[Thursday, May 1, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, May 1, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Russian holiday: Spring & Labor Day. Also: Labor Day in Europe.

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[Friday, May 2, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Saturday, May 3, 2008] After safely reaching its launch pad Discovery now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-124 mission. A launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal countdown demonstration test, is scheduled to take place at Kennedy from May 6 to 9.

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[Sunday, May 4, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - half-day off for CDR Volkov, FE-1 Kononenko & FE-2 Reisman.

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[Sunday, May 4, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - crew off duty. Ahead: Week 3 of Increment 17.

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[Monday, May 5, 2008] Cerro Culiacan, Guanajuato, Mexico is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember on the International Space Station.

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[Monday, May 5, 2008] "When I was a new NASA employee, my branch chief put together a training class that has been on my mind recently. Among the other things he taught us new employees was that we had to lead our leaders. That has always been good advice."

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[Monday, May 5, 2008] The statement that is in my diary goes "SEI by 1994 or will not happen until after 2004". The person that made this statement was the head of NASA Code X (X for exploration), and his name was Dr. Mike Griffin.

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[Monday, May 5, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Tuesday, May 6, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below

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[Tuesday, May 6, 2008] Challenger Center for Space Science Education invites students to use their creativity to design an original piece of art for a student mission patch for private space explorer, Richard Garriott.

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[Tuesday, May 6, 2008] The STS-124 crew members arrived at Kennedy Space Center this afternoon for the terminal countdown demonstration test. Flying in T-38 training jets, the astronauts touched down on the Shuttle Landing Facility on a warm, clear Central Florida afternoon.

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[Wednesday, May 7, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Wednesday, May 7, 2008] Imagine yourself hip-to-hip, shoulder-to-shoulder, inside a room the size of a walk-in closet for eight hours with five people you just met. Does that make you sweat? Or maybe make your breathing a little more animated?

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[Wednesday, May 7, 2008] Students from coast to coast will have the opportunity to make an out of this world call to the International Space Station on Monday, May 12, from 11:20 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. CDT.

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[Wednesday, May 7, 2008] The residents of the International Space Station will receive a new shipment of food, fuel and supplies next week, and NASA Television will broadcast its arrival live.

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[Thursday, May 8, 2008] NASA engineers Thursday successfully completed the first series of tests in the early development of the J-2X engine that will power the upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets, key components of NASA's Constellation Program.

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[Thursday, May 8, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Hint: watch tonight's "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central, at 11:30pm EDT! (see below)

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[Thursday, May 8, 2008] NASA will host a media teleconference on Thursday, May 15, at 2 p.m. EDT, to provide an overview of progress made in the last few months and work ahead for NASA's Constellation Program.

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[Thursday, May 8, 2008] In April, Richard Garriott, the next civilian to visit the International Space Station, joined Founding Chairman of Challenger Center for Space Science Education, Dr. June Scobee Rogers, for the first in a series of monthly audio blog podcasts.

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[Thursday, May 8, 2008] NASA's Kennedy Space Center has awarded a contract to Hensel Phelps of Orlando, Fla., for the construction of the Ares I mobile launcher for the Constellation Program.

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[Friday, May 9, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Off-duty holiday for the crew: Russia's Victory Day, one of the most sacred national holidays for the Russian people.

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[Sunday, May 11, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday - day off for CDR Volkov, FE-1 Kononenko & FE-2 Reisman.

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[Sunday, May 11, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Sunday - crew off duty. Ahead: Week 4 of Increment 17.

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[Sunday, May 11, 2008] When astronaut Scott Parazynski stands atop Mt. Everest in a few days, he will be making note of a number of non-profit and educational organizations - among them the Explorers Club. With him will be a small Explorers Club flag.

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[Monday, May 12, 2008] NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for no earlier than 4 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 19, to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch.

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[Monday, May 12, 2008] Tuesday, May 20th as part of Challenger Center for Space Science Education's Earth Science Challenge students and teachers are invited to join Richard Garriott and NASA scientists for a live interactive webcast discussing Earth Photography from Space.

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[Monday, May 12, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 4 of Increment 17.

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[Tuesday, May 13, 2008] NASA astronaut Timothy J. Creamer, a colonel in the U.S. Army, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi will launch on a Soyuz spacecraft in November 2009. Creamer will be making his first trip to space.

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[Tuesday, May 13, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Tuesday, May 13, 2008] "We're now waiting for camp to be set up on the South Col - Camp 4 (7,920 meters - 26,000 feet) and some fixed lines towards the summit. We're a bit uncertain when the summit window will open - probably some time after 22nd."

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[Wednesday, May 14, 2008] Kononenko collected air samples in the SM and FGB using the AK-1M sampler kit, recording date, time and location and restowing the kits and pouches. Special AK-1M samples for Freon-218 were also taken in the SM.

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[Wednesday, May 14, 2008] Scott Parazynski will be the first human to fly in space and summit the highest peak on our planet. We won't see a similar combination and alignment of first accomplishments again until someone summits the highest lunar peak - or Olympus Mons on Mars.

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[Thursday, May 15, 2008] "We write to urge you to enact a top-line increase for NASA's FY 2009 budget. Without this increase, our nation faces the very real risk of losing our uniquely critical industrial base and human space access capability."

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[Thursday, May 15, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, May 15, 2008] NASA is seeking ideas, opinions, and concepts from industry, academia, and other prospective parties to identify potential methods for the demolition, removal and salvage of the Fixed Service Structure and Rotating Service Structure at Launch Complex 39B

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[Friday, May 16, 2008] "Scott will soon be will be one of the most extreme environments any human can traverse on our planet - and hopefully live to tell the tale. He is about to walk up to a place where the jet stream often visits - cruising altitude for jet airliners."

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[Friday, May 16, 2008] In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces an open meeting of the NASA International Space Station Advisory Committee.

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[Friday, May 16, 2008] "This is Scott again. This'll be my last entry until I get back from the summit of the mountain, hopefully here in a few days. But just want to comment on the real expeditionary nature of being here in the wilds for now 54 days and counting."

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[Friday, May 16, 2008] Progress M-64 (29P), approaching from below the station, docked smoothly at the FGB nadir port at 5:39pm EDT

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[Sunday, May 18, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Sunday, May 18, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Monday, May 19, 2008] There has not been a selection campaign since 1992, so this is a rare opportunity to be at the forefront of ESA's human spaceflight programmes including future missions to the ISS, the Moon and beyond.

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[Monday, May 19, 2008] NASA Television will provide a high-definition glimpse of life in space with a special Video File to be broadcast beginning May 22.

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[Monday, May 19, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Crew off-duty day. Underway: Week 5 of Increment 17.

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[Monday, May 19, 2008] NASA senior managers completed a review Monday of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and selected May 31 as the official launch date for the STS-124 mission.

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[Tuesday, May 20, 2008] CDR Volkov & FE-1 Kononenko had several hours between them for Progress 29P unloading and cargo transfers, while logging movements in the IMS (Inventory Management System).

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[Tuesday, May 20, 2008] If you've never seen the International Space Station flying 220 miles overhead, this is the week to do so. The station will be in almost constant sunlight from Wednesday through Friday, offering an incredible view to sky gazers across the country.

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[Tuesday, May 20, 2008] The Expedition 17 crew members aboard the International Space Station began their work week with a light duty day on Monday.

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[Tuesday, May 20, 2008] Today, the House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics unanimously passed HR 6063, the NASA Authorization Act of 2008 without amendment.

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[Thursday, May 22, 2008] "There I was, just 24 hours from standing atop the world's tallest mountain. The radio call from Casey had just come in, indicating that they had actually done it. I gave my pack a hoist, wincing in sharp pain in the process."

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[Thursday, May 22, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Oleg Kononenko initiated the transfer of the potable water supplies brought up by Progress M-64 to the Service Module (SM)'s Rodnik water tanks (BV1, BV2)

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[Thursday, May 22, 2008] The Canadian Space Agency is looking for individuals who want to be part of the next generation of space explorers. The vacancy announcement closes on June 26, 2008.

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[Thursday, May 22, 2008] "I just got a satphone call from Scott Parazynski at Everest Base Camp. The word I'd use to describe his mood is "contemplative". Otherwise, Scott is Scott, and he just always seems to be able to find a positive way to look at things."

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[Friday, May 23, 2008] News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Discovery.

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[Friday, May 23, 2008] NASA Thursday adjusted the target launch dates for two space shuttle missions in 2008.

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

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[Sunday, May 25, 2008] "My last 24 hours at Everest Base Camp were a blur. After guardedly muscling my way down the Khumbu icefall for the last time, I immediately began thinking about what it would take to get back home."

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

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[Monday, May 26, 2008] Saturday - off-duty day for CDR Volkov, FE-1 Kononenko & FE-2 Reisman. The crew performed the regular weekly three-hour task of thorough station cleaning.

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[Monday, May 26, 2008] Sunday - crew off duty. Ahead: Week 6 of Increment 17. The CDR conducted the routine daily servicing of the SOZh system (Environment Control &a Life Support System, ECLSS).

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[Tuesday, May 27, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. US Holiday: Memorial Day. Ahead: Week 6 of Increment 17.

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[Tuesday, May 27, 2008] Troubleshooting continues on the Russian ASU toilet facility. Almost all system components have been changed out at this time, including the separator with no improvement in function.

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[Wednesday, May 28, 2008] NASA will hold a briefing at 11 a.m. EDT, Friday, May 30, to discuss new opportunities to use the International Space Station's unique research environment. The briefing will originate from NASA KSC and be broadcast live on NASA Television.

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

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[Thursday, May 29, 2008] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, May 29, 2008] Buzz Lightyear will blast off aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-124. Lift-off from Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 5:02 p.m. ET on May 31.

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[Friday, May 30, 2008] Spacehab today announced that the company has finalized a Space Act Agreement with NASA for use of the International Space Station, a designated U.S. National Laboratory, for research, development and industrial processing purposes.

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