Veteran space flier Navy Capt. Christopher J. Ferguson will command the STS-126 mission aboard Endeavour.
Veteran space flier Navy Capt. Christopher J. Ferguson will command the STS-126 mission aboard Endeavour.
Commander Mike Fincke leads the crew on the International Space Station.
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The STS-126 mission moved into high gear as Endeavour transferred to Pad A.
For years, STS-126 has been planned as the mission that will give the International Space Station the ability to support twice the crew currently living there.
"It's actually pretty exciting to see the space station close to its final configuration, so that it can be used in the way that it was originally intended."
"We're a part of the team, and we're really proud to be part of the team."
"When we get the Japanese laboratory up and attached during this mission at least for me I feel like the major modules are all now installed and the space station can really start to do what it was intended to do, to be this world class laboratory."
"Of course, JAXA and Japanese government has been involved in a planning and engineering development phase with space station for years. Now they become real true, integrated operators."
"The completion of STS-124 with the delivery of the Japanese laboratory really brings us very close to what we have dreamed about for the space station all along."
"I'm doing my fantasy job right now, my dream job. This is all I ever wanted to do and I'm really really fortunate to do that."
10.30.08 - NASA will host the inaugural Small Business Symposium and Awards Ceremony Nov. 17-18 in Washington
10.30.08 - NASA managers have announced that they will not meet a February 2009 launch date for the fifth and final shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
10.30.08 - NASA managers completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected the official launch date for the STS-126 mission.
10.30.08 - NASA and Korea signed a joint statement of intent identifying potential interest in cooperation in civil space and aeronautics activities.
These are copies of the flight plan timelines used by the crew onboard the International Space Station.
These are copies of the flight plan timelines used by the crew onboard the International Space Station.
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