Excelsior Space Mission 2006 : Mission Updates

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Mission Updates

Author:		Mission Control
Posted:		1/10/2006; 8:07:55 AM
Topic:		Mission Updates
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9:25pm
This is the last time you will hear from me until the shuttle is back home. everyone is in there suits and ready for landing i can't wait any longer because I really want to see my friends.

8:51pm
Excelsior is on thier 8th and final orbit. The crew has started experiment #9 (sense of hearing). Our astronauts will be giving their final medical reading.

7:57pm
They are over 6 and a half orbits and on top of central Asia they are on experiment #7. We are excited because we only have 2 hours left we can' t wait for our friends to come back

7:09pm
The shuttle is on it's 6th orbit. The crew is still eating. There are only 3 hours left we may not be ready but I'm sure we well do fine.

6:37pm
Excelsior has discovered another spider.they have done 5 orbits we had another problem if you can belive it. the power outlet went wacko but once again the crew has fixed it.

5:41 PM
Mission Control is eating dinner. There is always small crew in contact with the shuttle.

5:11pm
Almost 5 orbits and 7 hours we are preparing for dinner the nordic track broke again but this time they can still use it.

4:23PM-Back on track

The Nordic Track is broken. What will the team do? We drew a diagram to help to them fix it. Did it help?

dia1:

The crew has fixed the Nordic Track! They say it was kind of hard, but it was interesting. The Nordic is ready to be used thanks to the smart minds of the crew.

4:08PM-Jack Hulland, we have a problem

The Nordic Track has broken down. The spring has broken. Since the spring is broken, the wheel has no tension, and that doesn't give the astronauts any exercise. Commander Michayluk is showing a picture and telling the Shuttle Commander and the rest of the crew how to fix it. The Shuttle Commander says it is confusing to read off of the sheet because you can't physically touch it to find where you are. We hope that they will soon fix it.

3:58

It has been 6 hours, 4 orbits and Excelsior is halfway through the mission everyone is still awake and still excited.

2:50pm PST

Excelsior is just under 3 orbits. They are over North America. We may have 7 hours to go but we are still excited. The astronauts have discovered a spider in their bathroom.

1:43 pm

The shuttle is over 2 orbits. It takes 90min per orbit. The shuttle was over Europe the last time we checked. It hasn't been 90min but it is 1:43pm PST. See you in 90min.

12:56 AM

Here is our mission update. Excelsior is just shy of two orbits they are over the Pacific Ocean. it is 1:00 pm PST we have been doing this for 3 hours but we still have a long way to go.

10:40 AM

At 10:15 Excelsior blasted off with a successful launch. They have completed one orbit and a half.

They are working on their first experiment (Sense of Touch) Tessa and Thomas are exercising now and Teagan & Julia just finished.

11:06AM - The Morning The morning was very busy. We got at the school at 8:00AM. The students got into their suits and put on their name tags. The parents came as well as the hounored guests. Astronaut Petersen and I started to give tours of the shuttle. At the press conference, Commander Michayluk, Mr. Good, Mr. Tredger, Ms. Fedoriak and I gave speeches. That went very well. During the launch, Miss Jordan was starting to feel better. Everyone said their parts and they are now riding in the orbit.

10:25am We Have Lift Off
We have sent our astronauts to orbit the earth. Many people in mission control are verry excited and busy. Astronaut Jordan was not feeling that well when the shuttle went to space so we are keeping an eye on her. I will post in a few minutes so keep checking!

Before the Mission
Since early October the class has been excited and working very hard on the project and space application. In the application there was a self portrait, a space persuassive essay, a classification, a soup experiment, a cover letter telling about why we would be a good astronaut, and a physical training sheet. For 10 days we did push ups, sits ups, and 10 minutes of running or other exercise. We started out with 3 push ups, 25 sit ups, 10 minutes of exercise, and every 2 days, the numbers increased. We have done research projects on planets and completed time lines on important events in space. Everyone is very excited about the launch and we are relieved and proud about what we have accomplished. Commander Michayluk and Commander Tillet are very excited, relieved and a little stressed. They have taught the students a lot about space, hard work and team work. We are all sure that the mission will be a great success!

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