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  1. GMT252/23:42:We’re preparing the orbiter for return–setting up seats, pulling out suits.Weather’s iffy @ KSC, but we’ll b home soon!#onorbit
  2. GMT251/06:00: Winding down for the night – now with another great crew. Undocking tomorrow. .#onorbit
  3. GMT251/02:00: Closed the hatch & I’m on the shuttle w/ my former crewmates on the other side. Sad to go but good to be heading home.#onorbit
  4. GMT245/06:30: Danny and Nicole did a great job on their spacewalk and most importantly got back inside safely. #onorbit
  5. GMT245/02:00: Kevin and Bob have been flying the station robotic arm with both Nicole and an ammonia tank on the end. #onorbit
  6. GMT244/21:55: Jose and I just finished helping Danny and Nicole go out the hatch on their spacewalk. #onorbit
  7. GMT242/09:40: Shuttle docks tomorrow – continuing our sleep shift, so it’s bedtime…
  8. GMT241/17:00: We’re sleep shifting to align with the shuttle mission, so we’ll be waking up at 23:30. Time to go to bed!!
  9. GMT241/04:00: Shuttle launched! Time to finish packing and get to work with the STS-128 crew!
  10. GMT240/19:01: If STS-128 isn’t able to launch this time, they have 2 more opportunities before delaying until October.
  11. GMT240/19:00: We’ll be getting up early to hopefully watch STS-128 launch tomorrow morning.
  12. GMT240/13:00: We made a video today discussing life on station.
  13. GMT239/19:00: Mike and I worked on an experiment called SPHERES with 3 mini satellites that fly together inside station.
  14. GMT237/22:00: Took a lot of photos today – Western US, Mexico, South America, Africa, Madagascar, and Brooklyn, NY.
  15. GMT237/05:40: The space shuttle launch was scrubbed for weather – we’ll see how it goes tomorrow morning!
  16. GMT236/22:00: We found out that STS-128 received a “go” to fuel the external tank. We’ll get up early for the launch!
  17. GMT236/17:00: Spent the afternoon removing burned out lights on station. We’ll take the lights out of 17A’s logistic module when it comes.
  18. 233/10:00: We have a monthly physical fitness test on the stationary bike – just finished. We hook up an ECG and heart rate monitor.
  19. GMT232/18:30: I talked with KIPP school students in Houston on Ham radio and answered their questions – smart kids!!
  20. GMT232/14:00: All is looking good for STS-128. We had a video conference with their planning team to review the plan.