National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Shuttle Atlantis undocked from Space Station at 4:53 a.m. EST while flying 216 miles above the Pacific Ocean NE of New Guinea.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration STS-129: Go for undocking. Atlantis from the International Space Station.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration STS-129 Fli"ht Day 10: crew woke at 1:28 a.m. EST to “Amazing Grace” from 1995 movie Braveheart" (performed by Eric Rigler on bagpipes) for pilot Barry "Butch" Wilmore.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration At 12:43 p.m. EST, space shuttle Atlantis’ astronauts said farewell to the International Space Station’s crew and crossed the threshold into the shuttle. Soon, hatches will be closed in preparation for Wednesday’s undocking.
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The Brightness of the Sun: The bright sun greets the International Space Station in this Nov. 22 image, taken from the Russian section of the orbital outpost and photographed by the STS-129 crew. The 11-day STS-129 mission installed a number of station upgrades and prepared the station for the installation of Node 3, w...hich is slated for another mission.
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Around 7 a.m. EST a smoke and fire alarm was generated by the Japanese Kibo laboratory, part of the International Space Station complex. A rapid investigation proved the alarm was false, the third false station alarm during the STS-129 mission. The two previous alarms originated in the new Russian Poisk mini research m...odule.
Transfer operations underway aboard the complex might have stirred up dust particles that triggered the sensitive station alarm sensors. Operations are returning to normal.
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See MoreNational Aeronautics and Space Administration Today is the last day Space Shuttle and Space Station crews will share company. Hatches between the two spacecraft will close early afternoon following the "Change in Command" ceremony. Europe's Frank De Winne will hand Station over to Astronaut Jeff Williams.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Heels together...in space! Rousing wake-up call for STS-129 astronauts @ 1:58 am EST. "The Marine Corps Hymn" played by the Marine Corps Band for Commander Charlie "Scorch" Hobaugh. Ground-to-Space audio.
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Spacewalkers Robert L. Satcher and Randy Bresnik completed a five hour, 42 minute spacewalk at 2:06 p.m. EST. The pair completed all the primary jobs they were assigned and all the “get ahead” work that was added to their timeline.
This was the final STS-129 spacewalk, the 230th conducted by U.S. astronauts, and the se...cond for both Satcher and Bresnik. It was the 136th in support of International Space Station assembly and maintenance, totaling 849 hours, 18 minutes. It was the 108th spacewalk out of the space station, totaling 662 hours, 3 minutes.
NASA Television airs a Mission Status Briefing at 3:30 p.m. with STS-129 Lead Space Station Flight Director Brian Smith and STS-129 Lead Spacewalk Officer Sarah Kazukiewicz Korona.
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See MoreNational Aeronautics and Space Administration Satcher completed installing thermal covers at the mobile base system. It appears something small and unidentified might have floated away from his work area. The crew and Mission Control are taking an inventory to help determine its identity. Satcher now is moving to the Starboard 1/Starboard 3 truss segment to instal...l fluid jumpers, while Bresnik continues the same task on the Port 1/Port 3 truss segment.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Robert Satcher's Self-Portrait: Astronaut Robert Satcher uses a digital still camera to expose take a self-portrait during the STS-129 mission's first spacewalk. During the six-hour, 37-minute spacewalk, Satcher and astronaut Mike Foreman installed a spare S-band antenna structural assembly to the Z1 segment of the sta...tion's truss, or backbone. Satcher and Foreman also installed a set of cables for a future space-to-ground antenna on the Destiny laboratory and replaced a handrail on the Unity node with a new bracket used to route an ammonia cable that will be needed for the Tranquility node when it is delivered next year. The two spacewalkers also repositioned a cable connector on Unity, checked S0 truss cable connections and lubricated latching snares on the Kibo robotic arm and the station's mobile base system.
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At 8:24 a.m. EST, STS-129 spacewalkers Robert L. Satcher and Randy Bresnik switched their suits to battery power, signaling the start of the mission’s third and final outing. Atlantis Mission Specialist Mike Foreman will be inside the International Space Station serving as the choreographer and relaying communications ...from Mission Control in Houston.
Satcher and Bresnik are scheduled for a six and a half hour spacewalk, although 30-45 minutes of it are set aside as “contingency” time for any tasks that require longer to complete than estimated. Because the mission’s first two spacewalks accomplished more than was planned, this third excursion has taken on several new chores that originally were listed as mission “get ahead” tasks.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Spacewalk #3 delayed about at hour to 8:18 a.m. EST due to a broken valve on Bobby Satcher's spacesuit drink bag. Easy to fix, just time consuming.
