[Friday, February 1, 2008] "I send greetings to those commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy. Our Nation will forever honor the memory of the fallen crew."

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[Friday, February 1, 2008] After yesterday's successful EVA-14 spacewalk, CDR Whitson performed clean-up work in the Airlock (A/L), starting the discharge cycle on the 16V EMU batteries (~5-7 hrs), and later initiating their recharge.

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[Friday, February 1, 2008] The Port of Suez is located in Egypt along the northern coastline of the Gulf of Suez. The port and city are the southern terminus of the Suez Canal that transits through Egypt and debouches into the Mediterranean Sea near Port Said.

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[Friday, February 1, 2008] News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA KSC are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis. The STS-122 mission to the International Space Station is set to lift off at 2:45 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 7.

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[Friday, February 1, 2008] NASA's Kennedy Space Center issues Space Shuttle Processing Status Reports periodically and is the source for information regarding processing activities associated with the vehicles and payloads.

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[Sunday, February 3, 2008] Before breakfast, CDR Whitson completed her 120-Day NUTRITION/w Repository session. Whitson also set up NUTRITION w/Repository hardware for the 24-hour urine sample collections that will begin tomorrow morning and end Sunday morning.

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[Sunday, February 3, 2008] In the Airlock (A/L), Dan Tani terminated charging on the EMU (Extravehicular Mobility Unit) batteries in the BCA (Battery Charger Assembly) and the regeneration of the METOX (Metal Oxide) CO2 absorption canisters used during the EVA-14.

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[Monday, February 4, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday -- off-duty day for CDR Whitson, FE-1 Malenchenko and FE-2 Tani except for housekeeping and voluntary work. Ahead: Week 16 of Increment 16.

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[Monday, February 4, 2008] This morning, Progress M-62/27P successfully undocked from the ISS DC1 at 5:32am EST 26P will remain in orbit in free flight until 2/15, continuing to phase out in front of the ISS in order to support Russian Earth observation experiment

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[Wednesday, February 6, 2008] With the usual dependability, Progress M-63/28P launched nominally this morning at Baikonur at 8:02am EST.

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[Thursday, February 7, 2008] Liftoff is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. EST. However, forecasters expect a cold front to move over Kennedy around launch time, bringing with it clouds and storms, resulting in only a 30-percent chance of good weather for liftoff.

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[Thursday, February 7, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Progress M-63/28P is continuing its 3-day flight to the ISS for docking tomorrow morning (2/7) at ~9:38am EST at the DC1 nadir port.

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[Thursday, February 7, 2008] Weather Officer Kathy Winters now forecasts a slightly improved 40-percent chance that weather will allow an on-time liftoff this afternoon at 2:45 p.m.

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[Thursday, February 7, 2008] Cheers and shouts can be heard throughout the space center as Atlantis, carrying the STS-122 crew and Columbus Laboratory, roars off the launch pad into the mid-afternoon sky to begin the 24th mission to the International Space Station.

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[Friday, February 8, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. The crew's work/sleep cycle was shifted preparatory to Atlantis 1E arrival, to 3:30am-8:30pm.

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[Friday, February 8, 2008] Seven years to the day after the first laboratory was launched to the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle Atlantis roared into space this afternoon with the second, the European Space Agency's Columbus lab.

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[Friday, February 8, 2008] The seven member crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis has begun its first full day in space on an 11-day mission that delivers the newest research module, the European Space Agency’s Columbus laboratory, to the International Space Station.

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[Friday, February 8, 2008] The seven-member crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis is ready for tomorrow's rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station, planned for 11:25 a.m. CST.

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[Saturday, February 9, 2008] "Good Morning Atlantis! Congratulations on a spectacular launch! Everyone is so very happy that you were the winner in the race with the front!"

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[Saturday, February 9, 2008] " Kudos for having the forethought to request that we fly up the extra TCS Vestibule Omega Jumpers in the Vestibule Outfitting Kit!! We now can put one of them to good use."

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[Saturday, February 9, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Dan Tani's 109th day in space. The crew's work/sleep cycle was shifted once more in preparation for Atlantis 1E arrival, to 5:00am-8:15pm.

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[Saturday, February 9, 2008] The International Space Station's newest scientific laboratory, the European Space Agency's Columbus research module, is just hours from completing its journey to the station.

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[Saturday, February 9, 2008] With the successful launch of space shuttle Atlantis, the stage is set for changes at the International Space Station and for its crew.

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[Saturday, February 9, 2008] The Expedition 16 crew welcomed the STS-122 astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time after the hatches between the station and space shuttle Atlantis opened at 1:40 p.m. EST today.

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[Saturday, February 9, 2008] Space Shuttle Atlantis and the STS-122 crew arrived at the International Space Station at 12:17 p.m., delivering the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory and a new crew member to the orbital outpost.

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[Sunday, February 10, 2008] Space shuttle Atlantis delivered the European Space Agency's Columbus science laboratory to the International Space Station today, but the actual installation of the module will be delayed by one day.

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[Sunday, February 10, 2008] The seven-member crew of Atlantis will spend today preparing for the mission's first spacewalk on Monday and take a closer look at a small tear on a thermal blanket over the shuttle's right Orbital Maneuvering System pod.

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[Sunday, February 10, 2008] Atlantis' crew spent the day performing a detailed inspection of the shuttle's thermal blanket over the right Orbital Maneuvering System pod as well as preparing for tomorrow's spacewalk.

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[Monday, February 11, 2008] R OMS Pod Blanket - A blanket aft and outboard of the STS-117 location (Figure 1) has pulled up on one corner. (Figure 2). Unfortunately at this time, imagery has not provided detailed dimensions nor conditions inside the cavity.

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[Monday, February 11, 2008] "Rex, Hans, Stan, Steve, and Dex, Good Luck on the EVA Today!"

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[Monday, February 11, 2008] Installation and activation of the European Space Agency's science laboratory highlights the day as the crews of space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station prepare for the first of three spacewalks.

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[Monday, February 11, 2008] STS-122 Mission Specialists Rex Walheim and Stanley Love kicked off the mission's first spacewalk at 9:13 a.m. EST. The two astronauts will perform tasks to prepare Columbus for attachment to the station.

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[Monday, February 11, 2008] NASA has assigned crews for the STS-127 space shuttle mission and the Expedition 19 International Space Station mission.

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[Monday, February 11, 2008] NASA has rescheduled for Monday, March 3, a daylong series of briefings from the Johnson Space Center on upcoming space shuttle mission STS-123.

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[Monday, February 11, 2008] After the successful launch of ESA's Columbus laboratory aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on Thursday (7 February), it is now time to focus on the next imminent milestone for ESA: the launch of Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV).

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[Monday, February 11, 2008] After an almost eight-hour spacewalk by astronauts Stanley Love and Rex Walheim, the Columbus module officially became a part of the International Space Station.

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[Tuesday, February 12, 2008] "Great Job on the EVA yesterday Gentlemen! Your hard work put you in great shape for EVA2."

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[Tuesday, February 12, 2008] With the Columbus module safely installed, outfitting of the European Space Agency's new laboratory can begin.

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[Tuesday, February 12, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - Docking Day. Happy Birthday, Peggy Whitson!

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[Tuesday, February 12, 2008] Mission 1E replanning by MCC-Houston, driven by the one-day delay of the first spacewalk, was completed last night, as follows:

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[Tuesday, February 12, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Mission 1E Flight Day 5 (FD5). Underway: Week 17 of Increment 16.

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[Tuesday, February 12, 2008] With the Columbus mission well under way, the space station programme has assigned crews for the next flight opportunities. Belgian ESA astronaut Frank De Winne joins Expedition 19 and will spend six months on the ISS in 2009.

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[Tuesday, February 12, 2008] Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A on Monday, Feb. 18, as preparations move forward for the STS-123 mission. Endeavour is targeted to lift off March 11 on a 16-day mission to the International Space Station.

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[Tuesday, February 12, 2008] Congratulations, ESA! At ~9:15am EST, the European Columbus laboratory was opened and entered by crewmembers for the first time. [Columbus is permanently attached at the starboard port of Node-2.]

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[Tuesday, February 12, 2008] NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate managers will host a media teleconference Tuesday, Feb. 19, to announce the names of one or more companies selected to develop and demonstrate commercial orbital transportation services.

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[Tuesday, February 12, 2008] Station Flight Engineer Leopold Eyharts and Mission Specialist Hans Schlegel, both European Space Agency astronauts, opened the hatches to the new Columbus laboratory at 8:08 a.m. CST.

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[Wednesday, February 13, 2008] The astronauts' day began at 3:45 a.m. CST. The wakeup song “Oysters and Pearls," by Jimmy Buffet, was played for Pilot Alan Poindexter. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 8:35 a.m.

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[Wednesday, February 13, 2008] A new method for predicting the approach and intensity of hazardous particles from extreme solar events that would threaten astronauts and technology in space is now in place.

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[Wednesday, February 13, 2008] European scientists have developed the most accurate method yet for predicting the doses of radiation that astronauts will receive aboard the orbiting European laboratory module, Columbus, attached to the ISS this week.

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[Wednesday, February 13, 2008] Scientists are now testing a new method that uses SOHO data to predict, in real-time, the approach and intensity of hazardous solar particles that would threaten astronauts and technology in space.

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[Wednesday, February 13, 2008] "Thank you for the opportunity to appear today to discuss the various aspects of the Space Program after the Shuttle is retired, including the status of space transportation in support of the International Space Station (ISS)."

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[Wednesday, February 13, 2008] The second spacewalk of the STS-122 mission was completed today by astronauts Rex Walheim and Hans Schlegel.

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[Thursday, February 14, 2008] "The MMT met to review mission progress, orbiter status, SSME final reports, and TPS evaluation status. As expected, the ROMS blanket and the window tile damage sites were cleared for entry."

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[Thursday, February 14, 2008] "As we mentioned last night, we're working some changes to Return Bag 700. We'll have the details for you in the FD09 Transfer List, but we wanted to let you know that these changes will allow us to accommodate 41/2 lbs of Dan's crew pref."

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[Thursday, February 14, 2008] After a busy day of spacewalking on Wednesday, the space shuttle Atlantis and International Space Station crews have a light day ahead of them, with off-duty time, interviews and preparations for Friday.

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[Thursday, February 14, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Mission 1E Flight Day 7 (FD7). Crew sleep cycle remains at 4:45am EST – 8:15pm for both crews.

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[Thursday, February 14, 2008] NASA officials on Thursday revised the target launch dates for space shuttle flights during the second half of 2008.

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[Thursday, February 14, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Mission 1E Flight Day 8 (FD8). Crew sleep cycle shifted one hour earlier: 3:45am - 7:15pm for both crews.

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[Friday, February 15, 2008] The seven-member crew of space shuttle Atlantis is just one spacewalk away from finishing the installation of the new Columbus research module and its exterior experiment facilities.

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[Friday, February 15, 2008] The 10 crew members flying aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 7:40 a.m. CST on Saturday, Feb. 16.

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[Friday, February 15, 2008] With Columbus laboratory attached to the International Space Station, this is a good time to come up with new ideas for experiments that can be carried out onboard the station to demonstrate the effects of weightlessness to young students.

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[Friday, February 15, 2008] The crew of Atlantis, along with the Expedition 16 crew aboard the International Space Station, spent the day preparing for tomorrow's third and final spacewalk and talking with the media.

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[Friday, February 15, 2008] ESA astronaut Hans Schlegel today completed his first ever spacewalk. The second spacewalk of the STS-122 Shuttle mission lasted six hours 45 minutes.

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[Saturday, February 16, 2008] Astronauts Rex Walheim and Stan Love today spent seven hours and 25 minutes completing the third and final spacewalk of the STS-122 mission.

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[Saturday, February 16, 2008] In its last full day with the crew at the International Space Station, space shuttle Atlantis' crew will continue with the outfitting of the new Columbus research module, give the station a reboost to get it ready for its next visitors.

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[Sunday, February 17, 2008] "The MMT met today to review mission progress, final TPS report, EVA status, and orbiter systems. The entire MMT is very pleased with the excellent progress you are making with the Columbus outfitting."

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[Sunday, February 17, 2008] "The MMT met to review mission progress and orbiter systems. Atlantis continues to perform quite well."

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[Sunday, February 17, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Mission 1E Flight Day 9 (FD9). ISS crew goes to sleep one hour earlier than yesterday: 3:45am - 6:15pm, Shuttle crew half an hour later. 3:45am - 6:45pm.

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[Sunday, February 17, 2008] Outfitting of the International Space Station Columbus module experiment racks continued today with all 10 crew members working to complete the activation and initialization of the newest addition to the station.

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[Sunday, February 17, 2008] The seven-member crew of Atlantis will complete the final cargo transfers, wrap up their part in the installation and activation of the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory, and then bid farewell to the Expedition 16 crew this morning.

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[Sunday, February 17, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Sunday, February 17, 2008] The ten spaceflight crew members parted ways to their respective spacecraft today. After farewells were said, hatches between the space shuttle Atlantis and International Space Station were closed at 12:03 p.m. CST.

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[Sunday, February 17, 2008] "You're just about done! It's been a pleasure watching you guys work. We look forward to your last transfer brief and verification that transfer is complete. The open items are listed below in the FD11 Choreography."

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[Sunday, February 17, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday --- Mission 1E Flight Day 11 (FD11). Dan Tani's 118th day in space (116 aboard ISS).

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[Monday, February 18, 2008] "Good Morning Atlantis!!!! It is time to start thinking about heading back to earth and home! Have a great undocking day!"

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[Monday, February 18, 2008] Space Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station at 4:24 a.m. EST today, ending its almost-nine-day stay at the orbital outpost.

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[Monday, February 18, 2008] With their delivery of the new laboratory, Atlantis' STS-122 astronauts will leave a larger space station and one with increased science capabilities.

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[Monday, February 18, 2008] The space shuttle Atlantis crew is expected to complete a 13-day mission to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Feb. 20.

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[Monday, February 18, 2008] After safely reaching its launch pad Monday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle Endeavour now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-123 mission.

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[Monday, February 18, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 18 of Increment 16, with a new FE-2, Leopold (Leo) Eyharts who has replaced Dan Tani. US Holiday (President's Day).

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[Monday, February 18, 2008] Space Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station at 3:24 a.m. CST after nine days of joint operations.

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[Tuesday, February 19, 2008] The MMT met to review mission progress, orbiter status, and entry weather forecast. Atlantis is performing extremely well and with no new systems items presented. The starboard radiator hose entry plan was presented.

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[Tuesday, February 19, 2008] Atlantis' seven-member crew will complete the final preparations today for their return home, wrapping up their 13-day mission with a scheduled early Wednesday morning landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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[Tuesday, February 19, 2008] ORBIT IS 188 X 175 NM 1

DEORBIT DELTA V WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 302 FPS IN-PLANE.

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[Tuesday, February 19, 2008] According to NASA's Doug Cooke the winning proposal of the COTS-1 re-competition is Orbital Sciences Corporation.

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[Tuesday, February 19, 2008] This memorandum describes the process for closing the Orion architecture in DAC-2. It lists the open architecture issues, threats and opportunities and requirements issues that need to be addressed as well as the overall schedule for this activity.

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[Tuesday, February 19, 2008] After a check of all of the systems they will use for a return to Earth, Atlantis' seven-member crew packed up today in preparation for landing Wednesday.

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[Tuesday, February 19, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Crew rest day. Wake/sleep cycle for the crew was adjusted to 1:00am-4:30pm EST.

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[Wednesday, February 20, 2008] The seven astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis are only hours away from a landing in Florida that will conclude a successful 13-day mission that delivered the European Space Agency's science laboratory Columbus to the International Space Station.

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[Wednesday, February 20, 2008] With Commander Steve Frick and Pilot Alan Poindexter at the controls, space shuttle Atlantis descended to a smooth landing at Kennedy Space Center, Fla

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[Wednesday, February 20, 2008] NASA is targeting May 25 at 7:26 p.m. EDT for the launch of the space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission from the Kennedy Space Center, Fla.

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[Wednesday, February 20, 2008] Orbital Sciences Corporation announced today that it has been selected by NASA to demonstrate a new space transportation system for delivering cargo to the International Space Station (ISS).

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[Wednesday, February 20, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Wake/sleep cycle for the crew remains at 1:00am-4:30pm EST.

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[Thursday, February 21, 2008] Editor's note; Several days ago I submitted some questions to NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate regarding progress in the Ares 1 & V and Orion programs.

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[Friday, February 22, 2008] "In the last few days the agency has asked me to take on an urgent and important job which will be very important for our long range intentions to succeed in these bigger goals of returning to the moon and then sending people on to explore Mars."

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[Friday, February 22, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Friday, February 22, 2008] When the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is launched in early March it will use several key spacecraft hardware items such as the docking and refuelling systems, and the Kurs radar, procured in Russia.

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[Friday, February 22, 2008] NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., no earlier than 2 p.m. EST, Friday, Feb. 29, to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle mission.

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[Saturday, February 23, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Saturday, February 23, 2008] One week after the landing of space shuttle Atlantis and its crew, NASA Headquarters in Washington is preparing to welcome the astronauts of the STS-120 crew, which wrapped up a mission to the International Space Station in November.

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[Saturday, February 23, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday -- off-duty day for CDR Whitson, FE-1 Malenchenko & FE-2 Eyharts except for housekeeping and voluntary work.

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[Sunday, February 24, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday -- off-duty day for CDR Whitson, FE-1 Malenchenko & FE-2 Eyharts. Ahead: Week 19 of Increment 16.

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[Monday, February 25, 2008] Notice of availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for Space Shuttle Program (SSP) transition and property disposal.

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[Monday, February 25, 2008] Symbolizing its commitment to the ideals of international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space, the Republic of Korea's first astronaut will carry a United Nations flag during his historic flight in April 2008.

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[Monday, February 25, 2008] Dr. June Scobee Rodgers, the Founding Chairman of Challenger Center for Space Science Education will be making an announcement regarding an important new educational partnership on Tuesday, March 18th.

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[Tuesday, February 26, 2008] NASA has added to its Web site an interactive program that allows users to discover some of the many NASA technologies that positively impact everyday life.

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[Tuesday, February 26, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Russian Holiday: "Defender of the Fatherland Day" (Dyen' zaschitnika Otechestva),- also: Men's Day (Dyen' Muzhchin). Underway: Week 19 of Increment 16.

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[Tuesday, February 26, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Tuesday, February 26, 2008] Shortly after its planned 8 March launch to the ISS, ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle will make the first-ever laser-guided docking in space.

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[Tuesday, February 26, 2008] Europe will receive its own access to the International Space Station (ISS) by means of the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) space transporter.

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[Tuesday, February 26, 2008] Perth, Australia is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember on the International Space Station (ISS).

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[Wednesday, February 27, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, February 28, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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