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  1. Spacewalker Bobby Satcher put the valve back in the drink bag. Good seal with no leaks. But will take an hour to repressurize his suit. about 1 hour ago from web
  2. Spacewalk delayed about at hour to 8:18a ET due to a broken valve on Bobby Satcher's spacesuit drink bag. Easy to fix, just time consuming. about 1 hour ago from web
  3. @puddleduck24 Wake up songs are suggested by crew members' families, who work with the Mission Control Capcom to decide when to play them. about 2 hours ago from web in reply to puddleduck24
  4. @khangreyfalcon You can find "Space Rise" and other STS-129 wake up songs here: http://bit.ly/8VdrPH about 4 hours ago from web in reply to khangreyfalcon
  5. @lilaznoreo Upcoming Atlas V launch is not a NASA launch, but managed by United Launch Alliance with a commercial payload, Intelsat 14. about 5 hours ago from web in reply to lilaznoreo
  6. Crew wake up song was "Space Rise," written and performed by Larry Whitehair, played at 2:29a ET for Mike Foreman. about 5 hours ago from web
  7. @MSorrell7 Mike Lopez-Alegria spent a 215 days on station, a US record for a single mission. Valery Polyakov spent 428 days on a Mir flight. about 11 hours ago from web in reply to MSorrell7
  8. @timtom All of NASA's Tweeting astronauts are part of @NASA_Astronauts. about 15 hours ago from web in reply to timtom
  9. At 5:45p ET the crew joins Randy Bresnik in celebrating the Saturday night birth of Abigail Mae Bresnik. NASA TV & http://www.nasa.gov/ntv about 15 hours ago from web
  10. Mission Control is hooking up a videoconference today so Randy Bresnik can see his daughter for the first time and they're uplinking pics. about 16 hours ago from web
  11. Atlantis' solid rocket booster vids will be posted at http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle under the "Related Multimedia" section later today. about 16 hours ago from web
  12. Update on Abigail Mae Bresnik, Randy Bresnik's newborn daughter: Born Nov. 21 at 11:04p CST, weighs 6 pounds, 13 ounces & is about 20 inches about 17 hours ago from web
  13. @dagohh We do not have any video taken from the external tank, which is not recovered after launch and enters the atmosphere. about 17 hours ago from web in reply to dagohh
  14. @adamcanfly NASA will post the solid rocket booster videos on the Web and we'll let you know the link. about 17 hours ago from web in reply to adamcanfly
  15. @georgelittle NASA's Mission Management Team looked at the SRB videos, which helped them determine there's no damage to Atlantis' heatshield about 17 hours ago from web in reply to georgelittle
  16. @JimWay The solid rocket boosters have separation motors that push them away from shuttle and each other, then they parachute to the ocean. about 18 hours ago from web in reply to JimWay
  17. The 38-minute video showing six solid rocket booster camera views of launch will be replayed at 5p EST on NASA TV & http://www.nasa.gov/ntv about 18 hours ago from web
  18. Cool video of launch, taken from Atlantis' solid rocket boosters, played back at 2p ET on NASA TV & http://www.nasa.gov/ntv about 18 hours ago from web
  19. @gblcleaning You can keep up with all NASA launches here: http://bit.ly/sVPh about 18 hours ago from web in reply to gblcleaning
  20. At 12:08p EST Atlantis' crew will talk to K-college students gathered at Tenn. Tech. Watch live on NASA TV and http://www.nasa.gov/ntv about 20 hours ago from web