STS-120 ASTRONAUTS ADD HARMONY TO SPACE STATION DURING SPACEWALK - Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock wrapped up STS-120’s first spacewalk at 12:16 p.m. EDT. During the 6-hour, 14-minute excursion, the STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews successfully installed the Harmony module in a temporary location on the International Space Station and prepared the P6 truss for its relocation. More (Source: NASA - Oct 26)
SPACEWALKERS GO TO WORK TO EXPAND STATION - STS-120 Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock kicked off STS-120’s first spacewalk at 6:02 a.m. EDT to prepare Harmony for removal from Discovery’s payload bay. The excursion is scheduled to wrap up at about 12:32 p.m. Mission Specialist Paolo Nespoli is the spacewalk coordinator, assisting the spacewalkers with their tasks from inside the spacecraft. More (Source: NASA - Oct 26)
SPACEWALKERS GET EARLY START ON CONSTRUCTION JOB - Astronauts using a robotic arm pulled a school bus-sized addition to the international space station from the shuttle Discovery's cargo bay Friday as two spacewalkers prepared to move another giant piece of equipment. Spacewalking astronauts Scott Parazynski and Douglas Wheelock spent much of the morning readying the new live-in compartment to be transferred to the orbiting outpost. More (Source: CNN - Oct 26)
STS-120 ASTRONAUTS TO GO SPACEWALKING TODAY - The STS-120 and Expedition 16 crews are preparing for today’s spacewalk to install the Harmony module onto the International Space Station. STS-120 Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock are slated to begin their orbital stroll at 6:28 a.m. EDT. More (Source: NASA - Oct 26)
DISCOVERY AT SPACE STATION, JOINT OPERATIONS BEGIN - The STS-120 crew entered the International Space Station for the first time after the hatches between the station and Space Shuttle Discovery opened at 10:39 a.m. EDT today. Space Shuttle Discovery and the STS-120 crew arrived at the International Space Station at 8:40 a.m., delivering a new module and crew member to the orbital outpost. More (Source: NASA - Oct 25)
DISCOVERY ARRIVES AT SPACE STATION, JOINT OPERATIONS TO BEGIN SOON - Space Shuttle Discovery and the STS-120 crew arrived at the International Space Station at 8:40 a.m. EDT, delivering a new module and crew member to the orbital outpost. The STS-120 astronauts and the station’s Expedition 16 crew will conduct pressure and leak checks before the hatches between the two spacecraft open about 10:30 a.m. After the crews greet each other, they will quickly begin joint operations. More (Source: NASA - Oct 25)
CREW READY FOR STATION RENDEZVOUS AND DOCKING - The seven-member crew of STS-120 on board Space Shuttle Discovery is ready for Thursday’s rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station. The STS-120 crew members completed Wednesday's scheduled inspections of Space Shuttle Discovery’s heat shield before noon EDT. They used Discovery’s robotic arm and an attached boom extension to check the spacecraft’s underside, nose cap and leading edges of the wings as well as hard to reach shuttle surfaces. More (Source: NASA - Oct 25)
NASA HAILS SMOOTH LAUNCH - NASA officials and launch managers were pleased Tuesday following a clean countdown and flawless launch of space shuttle Discovery from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch Director Mike Leinbach said the launch team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center was able to study a potential problem of ice buildup without jeopardizing the shuttle while still launching on time. More (Source: NASA - Oct 24)
HATCH CLOSED AND LOCKED - Technicians working at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida have closed the hatch, or doorway, leading into space shuttle Discovery's crew compartment. The shuttle’s seven astronauts are running through pre-launch tests and checks. More (Source: NASA - Oct 23)
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