SOLAR ARRAY DEPLOY HALTED - Astronauts and ground controllers are looking at apparent damage to the P6 4B solar array spotted by the crew during deployment. NASA halted the deployment of the solar array wing to evaluate the damage. Deployment is about 75 percent complete with 25 of 31 bays deployed. More (Source: NASA - Oct 30)
SPACE STATION GETTING MORE POWER - Spacewalking astronauts bolted a solar power tower to the international space station on Tuesday, completing an ambitious three-day moving process and setting the stage for the beam's giant solar panels to be unfurled. More (Source: CNN - Oct 30)
THIRD STS-120 SPACEWALK ON TAP TODAY - STS-120 crew members will conduct the mission’s third spacewalk today. The excursion, scheduled to begin at 4:53 a.m. EDT, will be conducted by STS-120 Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock. The spacewalking duo will work at the outboard end of the port truss to assist with the robotic arm attachment of the Port 6 (P6) truss in its new location on the end of the Port 5 (P5) truss. More (Source: NASA - Oct 30)
TRUSS WORK, SPACEWALK PREPS ON TAP TODAY - The Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crews are using the station and shuttle robotic arms to move the P6 truss segment and preparing for Tuesday’s spacewalk, the third of the mission. The crews will also get some off duty time this morning. More (Source: NASA - Oct 29)
AMATEUR RADIO SATELLITE DELFI-C3 LAUNCH WINDOW ANNOUNCED - The Delfi-C3 team has received an official launch window from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) regarding the launch of PSLV-C9 which will carry Delfi-C3 into space. The official window runs from the 7th of January to the 10th of January 2008. More (Source: Southgate Amateur Radio Club - Oct 29)
SUCCESSFUL SPACEWALK, SHUTTLE’S HEAT SHIELD CLEARED FOR LANDING - Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski and Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Daniel Tani successfully completed the second spacewalk of the STS-120 mission at 12:05 p.m. EDT Sunday. Parazynski and Tani completed preparations for the relocation of the P6 truss segment early in the spacewalk. More (Source: NASA - Oct 29)
ASTRONAUTS GO TO WORK OUTSIDE SPACE STATION - Astronauts are working outside the International Space Station for the second time during the STS-120 mission. The main objective of today’s spacewalk, which began at 5:32 a.m. EDT, is the preparation of the Port 6, or P6, truss segment for its relocation. Parazynski and Tani began the spacewalk heading to the section where the P6 truss was attached to the Z1 truss. More (Source: NASA - Oct 28)
CREWS ENTER HARMONY, PREPARE FOR SECOND SPACEWALK - The hatch of Harmony was opened at 8:24 a.m. EDT Saturday. Station Commander Peggy Whitson and Mission Specialist Paolo Nespoli – who is from Italy, where the module was built – were the first to enter, and took advantage of the opportunity to remark on the appropriateness of its name. More (Source: NASA - Oct 28)
HARMONY OPEN FOR BUSINESS - The STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews entered the Harmony module for the first time at 8:24 a.m EDT after Mission Specialist Paolo Nespoli and Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson opened the hatches. Harmony will provide the docking ports for new research laboratories from the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The laboratories will be delivered to the station on upcoming shuttle missions. More (Source: NASA - Oct 27)
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