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I'm done!
I sat my last shift for this flight last night. The orbiter undocked today, and now the station can go back to its regularly scheduled programming. Yay! Clay, on board the station, commented, "Hurricane Dean hasn't got anything on Hurricane Endeavour.… more »
Here comes the rain again
Yes, it's raining. No, it's not that bad where we are. The recent infrastructure development on the land that is between us and the HEB has apparently vastly improved the drainage situation. Neither today, nor last month, was I ever concerned about fl… more »
One more thing
Oh yeah, and it appears that I have fixed the problem with the old pictures, and they're back! Enjoy! more »
It's alive!
Today was a joyous day for those of us who work on the Motion Control System (MCS) on the International Space Station (ISS). A brand-spanking-new Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) was installed in the place of a previously failed one. Once Todd and Matt f… more »
Blog issues
For those that didn't notice, the blog was down on Sunday. Why? Well, let's just say that I've learned not to trust big red buttons that say "Easy upgrade, click here" on my web page management service.
It took me several hours of work, and a couple… more »
Ramping up again
Wow, it's been a while since we posted last. We've been relaxing on the weekends mostly, and Michelle has been preparing for the next Shuttle flight (STS-118/13A.1). She'll be working in the backroom again during the planning shift, so similar hours to… more »