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Revision T, PCN-4 March 2010 SHUTTLE MISSIONS SUMMARY Page 214 -STS-128

LANDING SITE/ SSME-TL CREW LAUNCH SITE, RUNWAY, NOM-ABORT SRB MISSION HIGHLIGHTS (6+1 UP/6+1 DN) FLT LIFTOFF TIME, CROSSRANGE EMERG RSRM FSW WEIGHTS, (LAUNCH SCRUBS/DELAYS, NO. LANDING LANDING THROTTLE AND INC HA/HP / TAL WEATHER, ASCENT I-LOADS, TITLE, NAMES SITES, TIMES PROFILE ET EXPERIMENTS FIRSTS, SIGNIFICANT ANOMALIES, ETC.) & EVA'S ABORT TIMES FLT DURATION, ENG. S.N. WINDS Revision T, PCN-4 March 2010 MISSIONS SUMMARY Page 214 -STS-128 STS- OV-103 CDR: KSC 39A EDW22 CONC 104/104/ BI-139 Brief Mission Summary: The STS-128 ( 37) Rick Sturckow 241:03:59:37Z EDW 54 CONC 109% 51. DIRECT OI- CARGO: (30th mission to ISS) main objective was 128 6 INSERTIO 34 40605LBS DISCOVE (Flt 4 - STS-88,STS- 11:59:37 PM 35 RSRM (30 N (1) to deliver science and environmental (17A) RY 105 EDT (P) 255:00:53:20Z PREDICTED: 107 ) racks to dramatically enhance the STS-117) 11:59:37 PM 7:53:20 PM 100/104.5/1 POST OMS- PAYLOAD scientific capability of the ISS. These SEQ P802/R247/V173/M21 EDT (A) CDT 04.5/ ET-132 2 CHARGEABLE: racks were carried in the Leonardo MPLM. 127.5x84.4 33056 LBS FLT # OMS PODS 5 Friday (27) FRIDAY (16) 72/104.5 NM Included in the cargo was the highly 128 LPO1 -40 08/28/09 (9) 09/11/09 (12 ) SLWT publicized Combined Operational Load RPO3-38 PLT ACTUAL: 36 DEORBIT: DEPLOYED: Bearing External Resistance Treadmill KSC-128 FRC3-37 Kevin Ford LAUNCH DEORBIT 100/104.5/1 HA 192.1 30572 LBS (COLBERT) named after TV comedian NM P803/R345/M259 WINDOW: BURN: 00// HP 22.5 Stephen Colbert. Three EVA’s were PAD 39A 9M 36S (Total) 254:23:47:37Z 72/104.5 NM NON- conducted and included replacement of (51) MS 1 4M 48S XRANGE: ET DEPLOYED: the massive amonia tank used by the ISS Patrick Forrester (Preferred) 374.6NM 1 = 2052 IMPACT ENTRY 2331 LBS Thermal Control System. VELOCITY: (Flt 3 - STS-105, STS- (8) 1:14:26 25863 MLP-2 117) EOM PLS: KSC ORBIT DIR: A/L 2 = 2051 MET FPS MIDDECK: KSC W/D P804/R269/V186/M23 TAL: MRN (42) (9) 153 LBS OPF: 117+ 2H 30th 5 TAL WX: 3 = 2047 LAT: ENTRY VAB: 9 + 0C SHUTTLE FMI.(NO AIM PT: (13) 35.875 RANGE: SHUTTLE PAD A: 25 + 0C 4399.1 ACCUMULATE FLIGHT MS 2 GO) Nominal S NM Total Work Days = 151 (OPF processing occurred TO ISS Jose Hernandez ZZA (NO M 3 EOM: D over a total time period of 119 days.) P805/R346/M300 GO) MLGTD: 1515 WEIGHT: LONG: WEIGHTS: FT 222200 LBS 157.76 DEPLOYED: POSTPONEMENTS: MS 3 SELECTED: 255:00: X CG: 1 W 1579270 LBS - Added STS-128 to FDRD - launch date of Danny Olivas RTLS: KSC33 53:20Z 1088.4 IN 07/30/09 on 06/23/08. (Flt 2-STS-117) N/N VEL: 220 KGS NON- - Ppd. to 08/06/09 on 12/10/08. Interim P806/R309/V207 TAL: MRN20 199 LANDING: DEPLOYED: manifest while HST final placement is /M267 N/N KEAS WEIGHT: 1623992 LBS considered. AOA: NOR 17 HDOT: -4.3 222271 - Ppd to 08/07/09 on 06/08/09. Slip due to MA CARGO direction. MS 4 N/SFD S B FPS LBS ST TOTAL: - Ppd. to 08/18/09 on 06/30/09. Slip due to STS- 1 DAY PLS : X CG: 4131080 LBS 127 GUCP delays. (Flt 2 - STS-116) EDW 22L N/SFD TD NORM 195: 1090 IN - Ppd. to 08/25/09 on 08/20/09. Sliped to P807/R304/V208/M26 1753 TDEL: PERFORMANC support KSC processing. 4 FT 0.000 (P) E -0.078 (A) DRAG CHUTE MARGINS LAUNCH SCRUBS: MS 5 UP Stay ISS DEPLOY: 155 STS128-S-011 (28 Aug. 2009) ---Viewed (LBS): - 08/25/09 weather did not cooperate, systems EXP20/FLT ENG NAV: KEAS from the Banana River Viewing Site, FPR: 2908 looked good. Setting up for the next Nicole Stott 752.76 (P) 255:00 Space Shuttle heads toward Earth orbit FUEL BIAS: , window open at 12:05am CDT P808/R347/F47 738.70 (A) :53:32Z and rendezvous with ISS. Night launch 1059 tomorrow with the in-plane time at 12:10am. #33. FINAL TDDP: Weather Scrub. MS 5 DN EXP 20 SRB STG: NLGTD: 4854 1707 - 08/25/09 the 2nd launch attempt was FLT ENG 2:02.2 (P) FT RECON: 2077 scrubbed officially at 4:52 p.m. CDT (5:52 Tim Kopra 2:02.6 (A) 255:00 Eastern) by Launch Director Pete Nickolenko Up on STS-127 stay :53:29Z PAYLOADS: due to stuck “fill & drain valve during ET ISS) PERF: NOMINAL VEL: 185 KGS PLB: loading. Based on the results of a technical P809/R344/M298 161 ISS-17A review of the MPS Fill & Drain Valve 2 ENG TAL KEAS (MPLM,LMC), data, a 48 hour scrub turnaround was initiated. (MRN): HDOT: -6.3 MISSE 6, Technical scrub. 2:38 (P) 2:41 FPS TRIDAR - 08/27/09 Official no go for launch today. (A) AR&D Launch postponed to allow engineers additional BRK INIT: 113 SENSOR,DTO- time to develop flight rationale based on testing Continued… NEG MRN (2@ KGS 701A of F&D valve. Moses, “Will try tomorrow night 104): if we get there.” Next opportunity is Friday at 3:52 (P) DRAG CHUTE 10:59 pm CDT (11:59 Eastern). 3:53(A) JETTISON: Continued… -08/28/09 MMT Summary at 12:55 PM: 54 Reviewed LH2 valve (PV12) and agreed to plan PTA (U/S 157 KGS for tonight’s launch attempt. MMT is go to FPS): 255:00:54:0 proceed for launch. Revision T, PCN-4 March 2010 SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS SUMMARY Page 214 -STS-128 Revision T, PCN-4 March 2010 SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS SUMMARY Page 215 - STS-128 LANDING SITE/ SSME-TL CREW LAUNCH SITE, RUNWAY, NOM-ABORT SRB ORBIT PAYLOAD MISSION HIGHLIGHTS (6+1 UP/6+1 DN) FLT ORBITER LIFTOFF TIME, CROSSRANGE EMERG RSRM FSW WEIGHTS, (LAUNCH SCRUBS/DELAYS, NO. LANDING LANDING THROTTLE AND INC HA/HP PAYLOADS/ TAL WEATHER, ASCENT I-LOADS, TITLE, NAMES SITES, TIMES PROFILE ET EXPERIMENTS FIRSTS, SIGNIFICANT ANOMALIES, ETC.) & EVA'S ABORT TIMES FLT DURATION, ENG. S.N. WINDS Revision T, PCN-4 March 2010 SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS SUMMARY Page 215 - STS-128 STS- Continued… Continued… STS-128: Weather scrubs 128 SPECIAL EDUCATOR launch. : Total launch window was (17A) “Buzz” Lightyear Xenon lights over Launch 9M 36S with window open at 241:03:54:49Z (DN/EXP 20, see and close at 241:04:04:25Z. Preferred Launch below) Pad 39A compete with the Continue lightning strike. Time was 241:03:59:37Z (In-Plane Time) for a d… launch window of 4M 48S.

At FRR News Conf: LAUNCH DELAYS: News 13 Flordia: - None. Launch occurred on time at “Buzz Lightyear 241:03:59:37Z, 11:59:37 PM EDT, Friday, doing okay?” August 28, 2009. The Meteorology Suffredini: “There Group (SMG) gave a ”Go” for weather. are big plans for him. He’s been TAL WEATHER: SMG Forecast: A frontal stowed, so I didn’t system is approaching Istres and a upper level talk to him.” shortwave is dropping into northern Spain and southern France. Result in very windy conditions at Istres and breezy conditions at Zaragozal. Istres winds will be violating flight rule limits while will be very near the headwind limit. Moron weather is looking very favorable with clear skies and relatively light winds.

PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS: Include the standard set plus: 1) PE Operational High Q - SUM/AUG, 2) OMS Assist, 3) a 52 SS EVA 142 nautical mile MECO, and 4) Del Psi Continued… Continued… DOCKED QUEST EVA Water Tower 60 <---- FLIGHT DURATION CHANGES: SE TAL (FMI MIDDECK: EMU/TETHERED EVA - Thursday, Sep 10, 2009, first deorbit 104): ISS-17A,MAUI, 135 opportunity waved off for violations of showers 6:05(P) SEITE,SIMPLEX SCHEDULED EVA 133 within 30nm & crosswind violations at 17 kts. 6:08(A) DURATION 6:35 Second opportunity also waved off; showers, 5 CRYO TANK instability, broken cloud deck and crosswind SS EVA 143 PTM (U/S 181 SETS violation. Flight extended for EOM +1 day to DOCKED QUEST EVA FPS): ODS, SRMS Friday, 4 opportunities available. First & 61 6:09(P) (85), second opportunities at KSC were again waved EMU/TETHERED EVA 6:16(A) OBSS,SSPTS off due to weather. EDW had no violations and 136 low winds, first opportunity shows winds 230 SCHEDULED EVA 134 SE PRESS 104 8p12 kts. GO for EDW given. Landed on EDW DURATION 6:39 6:57(P) Runway 22 at 255:00:53:20Z, Friday, Sep 11, 6:58 (A) Google Earth Plots of StrikeNet and CGLSS Coordinates. 2009. SS EVA 144 From: Aug 15, 2009 Daily PRCB, John DOCKED QUEST EVA MECO CMD: FIRSTS: 62 8:24.0(P) RSRM Improved Resiliency O-rings, Nozzle-to- EMU/TETHERED EVA 8:24.7 (A) Case Joint. Fly with higher margins. 137 VI: RSRM Inactive Stiffener Stub Removal - SCHEDULED EVA 135 25819(P) Eliminated four debris liberation/debris impact DURATIO N 7:01 25820(A) causes

Continued… Continued… NIGHT LAUNCH: #33 Continued… Revision T, PCN-4 March 2010 SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS SUMMARY Page 216 - STS-128 LANDING SITE/ SSME-TL CREW LAUNCH SITE, RUNWAY, NOM- SRB ORBIT PAYLOAD WEIGHTS, MISSION HIGHLIGHTS (6+1 UP/6+1 DN) FLT ORBITE LIFTOFF TIME, CROSSRANGE ABORT RSRM FSW (LAUNCH SCRUBS/DELAYS, R EMERG NO. LANDING SITES, LANDING THROTTLE AND INC HA/H PAYLOADS/ TAL WEATHER, ASCENT I-LOADS, TITLE, NAMES ABORT TIMES TIMES PROFILE ET P EXPERIMENTS FIRSTS, SIGNIFICANT ANOMALIES, ETC.) & EVA'S FLT ENG. S.N. DURATION, WINDS Revision T, PCN-4 March 2010 SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS SUMMARY Page 216 - STS-128 STS- Continued… Continued… Continued… Continued… 128 RENDEZVOUS: #75 Rendezvous and dock MCC WHITE FLIGHT OMS-2: ROLLOUT: with ISS. (17A) FCR (58) 39:00 (P) 11594 FT 39:00(A) 1:13 M:S EVENTS: 95.1(P) Continu FLIGHT DIRECTORS: WINDS: - FD1: OMS2 ignition at 241:04:38:36.9Z ed… 94.5(A) FPS SHUTTLE: -6.5T KT resulted in a 127.5 by 84.4 NM orbit. A/E- Richard Jones -2.5L - FD2: RCC inspection found no areas of LD/O1- Tony Ceccacci KTS concern O2- OFFICIAL: - T1 maneuver at 242:22:26:17Z resulted in a Planning- Gary 09007P08KT 193.2 by181.6 NM orbit Horlacher (X4P4 T6P7) MOD – John Mccullough - FD3: R-Bar Pitch Maneuver was performed. Team 4- Mike Sarafin No issues. DENS ALT: - Docking Contact occurred at 243:00:53:56Z 5489 - Hard Dock, hooks closed, occurred at ISS FT 243:01::07:23Z O1 - Ron Spencer - ISS Hatch opened at (9:32 PM CDT, Aug 30, FLT LD/O2 – Heather Rarick 2009) welcomed by ISS crew. DURATION: - IELK Seat Liner Transfer at (10:50 PM CDT, O3 – Royce Renfro 13:20:53: Construction and maintenance continued on the ISS. Aug 30). At that time Tim Kopra became a Team 4 - Derek 43 member of STS-128 and Nicole Stott joined ISS Hassmann S/T: ABOVE: S128-E-007229 (1 Sept. 2009) --- Nicole Stott/EXP 20 EXP 20. FE, during EVA 1with Danny Olivas/MS3 (out of frame). 1225:22:25: - MMT FD3 reported VRCS jet F5R experienced Activities included removal of an empty tank from ISS CAPCOMS: 27 a jet fail leak at 00/4:37 MET. ISS to perform all truss . & maneuvers during the SHUTTLE OV-103: BELOW: S128-E-007720 (5 Sept. 2009) --- Olivas/MS3 (left) & docked mission. A/E – 332:00:33: Christer Fuglesang//ESA/MS4, participate in EVA3 activites. - MMT FD5 concured that no Focused Inspection - Chris Ferguson 34: (Wx) of Orbiter was required. - FD5: “Leonardo” MPLM transfered to ISS, Zero-G LD/O1 - Chris Ferguson DISTANCE: - Tony Antonelli stowage rack transfered to “Harmony” node & COLBERT 5,702,716 treadmill transferred. O2 - Stan Love sm Planning - Shannon - EVA 1: Olivas & Stott successfully completed: Prep of P1 truss Ammonia Tank Assembly (ATA) Lucid TOTAL Team 4 - N/A for removal, EuTEF & MISSE experiment SHUTTLE removal from Columbus module. EVA1 duration DISTANCE: 6:35. ISS 503,104,93 - FD7: EVA2: Olivas & Fuglesang: EVA was O1 - Chris Zajac 4 sm about 51 min late due to Olivas’ comm. cap LD/O2- Hanley chin strap came undone while in pre-breathe. O3 – Mike Jensen The ATA task was completed early & 3 get Team 4 – N/A ahead tasks were completed: CLA cover installation, APFR 4 tool stanchion relocation, & CLPA cover installation. EVA2 duration 6:39. - FD9: EVA3: Olivas & Fuglesang: Activities included: Deploy S3 Truss Payload Attach System, Rate Gyro Assembly 2 R&R, S0 Truss Remote Power Control Unit R&R, Global Positioning System 4 installation, “Tranquility” Node 3 cable routing (full), & Oxygen Generator Assembly water filter R&R. A lense became mechanically detached from Fuglesang’s helmet at the end of the EVA. Without intact helmet lights he headed to the A/L before sunset . His PET was 6:22. Olivas performed cleanup. EVA3 duration (PET) 7:01.

Continued… Revision T, PCN-4 March 2010 SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS SUMMARY Page 216 - STS-128 Revision T, PCN-4 March 2010 SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS SUMMARY Page 217 - STS-128

LANDING SITE/ SSME-TL CREW LAUNCH SITE, RUNWAY, NOM-ABORT SRB ORBIT PAYLOAD MISSION HIGHLIGHTS (6+1 UP/6+1 DN) FLT ORBITER LIFTOFF TIME, CROSSRANGE EMERG RSRM FSW WEIGHTS, (LAUNCH SCRUBS/DELAYS, NO. LANDING LANDING THROTTLE AND INC HA/HP PAYLOADS/ TAL WEATHER, ASCENT I-LOADS, TITLE, NAMES SITES, TIMES PROFILE ET EXPERIMENTS FIRSTS, SIGNIFICANT ANOMALIES, ETC.) & EVA'S ABORT TIMES FLT DURATION, ENG. S.N. WINDS Revision T, PCN-4 March 2010 SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS SUMMARY Page 217 - STS-128 STS- Continued… 128 S128-E-009998 (8 Sept. 2009) --- Backdropped by -Transfers: (17A) Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, ISS as 18,548 Lbs of hardware transferred to ISS seen from Discovery as the two begin 1,705 Lbs“New” ATA ( with 600 lbs of Continu ammonia) to ISS ed… 1,295 “Old” ATA to Discovery 5,223 Lbs hardware returned to Discovery 1,705 Lbs of middeck items transferred to ISS 861 Lbs of middeck items returned from ISS to Discovery 1,243 Lbs of water transferred to ISS 710,966 Mass in space of the ISS ( lbs) 84 Percentage complete of ISS assembly - FD12: Undocked at 251:19:26:22Z - During Entry comm blackout occurred at 255:00:38:39Z - 255:00:39:02Z due to effect. - FD15: Deorbit burn on orbit 219 for EDW landing.

SIGNIFICANT ANOMALIES: STS128-S-047 (11 Sept. 2009) --- Shuttle Orbiter: Discovery's main touchdown at EAFB. - EV2 UNACCEPTABLE COMM DURING EVA 2. - F5R Indicates Leak In Flight Landing was diverted from KSC due to marginal - APU 3 EGT 2 R&R - Vernier Thruster F5R Indicates Leak In Flight KSC: - HANDLES ON BULK HEAD PLATES ARE LIBERATING - STS-128 Post Launch Debris SRB: - DEBRIS OBSERVED NEAR HOLD DOWN POST ISS020-E-038322 --- STS-128 & Exp 20 crew in- (HDP-4) DURING ASCENT. - RH MAIN CHUTE CANOPY DAMAGED WITH A flight portrait on ISS. STS-128 red-clad VERTICAL TEAR EXTENDING FROM THE TOP crewmembers are: front row, from left, Sturckow, VENT BAND TO THE CANOPY BOTTOM SKIRT Hernandez, & Forrester; middle row in red, Ford, BAND DURING STS-128 ON BI-139 Olivas, & Fuglesang (ESA). EXP 20 crew (in blue) RSRM: None. SSME: None. are: bottom left, Kopra, who joined ISS crew in July, ET: now scheduled to return to Earth with STS-128. - STS-128/ET-132 REVIEW SHOWED FOAM LOSS Clockwise fashion from him are: Stott, Robert BETWEEN +Y JACKPAD/-Y BIPOD CLOSEOUTS AT Thirsk/CSA, Roman Romanenko/RSA, Frank De LH2/IT FLANGE MOD: None. Winne/ESA, Gennady Padalka/RSA, and Michael Integration: Barratt. - LH2 PV-12 Inboard Fill and Drain valve did not indicate closed when commanded - Debris Observed Near RH SRB Aft Skirt HDP #4 Foot - LH2 PV-12 Inboard Fill and Drain valve did not indicate closed when commanded