July 26, 2005 NASA: Explore. Discover. Understand. Vol. 10, No. 51

Discovery go for launch Expedition 11 crew readies Space today at 10:39 a.m. Station for Discovery’s arrival

V Shuttle Update: supplies, a new experiment rack and a for additional information. NASA gave the green replacement Control Moment Gyro- The School of Extended Graduate light for a launch attempt scope for the Station’s navigation Studies offers the M.S. degree in today for Space Shuttle system. They have been packing computer information systems, which Discovery on its Return to Flight equipment that will return home on does not require a GRE, thesis or mission STS-114. Launch is set for Discovery to free up much-needed comprehensive exam. 10:39 a.m. EDT and is being carried space inside the outpost. Last week Also offered are M.S. degrees in live on NASA TV. they began packing for the STS-121 computer science, software Senior NASA managers met mission of Atlantis that will follow. engineering, space systems and space Sunday at Kennedy Space Center for The post-Discovery spacewalk by systems management. Evening a traditional launch readiness Krikalev and Phillips will involve classes are held at the School of meeting. Discussions focused on retrieving materials-exposure Extended Graduate Studies located at recent problems related to a fuel experiments, installing a television KSC, Patrick Air Force Base and sensor inside the external fuel tank, camera for the European Space Palm Bay. Applications are being which prompted postponement of the Agency’s cargo-carrying Automated accepted for the fall semester, which Shuttle's launch July 13. Since then, Transfer Vehicle and relocating a runs Aug. 29 through Dec. 9 for the engineers have been working around cargo boom adapter. School of Extended Graduate Studies. the clock on troubleshooting the Phillips supported research last Contact Claire Maliszewski at sensor system issue. week by setting up a digital still [email protected] or call 784-2045. During the countdown, managers photo camera in the Destiny ♦ The Florida Tech “Spaceport” are monitoring for the recurrence of Laboratory’s window for the office at KSC has moved! It is now the problem. If any new sensor- continuing EarthKAM student located at “The Center for Space related issues occur, engineers will experiment. Education” in the Astronaut Memorial Foundation Building, stop the countdown to reassess the Q Education Opportunity — Room 2000. situation. Florida Tech's College of Business During their 12-day mission to offers the M.B.A. degree, the M.B.A Q Did You Know? Paramedics will the International Space Station, with concentration in acquisition and turn to a victim’s cell phone for clues Commander Eileen Collins and her contract management and M.B.A. to that person’s identity. You can six fellow astronauts will test new with concentration in accounting make their job much easier with a techniques and equipment designed track, and the M.S. degree in simple idea that they are trying to get to make Space Shuttles safer. They engineering management. everyone to adopt: ICE (In Case of also will deliver supplies and make Applications are being accepted for Emergency). If you add ICE to the repairs to the Space Station. the fall semester, which runs Aug. 22 contact list in your cell phone with V ISS Update: Expedition 11 through Dec. 17 for the College of the name and phone no. of your Commander Sergei Krikalev and Business located at Kennedy Space emergency contact, you can save a lot Flight Engineer John Phillips are Center and Patrick Air Force Base. of time and have your loved ones eagerly anticipating Discovery’s Contact Sharon Anderson called quickly. It only takes a few arrival this week with tons of [email protected] or call 453-2030 moments of your time to do.

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