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Personal: Female, Married. Born in Palo Alto, California, USA. US Air Force US Air Force Astronaut Career Astronaut Group: NASA Group 15 - 1995. Active Entered space service: 9 December 1994. Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 38.84 days.
NASA Official Biography
Melroy Spaceflight Log
Melroy Chronology 9 June 1995 - NASA Astronaut Training Group 15 selected.. The group was selected to provide pilot, engineer, and scientist astronauts for space shuttle flights.. Qualifications: Pilots: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics. Advanced degree desirable. At least 1,000 flight-hours of pilot-in-command time. Flight test experience desirable. Excellent health. Vision minimum 20/50 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20 vision; maximum sitting blood pressure 140/90. Height between 163 and 193 cm. Mission Specialists: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics and minimum three years of related experience or an advanced degree. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. 10 pilots and 9 mission specialists, 6 civilians and 13 military officers, chosen from 2,962 applicants, of which 122 screened in June-August 1994. 4 additional international astronauts. 11 October 2000 - STS-92. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-92. ISS Logistics flight. 100th shuttle flight. Launch delayed from October 6. STS-92 brought the Z-1 Truss (mounted on a Spacelab pallet), Control Moment Gyros, Pressurised Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3) and two DDCU (Heat pipes) to the International Space Station. The RSRM-76 solid rocket boosters separated at 23:19 GMT and main engine cut-off (MECO) came at 23:25 GMT. External tank ET-104 separated into a 74 x 323 km x 51.6 deg orbit. At apogee at 00:01 GMT on Oct 12, Discovery's OMS engines fired to raise perigee to a 158 x 322 km x 51.6 deg orbit; ET-104 re-entered over the Pacific around 00:30 GMT. At Oct 12 on 03:01 GMT the NC1 burn raised the orbit to 180 x 349 km; NC3 on Oct 12 to 311 x 375 km; and the TI burn at 14:09 GMT on Oct 13 to 375 x 381 km x 51.6 deg. Discovery's rendezvous with the International Space Station came at 15:39 GMT on Oct 13, with docking at 17:45 GMT. The spaceship docked with PMA-2, the docking port on the +Y port of the Space Station's Unity module. Hatch was open to PMA-2 at 20:30 GMT the same day. STS-92 Cargo Manifest
Total payload bay cargo: ca. 14,800 kg The Z1 first segment of the space station truss was built by Boeing/Canoga Park and was 3.5 x 4.5 meters in size. It was attached to the +Z port on Unity. Z1 carried the control moment gyros, the S-band antenna, and the Ku-band antenna. PMA-3, built by Boeing/Huntington Beach, was docked to the -Z port opposite Z1. PMA-3 was installed on a Spacelab pallet for launch. On October 14 at 16:15 GMT the Z1 segment was unberthed from the payload bay and at around 18:20 GMT it was docked to the zenith port on the Unity module. On October 15 at 14:20 GMT the ODS airlock was depressurised, beginning a spacewalk by Bill McArthur and Leroy Chiao. Official NASA EVA duration (battery power to repress) was 6 hours 28 minutes. The second spacewalk was on October 16, with Jeff Wisoff and Mike Lopez-Alegria. The suits went to battery power at 14:15 GMT and Wisoff left the airlock at 14:21 GMT. Repressurisation began at 21:22 GMT for a duration of 7 hours 07minutes. Leroy Chiao and Bill McArthur began the third STS-92 EVA at 15:30 GMT on October 17, completing their work at 22:18 GMT for a total time of 6 hours 48 minutes. After the spacewalk, Discovery completed the second of the three station reboosts scheduled for STS-92. They fired reaction control system jets in a series of pulses of 1.4 seconds each, over a 30-minute period, gently raising the station's orbit by about 3.1 km. The last of four successful spacewalks began on 18 October at 16:00 GMT and ended at 22:56 GMT, lasting 6 hours and 56 minutes. Jeff Wisoff and Mike Lopez-Alegria each jetted slowly through space above Discovery's cargo bay. After the space walk, Discovery completed the third and final reboost of the space station. On 19 October the astronauts worked within the ISS. They completed connections for the newly installed Z1 external framework structure and transferred equipment and supplies for the Expedition One first resident crew of the Station. The crew also tested the four 290-kg gyroscopes in the truss, called Control Moment Gyros, which will be used to orient the ISS as it orbits the Earth. They will ultimately assume attitude control of the ISS following the arrival of the U.S. Laboratory Destiny. The tests and the transfer of supplies into the Russian Zarya Module took longer than expected. As a result, the crew's final departure from the Station's Unity module was delayed. Melroy and Wisoff took samples from surfaces in Zarya to study the module's environment. They then unclogged the solid waste disposal system in the Shuttle's toilet, which was restored to full operation after a brief interruption in service. Discovery undocked from the ISS at 16:08 GMT on 20 October. The final separation burn was executed about 45 minutes after undocking. The crew had added 9 tonnes to the station's mass, bringing it to about 72 tonnes. The return to earth, planned for 22 October, was delayed repeatedly due to high winds at the Kennedy landing site. The landing was finally made at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on October 24, at 22:00 GMT. 11 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #01. Flight: STS-92. Discovery's seven astronauts blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center on the 100th mission in Space Shuttle history tonight to deliver the first external framework structure and a new docking port to the International Space Station. Commander Brian Duffy, Pilot Pam Melroy and Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao, Bill ...more... 12 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #02. Flight: STS-92. Space Shuttle Discovery continues its approach to the International Space Station, trailing the orbital outpost by approximately 5500 nautical miles as of this morning, closing by about 600 nautical miles each orbit. The STS-92 crew was awakened at 7:17 a.m. Central time with the song, "Incense And ...more... 12 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #03. Flight: STS-92. The seven crew members aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery spent their first full day in orbit today checking equipment in preparation for the major events to come: docking with the International Space Station on Friday and, in following days, attaching an exterior framework and additional Shuttle docking port to the orbiting outpost. The crew found everything in good shape aboard the Shuttle, although a failure in ...more... 13 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #05. Flight: STS-92. Commander Brian Duffy gently maneuvered the Space Shuttle Discovery to a flawless docking with the 70-ton International Space Station this afternoon as the two craft flew 240 miles above Russia. Discovery latched onto the station at 12:45 p.m. CDT, completing a perfect rendezvous ...more... 13 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #04. Flight: STS-92. Discovery's astronauts were awakened this morning in preparation for their rendezvous and docking to the International Space Station after an extra hour of sleep to the sounds of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", by Cyndi Lauper. Commander Brian Duffy, Pilot Pam Melroy and Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao, Bill ...more... 14 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #06. Flight: STS-92. Discovery's crew is set to install the first of two major components that it carried to the Space Station today - a unique piece of hardware called the Z1 truss. The truss is an exterior framework that houses gyroscopes and communications equipment and later will serve as a mounting platform for large solar arrays that will provide power to the International Space Station. Earlier this morning, space station flight controllers in Houston successfully activated ...more... 14 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #07. Flight: STS-92. The crew of Discovery added nine tons of critical equipment to the International Space Station today, attaching a framework that holds motion control gyroscopes and communications equipment and that will serve as a support for a giant set of solar arrays to be launched on the next Space Shuttle flight. Japanese Astronaut Koichi Wakata, at controls in the shuttle cockpit, deftly maneuvered ...more... 16 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #10. Flight: STS-92. With the first of four consecutive space walks behind them, Discovery's crew turns its attention to today's scheduled on-orbit construction activities by Mission Specialists Jeff Wisoff and Mike Lopez-Alegria. The two astronauts are scheduled to begin a planned 6½-hour space walk about ...more... 16 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #11. Flight: STS-92. Discovery astronauts Jeff Wisoff and Mike Lopez-Alegria successfully completed the second of STS-92's four scheduled spacewalks on Monday, attaching an additional docking port to the growing International Space Station. The two spacewalkers also prepared the Z1 truss for the installation of the huge solar arrays to be launched aboard the next shuttle flight. Wisoff and Lopez-Alegria began their spacewalk at 9:15 a.m. CDT, about 15 minutes ...more... 17 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #13. Flight: STS-92. Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao and Bill McArthur completed the third successful spacewalk of Discovery's STS-92 mission at 4:18 p.m. CDT Tuesday, installing two DC-to-DC converter units atop the International Space Station's new Z1 Truss. Those two 129-pound converters, called DDCUs, will convert electricity generated by the huge solar arrays to be attached during the next shuttle mission to the proper voltage. Today's spacewalk began at 9:30 a.m. and ended at 4:18 p.m., almost exactly as planned. ...more... 18 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #15. Flight: STS-92. Mission Specialists Jeff Wisoff and Mike Lopez-Alegria each jetted slowly through space above Discovery's cargo bay today, demonstrating a small rescue backpack that could help a drifting astronaut regain the safety of the spacecraft. Each astronaut performed one gentle 50-foot flight with the nitrogen powered SAFER ...more... 18 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #14. Flight: STS-92. Mission Specialists Jeff Wisoff and Mike Lopez-Alegria will team up once again today to conduct the final of four consecutive space walks designed to set the stage for the arrival of the first resident crew next month and the future expansion of the International Space Station. In what have been termed "clear the deck" tasks by lead EVA Officer Darryl Schuck, ...more... 19 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #16. Flight: STS-92. Following four consecutive days of on-orbit construction outside the International Space Station, Discovery's astronauts today will work inside the Unity and Zarya modules, completing some final connections for the new Z1 Truss and transferring equipment for use by the first resident crew, slated to arrive early next month. Once inside, Pilot Pam Melroy and Mission Specialist Jeff Wisoff will gather samples ...more... 22 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #24. Flight: STS-92. Discovery's astronauts prepared for a Monday landing after high crosswinds at Kennedy Space Center caused a delay of at least one day in their return to Earth and the end of their successful mission to expand the International Space Station and ready it for its first crew. Discovery has two landing opportunities Monday at KSC, where the weather is expected ...more... 24 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #27. Flight: STS-92. Awakened to the sounds of "Déjà vu" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Commander Brian Duffy advised Mission Control that he and his crew knew what they'd be doing today and hoped to see everyone on the ground soon. Discovery is targeting a landing later today, after poor weather conditions in Florida ...more... 24 October 2000 - STS-92 Mission Status Report #28. Flight: STS-92. Discovery glided to a textbook landing under sunny skies at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Tuesday, completing a successful mission to the International Space Station. The crew spent more than two extra days in space because of unfavorable weather at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and at Edwards. Discovery touched down at 4 p.m. CDT and rolled to a stop on Edward's concrete runway ...more... 24 October 2000 - Landing of STS-92. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: STS-92. STS-92 landed at 21:00 GMT. 29 September 2002 - International Space Station Status Report #02-44. Flight: ISS EO-5. An unmanned Russian resupply craft successfully docked to the International Space Station Sunday, bringing almost a ton of food, fuel and supplies to the residents on board, and for the next trio of space travelers, which will arrive on the ISS in November. The Progress 9 vehicle linked up to the aft docking port of the Zvezda Service Module ...more... 7 October 2002 - STS-112. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-112. ISS Assembly flight delayed from March 22, April 4, August 22, September 28, October 2 due to payload delays and then SSME problems. American shuttle spacecraft STS-112 carried a crew of five Americans and one Russian to the International Space Station (ISS). During the 11-day mission, the crew extended the truss system of the exterior rail line with a 14-m, 13-ton girder. The crew also tested a manual cart on the rails. The cart, named CETA (Crew and Equipment Transportation Aid), was designed to increase mobility of crew and equipment during the later installation phases. STS-112 landed back in Cape Canaveral at 15:43 UT on 2002 October 18 carrying the same crew of six. 7 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #01. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. With hardware and the weather finally in order, Atlantis lifted off at 2:46 p.m. Central time today from Launch Pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center to deliver the 28,000 pound Starboard 1 (S1) truss segment to the International Space Station. Aboard Atlantis are Commander Jeff Ashby, Pilot Pam Melroy and Mission Specialists ...more... 8 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #02. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. As Atlantis continues its pursuit of the International Space Station with docking planned at 10:24 a.m. Wednesday, crewmembers began a day of preparation for the linkup with the orbiting laboratory. Aboard Atlantis, Commander Jeff Ashby, Pilot Pam Melroy and Mission Specialists ...more... 8 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #03. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. After Monday's exciting launch, the STS-112 crew today settled into preparations for Wednesday's rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station, and the first of three spacewalks Thursday. After arising at 4:46 a.m. CDT, the crew began its first full day on orbit with ...more... 9 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #04. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. A rendezvous in space awaits Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station this morning with docking expected at 10:24 a.m. Central time. The shuttle's six crewmembers are the first visitors for the station's Expedition Five crew since it arrived aboard the station in early June. The week of joint operations begins when the hatches are opened about 12:30 p.m. Television of the approach, docking and hatch opening is expected on NASA TV. Shortly after the musical wakeup call to the crew at 2:46 this morning – Tina ...more... 9 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #05. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. The crew of the International Space Station welcomed the first visitors to its home in space today when the hatch between the space station and the space shuttle Atlantis was opened at 11:51 a.m. CDT. Hugs and smiles, backslapping and laughter marked the elated celebration as the shuttle crew entered the International Space Station and greeted the expedition crew. Earlier, guided by Commander Jeff Ashby, Atlantis made a picture-perfect rendezvous and docked with the station at 10:17 a.m. at the end of a chase that began with its launch at 2:46 p.m. on Monday. With the crewmembers merged into a single team, they went to work on preparations for the mission's busiest day tomorrow. All efforts pointed toward the deployment and installation of the Starboard One ...more... 10 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #07. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. Astronauts Dave Wolf and Piers Sellers completed all planned International Space Station assembly tasks today during a 7-hour, 1-minute spacewalk, an excursion focused on attaching the next segment of the station's backbone – the Starboard One (S1) Truss – to the Starboard Zero (S0) Truss. Expedition Five's Peggy Whitson and Atlantis' Sandy Magnus used the station's Canadarm2 ...more... 10 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #06. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. The International Space Station is a construction site in orbit once again as Space Shuttle Atlantis and Expedition Five crewmembers today prepare to install the next segment of the station's backbone – the Starboard One (S1) Truss. Expedition Five's Peggy Whitson and Atlantis' Sandy Magnus will use the station's ...more... 11 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #08. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. With a major milestone of the STS-112 mission behind them, Space Shuttle Atlantis and International Space Station crewmembers will have a quieter day today. Following some time off to relax, the joint crews later will begin transferring equipment and supplies to the orbiting laboratory. On Thursday, crewmembers attached the 14-ton, 45-foot Starboard One (S1) truss to ...more... 11 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #09. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. After a very busy day Thursday, the combined shuttle and space station crew took several hours of off-duty time today, and then began transfer operations between the vehicles and preparations for the second of the mission's three spacewalks scheduled to begin at 9:41 a.m. Saturday. The crew moved a number of scientific experiments back and forth between the vehicles ...more... 12 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #11. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. Astronauts Dave Wolf and Piers Sellers moved smoothly and ahead of schedule through their second spacewalk of the week today, continuing to bring the International Space Station's newest component to life and installing devices to prevent future difficulties with station cooling connections. The spacewalk began at 9:31 a.m. CDT and ended about a half-hour early at about ...more... 12 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #10. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. Focus of attention aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station once again is outside the complex as Astronauts Dave Wolf and Piers Sellers conduct the second of three planned spacewalks to bring the station's newest component – the Starboard 1 (S1) Truss – to life. The Extravehicular Activity, or EVA, is set to begin about 9:40 this morning and ...more... 14 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #15. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. The third and final spacewalk of the mission concluded at 3:47 p.m. today, 6 hours and 36 minutes after Dave Wolf and Piers Sellers floated out of the Quest airlock of the International Space Station and into the vacuum of space. The spacewalk began at 9:11 a.m., and was the 46th devoted to assembly and maintenance ...more... 14 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #14. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. Another spacewalk is the order of business aboard Atlantis and the International Space Station today to complete the installation and checkout of the newly installed truss segment. Dave Wolf and Piers Sellers once again will conduct the spacewalk out of the Quest ...more... 15 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #17. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. Space shuttle and International Space Station crew members enjoyed a final evening meal together Tuesday after a day of activities aimed at relaxing after a challenging week of joint operations and making final preparations for Atlantis' undocking and departure tomorrow. Atlantis Commander Jeff Ashby and Expedition Five Science Officer Peggy Whitson ...more... 16 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #18. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. With their week's worth of work completed, astronauts and cosmonauts aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station bid farewell to one another and closed the hatches in preparation for the shuttle's undocking scheduled for 8:13 this morning. Following undocking, Atlantis will back away from the ISS to a distance of about ...more... 16 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #19. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. Following an emotional farewell, the crews of Atlantis and the International Space Station closed the hatches of their spacecraft concluding a week of joint operations, that saw the transfer of about 1,800 pounds of supplies and hardware to the station, and the addition of the 15 ton, 45-foot long Starboard One (S1) truss segment continuing the station's expansion. Following undocking, Pilot Pam Melroy flew Atlantis a partial lap around the station, ...more... 17 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #21. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. Activities aboard Atlantis today focused on preparations for Friday's planned landing at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding a voyage of 4.5 million miles. Commander Jeff Ashby, Pilot Pam Melroy and Flight Engineer Sandy Magnus activated ...more... 17 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #20. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. On its own again following yesterday's undocking from the International Space Station, Space Shuttle Atlantis and its crew today focuses on readying the orbiter for the return to Earth tomorrow at 10:44 a.m. Weather forecasts indicate pristine conditions across the southeastern U.S. tomorrow with clear skies and light winds. The first steps in changing Atlantis from a spaceship to an airplane are to test ...more... 18 October 2002 - Landing of STS-112. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: STS-112. STS-112 landed at 15:43 GMT. 18 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #22. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. After traveling more than 4.5 million miles, delivering the second segment of the International Space Station's main truss and three successful spacewalks to hook it up, Atlantis is scheduled to land at the Kennedy Space Center today. Atlantis has two landing opportunities at KSC. The first begins with the firing ...more... 23 October 2007 - STS-120. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-120, ISS EO-15, ISS EO-16, ISS EO-16-1, ISS EO-15-1. Main mission objectives were delivery of the Harmony module to the station, and external work to move the P6 truss to its final location and put the ISS into its full-power configuration for the first time. Discovery docked with the ISS at the Destiny module at 12:40 GMT on 25 October. The cargo of 17,390 kg was as follows:
23 October 2007 - STS-120 MCC Status Report #02. The Space Shuttle Discovery is headed to the International Space Station, carrying the Harmony module, destined to become the first expansion of the orbiting complex's living and working space since 2001. The addition of Harmony, a connector module also known as Node 2, will set the stage ...more... 23 October 2007 - STS-120 MCC Status Report #01. The Space Shuttle Discovery raced into space this morning with an on-time launch at 10:38 CDT. Onboard are seven crewmembers led by veteran astronaut Pam Melroy. Discovery's crew will join the International Space Station’s Expedition 16 crew Thursday morning. Melroy, Pilot George Zamka and Mission Specialists Stephanie Wilson, Doug Wheelock, ...more... 24 October 2007 - STS-120 MCC Status Report #04. The seven-member crew of STS-120 on board Space Shuttle Discovery is ready for tomorrow’s rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station, planned for 7:33 a.m. CDT. Commander Pam Melroy and her crewmates today completed a five-hour inspection of ...more... 24 October 2007 - STS-120 MCC Status Report #03. The astronauts on board Space Shuttle Discovery have begun their first full day in space on a two-week mission to set the stage for delivery of new laboratory modules from two more of the International Space Station’s partner agencies. The main payload on STS-120 is a connecting node, named Harmony. It will expand ...more... 25 October 2007 - STS-120 MCC Status Report #6. Two female commanders made space history today as they greeted one another with smiles and hugs in the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory after a flawless rendezvous and docking. Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson warmly welcomed the Space Shuttle Discovery ...more... 25 October 2007 - STS-120 MCC Status Report #5. A new crew member and a new module are only hours away from arriving at the International Space Station. Space Shuttle Discovery is due to dock to the station at 7:33 a.m. CDT to begin 10 days of docked operations. Today’s wakeup song at 12:39 a.m. CDT was “Dancing in the Moonlight” by King Harvest ...more... 27 October 2007 - STS-120 MCC Status Report #09. Today is the grand opening of the International Space Station’s newest module, a connecting node that will host new laboratory complexes from around the world. The day began with an Italian wakeup song at 12:39 a.m. “Bellissime Stelle” (Beautiful ...more... 27 October 2007 - STS-120 MCC Status Report #10. Astronauts at the International Space Station now have a little more room to float around in – 2,666 cubic feet more, to be exact. The hatch of Node 2 – or Harmony, as the module was named by school children – was ...more... 28 October 2007 - STS-120 MCC Status Report #12. Astronauts Scott Parazynski and Dan Tani successfully completed all major tasks during STS-120's second spacewalk, the 17th this year and the 94th dedicated to the International Space Station's assembly and maintenance. During the 6 hour and 33 minute spacewalk, Parazynski and Tani teamed to disconnect ...more... 29 October 2007 - STS-120 MCC Status Report #13. With two successful spacewalks completed in three days, the crews on Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station have some time to relax today while also completing a big handoff and getting prepared for another EVA on Tuesday. This morning’s wakeup music at 11:39 p.m., “One by One” by Wynton Marsalis, was ...more... 4 November 2007 - STS-120 MCC Status Report #26. Spacefarers aboard Discovery and the International Space Station congratulated one another on a successful docked mission, shared hugs and farewells and closed the hatches 210 miles above the Pacific Northwest at 2:03 p.m. CST. With Dan Tani now a member of the station’s Expedition 16 crew and Clay Anderson ...more... 5 November 2007 - STS-120 MCC Status Report #27. All systems are go for this morning’s undocking of space shuttle Discovery from the International Space Station, completing 11 days of joint docked operations that saw the successful delivery of a new pressurized module and the repair of a damaged solar array wing. The shuttle crew members got their wakeup call at 1:08 a.m. CST with “Roll Me Away” ...more... 6 November 2007 - STS-120 MCC Status Report #29. Landing preparations are the order of the day for the seven astronauts on space shuttle Discovery, who are planning to conclude a two-week mission with a Wednesday landing at the Kennedy Space Center. The crew’s 1:38 a.m. CST wakeup call was “Space Truckin’” by Deep Purple, played ...more... 7 November 2007 - STS-120 MCC Status Report #32. After 6.25 million miles and 15 days, space shuttle Discovery landed safely in Florida completing its 34th mission and circling the Earth 238 times. Under command of astronaut Pam Melroy, the shuttle touched down on runway 33 at ...more... 7 November 2007 - STS-120 MCC Status Report #31. The astronauts on space shuttle Discovery are only hours away from a landing in Florida that will conclude a successful 15-day mission that delivered a new module and repaired a damaged solar array on the International Space Station. This morning’s wakeup song, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” by Sherman and Sherman, was ...more... Bibliography and Further Reading
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