Space shuttle crew members completed a maintenance job aboard Atlantis, fixing a broken latch and accessing…
Category: Shuttle Update
Atlantis Crew Awakened by Beyonce Knowles to Begin Flight Day 9
Today’s wakeup song was “Run the World (Girls)” by Beyonce Knowles, played at 11:29 p.m. EDT,…
Crews Wrap Up Busy Day; Cargo Transfers 70 Percent Complete
The crews of space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station have gone to sleep after…
Shuttle and Station Crews Speak with President Obama
President Barack Obama called the combined crews of Atlantis and Expedition 28 Friday afternoon. The President…
Shuttle and Station Crews to Speak with President Obama
At today’s Mission Status Briefing, STS-135 Lead Shuttle Flight Director Kwatsi Alibaruho said that the mission…
General Purpose Computer Recovered and Operating
Atlantis Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Doug Hurley have reloaded software into General Purpose Computer (GPC)…
Crew Troubleshoots General Purpose Computer
Atlantis Commander Chris Ferguson has begun troubleshooting General Purpose Computer (GPC) 4, one of the four…
Atlantis Crew Awakened by Paul McCartney
Today’s wakeup song was ‘Good Day Sunshine,” by Paul McCartney, played at 12:59 a.m. EDT, along…
Crew Awakened, Completes Computer Swap
About an hour and a half after going to bed, the STS-135 crew of Atlantis was…
Cargo Transfers and Off-Duty Time for Crews
Unloading of the multi-purpose logistics module Raffaello’s 9,400 pounds of cargo is well over half complete.…