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June 2010 International Space Station Top Stories


A chance to name Europe's next astronaut mission »» A chance to name Europe's next astronaut mission

[Tuesday, June 1, 2010] ESA's Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli will soon visit the International Space Station, and he needs your help to name his mission.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 1 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 1 June 2010

[Tuesday, June 1, 2010] Crew Sleep Cycle Shift: To accommodate tonight's Soyuz TMA-17/21S undocking (8:04 pm EDT), crew workday began at 9:30am & ends with sleep at 12:30am.

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International Space Station Expedition 23 Crew Lands Safely »» International Space Station Expedition 23 Crew Lands Safely

[Tuesday, June 1, 2010] Expedition 23 Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineers T.J. Creamer and Soichi Noguchi landed their Soyuz-17 spacecraft in Kazakhstan Tuesday, June 1, wrapping up a five-and-a-half-month stay aboard the International Space Station.

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Kosmas, Secretary of Labor Announce $15 Million Grant to Assist Space Coast Workers »» Kosmas, Secretary of Labor Announce $15 Million Grant to Assist Space Coast Workers

[Wednesday, June 2, 2010] Today, Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24) joined Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis in announcing a $15 million grant to assist workers on the Space Coast.

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Last Shuttle Booster Segments Arrive at KSC »» Last Shuttle Booster Segments Arrive at KSC

[Wednesday, June 2, 2010] In another sign that NASA's space shuttle program is winding down to retirement, the very last segments for the shuttles mighty Solid Rocket Boosters arrived by train in Florida on Thursday, May 27.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 2 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 2 June 2010

[Wednesday, June 2, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Short crew workday since wake/sleep times are being shifted back to nominal:

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Hatch closed! 18-month Mars500 mission has begun »» Hatch closed! 18-month Mars500 mission has begun

[Thursday, June 3, 2010] Mars500, the first full-length simulated mission to Mars, started today in Moscow at 13:49 local time (11:49 CET), when the six-man crew entered their 'spacecraft' and the hatch was closed. The experiment will end in November 2011.

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Mars500: Goodbye Sun, goodbye Earth, we are leaving for Mars! »» Mars500: Goodbye Sun, goodbye Earth, we are leaving for Mars!

[Thursday, June 3, 2010] This is the first entry of the Mars500 mission diary by European crewmembers Diego Urbina and Romain Charles.

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NASA Narrows Selection of Fundamental Space Biology Missions »» NASA Narrows Selection of Fundamental Space Biology Missions

[Friday, June 4, 2010] NASA today announced it has selected two candidate proposals to study how life responds and adapts to space and microgravity for the agency's next Fundamental Space Biology Program "missions of opportunity."

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NASA Administrator's Statement on First Falcon 9 Launch »» NASA Administrator's Statement on First Falcon 9 Launch

[Friday, June 4, 2010] The following is a statement by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden regarding Friday's launch of Space Exploration Technologies' Falcon 9 rocket.

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Transcript: Space Industry Task Force Update »» Transcript: Space Industry Task Force Update

[Friday, June 4, 2010] In February, through his budget recommendation, the President put forth a new direction for the nation's space program, which was further clarified in his address to all of us on April 15th.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 3 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 3 June 2010

[Saturday, June 5, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 4 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 4 June 2010

[Saturday, June 5, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 5 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 5 June 2010

[Saturday, June 5, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 6 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 6 June 2010

[Monday, June 7, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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Space Weather Enterprise Forum 2010: Building an Informed and Resilient Society - the Decade Ahead »» Space Weather Enterprise Forum 2010: Building an Informed and Resilient Society - the Decade Ahead

[Monday, June 7, 2010] The Space Weather Enterprise Forum brings together the space weather community to share information and ideas and to raise awareness of space weather and its effects on society.

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NASA's First Lunar Orion Test Capsule Built »» NASA's First Lunar Orion Test Capsule Built

[Monday, June 7, 2010] America's first Lunar Test capsule for people since Project Apollo has just been welded into shape.

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520-Day Mars Mission Simulation: U.S. Study Looks at Impact of Stress and Fatigue on Performance »» 520-Day Mars Mission Simulation: U.S. Study Looks at Impact of Stress and Fatigue on Performance

[Monday, June 7, 2010] On June 3, a 6-man international crew entered an isolation chamber in Moscow for a simulated 520-day Mars mission conducted by the State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation - Institute for Biomedical Problems.

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Procurement of Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency Prox System for Visiting Vehicle Proximity Operations Communications »» Procurement of Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency Prox System for Visiting Vehicle Proximity Operations Communications

[Monday, June 7, 2010] NASA/JSC intends to procure JAXA operational support of their PROX system in order to meet its obligations for International Space Station (ISS) resupply under international agreements.

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SpaceX Achieves Orbital Bullseye With Inaugural Flight of Falcon 9 Rocket »» SpaceX Achieves Orbital Bullseye With Inaugural Flight of Falcon 9 Rocket

[Monday, June 7, 2010] SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) announced that the inaugural flight of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle successfully launched and achieved Earth orbit right on target, marking a key milestone for SpaceX and the commercial space flight industry.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 7 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 7 June 2010

[Tuesday, June 8, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 1 of Increment 24.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 8 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 8 June 2010

[Tuesday, June 8, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA Releases First-Ever Inside View of Shuttle After Landing »» NASA Releases First-Ever Inside View of Shuttle After Landing

[Wednesday, June 9, 2010] NASA has released the first-ever up close, high-definition video taken from inside a space shuttle during "towback" following a landing.

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Letter From Charles Bolden to Sen. Shelby Regarding Constellation »» Letter From Charles Bolden to Sen. Shelby Regarding Constellation

[Thursday, June 10, 2010] The purpose of this letter is to provide information to the Committee on the overall status of the Constellation program for FY 2010 and steps that I have directed be implemented for continuation of the program for the balance of the fiscal year.

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Hutchison: NASA Leadership Skirting the Law to Shut Down Space Programs »» Hutchison: NASA Leadership Skirting the Law to Shut Down Space Programs

[Thursday, June 10, 2010] Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison today said NASA leadership was skirting the law to shut down the Constellation program after NASA leadership publicly announced a decision to reprioritize work on the program.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 9 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 9 June 2010

[Thursday, June 10, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 10 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 10 June 2010

[Thursday, June 10, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 11 June 2010

[Friday, June 11, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 12 June 2010

[Sunday, June 13, 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 13 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 13 June 2010

[Sunday, June 13, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - Crew rest day. Ahead: Week 2 of Increment 24.

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Space Tugs: Filling The Space Jobs Gap and Privatization Too! »» Space Tugs: Filling The Space Jobs Gap and Privatization Too!

[Sunday, June 13, 2010] US space workers are currently faced with both the loss of the Shuttle program (correctly set in motion by the Bush administration years ago), and also by the temporary gap in space jobs caused by the probable cancelation of the Ares Program.

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States Clamour for Remaining two Shuttles after Atlantis and Endeavour Retire. »» States Clamour for Remaining two Shuttles after Atlantis and Endeavour Retire.

[Monday, June 14, 2010] There are only three shuttles remaining in NASA's fleet; Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour. Discovery is going to the Smithsonian, that leaves many states clamouring for Atlantis and Endeavour.

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Orion Budget is Cut 20 Per Cent with 600 Jobs Eliminated and Progress Slowed »» Orion Budget is Cut 20 Per Cent with 600 Jobs Eliminated and Progress Slowed

[Monday, June 14, 2010] Lockheed Martin and other contractors working on NASA's Constellation program now have no choice but to delay or halt forward progress on the 'Return to the Moon' program and that will quickly cause numerous jobs cuts rippling across the US.

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NASA Appoints Constellation Program Managers »» NASA Appoints Constellation Program Managers

[Monday, June 14, 2010] Lawrence D. Thomas has been appointed manager of NASA's Constellation Program, which manages the effort to take humans beyond low-Earth orbit and develop the next generation launch vehicle and spacecraft.

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Letter From Sen. Nelson to Sen. Mikulski Regarding FY 2011 NASA Budget »» Letter From Sen. Nelson to Sen. Mikulski Regarding FY 2011 NASA Budget

[Monday, June 14, 2010] Over the last four months, I have been studying the President's budget request, as well as various alternative proposals, in determining how we can best move ahead to the next era of human space flight.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 14 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 14 June 2010

[Monday, June 14, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 2 of Increment 24.

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New Space Station Crew Members Launch From Kazakhstan »» New Space Station Crew Members Launch From Kazakhstan

[Tuesday, June 15, 2010] NASA astronauts Doug Wheelock and Shannon Walker and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin launched to the International Space Station aboard their Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 15 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 15 June 2010

[Tuesday, June 15, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 16 June 2010

[Wednesday, June 16, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 17 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 17 June 2010

[Thursday, June 17, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 18 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 18 June 2010

[Saturday, June 19, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Crew rest day.

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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 19 June 2010 »» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 19 June 2010

[Saturday, June 19, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Crew rest day.

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