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    International Space Station– Way Point 1

    
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    Guided Tour of the ISS

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    ISS: a guided tour by EnjoySpaceTV

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    2011: March 20



    Shuttle Endeavour Photo Special: On Top of Pad 39A for Final Flight

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    Pad–39A Endeavour pictures Credit: Ken Kremer

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    Pad–39A Endeavour pictures Credit: Ken Kremer

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    2011: March 17 - 18



    ISS Update – March 17, 2011

    ISS Update – March 18, 2011


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    2011: March 10



    STS–134: Endeavour's Last Roll


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    2011: March 8


    Interface Tests Completed

    Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:01:55 AM EDT
      Over the weekend, technicians completed a shuttle interface test to check the connections between space shuttle Endeavour and its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters, now attached on the mobile launcher platform in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
    Preparations continue for the shuttle's move, or "rollout," to Launch Pad 39A, planned to begin at 8 p.m. EST, Wednesday, March 9. Endeavour's STS–134 and final mission to the International Space Station is targeted to launch 7:48 p.m. EDT April 19.
      The crew members for space shuttle Endeavour's STS–134 mission are Commander Mark Kelly, Pilot Gregory H. Johnson and Mission Specialists Michael Fincke, Greg Chamitoff, Andrew Feustel and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori.



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    2011: March 18


    How to Recover a Solid Rocket Booster


    NASA shot some very unique high–definition footage of teams recovering the space shuttle's solid rocket booster segments, including under–water shots of divers working on the recovery in the Atlantic Ocean. Seeing the divers and other recovery team members around the boosters helps give a sense of scale of how big these SRBs are. This is from shuttle Discovery's final mission, STS–133, and comes complete with underwater breathing sounds!

    by– Nancy Atkinson on March 18, 2011



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    STS–133 Mission Recap

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    2011: March 9


      Discovery has completed its final mission, STS–133, for NASA's Space Shuttle Program landing on time at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:57 a.m. EST, March 9, 2011 after 202 orbits around Earth and a journey of 5,304,140 miles.

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    2011: March 5


      Discovery Completes ISS Assembly


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    Discovery's final launch as it embarks on STS–133

      As space shuttle Discovery heads to the International Space Station on its final mission, it will be taking with it two key components – the Italian–built Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) and Express Logistics Carrier 4 (ELC4) – that will provide spare parts and storage capacity to the orbiting complex. Discovery also will deliver Robonaut 2, which will become the first humanoid robot in space. The 39th flight of NASA's most flown shuttle is scheduled to last 11 days, beginning at 4:50 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24. The flight is designated Utilization and Logistics Flight 5 (ULF5) in the assembly sequence of the space station. The commander for Discovery's final flight is veteran astronaut Steve Lindsey (Col., USAF, Retired). He will be joined by Pilot Eric Boe (Col., USAF) and Mission Specialists Steve Bowen (Capt., U.S. Navy), Dr. Michael Barratt, Nicole Stott and Alvin Drew (Col., USAF Retired).


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    2011: Febuary 3


      Cyclone Yasi seen from above.

    Cyclone Yasi seen from above

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      Cyclone Yasi seen from above. QLD, picture taken about 5:30pm(AEST) Febuary 03 2011. by Paolo Nespoli, Flight Engineer of ISS Expedition, (ESA)European Space Agency Astronaut,


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    NASA to Launch Cylonesque Robot to International Space Station

      NASA will launch the first human–like robot to space later this year to become a permanent resident of the International Space Station. Robonaut 2, or R2, was developed jointly by NASA and General Motors under a cooperative agreement to develop a robotic assistant that can work alongside humans, whether they are astronauts in space or workers at GM manufacturing plants on Earth.
    The 300–pound R2 consists of a head and a torso with two arms and two hands. R2 will launch on space shuttle Discovery as part of the STS–133 mission planned for September. Once aboard the station, engineers will monitor how the robot operates in weightlessness.


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