Chipstone306
New member
Crew Continues Preparing for Discovery; Unloading Progress 29
Image above: Flight Engineer Garrett Reisman works with spacesuits aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA TV
On Tuesday, the Expedition 17 crew members aboard the International Space Station continued their preparations for the arrival of space shuttle Discovery during the STS-124 mission scheduled to launch May 31 at 5:02 p.m. EDT.
Flight Engineer Garrett Reisman spent time configuring spacesuits and other tools that will be used during the planned spacewalks of the upcoming mission.
Reisman also conducted refresher training with Commander Sergei Volkov on the Canadarm2 robotic arm in advance of Discovery's arrival.
During STS-124, Discovery will deliver Kibo -- the Japanese Experiment Module-Pressurized Module -- and its robotic arm system to the orbiting complex.
+ Read more about the STS-124 mission
The crew also continued unloading supplies from the Progress 29 cargo ship. The new Progress cargo carrier docked to the Earth-facing port of the station's Zarya module at 5:39 p.m. Friday with more than 2.3 tons of fuel, oxygen, air, water, propellant and other supplies and equipment aboard.
On Tuesday, the Expedition 17 crew members aboard the International Space Station continued their preparations for the arrival of space shuttle Discovery during the STS-124 mission scheduled to launch May 31 at 5:02 p.m. EDT.
Flight Engineer Garrett Reisman spent time configuring spacesuits and other tools that will be used during the planned spacewalks of the upcoming mission.
Reisman also conducted refresher training with Commander Sergei Volkov on the Canadarm2 robotic arm in advance of Discovery's arrival.
During STS-124, Discovery will deliver Kibo -- the Japanese Experiment Module-Pressurized Module -- and its robotic arm system to the orbiting complex.
+ Read more about the STS-124 mission
The crew also continued unloading supplies from the Progress 29 cargo ship. The new Progress cargo carrier docked to the Earth-facing port of the station's Zarya module at 5:39 p.m. Friday with more than 2.3 tons of fuel, oxygen, air, water, propellant and other supplies and equipment aboard.