STS-129 Mission thread (Discovery) [Oct 2009?]

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MeteorWayne

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<p>The crew has been selected, it is on the schedule for October 2009, but of course all dates are written in pencil until the issue with STS-125 is fully integrated into the time line.</p><p>http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/sep/HQ_08250_STS129_Crew.html</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span class="bold">NASA Assigns Crew For Space Shuttle Discovery's Sts-129 Mission </span></p><p>WASHINGTON -- NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle Discovery's STS-129 mission. The flight will deliver two experiment racks to the International Space Station. <br /><br />Marine Col. Charlie Hobaugh will command the mission, which is targeted to launch in October 2009. Navy Capt. Barry Wilmore will serve as the pilot. Mission Specialists are Robert Satcher, Navy Capt. Michael Foreman, Marine Lt. Col. Randy Bresnik and Leland Melvin. Wilmore, Satcher and Bresnik will be making their first trips to space. <br /><br />The mission will return Canadian Space Agency astronaut and station crew member Robert Thirsk to Earth. This is slated to be the final space shuttle crew rotation flight to or from the space station. <br /><br />Discovery will deliver parts to the space station, including two spare gyroscopes. The mission will feature four spacewalks. <br />Hobaugh flew as the pilot on STS-104 in 2001 and STS-118 in 2007. He was born in Bar Harbor, Maine. Hobaugh earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy. He was selected as an astronaut in 1996. </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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<p>If the&nbsp; Shuttle manifest is not extended......In about 6 months all of the remaining&nbsp;Shuttle crews will be assigned. At that time I expect many astronauts will move on to other jobs or retire. </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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