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February 2007 International Space Station Top Stories
»» Commercial Space Transportation Capabilities Agreements Signed
[Thursday, February 1, 2007] On Wednesday, NASA agreed to cooperate with PlanetSpace Inc. and Transformational Space Corp. (t/Space), to facilitate the commercialization of low-Earth orbit as they develop capabilities to transport goods and people to orbital destinations.
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»» NASA to Highlight Next Space Station Component
[Thursday, February 1, 2007] On Tuesday, Feb 6, at 10:30 a.m. EST, NASA' KSC will showcase the next element to be added to the International Space Station. The starboard 3/4 truss segment will launch aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-117, targeted for March 15.
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»» NASA OIG Report: NASA's Plan for Space Shuttle Transition Could Be Improved by Following Project Management Guidelines
[Sunday, February 4, 2007] "The overall audit objective was to evaluate NASA's plans for managing the Space Shuttle's retirement and transition to the Crew Exploration Vehicle and the Crew Launch Vehicle and related systems."
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»» NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Set for Move to Vehicle Assembly Building
[Monday, February 5, 2007] On Wednesday, Feb. 7, Atlantis is scheduled to move from the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Once there, crews will attach Atlantis to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters.
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»» NASA Space Station Status Report 4 February 2007
[Monday, February 5, 2007] For the second time in four days, two residents of the International Space Station stepped outside for a spacewalk to complete connecting cooling loops from a temporary to a permanent system. This time the excursion lasted just over seven hours.
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»» Comments by Mike Griffin: Highlights of NASA's FY 2008 Budget Request
[Monday, February 5, 2007] "Good afternoon. I have some brief remarks before opening the meeting up for your questions. This morning, the President announced his Fiscal Year 2008 budget request for the entire federal government. "
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»» Transcript of NASA FY 2008 Budget Briefing 5 February 2007
[Tuesday, February 6, 2007] "This morning, the President announced his fiscal year 2008 budget request for the Federal Government. This includes a $17.3-billion request for NASA, which is a 3.1-percent increase over the President's fiscal year '07 request for the agency."
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»» NASA Astronaut To Be Charged With Attempted Murder
[Tuesday, February 6, 2007] Authorities plan to charge a U.S. space shuttle astronaut with attempted murder of a woman she allegedly considered a rival for the attention of a fellow astronaut.
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»» NASA Sets Briefings to Preview Next Space Shuttle Mission
[Tuesday, February 6, 2007] NASA will discuss the next space shuttle mission during a day-long series of media briefings from the Johnson Space Center beginning at 8 a.m. CST, Thursday, Feb. 15.
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»» NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale's Statement on Lisa Nowak
[Wednesday, February 7, 2007] "We are very concerned about the tragic situation involving astronaut Lisa Nowak and are deeply concerned about the safety and well-being of Lisa, Air Force Captain Colleen Shipman, and Astronaut Bill Oefelein. "
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»» NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Rolls to Vehicle Assembly Building
[Wednesday, February 7, 2007] NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis completed a milestone to move it one step closer to a targeted March launch. Early Wednesday drivers moved Atlantis from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
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»» NASA Solicits Ideas for Constellation Ground Work
[Thursday, February 8, 2007] NASA has issued a request for information soliciting ideas on ground processing services for its Constellation Program and the next generation of space vehicles.
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»» NASA Strategic Management Council Meeting: Who Decides About Taking On Risk?
[Thursday, February 8, 2007] "Griffin described an incident during preparations for STS-115, when there was a last minute decision on whether or not to fly with 3 out of 4 ecosensors. Where nearly everyone decided to vary slightly from what had been agreed upon and to fly."
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»» NASA Space Station Status Report 8 February 2007
[Thursday, February 8, 2007] With all scheduled tasks accomplished, International Space Station Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams wound up a 6-hour, 40-minute spacewalk at 2:06 p.m. CST Thursday.
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»» NASA Space Shuttle Processing Status Report 9 February 2007
[Saturday, February 10, 2007] On Wednesday, Atlantis rolled from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it was lifted into high bay 1 and mated to the external fuel tank. Orbiter power application is scheduled for Sunday.
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»» NASA JSC Solicitation: Analysis of Venure Capital Markets for Space Industry
[Saturday, February 10, 2007] JSC has a requirement for highly specialized analysis of the space exploration industry of the type typically provided by a venture capitalist. This service is to support the Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office and the COTS Demonstrations.
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»» Highlights of NASA's FY 2008 Budget Request and the Year Ahead
[Sunday, February 11, 2007] "This is the second year in a row that the National Space Club has asked me to speak at a luncheon soon after we rolled out NASA's annual budget request to the Congress, so by the standards of the space business, it is now a tradition."
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»» NASA Space Station Status Report 12 February 2007
[Monday, February 12, 2007] An unexpected circuit breaker trip early Sunday caused a power outage on the ISS, but the safety of the Expedition 14 crew and the complex was never an issue. All systems were back up by Monday morning with no impact to operations on board.
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»» NASA Announces Three International Space Station Crews
[Monday, February 12, 2007] NASA and its international partners have named the crews that will live and work aboard the International Space Station for the next two years. The crew members make up three expeditions to the station and represent four space agencies.
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»» AIAA Space Colonization Technical Committee Recommends Actions for Robust Implementation of Lunar Settlements
[Tuesday, February 13, 2007] The AIAA SCTC has developed a position statement which recommends specific research, development, technology and engineering goals be implemented in order to establish a Moon base by 2015 and open new frontiers to human space exploration.
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»» Anousheh Ansari Teams up with Best-Selling Author Homer Hickam to Describe the Wonders of Space and Its Deep Impact on Her Life
[Tuesday, February 13, 2007] The world's first private female space explorer, Anousheh Ansari is writing a memoir with the assistance of Homer Hickam, author of the No. 1 New York Times best-seller "Rocket Boys," which was made into the critically acclaimed movie "October Sky."
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»» Microsoft Word Inventor Shares His Outer-Space Adventure on www.charlesinspace.com
[Tuesday, February 13, 2007] Charles Simonyi, Ph.D., the fifth private space explorer, announced today that his Web site www.charlesinspace.com, now features rich new content including training video and personal interviews.
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»» University of Houston Student Working on Space Suit Redesign for NASA
[Tuesday, February 13, 2007] Space suits for astronauts may get a new and better design following a University of Houston doctoral student's locomotion stability research. Melissa Scott-Pandorf is a Fellow of the Texas Space Grant Consortium.
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»» ESA astronaut Leopold Eyharts assigned to European Columbus laboratory mission to the ISS
[Thursday, February 15, 2007] ESA astronaut Leopold Eyharts of France has been assigned to fly onboard the International Space Station for the delivery and commissioning of the European Columbus laboratory currently planned for this autumn.
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»» Shuttle Atlantis Moves to Pad, Crew Ready for Countdown Test
[Thursday, February 15, 2007] The space shuttle Atlantis arrived at its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at 3:09 p.m. EST on top of the giant vehicle known as the crawler transporter.
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»» NASA Marks 45th Anniversary of Americans in Orbit
[Friday, February 16, 2007] NASA commemorates the 45th anniversary of Americans in orbit with a special multimedia salute to the original Mercury astronauts and new interviews with Sen. John Glenn, Scott Carpenter and Walter Schirra.
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»» NASA Commercial Space Partners Complete Milestones
[Friday, February 16, 2007] Two companies that are receiving NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services funds achieved significant milestones this month in their efforts to develop and demonstrate space cargo launch and delivery systems.
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»» Space Shuttle Atlantis Arrives at the Launch Pad
[Friday, February 16, 2007] The Space Shuttle Atlantis arrived at Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:09 p.m. EST. Atlantis began its 3.4 mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building at 8:19 a.m. It traveled just under 1 mph.
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»» NASA Space Station Status Report 16 February 2007
[Friday, February 16, 2007] Following an unexpected circuit breaker trip and reset and repowering of affected equipment, the ISS had no further incidents. The Expedition 14 crew continued to focus on preparation for its final planned spacewalk ahead of Atlantis
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»» Detecting radiation on lunar and Mars missions
[Tuesday, February 20, 2007] Astronauts on lunar and Mars missions will need to continually assess their radiation risk and exposure. The faculty and midshipmen at the USNA are developing a small device to do exactly that, as well as alert crews during high-radiation events.
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»» NASA GSFC Solicitation: TDRS K Program
[Tuesday, February 20, 2007] NASA/GSFC plans to issue a DRFP on Feb 19, 2007 for the procurement of two TDRS Program spacecraft, designated K and L, with separate options for two additional spacecraft, designated M and N in support of the Space Operations Mission Directorate.
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»» NASA KSC Solicitation: Design of an Emergency Egress System for the Crew Launch Vehicle at Launch Complex 39B
[Tuesday, February 20, 2007] The Emergency Egress System (EES) is planned to provide a safe mode of emergency egress from the CEV to a safe location via a multi-vehicle, rail system for the flight crew, closeout and contingency crews, and ground operations personnel.
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»» Spacehab Dismisses RDM Claim With NASA
[Wednesday, February 21, 2007] Spacehab today announced that the Company has filed for a formal dismissal with prejudice of all litigation against NASA relating to losses incurred by SPACEHAB as a result of the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia accident.
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»» NASA Space Station Status Report 22 February 2007
[Thursday, February 22, 2007] Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin retracted a stuck antenna on a cargo spacecraft during a 6-hour, 18-minute spacewalk that ended at 10:45 a.m. CST Thursday.
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»» NASA MSFC Solicitation: Ares 1 Upper Statge Production
[Friday, February 23, 2007] NASA will conduct a single overview session with Industry on March 6, 2007. This session will be held with the declared Upper Stage Production potential Prime Contractor Teams who previously responded to the Notice of Intent.
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»» NASA Space Shuttle Processing Status Report 23 February 2007
[Friday, February 23, 2007] The STS-117 crew arrived at Kennedy Space Center Wednesday to participate in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), a launch dress rehearsal.
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»» NASA Still Flies Huggies Products in Space
[Saturday, February 24, 2007] There has been some recent interest in the sorts of diaper products astronauts use in space. As was noted in a previous article in December 2005, NASA flies Huggies brand products aboard the ISS. This practice continues today.
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»» The Curious Use of Combination Locks By NASA During Space Shuttle Missions
[Saturday, February 24, 2007] Given the recent problems Lisa Nowak experienced - only months after she flew on a Space Shuttle mission - questions have arisen as to how NASA might deal with problems during a mission - as well as how to catch such problems on the ground ahead of time.
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»» NASA Announces Undersea Mission to Include First Flight Surgeon
[Monday, February 26, 2007] NASA will send a flight surgeon, two astronauts and a Cincinnati doctor into the ocean depths off the Florida coast May 7-18 to test space medicine concepts and moon-walking techniques. It is the first undersea mission to include a NASA flight surgeon.
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»» NASA Announces Feb. 27 Shuttle News Conference
[Tuesday, February 27, 2007] NASA will host a news conference at no earlier than 4 p.m. EST, Feb. 27, to discuss the status of the space shuttle's upcoming mission, STS-117. Topics will include the latest on possible impacts to the mission from a hail storm at KSC Monday.
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»» Independent Space Station Task Force Releases Final Report
[Tuesday, February 27, 2007] The International Space Station Independent Safety Task Force's final report is now available online. The report was released simultaneously Tuesday to Congress, NASA and the public.
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»» Hail Damage To Space Shuttle Causes NASA To Delay Launch
[Tuesday, February 27, 2007] A hail storm at NASA Kennedy Space Center has damaged the external tank attached to Space Shuttle Atlantis. The damage is severe enough to cause the launch of Atlantis to be delayed at least one month - perhaps longer.
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»» Final Report of the International Space Station Independent Safety Task Force - Executive Summary
[Tuesday, February 27, 2007] "This report of the IISTF to NASA and the United States Congress assesses vulnerabilities of the International Space Station (ISS) that could lead to its destruction, compromise the health of its crew, or necessitate its premature abandonment."
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»» NASA Completes Contract Award for Space Program Operations
[Tuesday, February 27, 2007] NASA has completed a modification to convert the letter contract with USA, to a fully defined contract covering space shuttle and ISS program operations for a base period from Oct. 1, 2006, through Sept. 30, 2010. The contract is valued at $6.34 billion.
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»» Testimony of Michael Griffin - Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics and Related Sciences
[Wednesday, February 28, 2007] "On Feb 15, 2007, the President signed into law a joint resolution stipulating FY 2007 funding levels for NASA and other Federal agencies. This appropriation reduces overall funding for NASA by $545 million from the President's FY 2007 request. "
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