Showing posts with label International Space Station. Show all posts
Showing posts with label International Space Station. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

STS-128 Flight Day 11 Highlights

STS-128 Post MMT Briefing 090809:


STS-128 Undocking & ISS Fly-around:


STS-128 ISS Farewell and Hatch Closure:


Monday, August 31, 2009

STS-128 Discovery Mission

STS-128 Flight Day 4 Highlights:



STS-128 Flight Day 3 Highlights:



STS-128 Flight Day 2 Highlights:



STS-128 Flight Day 1 Highlights:

With seven astronauts and a host of experiments and equipment on board, space shuttle Discovery completed a flawless ascent into orbit Friday night to begin a two-day chase of the International Space Station. With Commander Rick "C.J. " Sturckow at the controls, the shuttle lifted off on-time at 11:59 p.m. EDT from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will rendezvous and dock with the station Sunday and the crew will begin transferring equipment to the outpost during the 13-day mission.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

STS127 Flight Day 13 Highlights





The Expedition 20 and STS-127 crews bid one another farewell and closed hatches between the International Space Station and space shuttle Endeavour at 11:08 a.m. EDT. The station will be reoriented for undocking by 12:38 p.m., and docking latches will open at 1:26 p.m. allowing Endeavour to drift free. Pilot Doug Hurley will guide Endeavour on a fly-around of the station at a distance of 400 feet, with final separation from the orbiting outpost at 2:41 p.m.


After undocking, the space shuttle Endeavour flies around the International Space Station.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

International Space Station

International Space Station (ISS) Tour:




President Obama Talks to the ISS Crew:


Six Months in the International Space Station:


Another ISS Tour: