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Image above: Space shuttle Discovery lifts off from Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Credit NASA TV Space shuttle Discovery lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at 7:43 p.m. EDT Sunday, beginning STS-119, the 28th shuttle flight to the International Space Station.
Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineers Yury Lonchakov and Sandy Magnus are getting ready for STS-119’s arrival, set for Tuesday.
Discovery and its crew will deliver to the station not only the final set of power-generating solar array wings, but also the newest Expedition 18 crew member.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata will replace Magnus.
For the latest news and information on the STS-119 mission, visit the main shuttle page. › Read more
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2009 International Space Station Calendar
As part of NASA's celebration of the 10th anniversary of the International Space Station, the agency is offering a special 2009 calendar to teachers, as well as the general public.
The calendar contains photographs taken from the space station and highlights historic NASA milestones and fun facts about the international construction project of unprecedented complexity that began in 1998.
› Download calendar (5.3 Mb PDF)
International Space Station Features
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Station Spacewalkers Install Experiments, Probe
Tuesday's spacewalk with Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov concluded at 5:11 p.m. EDT when the Pirs docking module airlock was closed. The spacewalk concluded ahead of schedule, lasting 4 hours and 49 minutes.
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Bug Busters
Space station research in understanding the increased virulence of some germs in microgravity could lead to new strategies for preventing and treating food poisoning.
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Progress Docks to Space Station
A new Progress cargo carrier docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station at 2:18 a.m. EST Friday with more than 2.4 tons of oxygen, air, propellant and other supplies and equipment aboard.
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Astronaut Sandra Magnus' Space Station Journals
Aboard the International Space Station, Flight Engineer Sandy Magnus shares her thoughts on living and working in space and puts her culinary skills to work to spice up traditional space food fare.
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Progress Launches to Space Station
A new Progress cargo carrier launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
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Earth vs. Space Match Resumes
Astronaut Greg Chamitoff is ready to resume the unique Earth vs. space chess match he started on orbit.
Interactive Features
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Help NASA Name Node 3
Help us to name another important addition to the station - Node 3 and its cupola!
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Interactive Space Station Reference Guide
Take a virtual tour of the orbital outpost.
See the Station in the Sky
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Station Sightings
Find out when the ISS is over your city, or track where it is right now.
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› Track Other Spacecraft →
Related Multimedia
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ReelNASA on YouTube
View more NASA video, crew wake-up calls and other behind-the-scenes videos on the ReelNASA YouTube channel.
› View the videos →
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ISS 10th Anniversary Video
On Nov. 20, 2008, the International Space Station marked 10 years of operation in space orbiting the Earth. NASA commemorated this milestone by making several videos showcasing the largest spacecraft built to date.
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Flame on with SPICE!
Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke works with the Smoke Point in Co-flow Experiment, or SPICE, which determines the point at which gas-jet flames begin to emit soot in microgravity.
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Station Commander Works With the Component Repair Experiment
Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke works with the Component Repair Experiment, which will help develop effective in-space repair strategies such as component-level repair of electronics for future space missions.
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Tour the International Space Station
Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke takes you on a guided tour of his home in orbit (open captioned).
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Assembly Sequence Imagery →
Exterior photos show the Station's growth as new components are added.
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What are the ISS Attitudes?
See how the International Space Station orients itself.
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