First of Three STS-129 Spacewalks Complete

Astronauts Robert Satcher and Mike Foreman spent 6 hours and 37 minutes on their spacewalk. After finishing the days scheduled chores with two hours to spare, Satcher and Foreman deployed the outboard Payload Attach System. A task that was originally planned for the second spacewalk. This was the fourth spacewalk that Foreman conducted and Satchers first spacewalk. It was the 228th spacewalk conducted by U.S. Astronauts. The second spacewalk for this mission is scheduled for today.

This particular STS-129 mission is a flight largely devoted to delivering sizable spare parts to the International Space Station that will attach to its exterior.

Shuttle Atlantis Launch Today

As i am typing (11:40am EST), STS-129 crew is stepping into Space Shuttle Atlantis.

Everything is looking good for a 2:28pm liftoff. This is the first of various flights to stock up the International Space Station. Yes, as only the US module is waiting to go up and with only half a dozen flights pending before the Shuttle retires, NASA is taking advantage of Shuttle’s payload capacity to stock up the station with spares.

According to NASA, the spares that will fly on this STS-129 mission are the most big and critical ones, a total of 27,250 pounds of cargo. Some parts will be used to replace failed components and the rest will be stocked up in containers to hold a handy replacement in case of future malfunction.

Astronauts will also have an additional critical task, leave all wiring ready for mission STS-130 where the US module will be delivered and connected.

There are 3 spacewalks planned in order to accomplish mission objectives. It will be a challenging mission with only 11 days.

Shuttle Atlantis sitting in the launch pad

For anyone looking for more info or to watch the launch online, go to the NASA homepage.

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Modern Warfare 2 Weapons

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Weapons are hot news right now as the official release of the game is only days away.

T-Mobile Down!

T-Mobile is having an embarrassing problem today as many users are experiencing disruptions and even no service at all.

It seems like T-Mobile’s voice and data service has been shut down partially in the US. The company released a statement saying:

T-Mobile customers may be experiencing service disruptions impacting voice and data. Our rapid response teams have been mobilized to restore service as quickly as possible. We will provide updates as more information is available.

Toyota Recall September 2009

The Toyota Recall September 2009 is the biggest in history with over 3.8 million cars being recalled due to faulty floor mats.

There have already been 4 reported accidents due to jammed accelerators which where caused by problems with the floor mats. Toyota is now recalling all these cars and asking Toyota and Lexus drivers to remove the floor mats on the driver’s side until a solution is found.