Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Russian 'Dawn' Docking Port Set For Grand Opening

The Atlantis astronauts and their colleagues on the International Space Station will open up a newly delivered Russian docking compartment Thursday and prepare for a third spacewalk.

Here’s a look at the day in space:

1:50 a.m.: Shuttle and station crews wake.

5:15 a.m.: Leak checks between docking compartment and station.

6:30 a.m.: Open docking compartment hatch.

6:40: Preps tools for spacewalk on Friday.

8:25 a.m.: Media interviews with the Associated Press, Fox News Radio and CBS.

9:45 a.m.: Shuttle crew off duty time.

1:45 p.m.: Review plan for third spacewalk.

4:16 p.m.: Spacewalkers Garrett Reisman and Mike Good camp out in station’s U.S. Quest airlock.

5:20 p.m.: Station crew sleeps.

5:50 p.m.: Shuttle crew sleeps.

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