CREWS PREPARE FOR SHUTTLE'S DEPARTURE - The crews of space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will prepare for the end of joint operations today. The astronauts will transfer spacewalk equipment and at least one spacesuit back to Discovery. They will enjoy some off-duty time and also will check out the tools and equipment needed for undocking activities.    More
(Source: NASA - Jun 10)

ASTRONAUTS TO CHECK OUT JAPANESE ROBOTIC ARM - With the third and final spacewalk completed Sunday, the Expedition 17 and STS-124 crews are heading into the home stretch of their joint mission. The crew members will maneuver the newly activated robotic arm on the Kibo laboratory to its stowed position today. They also will perform a checkout of the arm’s brakes. The crews also will work in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station to replace battery charger modules.    More
(Source: NASA - Jun 9)

SPACEWALKERS COMPLETE WORK OUTSIDE STATION - Mission Specialists Mike Fossum and Ron Garan completed the third STS-124 spacewalk at 4:28 p.m. EDT Sunday. Their excursion lasted six hours and 33 minutes. Fossum and Garan accomplished all planned activities and several "get-ahead" tasks. They exchanged a depleted nitrogen tank assembly for a new one, removed thermal covers and launch locks from the Kibo laboratory, and reinstalled a repaired television camera. Fossum also retrieved samples of a dust-like substance from the left solar alpha rotary joint for analysis by experts on the ground.    More
(Source: NASA - Jun 9)

FOSSUM AND GARAN CONDUCT MISSION’S THIRD SPACEWALK - Spacewalkers Mike Fossum and Ron Garan began the mission's third spacewalk at 9:55 a.m. EDT and left the International Space Station’s Quest airlock. STS-124 Commander Mark Kelly helped the spacewalkers get ready for the 6.5-hour excursion. During the two previous spacewalks Fossum and Garan outfitted Japan’s Kibo module and did station maintenance tasks. Today, they are replacing a nitrogen tank assembly, installing TV equipment and removing a thermal cover from Japan’s new robotic arm.    More
(Source: NASA - Jun 8)

ROBOTICS, KIBO WORK ON TAP FOR CREWS - The STS-124 and Expedition 17 crew members will spend most of the day outfitting the Japanese Logistics Module (JLM) and preparing Kibo’s robotic systems for initial deployment. Mission Specialists Akihiko Hoshide and Karen Nyberg will test Kibo’s robotic arm, most notably the arm’s hold and release mechanism. This will set the stage for the arm’s initial deployment.    More
(Source: NASA - Jun 7)

CREWS CONTINUE WORK ON KIBO - The assembly of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory continues today as the STS-124 and Expedition 17 crew members move the logistics module to its fixed position atop the newly installed experiment module. Mission Specialists Akihiko Hoshide and Garrett Reisman will prepare Kibo’s Japanese Logistics Module (JLM) for removal from its interim location on the Harmony node by removing electrical jumper cables from the vestibule between the two modules and depressurizing the passageway.    More
(Source: NASA - Jun 6)

ASTRONAUTS WORKING OUTSIDE STATION - Mission Specialists Mike Fossum and Ron Garan began the second STS-124 spacewalk at 11:04 a.m. EDT. The spacewalkers will install two cameras on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo laboratory and prepare the laboratory for the attachment of the smaller section of the module. The Japanese Experiment Logistics Module - Pressurized Section was delivered during STS-123.    More
(Source: NASA - Jun 5)

CREWS TO ENTER JAPANESE LAB TODAY - The shuttle and station crews will open the newly installed Japanese laboratory Kibo for business today. Hatch opening is planned for 4:52 p.m. EDT. The experiment module was installed on the Harmony Node’s port side Tuesday. After a leak check, mission specialists Karen Nyberg and Akihiko Hoshide will prepare Kibo for activation before opening the hatches. Shortly after entering Kibo with Hoshide, Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov will sample the air and test for contamination. They will wear protective goggles and masks until they are sure the Japanese lab’s air is clean.    More
(Source: NASA - Jun 4)

STS-124 COMPLETES FIRST SPACEWALK, INSTALLS JPM - The crews of space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station wrapped up a busy day Tuesday, completing a six-hour, 48-minute spacewalk and expanding the Japanese segment of the orbital outpost. Mission specialists Mike Fossum and Ron Garan completed STS-124’s first spacewalk at 7:10 p.m. EDT.    More
(Source: NASA - Jun 4)

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