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January 2007 International Space Station Top Stories


NASA HDTV on PBS: Space Station and Beyond »» NASA HDTV on PBS: Space Station and Beyond

[Wednesday, January 3, 2007] Images from the world's first HDTV broadcast from space will again flash across TV screens around the world, as the Discovery Channel replays "Space Station Live: HD," beginning at 9 p.m. on Jan. 3.

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NASA Completes Review Milestone for Ares I Launch Vehicle »» NASA Completes Review Milestone for Ares I Launch Vehicle

[Thursday, January 4, 2007] NASA has completed the Ares I crew launch vehicle system requirements review - the first such milestone for a U.S. human-rated launch vehicle system in more than 30 years.

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Press conference with ESA astronauts after mission to the International Space Station »» Press conference with ESA astronauts after mission to the International Space Station

[Friday, January 5, 2007] On 18 January, a press conference will take place at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany to give media a chance to meet the ESA astronauts Thomas Reiter and Christer Fuglesang.

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NASA Space Shuttle Processing Status Report 5 January 2007 »» NASA Space Shuttle Processing Status Report 5 January 2007

[Friday, January 5, 2007] Endeavour remains in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, and technicians continue preparing the vehicle for its first launch in nearly five years. The vehicle has undergone an extensive modification period.

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International Space Station Status Report 5 January 2007 »» International Space Station Status Report 5 January 2007

[Friday, January 5, 2007] New gear helped the astronauts on the ISS kick off a new year as they prepared a second oxygen-generating system, upgraded soundproofing in the living quarters and unpacked supplies delivered just before Christmas by the space shuttle.

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Astronaut Don Pettit: Greetings From the Bottom of the World »» Astronaut Don Pettit: Greetings From the Bottom of the World

[Friday, January 5, 2007] Astronaut Don Pettit is currently in Antarctica on a scientific expedition to look for meteorites. Even though he's still on Earth, the trip will have a lot in common with his ISS stay as part of the Expedition 6 crew.

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NASA Internal Memo: Hubble Space Telescope SM4 Mission Scheduled for 11 September 2008 »» NASA Internal Memo: Hubble Space Telescope SM4 Mission Scheduled for 11 September 2008

[Tuesday, January 9, 2007] "We have been informed by the JSC SM4 Mission Director that the space shuttle Flight Assignment Working Group (FAWG) has assigned the HST SM4 mission a launch readiness date of September 11, 2008 on space shuttle Atlantis (OV-104)."

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Prepared Comments by Michael Griffin before the Space Transportation Association »» Prepared Comments by Michael Griffin before the Space Transportation Association

[Thursday, January 11, 2007] " I'll bet you all are just chomping at the bit, waiting to hear the details about how we at NASA are going to cope with a full-year continuing resolution for FY07, and how that will relate to the formulation of the President's Budget for FY08."

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Photo Report: Progress M-59 transport cargo vehicle delivered to Assembly and Test Building »» Photo Report: Progress M-59 transport cargo vehicle delivered to Assembly and Test Building

[Thursday, January 11, 2007] Progress M-59 transport cargo vehicle was delivered to Assembly and Test Building for SC to conduct final prelaunch operations after being filled with the propellant and compressed gases.

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Next Space Shuttle Astronauts Avalable for Interviews This Week »» Next Space Shuttle Astronauts Avalable for Interviews This Week

[Thursday, January 11, 2007] NASA astronauts John D. Olivas, an El Paso, Texas native, and Chicago-area native Lee Archambault, members of the next space shuttle mission targeted for launch in March, are available for interviews by satellite this week.

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NASA Space Station Status Report 12 January 2007 »» NASA Space Station Status Report 12 January 2007

[Sunday, January 14, 2007] After a 3 day holiday to celebrate the Russian Orthodox Christmas, astronauts on the ISS spent the week packing trash into the ISS Progress 22 cargo craft and unpacking items delivered by ISS Progress 23 as they prepared for the arrival of new supplies.

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Educator Astronaut Barbara Morgan to Meet Students and Media »» Educator Astronaut Barbara Morgan to Meet Students and Media

[Sunday, January 14, 2007] NASA's first educator astronaut Barbara Morgan, set to fly in space this summer, will meet with hundreds of students during "Meet an Astronaut Day" at Space Center Houston Jan. 19. Morgan also will be available for in-person and satellite interviews.

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NASA Space Shuttle Processing Status Report 12 January 2007 »» NASA Space Shuttle Processing Status Report 12 January 2007

[Sunday, January 14, 2007] Vehicle closeouts are under way in preparation for moving Atlantis to the VAB on Feb. 7. The payload bay was cleaned and the doors were closed. The doors will be cycled one last time and the payload bay doors will be closed for flight next week.

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Thomas Reiter returns to Germany: ESA TV coverage »» Thomas Reiter returns to Germany: ESA TV coverage

[Sunday, January 14, 2007] Next week, ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter will return to Germany after a 166-day mission to the International Space Station. ESA-TV will provide coverage.

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Eileen Collins: An Astronaut's Endless Endeavor »» Eileen Collins: An Astronaut's Endless Endeavor

[Monday, January 15, 2007] Eileen Collins retired in May, but by October she still hadn't found time to finish cleaning out her office. "I'm still answering mail from 2005," she said. "I haven't wound down yet. I've been extremely busy."

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Live NASA TV Coverage for Arrival of Next Space Station Cargo Ship »» Live NASA TV Coverage for Arrival of Next Space Station Cargo Ship

[Monday, January 15, 2007] The crew aboard the International Space Station will receive a new shipment of food, fuel and supplies from a Russian Progress spacecraft due to dock with the station on Friday, Jan. 19. NASA Television will broadcast the arrival live.

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Photo Report: Progress M-59 launch vehicle installed on launch pad »» Photo Report: Progress M-59 launch vehicle installed on launch pad

[Tuesday, January 16, 2007] January 16, 2007. Baikonur Cosmodrome. At 4:00 Moscow time Soyuz launch vehicle was rolled out from the integration building to the launch pad. Soyuz-U launch vehicle with . L-2 days activities have been started.

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Heads of space agencies meet in Paris »» Heads of space agencies meet in Paris

[Wednesday, January 17, 2007] On 23 January, ESA's Headquarters in Paris will host an 'ISS Heads of Agency meeting' at which Heads of space agencies involved in the ISS programme will take stock of the status of the ISS and look at the follow-on activities.

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NASA Space Station Status Report 17 January 2007 »» NASA Space Station Status Report 17 January 2007

[Wednesday, January 17, 2007] A shipment of supplies began its journey to the International Space Station Wednesday as the ISS Progress 24 cargo ship was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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Spacehab Unveils Initiative to Streamline Company, Reduce Costs »» Spacehab Unveils Initiative to Streamline Company, Reduce Costs

[Thursday, January 18, 2007] Spacehab today announced that it anticipates a 15-20% reduction in workforce, approximately 36 positions out of 220, to result in savings of $3.9 million annually.

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»» "You see all of Europe in one glance" - Thomas Reiter reports on his ISS mission

[Thursday, January 18, 2007] The ISS, symbol of international cooperation, became a bit more international with ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter's long-duration mission. Today, Reiter met the press at ESA's European Astronaut Centre (EAC), in Cologne, Germany.

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NASA Reference Guide to the International Space Station »» NASA Reference Guide to the International Space Station

[Friday, January 19, 2007] "This book is designed to provide a broad overview of the Station's complex configuration, design, and component systems, as well as the sophisticated procedures required in the Station's construction and operation."

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NASA Space Shuttle Processing Status Report 19 January 2007 »» NASA Space Shuttle Processing Status Report 19 January 2007

[Saturday, January 20, 2007] Final vehicle closeouts are under way in preparation for technicians to move Atlantis to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Feb. 7. This week, technicians worked to close out the forward reaction control system, the midbody and aft areas.

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NASA Space Station Status Report 19 January 2007 »» NASA Space Station Status Report 19 January 2007

[Saturday, January 20, 2007] New supplies arrived at the International Space Station Friday night as an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment.

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Significant milestone for Columbus flight readiness »» Significant milestone for Columbus flight readiness

[Monday, January 22, 2007] In December 2006, experts from ESA and partner organisations met to review Columbus launch preparations. The successful review was a significant milestone for the launch of the Agency's science module, planned for later this year.

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Heads of Agency International Space Station Joint Statement »» Heads of Agency International Space Station Joint Statement

[Tuesday, January 23, 2007] The heads of the International Space Station partners, space agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States, met at European Space Agency Headquarters in Paris, France, on January 23, 2007, to review ISS cooperation.

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Preflight Interview With NASA Educator Astronaut Barbara Morgan »» Preflight Interview With NASA Educator Astronaut Barbara Morgan

[Tuesday, January 23, 2007] "Both the "Educator Astronaut" and the "Teacher in Space" are teachers. And, they experience space, and then they share that experience through a teacher's perspective and through the eyes, the ears, the hearts, the minds of teachers."

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NASA Internal email: Proposal by NASA Astronaut Marsha Ivins for a TV Special on Project Constellation and Exploration »» NASA Internal email: Proposal by NASA Astronaut Marsha Ivins for a TV Special on Project Constellation and Exploration

[Tuesday, January 23, 2007] The following email was sent by Astronaut Marsha Ivins to a number of people across NASA last fall. It has been circulating internally since that time. No word yet as to whether this project has been implemented.

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NASA Sets Briefing to Preview Series of Space Station Spacewalks »» NASA Sets Briefing to Preview Series of Space Station Spacewalks

[Tuesday, January 23, 2007] NASA will preview an unprecedented series of four spacewalks to be conducted from the International Space Station during the next month in a media briefing scheduled for Friday, Jan. 26.

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NASA Space Shuttle Processing Status Report 26 January 2007 »» NASA Space Shuttle Processing Status Report 26 January 2007

[Friday, January 26, 2007] On Wednesday, the Space Shuttle Program signed a change request moving the STS-117 targeted launch date to March 15. Final vehicle closeouts are under way in preparation for technicians to move Atlantis to the VAB on Feb. 7.

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NASA Space Station Status Report 26 January 2007 »» NASA Space Station Status Report 26 January 2007

[Saturday, January 27, 2007] Expedition 14 Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Suni Williams will begin a 6.5-hour spacewalk from the station at about 9 a.m. CST on Wednesday, Jan. 31. It will be the first of a record four spacewalks planned during the next month.

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NASA's Space Station Astronauts to »» NASA's Space Station Astronauts to "Swear In" Navy Sailors

[Saturday, January 27, 2007] NASA astronauts on the International Space Station will link up Monday, Jan. 29, with sailors on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower for a special re-enlistment ceremony. The Eisenhower is the Navy's flagship for the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group.

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Christer Fuglesang reflects on his successful mission »» Christer Fuglesang reflects on his successful mission

[Sunday, January 28, 2007] "It was a wonderful flight, extremely exciting. I couldn't have asked for more." Ahead of his visit to his home city of Stockholm, in Sweden, which starts today, ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang spoke about his recent Celsius Mission.

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NASA Assigns Crew for Japanese Lab and Canadian Robotics Mission »» NASA Assigns Crew for Japanese Lab and Canadian Robotics Mission

[Monday, January 29, 2007] NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission STS-123. The flight will deliver both the first component of the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo and the new Canadian Dextre robotics system to the International Space Station.

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Space Station To Grow Faster, Mark Firsts Throughout Year »» Space Station To Grow Faster, Mark Firsts Throughout Year

[Wednesday, January 31, 2007] Already spanning an acre in orbit, the International Space Station this year will grow faster in size, power, volume and mass than ever before, significantly expanding its capabilities and setting new records for humans in orbit.

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NASA Space Station Status Report 31 January 2007 »» NASA Space Station Status Report 31 January 2007

[Wednesday, January 31, 2007] Two residents of the ISS stepped outside Wednesday for a 7-hour, 55-minute spacewalk to begin the connection of recently activated cooling systems from their temporary to their permanent locations and to conduct other station assembly work.

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