HTV (the H-II Transfer Vehicle) arrived at the International Space Station and was berthed to the nadir port on the Harmony module. The ISS crew members grappled the HTV on September 17 at 19:47 UT using the Canadarm2, the Station\’s robotic arm. HTV-1 is scheduled to remain docked to the ISS until 1 November.
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Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven astronauts ended a 14-day journey with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Discovery touched down Friday, September 11, 2009, at 20:53 EDT (00:53 UTC).
Ares I is the crew launch vehicle that will be used to deliver the Orion spacecraft to LEO. Ares I is a two stage rocket, 94 m long and 5.5 m in diameter that can deliver a 25,000 kg payload to LEO. The first stage is a solid rocket booster that evolved from the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB). An additional fifth segment was added to the initial SRB design, which enables the rocket to produce more thrust and burn longer.
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The Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) launched at 1:01 p.m. EDT from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. The HTV does not have the capability to dock on its own to the ISS (as opposed to the European ATV), so the Canadarm2 robotic arm will be used to grab the transfer vehicle and berth it to the nadir side of the Node 2 module.
Spacewalkers were John Olivas and Christer Fuglesang. The STS-128 EVA #3 total time was seven hours and one minute. This was the final EVA of the STS-128 mission.
Spacewalkers were John Olivas and Christer Fuglesang. The STS-128 EVA #2 total time was six hours and thirty-nine minutes.
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