HATCHES CLOSE; ENDEAVOUR TO UNDOCK SUNDAY - Mission Control, Houston has given the STS-118 crew a “go” for undocking Space Shuttle Endeavour from the International Space Station at 8 a.m. EDT Sunday. Mission managers made the decision as astronauts Dave Williams and Clay Anderson were wrapping up the fourth spacewalk of the mission. More (Source: NASA - Aug 18)
CREW HOLDS JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE - The STS-118 and Expedition 15 crews fielded questions Friday from reporters in the United States and Canada during the traditional on-orbit news conference. During the event, Kelly said the crew agreed with the Mission Management Team's (MMT) decision not to have spacewalkers repair damage on Space Shuttle Endeavour’s heat shield. “We are absolutely behind the MMT,” he said. “We think they absolutely did the right decision.” More (Source: NASA - Aug 18)
CREWS TRANSFER CARGO, PREPARE FOR FOURTH STS-118 SPACEWALK - The STS-118 and Expedition 15 crews are transferring cargo and preparing for Saturday's spacewalk. Later today, the 10 astronauts and cosmonauts will also hold the traditional joint crew news conference. The Mission Management Team decided Thursday that the spacewalk, STS-118's fourth, will not include repair of Space Shuttle Endeavour's heat shield. More (Source: NASA - Aug 17)
MISSION MANAGERS CLEAR ENDEAVOUR LANDING - The Mission Control Center in Houston informed the STS-118 and Expedition 15 crews late Thursday that Saturday's spacewalk will not include repairs of Space Shuttle Endeavour's heat shield. After hours of reviewing data and imagery collected during the inspections by the STS-118 crew , the managers decided the damage did not pose a safety risk to the crew or Endeavour. More (Source: NASA - Aug 17)
CREW HOLDS CLASS IN SPACE, PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE REPAIR WORK - The STS-118 and Expedition 15 crews are preparing for a possible spacewalk to repair damage on Space Shuttle Endeavour's thermal protection system. During the first half of the day, the crew held class in space for students on Earth. More (Source: NASA - Aug 16)
MORGAN, DREW PARTICIPATE IN CHALLENGER CENTER EVENT - STS-118 crew members will hold class in space and transfer cargo between the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour today. Preparations for a possible spacewalk to repair a small ding in Endeavour's thermal protection system tiles will also occupy a considerable part of today for the crew. More (Source: NASA - Aug 16)
HUGHES' NEXT-GENERATION SPACEWAY 3 SATELLITE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED - Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the world's leading provider of broadband satellite networks and services, announced today that SPACEWAY(TM) 3 was successfully launched and placed into geostationary transfer orbit by Arianespace, setting the stage for Hughes to begin offering a new range of satellite broadband services to enterprise, consumer, and government customers throughout North America. More (Source: CNNMoney.com - Aug 16)
MISSION MANAGEMENT TEAM UPDATE - Flight controllers decided just before 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday to end the mission's third spacewalk early because of damage to the outer layer of one of Mission Specialist Rick Mastracchio's gloves. Even though there was no threat to his safety, the decision was made as a precaution. More (Source: NASA - Aug 16)
ASTRONAUTS GO TO WORK OUTSIDE SPACE STATION - Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson kicked off STS-118's third spacewalk at 10:37 a.m. EDT. They are scheduled to spend 6.5 hours outside the International Space Station preparing the International Space Station's Port 6 (P6) truss for relocation and upgrading a communications system. More (Source: NASA - Aug 15)
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