Shuttle and station crew members are scheduled to participate in a joint crew news conference at…
Author: STS 128 Mission Updates
Crew to Enjoy Off-Duty Time
The crew was awakened at noon EDT. The 13 crew members aboard Discovery and the International…
Ammonia Tank Working Well; Transfers Ahead of Schedule
During the second STS-128 spacewalk, mission specialists Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang installed a new Ammonia…
Second of Three STS-128 Spacewalks Concludes
The second of three STS-128 spacewalks concluded Friday at 12:51 a.m. EDT. It lasted 6 hours,…
Major Spacewalk Tasks Complete
Spacewalkers Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang have completed the major tasks of their excursion. They installed…
Ammonia Tank Assembly Installed
The spacewalkers have completed the first task: installation of the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the…
Second Spacewalk of STS-128 Mission Begins
At 6:12 p.m. EDT, NASA astronaut Danny Olivas and ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang began the second…
Spacewalk To Begin at 5:50 p.m. EDT
Today’s spacewalk with Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang now is expected to begin at approximately 5:50…
Spacewalk Delayed
The second spacewalk of the STS-128 mission scheduled to begin at 5:19 p.m. EDT has been…
Second STS-128 Spacewalk Today
Today’s wakeup song was “There is a God” by 33 Miles, played for Mission Specialist Patrick…