Discovery Arrives at Space Station - Thursday, October 25, 2007

Discovery Arrives at Space Station
Joint Operations to Begin Soon
Thursday, October 25, 2007
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About Above Image: Space shuttle Discovery performs a back-flip over the Atlantic Ocean about an hour before docking to the International Space Station.
Image credit: NASA TV
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Space Shuttle Discovery and the STS-120 crew arrived at the International Space Station at 8:40 a.m. EDT, delivering a new module and crew member to the orbital outpost. The STS-120 astronauts and the station’s Expedition 16 crew will conduct pressure and leak checks before the hatches between the two spacecraft open about 10:30 a.m. After the crews greet each other, they will quickly begin joint operations.

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One of the first major tasks is the station crew rotation. STS-120 Mission Specialist Daniel Tani will switch places with Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson, who will be wrapping up a four-month tour of duty as an Expedition crew member. Tani is scheduled to stay on the station until he returns to Earth with STS-122 later this year.

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Tani will officially become a member of Expedition 16 when his custom-made seat liner is swapped out with Anderson’s in the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the station. Also, preparations will begin today for the first of five scheduled STS-120 spacewalks. It is set to kick off at 6:28 a.m. Friday.

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I’ll be posting on all the space walks over the next few days so check back...
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GOD SPEED to the Crew of STS-120 Discovery...
AubreyJ.........

Space Shuttle Launch and Mission Live

Space Shuttle Launch and Mission Live
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
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This will be Launch Try #ONE
The seven crew members of space shuttle Discovery’s STS-120 mission are strapped into their seats inside the spacecraft for launch. The countdown remains on track for an 11:38 a.m. EDT lift off. Commander Pam Melroy and Pilot George Zamka have been running through checklists and procedures while the remaining crew took their places. Four of the astronauts will sit on the flight deck, including Melroy and Zamka, and the other three will sit on the middeck, or lower level of the crew compartment.
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Launch will be attempted today,
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
at 11:38am EDT.

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I’ll be posting on all the space walks over the next few days so check back...
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UPDATE: 11:50am EDT

Image Above: Space shuttle Discovery leaps from its launch pad Tuesday morning to start STS-120.
Image credit: NASA TV

Space Shuttle STS-120 Discovery Launched successfully today on-time and is now racing on its way to the International Space Station. More to come in the days ahead...
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GOD SPEED to the Crew of STS-120 Discovery...
AubreyJ.........