions with enabling commercial and international collaboration...

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[Friday, September 4, 2009] Good Morning Discovery! Congratulations on another highly successful EVA. Including a new first - first EVA crew to diagnose PMA clocking real-time. Enjoy your well-earned half day off.

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[Friday, September 4, 2009] Mid-mission, the activities in space slow down a bit while the shuttle crew members have the morning off. They will join their ISS counterparts for work in the afternoon, continuing with supply transfers and preparing for the third spacewalk.

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[Friday, September 4, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Flight Day 8 of STS-128/17A. Half-day off duty for the crews

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[Saturday, September 5, 2009] Discovery's crew is now ready to go for Saturday's final spacewalk of the mission. With two spacewalks and more than half of their scheduled transfer work complete, the first half of the eighth day in space was set aside for off-duty time for its crew.

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[Saturday, September 5, 2009] Two NASA astronaut commanders have perspectives like no others on Twitter -- the views of twin brothers preparing on opposite sides of the world to command both the space shuttle and the International Space Station.

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[Saturday, September 5, 2009] Good morning Danny, Christer, CJ & Jose. All of you have done great work packing the MPLM up for return! We have listed in the Transfer Notes section a more detailed breakdown of your transfer status.

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[Saturday, September 5, 2009] The space shuttle and International Space Station crews will turn their focus to the third and final spacewalk of the mission today. Inside the complex, transfer and maintenance continue.

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[Saturday, September 5, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Flight Day 9 of STS-128/17A. Saturday --- a very busy day for the crews.

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[Saturday, September 5, 2009] At 4:39 p.m. EDT, NASA astronaut Danny Olivas and ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang began the third & final spacewalk scheduled during the STS-128 mission.

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[Sunday, September 6, 2009] Discovery's astronauts have now finished all of their work outside the station for the STS-128 mission.

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[Sunday, September 6, 2009] 1. Spinal Elongation - Nicole, CJ: Reminder that the imagery taken during Spinal Elongation setup needs to be downlinked as quickly as possible for you to be given a go to proceed with operations this afternoon.

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[Sunday, September 6, 2009] The crew awoke at 10:35 a.m. to "Rocket" performed by Andrew Peterson. The song was played for Mission Specialist Pat Forrester.

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[Sunday, September 6, 2009] The astronauts aboard the International Space Station and space shuttle Discovery turn their focus to final packing today. After nearly seven days of busy joint activities and three spacewalks, the shuttle crew will also get a half-day off.

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[Sunday, September 6, 2009] The H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) Demonstration Flight and the H-IIB Launch Vehicle are undergoing final launch preparations at the Vehicle Assembly Building waiting for their launch on Sept. 11

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[Sunday, September 6, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Flight Day 10 of STS-128/17A. Sunday - half-day off duty for both crews. Ahead: Week 15 of Increment 20

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[Monday, September 7, 2009] The crew aboard space shuttle Discovery and the ISS completed final transfer work between the two spacecraft Sunday in preparation for Monday afternoon's scheduled return of the high-tech moving van "Leonardo" back to the orbiter's payload bay.

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[Monday, September 7, 2009] STS-128 (17A) Flight Day 10/11 Timeline

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[Monday, September 7, 2009] NASA STS-128 (17A) Flight Day 12 (undocking) Timeline

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[Monday, September 7, 2009] 1. MPC Status - Due to the problems we had with the High Definition playbacks during last night's crew choice downlinks, we would like to perform the Digital Playback scheduled at MET 13:00 in Standard Definition.

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[Monday, September 7, 2009] The 13 crew members onboard the International Space Station and space shuttle Discovery will prepare to part today. They will pack up their final items and close the hatches dividing the two spacecraft in preparation for undocking tomorrow.

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[Monday, September 7, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Flight Day 11 of STS-128/17A. Labor Day --- Crew Farewell. Underway: Week 15 of Increment 20

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[Tuesday, September 8, 2009] The U.S. human spaceflight program appears to be on an unsustainable trajectory. It is perpetuating the perilous practice of pursuing goals that do not match allocated resources.

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[Tuesday, September 8, 2009] The astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station and space shuttle Discovery have wrapped up their work in space together.

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[Tuesday, September 8, 2009] Notes on TriDAR - As a reminder, once TriDAR is set up and running on STS3 (KFX PGSC), you will be unable to view/access messages from the network.

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[Tuesday, September 8, 2009] After closing the hatches between the two spacecraft last night, the two crews aboard space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station prepare to undock today.

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[Tuesday, September 8, 2009] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Flight Day 12 of STS-128/17A. Undock Day.

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[Tuesday, September 8, 2009] Space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station at 3:26 p.m. EDT. Once safely separated from the orbiting complex by about 450 feet, pilot Kevin Ford conducted a flyaround of the space station.

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[Tuesday, September 8, 2009] Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew are expected to return to Earth Thursday after a 13-day mission. Two landing opportunities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are available at 7:05 p.m. and 8:42 p.m. EDT.

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[Wednesday, September 9, 2009] The population aboard the International Space Station is back to six following the departure of the space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew at 2:26 p.m. CDT today.

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