STS-114 MCC Status Report #24

STS-114 MCC Status Report #24

Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005 - 8:30 p.m. CDT
Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

Discovery's astronauts will begin turning their attention toward coming back
to Earth Monday by stowing equipment and verifying operation of the
orbiter's flight control surfaces and system.

The crew was awakened at 7:39 p.m. CDT by "The One and Only Flower in the
World" sung by the Japanese group SMAP. It was played for Mission Specialist
Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly and Mission Specialist Steve
Robinson, who also serves as Discovery's Flight Engineer, will checkout the
orbiter's flight control system at 10:39 p.m. CDT. The three also will test
the Reaction Control System with a hot fire of the jets at 11:49 p.m. CDT.

In the meantime, Noguchi, along with Mission Specialists Andy Thomas, Wendy
Lawrence and Charlie Camarda will put away equipment that has been in use
during the mission. Noguchi and Thomas will stow the Ku-band communications
antenna at 8:19 a.m. CDT.

The entire group will gather on Discovery's flight deck and take a moment to
answer questions from reporters at 3:06 a.m. CDT.

After its departure Saturday, Discovery is now about 90 miles away from the
International Space Station and increasing that gap by about 8 miles each
time it orbits the Earth.

Onboard the Station, Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASA Station Science
Officer John Phillips are returning to their normal schedule, waking up at 1
a.m. CDT Sunday. They are enjoying a restful weekend after nearly 9 full
days of work with the Shuttle crew.

Discovery's crew is scheduled for sleep at 11:39 a.m. CDT Sunday.

The final press briefing before entry is scheduled for 6:30 a.m. CDT Sunday.
The next STS-114 mission status report will be issued Sunday afternoon, or
earlier, if events warrant.


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Jacques :-)

www.spacepatches.info

Jacques van Oene wrote:
STS-114 MCC Status Report #24

Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005 - 8:30 p.m. CDT
Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

Discovery's astronauts will begin turning their attention toward coming back
to Earth Monday by stowing equipment and verifying operation of the
orbiter's flight control surfaces and system.

Will their trusty escape pole be at the ready, Jacques?

Will they be wearing their parachutes?

Challenger's Ghost

" writes:

Jacques van Oene wrote:
STS-114 MCC Status Report #24

Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005 - 8:30 p.m. CDT
Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas

Discovery's astronauts will begin turning their attention toward coming back
to Earth Monday by stowing equipment and verifying operation of the
orbiter's flight control surfaces and system.

Will their trusty escape pole be at the ready, Jacques?

Will they be wearing their parachutes?

Surely they will. Part of the procedure, I guess. You do hope they'll
never need 'em, don't you?

Challenger's Ghost

And now, Maxson, I'm done with you. Since I've got a nive tool against
ghosts like you, called a 'scorefile', I will engage it now. Scoring
-1000 points now, and falling. Ghost-be-gone!


Jochem

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