NASA - STS-133 Mission patch.
Sun, 06 Mar 2011
Discovery astronauts are in the second of two docked days added to their stay at the International Space Station. They’re giving their station crew colleagues a leg up on outfitting and unloading cargo from the new PMM, Leonardo.
Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe, and Mission Specialists Alvin Drew, Steve Bowen and Nicole Stott and station Flight Engineer Cady Coleman spent most of their day in the new module. The movement of material from Leonardo to the station was virtually complete.
Image above: The STS-133 and Expedition 26 crew members participate in a farewell ceremony. Image credit: NASA TV.
In addition to unpacking and working on Leonardo’s interior, they moved packing material into the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle for destruction on its re-entry after undocking later this month.
Station Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli and Mission Specialist Michael Barratt worked on the Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly in the Destiny laboratory, bypassing a failed heater circuit. It was up and running.
Anchored to a Canadarm2 mobile foot restraint, NASA astronaut Steve Bowen participates in the STS-133 mission's second spacewalk
Station Commander Scott Kelly worked to install a new filter on an Oxygen Generation Assembly. That job was almost complete.
“All in all, it was a great day in orbit,” said Royce Renfrew, lead station flight director.
Hatches Closed Between Discovery and Station
At 4:11 p.m. EST, hatches were closed between space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station. The hatches between the two spacecraft were opened at 4:16 p.m. on February 26 and remained open for joint crew operations for a total of 7 days, 23 hours, and 55 minutes.
Prior to hatch closure, the shuttle and station crews exchanged farewells. Discovery Commander Steve Lindsey thanked station Commander Scott Kelly for the hospitality. Kelly responded, “It was a very successful time onboard. We enjoyed having you as guests, we’re going to miss you, and we’re going to miss space shuttle Discovery. Discovery been a great ship and has really supported ISS more than any other shuttle and we wish her fair winds and following seas. Thank you.”
STS-133 Daily Mission Recap - Flight Day 10
Discovery’s six crew members will awaken to a special song with a surprise twist at 3:23 a.m. Monday, “Theme from Star Trek” by Alexander Courage. It was the runner-up in the wakeup song contest - https://songcontest.nasa.gov/.
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