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Launch and Landing

Mission: STS-129
Orbiter: Atlantis
Primary Payload: Two Control Moment Gyroscopes, EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 and 2
Launch Date: Nov. 16
Launch Time: 2:28 p.m. EST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing: Nov. 27 - 9:47 a.m. EST
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Mission Duration: 11 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

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Image: At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers monitor the
lift of the canister containing the payload for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-129
mission to the International Space Station - Express Logistics Carriers 1
and 2 - toward the Payload Changeout Room at Launch Pad 39A.
Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller
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Payload is at the Pad
At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, work continues at Launch Pad 39A for space shuttle Atlantis' liftoff to the International Space Station.

The payload canister has been delivered to the launch pad and lifted into the payload changeout room. It will be installed in Atlantis' payload bay Nov. 4.

The carrier is part of the payload for Atlantis' STS-129 mission. The STS-129 crew will deliver two spare gyroscopes, two nitrogen tank assemblies, two pump modules, an ammonia tank assembly and a spare latching end effector for the station's robotic arm.

Source: NASA - Space Shuttle - Launch and Landing

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Atlantis' STS-129 Astronauts at Kennedy Space Center
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:19:25 AM GMT

The six astronauts for space shuttle Atlantis’ STS-129 mission are at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida tonight. They arrived at Kennedy’s Shuttle Landing Facility in staggered waves between about 5 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. EST. The crew will finish the full launch dress rehearsal known as the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT.

Tonight, STS-129 Commander Charlie Hobaugh and Pilot Barry Wilmore will practice shuttle landings in modified Gulfstream II jets called Shuttle Training Aircraft.

Tuesday, the launch team with all six crew members inside Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A will go through a countdown simulation. Additional training associated with TCDT was done last month, but the simulated countdown was postponed until this week because of a scheduling conflict with the launch of NASA’s Ares I-X test rocket.

After the launch simulation and emergency pad escape training, the astronauts will inspect the cargo that they’ll take to the International Space Station before returning to Johnson Space Center in Houston Tuesday afternoon.

Atlantis is scheduled to launch on its 11-day supply mission to the space station on Nov. 16 at 2:28 p.m.

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Space Shuttle Mission: STS-129


Image above: STS-129 Mission Specialist Robert L. Satcher Jr. arrives at
the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The six astronauts for space shuttle Atlantis’ STS-129 mission are at
Kennedy for their launch dress rehearsal, the Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test.
Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
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Preparations for STS-129 Mission in Full Swing
The STS-129 mission will be commanded by Charles O. Hobaugh and piloted by Barry E. Wilmore. Mission Specialists are Robert L. Satcher Jr., Mike Foreman, Randy Bresnik and Leland Melvin. Wilmore, Satcher and Bresnik will be making their first trips to space.

Atlantis and its crew will deliver two control moment gyroscopes, equipment and EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 and 2 to the International Space Station. The mission will feature three spacewalks.

Atlantis also will return station crew member Nicole Stott to Earth and is slated to be the final space shuttle crew rotation flight.

Launch of Atlantis on the STS-129 mission is targeted for 2:28 p.m. EST Nov. 16.

Source: NASA - Space Shuttle

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Launch and Landing

Mission: STS-129
Orbiter: Atlantis
Primary Payload: Two Control Moment Gyroscopes, EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 and 2
Launch Date: Nov. 16
Launch Time: 2:28 p.m. EST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing: Nov. 27 - 9:47 a.m. EST
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Mission Duration: 11 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

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Image: STS-129 Mission Specialist Mike Foreman arrives at the Shuttle
Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a T-38
jet for the launch dress rehearsal called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Test.
Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
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STS-129 Crew at Kennedy
Atlantis' six astronauts returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center to complete the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT. They'll conduct a simulated launch countdown aboard the shuttle, practice pad evacuation training and check out the payload they'll fly to the International Space Station.

The crew will return to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston Tuesday afternoon for final preps for the flight.

The STS-129 mission will return station crew member Nicole Stott to Earth and is slated to be the final space shuttle crew rotation flight to or from the space station.

Shuttle Atlantis and its crew will deliver EXPRESS Logistics Carriers 1 and 2 to the space station, including two control moment gyroscopes. The mission will feature three spacewalks.

Source: NASA - Space Shuttle - Launch and Landing

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Atlantis Crew to Complete TCDT Today
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:13:03 PM GMT

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the six STS-129 crew members will climb aboard space shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A. They will go through a complete launch countdown simulation right up to the point of liftoff.

This is part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT, typically conducted during a 3-day period about two weeks prior to launch. But this practice session was postponed because of a scheduling conflict with the launch of NASA's Ares I-X test rocket.

After the launch simulation and emergency pad escape training, the astronauts will inspect the cargo that they'll fly to the International Space Station before returning to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston this afternoon.

Atlantis is scheduled to launch on its 11-day supply mission to the space station on Nov. 16 at 2:28 p.m. EST.

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Space Shuttle Mission: STS-129


Image above: STS-129 Mission Specialist Leland Melvin greets Commander
Charles O. Hobaugh upon their arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility at
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for their launch dress rehearsal,
the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test.
Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
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Atlantis and Crew Prepare for Flight
The STS-129 mission will be commanded by Charles O. Hobaugh and piloted by Barry E. Wilmore. Mission Specialists are Robert L. Satcher Jr., Mike Foreman, Randy Bresnik and Leland Melvin. Wilmore, Satcher and Bresnik will be making their first trips to space.

Atlantis and its crew will deliver two control moment gyroscopes, equipment and EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 and 2 to the International Space Station. The mission will feature three spacewalks.

Atlantis also will return station crew member Nicole Stott to Earth and is slated to be the final space shuttle crew rotation flight.

Atlantis will launch on the STS-129 mission at 2:28 p.m. EST Nov. 16.

Source: NASA - Space Shuttle

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Astronauts Wrap Up Countdown Rehearsal
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:25:16 PM GMT

The STS-129 astronauts concluded their countdown dress rehearsal Tuesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and headed back to Johnson Space Center in Houston aboard NASA aircraft. The crew will return to Kennedy when the real countdown begins in about two weeks to launch space shuttle Atlantis on a mission to the International Space Station. Tuesday's dress rehearsal is a standard procedure for shuttle crews known as the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. It gives the launch team a chance to practice the intricacies of launch day and affords the astronauts an opportunity to run through their escape process in the unlikely event that an emergency develops in the last moments before a real launch.

Source: NASA - Space Shuttle

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STS 129 Behind the Scenes "Keepers of the Book"

04 November 2009

Source: NASA Channel - YouTube

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STS-129 Behind the Scenes "Switching the Shuttle"

04 November 2009

Switching the Shuttle In this behind-the-scenes video, the STS-129 crew practices pre-landing activities inside one of the space shuttle simulators as they get Atlantis ready for landing.

Source: NASA Channel - YouTube

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STS-129 Behind the Scenes "The Pumpkin Suit"

04 November 2009

The Pumpkin Suit
In this behind-the-scenes video, watch as STS-129 commander Charlie Hobaugh and the rest of the crew practice putting on their launch and entry suits, the bright orange flight suits they wear aboard the shuttle.

Source: NASA Channel - YouTube

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STS-129 Behind the Scenes "The Person Who Does Everything"

04 November 2009

The Person Who Does Everything
In this behind-the-scenes video, meet the STS-129 crew secretary, who keeps everything in order for the crew as they get ready for their flight.

Source: NASA Channel - YouTube

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Pad Preps Continue; Crew Returns to JSC
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:00:10 PM GMT

Launch Pad 39A technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will install the cargo for the STS-129 mission into space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay today.

The payload consists of Express Logistics Carrier 1 and 2, holding about 28,000 pounds of supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station.

Workers also will attach the orbiter midbody umbilical unit from the pad's rotating service structure to the shuttle today. The unit provides access to and permits servicing of Atlantis' mid-fuselage area. Liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen for the fuel cells and gases, such as nitrogen and helium, are provided through the unit.

The six Atlantis astronauts returned to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston yesterday after completing the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT, training. They'll conduct final launch preparations at Johnson before flying back to Kennedy for the anticipated launch to the space station at 2:28 p.m. EST on Nov. 16.

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Space Shuttle Mission: STS-129


Image above: On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in
Florida, the STS-129 crew, appear ready for liftoff following the completion
of their Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, a dress rehearsal for launch.
From left are Mission Specialists Leland Melvin and Randy Bresnik; Pilot
Barry E. Wilmore; Commander Charles O. Hobaugh; and Mission Specialists
Mike Foreman and Robert L. Satcher Jr.
Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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Atlantis and Crew Prepare for Flight
The STS-129 mission will be commanded by Charles O. Hobaugh and piloted by Barry E. Wilmore. Mission Specialists are Robert L. Satcher Jr., Mike Foreman, Randy Bresnik and Leland Melvin. Wilmore, Satcher and Bresnik will be making their first trips to space.

Atlantis and its crew will deliver two control moment gyroscopes, equipment and EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 and 2 to the International Space Station. The mission will feature three spacewalks.

Atlantis also will return station crew member Nicole Stott to Earth and is slated to be the final space shuttle crew rotation flight.

Atlantis will launch on the STS-129 mission at 2:28 p.m. EST Nov. 16.

Source: NASA - Space Shuttle

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Launch and Landing

Mission: STS-129
Orbiter: Atlantis
Primary Payload: Two Control Moment Gyroscopes, EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 and 2
Launch Date: Nov. 16
Launch Time: 2:28 p.m. EST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing: Nov. 27 - 9:47 a.m. EST
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Mission Duration: 11 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

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Image: At Launch Pad 39A, Atlantis is ready for the transfer of the cargo
for the STS-129 mission into its payload bay. The canister containing the
payload - Express Logistics Carriers 1 and 2 - sits in the Payload Changeout
Room on the pad's rotating service structure, at left.
Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller
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STS-129 Crew Back at JSC
Atlantis' six astronauts completed the launch dress rehearsal known as the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test at Kennedy. The crew returned to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to continue final training for their flight to the International Space Station.

The STS-129 mission will return station crew member Nicole Stott to Earth and is slated to be the final space shuttle crew rotation flight to or from the space station.

Shuttle Atlantis and its crew will deliver EXPRESS Logistics Carriers 1 and 2 to the space station, including two control moment gyroscopes. The mission will feature three spacewalks.

Source: NASA - Space Shuttle - Launch and Landing

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Launch and Landing

Mission: STS-129
Orbiter: Atlantis
Primary Payload: Two Control Moment Gyroscopes, EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 and 2
Launch Date: Nov. 16
Launch Time: 2:28 p.m. EST
Launch Pad: 39A
Landing: Nov. 27 - 9:47 a.m. EST
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Mission Duration: 11 days
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

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Image: At Launch Pad 39A, Atlantis is ready for the transfer of the cargo
for the STS-129 mission into its payload bay. The canister containing the
payload - Express Logistics Carriers 1 and 2 - sits in the Payload Changeout
Room on the pad's rotating service structure, at left.
Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller
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Payload in Atlantis' Bay
At Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A, the STS-129 mission's cargo was moved into the shuttle's payload bay. Final preps and tests are being conducted to ready space shuttle Atlantis for its flight to the International Space Station set for 2:28 p.m. EST Nov. 16.

The STS-129 mission will return station crew member Nicole Stott to Earth and is slated to be the final space shuttle crew rotation flight to or from the space station.

Shuttle Atlantis and its crew will deliver EXPRESS Logistics Carriers 1 and 2 to the space station, including two control moment gyroscopes. The mission will feature three spacewalks.

Source: NASA - Space Shuttle - Launch and Landing

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Prelaunch Preps Continue at Kennedy and Johnson
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:00:53 PM GMT

Final system checks on space shuttle Atlantis' aft, or back, section continue on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center today. Technicians also will install several cameras in the shuttle's payload bay.

Workers finished attaching the orbiter midbody umbilical unit from the pad's rotating service structure to the shuttle, and then leak checks were conducted and completed.

Atlantis' cargo, consisting of Express Logistics Carrier 1 and 2, holding about 28,000 pounds of supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station, were moved from the pad's changeout room into the shuttle's payload bay yesterday.

Meanwhile, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, the six STS-129 astronauts are participating in a final prelaunch meeting with the Mission Control Center's flight director team today, and they’ll also be reviewing final flight data.

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Space Shuttle Mission: STS-129


Image above: In the Payload Changeout Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's
Kennedy Space Center in Florida, members of the STS-129 crew, dressed
in clean room attire known as "bunny suits," take time out from their payload
familiarization training for a group portrait. From left are Pilot Barry E. Wilmore
and Mission Specialist Randy Bresnik on the top row; and Mission Specialists
Robert L. Satcher Jr., Leland Melvin and Mike Foreman; and Commander
Charles O. Hobaugh on the bottom row.
Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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Atlantis and Crew Prepare for Flight
The STS-129 mission will be commanded by Charles O. Hobaugh and piloted by Barry E. Wilmore. Mission Specialists are Robert L. Satcher Jr., Mike Foreman, Randy Bresnik and Leland Melvin. Wilmore, Satcher and Bresnik will be making their first trips to space.

Atlantis and its crew will deliver two control moment gyroscopes, equipment and EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 and 2 to the International Space Station. The mission will feature three spacewalks.

Atlantis also will return station crew member Nicole Stott to Earth and is slated to be the final space shuttle crew rotation flight.

Atlantis will launch on the STS-129 mission at 2:28 p.m. EST Nov. 16.

Source: NASA - Space Shuttle

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STS-128 Crew Presentation

05 November 2009

Four members of the STS-128 crew, Commander Rick Sturkow, Mission Specialist Pat Forrester, Mission Specialist Jose Hernandez and Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang recount the highlights of their mission take questions from audience members at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC

Source: NASA Channel - YouTube

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Less Than Two Weeks to Launch
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:47:40 PM GMT

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Launch Pad 39A technicians are loading space shuttle Atlantis' two, mass-memory units today. Located in the middeck's two avionics bays, each reel-to-reel digital magnetic tape storage device holds basic flight software for the shuttle's general purpose computers and can store additional data.

Preparations for final ordnance installations and connections at the pad will begin today and are expected to wrap up this weekend.

At NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, the STS-129 mission's six astronauts will be given their L-10 physicals today. They'll also practice integrated entry procedures in Johnson's motion base simulator.

Atlantis is scheduled to launch on its 11-day supply mission to the International Space Station at 2:28 p.m. EST Nov. 16.

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Space Shuttle Mission: STS-129


Image above: On Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A, STS-129 Mission Specialists
Mike Foreman, top, and Robert L. Satcher Jr., dressed in their launch-and-
entry suits, are strapped into their seats aboard space shuttle Atlantis during
launch dress rehearsal called TCDT.
Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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Atlantis and Crew Prepare for Flight
The STS-129 mission will be commanded by Charles O. Hobaugh and piloted by Barry E. Wilmore. Mission Specialists are Robert L. Satcher Jr., Mike Foreman, Randy Bresnik and Leland Melvin. Wilmore, Satcher and Bresnik will be making their first trips to space.

Atlantis and its crew will deliver two control moment gyroscopes, equipment and EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 1 and 2 to the International Space Station. The mission will feature three spacewalks.

Atlantis also will return station crew member Nicole Stott to Earth and is slated to be the final space shuttle crew rotation flight.

Atlantis will launch on the STS-129 mission at 2:28 p.m. EST Nov. 16.

Source: NASA - Space Shuttle

This post has been edited by Waspie_Dwarf: 06 November 2009 - 06:36 PM
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