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Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)
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STS-124 Mission Debriefings -JAXA Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide Homecoming Event- (August 14, 2008)
JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and STS-124 Mission crew members participated in the STS-124 Mission Debriefings in Tokyo, Tsukuba and Nagoya, Japan.
Discovery returned! (June 15, 2008)
The space shuttle Discovery landed safely on the runway of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at 0:15 am today.
Flight Day 14 (June 14, 2008)
Today, seven astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery concentrated on the preparations for a landing on FD15
Flight Day 13 (June 13, 2008)
Today, the STS-124 Mission crewmembers took some off-duty time, the second and the last off-duty time on their 14-day mission. A NASA PAO event was held and all the crewmembers participated in that on-orbit media interview.
Flight Day 12 (June 12, 2008)
The space shuttle Discovery undocked from the ISS at 8:42 p.m. last night. Discovery and the STS-124 Mission crewmembers including Hoshide left the ISS completing the 10-day joint mission with the ISS crew. Discovery is now on the way back to the Earth.
Flight Day 11 (June 11, 2008)
Installation of the JEMRMS Backup Drive System (BDS) was completed at 10:39 p.m. last night. With that, all the Kibo-related tasks on the STS-124 mission were accomplished. At 5:42 a.m., the hatches between the ISS and Discovery were closed.
Flight Day 10 (June 10, 2008)
JEM Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS), the Kibo’s robotic arm, was fully deployed and finally translated into the stow position. After its final deployment, a series of the brake tests were conducted and it worked just as expected.
Flight Day 9 (June 9, 2008)
Today, the mission’s third and final Extravehicular Activity (EVA) was conducted and all the scheduled tasks plus some get-ahead tasks were accomplished. Inside the ISS, the crew outfitted the vestibule between the Kibo’s Experiment Logistics Module-Pressurized Section (ELM-PS) and Pressurized Module (PM) in preparation for the ingress to the ELM-PS scheduled tomorrow.
Flight Day 8 (June 8, 2008)
JEM Robotic Manipulator System (JEMRMS) was partly deployed after its Hold and Release Mechanism (HRM) was released, while the Heater Controller (HCTL) for the hatchway between the Kibo Pressurized Module (PM) and the Kibo Experiment Logistics Module-Pressurized Section (ELM-PS) was activated. Astronaut Hoshide participated in PAO events, including VIP call from Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan.
Flight Day 7 (June 7, 2008)
The Kibo Experiment Logistics Mogule-Pressurized Section (ELM-PS) was relocated to its permanent home at the top of Kibo Pressurized Module (PM) and JEM Robotic Manipulator System (JEMRMS) was activated, while outfitting of inside Kibo PM continued.
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