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STS-126 to Launch to Space Station Nov. 14

Commander Chris Ferguson and the Endeavour crew will equip the outpost for expanded future crews.

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Expedition 18

Commander Mike Fincke leads the crew on the International Space Station.

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Latest Features

Station Prepares for Expanding Crew

Just in time for its 10th anniversary, the space station will get an out-of-this-world home makeover.
Contemplating Training

"After nearly three and a half years the launch date is finally only a few weeks away."
Message 3

"We've been doing a lot of work to move equipment, supplies, and trash around for the past few weeks."
Fincke and Chamitoff Vote From Space

The two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station joined millions of Americans Monday in casting their ballots before Election Day.
Message 4

"We flew across the rest of Europe in a few minutes and I was just overwhelmed with the beauty of our civilization as it was, splattered across the dark landscape."
Message 5

"It's very late on a Saturday night, and I was just hanging out by one of the large Japanese windows to watch the sunrise before going to bed."
Endeavour Rolls Around

The STS-126 mission moved into high gear as Endeavour transferred to Pad A.
Crew Expansion Prep, SARJ Repair Focus of STS-126

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.

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Latest News Releases

Apollo 8 Crew Remembers Historic Mission Live On NASA TV

11.07.08 - Almost 40 years after NASA executed the bold decision to send the first human flight of the gigantic Saturn V rocket to the moon, the crew of Apollo 8 will reunite.
First Rocket Parts Of NASA's New Launch System Arrive In Florida

11.04.08 - The first major flight hardware of the Ares I-X rocket has arrived in Florida.
NASA TV to Air New Space Station Crew Message About Voting

11.03.08 - The two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station joined millions of Americans Monday in casting their ballots before Election Day.
Lead STS-126 Station Flight Director Available for Live TV Interviews

11.03.08 - NASA flight director Ginger Kerrick, who will lead Mission Control for the upcoming space shuttle mission, will be available for satellite interviews from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. CDT, Monday, Nov. 10.

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Media Resources

STS-126 Animations

11.03.08
International Space Station Timelines (November 2008)

These are copies of the flight plan timelines used by the crew onboard the International Space Station.