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NASA News Briefs and Releases BBSNews 2006 Compiled by Kandy Ringer |
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| The STS-121 crew members gather for an in-flight crew photo in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. From the left (bottom) are astronauts Stephanie Wilson, mission specialist; Steven Lindsey, commander; and Lisa Nowak, mission specialist. From the left (top) are astronauts Piers Sellers, Michael Fossum, both mission specialists; and Mark Kelly, pilot.
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NASA via BBSNews - 2006-07-13 -- After a busy eight days in orbit, the STS-121 crew is enjoying a much needed day of light duty aboard Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station. Today’s activities include several events with media.
STS-121 Mission Specialists Lisa Nowak and Mike Fossum are scheduled to talk to reporters with MSNBC and FOX News Live at 1:23 p.m. EDT. Also, Fossum is slated to receive a call from Texas Gov. Rick Perry at 12:58 p.m. EDT. Both events will air on NASA TV.
The STS-121 and Expedition 13 crews have transferred several tons of cargo to and from Discovery, the station and the Leonardo multi-purpose logistics module. The STS-121 crew has conducted three spacewalks to perform maintenance on the station and to test on-orbit heat shield repair techniques.
The Leonardo module will be returned to return to Discovery’s payload bay Friday. Discovery is scheduled to leave the station Saturday and return to Earth on Monday.