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December 2010 International Space Station Top Stories
»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 30 November 2010
[Wednesday, December 1, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA Offers Space Shuttle Tiles To Schools And Universities
[Wednesday, December 1, 2010] Beginning Wednesday, NASA is offering 7,000 shuttle heat shield tiles to schools and universities that want to share technology and a piece of space history with their students.
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»» NASA Awards Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor Contract Modification
[Wednesday, December 1, 2010] NASA has signed a $42.1 million contract modification to space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor manufacturer ATK Launch Systems Inc. of Brigham City, Utah, to provide continued prelaunch through postlaunch support from Oct. 1, 2010, through Dec. 31, 20
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»» NASA Sets Coverage For Cots 1 Launch Targeted For Dec. 7
[Wednesday, December 1, 2010] The first SpaceX Falcon 9 demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program is targeted for liftoff on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Liftoff will occur from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 1 December 2010
[Thursday, December 2, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA Seeks Nonprofit To Manage Space Station National Lab Research
[Thursday, December 2, 2010] As the International Space Station transitions from its assembly phase to full utilization as a unique scientific outpost, NASA is investing in the station's future use by ensuring a wide pool of organizations outside the agency have access to the orbitin
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»» SpaceX to Webcast Static Fire on Friday
[Friday, December 3, 2010] On Friday, December 3rd, SpaceX will webcast its static fire test of the Falcon 9 rocket engines at www.spacex.com.
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»» NASA Schedules News Conference About Next Space Shuttle Launch
[Friday, December 3, 2010] NASA managers will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. CST today at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss the next space shuttle mission, STS-133, and the progress of repairs since Discovery's original launch delay Nov. 5.
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»» NASA Schedules News Conference Today About Next Space Shuttle Launch
[Friday, December 3, 2010] NASA managers will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. CST today at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss the next space shuttle mission, STS-133, and the progress of repairs since Discovery's original launch delay Nov. 5.
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»» NASA Targets Shuttle Discovery's Launch For No Earlier Than Feb. 3
[Friday, December 3, 2010] NASA managers have targeted space shuttle Discovery's launch for no earlier than Feb. 3 at 1:34 a.m. EST. Shuttle managers determined more tests and analysis are needed before proceeding with the launch of the STS-133 mission to the International Space St
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 3 December 2010
[Friday, December 3, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» SpaceX Schedule for COTS Demo 1 Launch Day Activities
[Sunday, December 5, 2010] Today SpaceX released the following information on launch day activities for the first SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 4 December 2010
[Sunday, December 5, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday --- Crew rest day.
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»» NASA Draft Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) for the ISS National Lab Management Entity
[Monday, December 6, 2010] NASA is soliciting proposals for competitive evaluation and award of a Cooperative Agreement to a non-profit entity to develop the capability to implement research and development projects utilizing the International Space Station National Laboratory.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 5 December 2010
[Tuesday, December 7, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 2 of Increment 26.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 6 December 2010
[Tuesday, December 7, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 2 of Increment 26.
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»» Preparing for the Space Shuttle Program's Retirement: A Review of NASA's Disposition of Information Technology Equipment
[Tuesday, December 7, 2010] NASA Inspector General Paul K. Martin today released a report that found significant weaknesses in the sanitization and disposal of NASA computers and hard drives used in the Space Shuttle Program
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 7 December 2010
[Tuesday, December 7, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» SpaceX Update on COTS Demo 1 Launch Activities
[Tuesday, December 7, 2010] A decision on whether or not to attempt launch on Wednesday will be provided this evening [Tuesday].
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»» TODAY: SpaceX to Make First Launch Attempt for COTS Demo 1
[Wednesday, December 8, 2010] Today SpaceX released the following information on today's launch day activities for the first SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program.
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»» Success! SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft Re-enters Successfully
[Wednesday, December 8, 2010] Today, SpaceX became the first commercial company in history to re-enter a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit.
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»» Success! SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft Re-enters Successfully
[Wednesday, December 8, 2010] Today, SpaceX became the first commercial company in history to re-enter a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 8 December 2010
[Thursday, December 9, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» SpaceX Reveal's Dragon's "Secret" Payload (Photos)
[Thursday, December 9, 2010] Before the successful launch, voyage, and recovery of SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft, the first time in history a commercial company has recovered a spacecraft from orbit, reporters were buzzing with news of a "secret" payload, stowed on board.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 9 December 2010
[Thursday, December 9, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Release of NASA Draft Cooperative Agreement Notice - ISS National Laboratory Management Entity
[Friday, December 10, 2010] The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Operations Mission Directorate is releasing a draft version of the future Cooperative Agreement Notice for the ISS National Laboratory Management Entity.
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»» Summary of the ISS National Laboratory CAN (not so) "Public Day"
[Friday, December 10, 2010] NASA held a "public day" for the recently-released (CAN) for the ISS National Lab Management Entity at NASA Headquarters today. Didn't now about it? You're not alone.
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»» How NASA Plans to Drag Its Feet in Implementing the ISS National Laboratory
[Saturday, December 11, 2010] Clearly NASA is nowhere near being able to carry out the provisions stated in Public Law 111-26 in terms of the required date - nor does it intend to, if Mark Uhran's statements are to be accepted as being indicative of NASA's intent.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 10 December 2010
[Saturday, December 11, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 December 2010
[Saturday, December 11, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA Awards Space Station Cargo Mission Services Contract
[Saturday, December 11, 2010] NASA has awarded a contract with a potential value of $171 million to Lockheed Martin Corp. of Gaithersburg, Md., for support of International Space Station cargo mission services.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 December 2010
[Monday, December 13, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew rest day. Ahead: Week 3 of Increment 26.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 13 December 2010
[Monday, December 13, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 3 of Increment 26.
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»» Discovery to Roll Back After Tanking Test
[Tuesday, December 14, 2010] Technicians at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A in Florida are moving ahead with plans for a tanking test for space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank, which now will be no earlier than Friday, Dec. 17, weather permitting.
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»» Boeing Submits Proposal for 2nd Round of NASA Commercial Crew Development Program
[Tuesday, December 14, 2010] Boeing today submitted its proposal for the second round of NASA's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 14 December 2010
[Tuesday, December 14, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Orbital Submits Proposal for NASA's Commercial Crew Development Program
[Tuesday, December 14, 2010] Orbital Sciences Corporation today announced that it has submitted a proposal to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in response to the Commercial Crew Development-2 contract solicitation.
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»» NASA: It's Our Space Station - Not Yours
[Wednesday, December 15, 2010] It is quite clear that while NASA is going through the motions of trying to expand the user base for its portion of the ISS, that it is still falling back on bad habits.
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»» Soyuz TMA-20 Launches Expedition 26 to the International Space Station
[Wednesday, December 15, 2010] A Russian Soyuz rocket lifted off at 2:09 p.m. EST with the Expedition 26 crew onboard headed to the International Space Station. The crew includes Russian Dmitry Kondratyev, American Catherine Coleman and from the European Space Agency Paolo Nespoli.
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»» NASA Television Will Air Space Shuttle Discovery Tanking Test
[Thursday, December 16, 2010] NASA will conduct a tanking test at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Dec. 17, to evaluate repairs made to space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank
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»» Ralph Hall Will Chair House Science and Technology Committee
[Thursday, December 16, 2010] The House Science and Technology Committee will be chaired by Ralph Hall (R-TX). Hall has represented a northeast Texas district since 1980.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 December 2010
[Thursday, December 16, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Why Does NASA Not Provide New Space Station Researchers With The References They Need?
[Friday, December 17, 2010] At one point Mark Uhran bragged that he had "written 5 papers" on discoveries that had been made on the ISS, but he said that he was not going to tell anyone where to find them - thus challenging the attendees to go dig these papers up themselves.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 17 December 2010
[Saturday, December 18, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Dream Chaser Model Drops in at NASA Dryden
[Saturday, December 18, 2010] NASA Dryden supported helicopter air-drop flight tests of a 5-foot-long, 15-percent scale model of the Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Dream Chaser spacecraft design under a Space Act Agreement between the two organizations.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 18 December 2010
[Sunday, December 19, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - Crew rest day.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 19 December 2010
[Sunday, December 19, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew rest day. Ahead: Week 4 of Increment 26.
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»» Despite NASA Claims, The Primary Purpose (Today) of the Space Station is Operations - Not Science
[Monday, December 20, 2010] The six-person ISS crew takes one day off a week. If you assume 6 work days for 6 crew at 8 hours a day you get 288 work hours from the crew every week. 30 hours represents 10.4% of the overall crew work time devoted to "science".
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 20 December 2010
[Monday, December 20, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 4 of Increment 26.
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»» NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery Rolls Off Launch Pad Tuesday
[Monday, December 20, 2010] Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll back from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for additional work related to its final scheduled mission.
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»» Shuttle Discovery's Roll Off Launch Pad Moves to Late Tuesday
[Tuesday, December 21, 2010] Space shuttle Discovery's roll from Launch Pad 39A to the VAB at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, Dec. 21, now is targeted to start at 10 p.m. EST. Discovery is expected to be securely back in the VAB by 5 a.m. Wednesday.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 21 December 2010
[Wednesday, December 22, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA Internal Memo: Maintaining Capability to Conduct the STS-135 Mission
[Thursday, December 23, 2010] I ask that you continue planning and preparations efforts to execute this mission in late June 2011 as currently planned. This includes maintaining the requisite workforce to safely conduct this mission and extending contracts if necessary.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 22 December 2010
[Thursday, December 23, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA Solicitations: Opportunities for Payloads Requiring a Near-Zero or Reduced Gravity Environment
[Thursday, December 23, 2010] Payloads selected under this announcement will fly on aircraft that provide parabolic flight trajectories and on suborbital reusable launch vehicles capable of flying to altitudes above 100 km.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 23 December 2010
[Friday, December 24, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 24 December 2010
[Friday, December 24, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. . Christmas Eve. Crew rest day.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 25 December 2010
[Sunday, December 26, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Crew rest day. Merry Christmas!
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 25 December 2010
[Sunday, December 26, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew rest day. Ahead: Week 5 of Increment 26.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 27 December 2010
[Monday, December 27, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 5 of Increment 26.
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»» NASA Supplemental Information: Competitive Acquisition of Cooperative Agreement for ISS National Laboratory Management Entity
[Monday, December 27, 2010] The information provided below supplements prior postings at the official procurement web site in specific areas of high interest to potential bidders.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 28 December 2010
[Tuesday, December 28, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 29 December 2010
[Thursday, December 30, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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»» Commercial Crew Transportation System Certification Requirements for NASA Low Earth Orbit Missions
[Thursday, December 30, 2010] NASA plans to purchase commercial crew space transportation services to LEO and the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA's exploration plans and policies.
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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 30 December 2010
[Friday, December 31, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
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