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SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE: Johnson was pilot of STS-134 Endeavour (ISS assembly flight ULF6) (May 16 to June 1, 2011), the penultimate mission of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. The mission marked the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour. During the 16-day mission, Endeavour delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) and spare parts, including two S-band communications antennas, a high-pressure gas tank and additional spare parts for the Dextre robot. This was the 36th shuttle mission to the International Space Station. During this mission, Johnson was the lead robotic arm operator for both the space shuttle and ISS robotic arms; his duties included installation of the AMS and the Orbiter Boom Sensor System on the ISS, completing ISS assembly. The STS-134 mission included four spacewalks and was completed in 15 days, 17 hours, 38 minutes and 23 seconds, traveling 6510221 miles in 248 Earth orbits. More information: NASA: www.nasa.gov Gregory H. Johnson: www11.jsc.nasa.gov Webcast and video production: www.informatik.kit.edu

SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6) (May 16 to June 1, 2011) was the penultimate mission of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. The mission marked the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour. This flight delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier to the International Space Station. The STS-134 mission included four spacewalks and was completed in 15 days, 17 hours, 38 minutes and 23 seconds, traveling 6510221 miles in 248 Earth orbits, touching down at Kennedy Space Center at 1:34:51 am on June 1, 2011. More information: Anstronaut Andrew J. Feustel: www.jsc.nasa.gov NASA: www.nasa.gov Webcast- and video production: www.informatik.kit.edu

After completing three historic spacewalks during a space mission in August, Canadian astronaut Dr. Dave Williams touched down in Hamilton yesterday to talk about his “out-of-this world experience” to McMaster faculty and students. Williams returned both McMaster University and McMaster Centre for Minimal Access Surgery (CMAS) patches that accompanied him during the space mission to University President Peter George and Dr. Mehran Anvari, Johnson & Johnson Chair in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Surgical Innovation, and director of CMAS.

Indian-American Astronaut Ms. Sunita Williams was felicitated at a function held by Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) at Ahmedabad. She set the record for the longest stay by a woman in space (195 days) and also created another milestone by creating a world record for females with four spacewalks totaling 29 hours and 17 minutes. This video was taken with Canon A620 from a distance.Please give positive comments. Maruata Fanai

Date- 3rd July 09 Source- www.esa.int ‘The Swedish physicist Christer Fuglesang, a member of the European Astronaut Corps, is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on the STS-128 mission. During this two week mission, Christer will carry out experiments and make two spacewalks outside the Station performing maintenance and construction tasks and overseeing the operations of Leonardo, the European-built Multi Purpose Logistics Module, that will bring scientific hardware and experiments to the ISS. This video introduces Christer, outlines his mission, and takes a look at his training at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.’

The astronaut who lost her tool bag on a spacewalk admitted that she made a mistake by not checking to see if the sack was tied down, and said she’s still smarting over the whole thing. Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper said in an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press it was “very disheartening” to lose her bag full of tools. She was trying to clean up grease that had oozed out of a grease gun in the backpack-size bag, when the tote and everything in it floated away Tuesday. The bag was one of the largest items ever lost by a spacewalking astronaut. NASA put the price tag of the tool bag at $100000. For a split second, she thought she might be able to grab it and she tried to judge how far away it was. Just as quickly, “I thought, no, that would probably just make things worse and the best thing to do would be to just let it go.” “There’s still the psychological thing of knowing that we made a mistake and having to live through that,” she said. “During the spacewalk … it was easy to put it aside because I knew that we still had five hours of spacewalk work to do and the work needed to get done and you can’t dwell on a mistake. It was hardest coming back in and having to face everybody else.” FIND MORE STORIES IN: Endeavour | Stephen Bowen | Ginger Kerrick | Shane Kimbrough | Heide She noted there were three more spacewalks and promised not to let the mistake happen again. “You’re not going to see us lose another bag. We’re going to double- and triple-check everything …

Another lecture in IHMC’s award winning lecture series. www.ihmc.us Three-time space-walker Tom Jones joined the NASA astronaut corps in 1990, and his four shuttle flights put him at the center of cutting-edge orbital research and the planning and building of the Space Station. His crew flew the longest shuttle mission ever, aboard orbiter Columbia, and he describes its tragic demise in 2003 with special poignancy. Jones takes his audience on an inside-the-spacesuit voyage into the cosmos, beginning with the pressure cooker of astronaut training, through the rush of an astronauts first launch, the thrill of spacewalks 200 miles above a luminous Earth, to possible future landings on the dusty surfaces of the asteroids, Moon, and Mars. In his Sky Walking talk, Jones discusses in clear terms the most advanced technology of our time, but at the core of this talk are the people the astronauts and their families — who ride those fragile ships into space. Tom Jones is a veteran astronaut with a critical eye on our uncertain future in space where will we go, what will we do there, and most important, do we still have the will to be leaders on the final frontier? Thomas D. Jones, PhD is a veteran NASA astronaut, scientist, speaker, author, and consultant. He holds a doctorate in planetary sciences, and in more than eleven years with NASA, flew on four space shuttle missions to Earth orbit. In 2001, Dr. Jones led three spacewalks to install the centerpiece of the International …

NASA astronauts and educators Joseph Acaba and Richard Arnold, crewmembers of the next space shuttle mission have special messages for teachers and students. The message from Acaba and Arnold, both former middle and high school science teachers, urge students and educators to take advantage of teaching materials on NASA’s website as a compliment to their mission. The 14 day STS-119 shuttle mission will install a final set of solar arrays on the International Space Station and will include four spacewalks. Acaba will conduct two spacewalks, and Arnold will conduct three. The educational materials focus on NASA’s spacesuits. For more information, visit: www.nasa.gov/education/spacesuits

NASA astronauts and educators Joseph Acaba and Richard Arnold, crewmembers of the next space shuttle mission have special messages for teachers and students. The message from Acaba and Arnold, both former middle and high school science teachers, urge students and educators to take advantage of teaching materials on NASA’s website as a compliment to their mission. The 14 day STS-119 shuttle mission will install a final set of solar arrays on the International Space Station and will include four spacewalks. Acaba will conduct two spacewalks, and Arnold will conduct three. The educational materials focus on NASA’s spacesuits. For more information, visit: www.nasa.gov/education/spacesuits

NASA astronauts and educators Joseph Acaba and Richard Arnold, crewmembers of the next space shuttle mission have special messages for teachers and students. The message from Acaba and Arnold, both former middle and high school science teachers, urge students and educators to take advantage of teaching materials on NASA’s website as a compliment to their mission. The 14 day STS-119 shuttle mission will install a final set of solar arrays on the International Space Station and will include four spacewalks. Acaba will conduct two spacewalks, and Arnold will conduct three. The educational materials focus on NASA’s spacesuits. For more information, visit: www.nasa.gov/education/spacesuits