An asterisk (*) denotes changes made to the previous revision to the television schedule.

ORBIT

SUBJECT

SITE

MET

CST

EST

GMT

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29

FD 16

232

CREW DEORBIT PREPARATION BRIEFING

14/

16:15

11:10 AM

12:10 PM

17:10

233

LIVE INTERVIEWS WITH CNN / KRON-TV, SAN FRANCISCO/ KATU-TV, PORTLAND, OR

TDRE

14/

16:45

11:40 AM

12:40 PM

17:40

234

POST MMT BRIEFING

JSC

14/

18:35

01:30 PM

02:30 PM

19:30

234

*

PICOSAT DEPLOY

14/

19:36

02:31 PM

03:31 PM

20:31

235

MISSION STATUS BRIEFING

JSC

14/

20:35

03:30 PM

04:30 PM

21:30

236

CHAMITOFF'S RECUMBENT SEAT SET UP

14/

21:25

04:20 PM

05:20 PM

22:20

236

KU-BAND ANTENNA STOWAGE

14/

21:50

04:45 PM

05:45 PM

22:45

238

ENDEAVOUR CREW SLEEP BEGINS

15/

01:00

07:55 PM

08:55 PM

01:55

238

FLIGHT DAY 16 HIGHLIGHTS (replayed on the hour during crew sleep)

JSC

15/

01:05

08:00 PM

09:00 PM

02:00

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30

FD 17

243

ENDEAVOUR CREW WAKE UP (begins FD 17)

15/

09:00

03:55 AM

04:55 AM

09:55

244

ISS PROGRESS 31 DOCKING COVERAGE (docking scheduled at 6:25am CT)

JSC

15/

10:50

05:45 AM

06:45 AM

11:45

245

DEORBIT PREPARATIONS BEGIN

15/

12:20

07:15 AM

08:15 AM

13:15

246

PAYLOAD BAY DOOR CLOSING

15/

13:39

08:34 AM

09:34 AM

14:34

248

1ST KSC OPPORTUNITY DEORBIT BURN

15/

16:19

11:14 AM

12:14 PM

17:14

249

MILA C-BAND RADAR ACQUISITION OF ENDEAVOUR

15/

17:11

12:06 PM

01:06 PM

18:06

250

*

1ST EDW OPPORTUNITY DEORBIT BURN

15/

19:25

02:20 PM

03:20 PM

20:20

251

*

1ST EDW OPPORTUNITY LANDING

EDW

15/

20:30

03:25 PM

04:25 PM

21:25

251

*

2ND EDW OPPORTUNITY DEORBIT BURN

15/

21:02

03:57 PM

04:57 PM

21:57

252

*

2ND EDW OPPORTUNITY LANDING

EDW

15/

22:05

05:00 PM

06:00 PM

23:00

POST-LANDING NEWS CONFERENCE

KSC

NET L+2 HRS.

ENTRY FLIGHT CONTROL TEAM VIDEO REPLAY (replayed after Post-Landing News Conference)

JSC

~ L+3 HRS.

STS-126 MISSION HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO REPLAY (replayed after Entry Flight Control Team Video)

JSC

~ L+3.5 HRS.

STS-126 CREW NEWS CONFERENCE (may be postponed or cancelled)

KSC

NET L+4.5 HRS.

VIDEO B-ROLL OF CHAMITOFF IN CREW QUARTERS (pending availability)

KSC

NET L+6.5 HRS.

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DEFINITION OF TERMS

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AMC:

Americom Satellite

CBM:

Common Berthing Mechanism

CST:

Central Standard Time

CETA:

Crew Equipment Translation Aid

CIR

Combustion Integration Rack

Destiny:

U.S. Laboratory on ISS

EDW:

Edwards Air Force Base, CA

EFBM

External Facility Berthing Mechanism

EMU:

Extravehicular Mobility Unit

ESP:

External Stowage Platform

EST:

Eastern Standard Time

ETVCG:

External Television Camera Group

EVA:

Extravehicular Activity

FHRC

Flex Hose Rotary Coupler

FCS:

Flight Control System

FD:

Flight Day

GMT:

Greenwich Mean Time

GPS:

Global Positioning System

HARMONY

Node 2

HD:

High Definition Television

HQ:

NASA Headquarters

ISS:

International Space Station

JAXA:

Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency

JEM-PM:

Japanese Experiment Module - Pressurized Module (KIBO)

JEM RMS:

Japanese Experiment Module - Remote Manipulator System

JLP:

Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section

JSC:

Johnson Space Center

KIBO

Japanese Pressurized Module

KSC:

Kennedy Space Center

L:

Launch or Landing time

LEE

Latching End-Effector

LIMO:

Live Interview Media Outlet channel

MECO:

Main Engine Cut-Off

MET:

Mission Elapsed Time, which begins at the moment of launch and is read: DAYS/HOURS:MINUTES. LAUNCH=00/00:00

MILA

Merritt Island, Florida Tracking Station

MLI:

Multi-Layer Insulation

MMT:

Mission Management Team

MPLM

Multi-Purpose Logistics Module

MS:

Mission Specialist

MT:

Mobile Transporter

NET:

No Earlier Than

NTA:

Nitrogen Tank Assembly

OBSS:

Orbiter Boom Sensor System

ODS:

Orbiter Docking System

OMS:

Orbital Maneuvering System

PAO:

Public Affairs office

PGDF:

Power & Data Grapple Fixture

PICOSAT:

PICOSAT Solar Cell Experiment

Quest:

U.S. Airlock on ISS

RCS:

Reaction Control System

RJMC

Rotary Joint Motor Controllers

RMS:

Remote Manipulator System on Endeavour

RPCM:

Remote Power Control Module

RPM:

Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver

RSR:

Resupply Stowage Rack

S1:

Starboard One Truss Segment

SARJ:

Solar Alpha Rotary Joint

SDRM

Space-Dynamically Responding Ultrasonic Matrix System

SSPTS

Station/Shuttle Power Transfer System

SSRMS:

Space Station Remote Manipulator System (Canadarm2 ISS Robotic Arm)

STS:

Space Transportation System

TI:

Terminal Initiation Rendezvous Maneuver

TOCA:

Total Organic Carbon Analyzer

TDRE, W: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, East and West Longitudes

TPS:

Thermal Protection System

Unity:

Connecting Node 1 on International Space Station

UPA:

Urine Processor Assembly within WRS

VIP:

Very Important Person

VTR:

Videotape Recorder

WHC

Waste and Hygiene Compartment

WHS

Waste and Hygiene System

WLE:

Wing Leading Edge

WRS

Water Recovery System