At 11:49 p.m. EDT, Nicole Stott exchanged Soyuz seat liners with space station Flight Engineer Tim…
Author: STS 128 Mission Updates
Hatches Open Between Shuttle and Station
The crews have opened hatches between the two spacecraft and will be conducting the traditional Welcoming…
Shuttle Performs Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver
At 8:03 p.m. EDT, space shuttle Discovery’s Commander Rick Sturckow began the planned Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver,…
Shuttle on Final Path to Station
Space shuttle Discovery began rendezvous operations at 3:29 p.m. EDT and has performed a series of…
Discovery Crew Prepares for Docking Today
Space shuttle Discovery’s crew was awakened at 1:30 p.m. EDT with the song “Made to Love”…
STS-128 Crew Prepares for Docking
During their first full day in space, astronauts aboard Discovery conducted a daylong inspection of the…
Heat Shield Inspections Continuing
The survey of space shuttle Discovery’s heat shield is ongoing. The second flight day’s Mission Status…
Crew Inspecting Heat Shield
The STS-128 crew is using Discovery’s robotic arm, orbiter boom extension and specialized cameras to capture…
Heat Shield Inspection for Crew
The crew of space shuttle Discovery woke at 2:30 p.m. EDT to start work on the…
Discovery in Orbit, Chasing Space Station
With seven astronauts and a host of experiments and equipment on board, space shuttle Discovery completed…