Hi, this is my first time on. I have a question.

Who directs the broadcasts of mission operations when the shuttle is docked with the ISS? Are these people reachable? I've watched some of the operations during various activities (EVA's, inside installation, ingress, egress, etc.) and have found that during some of the most interesting operations the camera controller switches to some view of absolutely nothing happening, like outside watching the end of a solar array with endless clouds in the backgrouns or some black shot with a huge bright light motionless in the center of the screen, etc., etc. Do these people need some donations of nodoze?

The space shuttle Endeavour and International Space Station crews continued outfitting the Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section (JLP), transferring supplies and equipment into it from Endeavour, as well as configuring racks inside the module.

The JLP is the first pressurized component of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the newest component of the station. Marking the beginning of Japan's scientific work aboard the station, astronauts entered the new module Friday.

The crews tested the brakes in the Dextre robotic system's arms. Dextre is the final element of the International Space Station's Mobile Servicing System. Mission Specialists Rick Linnehan and Mike Foreman assembled Dextre Sunday during the second spacewalk of STS-123.

1. Upcoming School Contact The Non Profit Organization Kodomo Support Project in Kyoto, Japan has been approved for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, March 26 at 10:40 UTC. The Project was established in 2006 to provide a network for parents and the community to support the social, mental and physical education of children. Participants will learn about wireless communication, space and science technology. 2. Lycee mixte René Gosse Contact Successful On Monday, March 10, students at Lycee mixte René Gosse in Clermont L'Herault, France participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The scheduled contact at 08:32 UTC did not take place due to Eyharts' work responsibilities. A request to reschedule the contact for the next orbit was made and the ARISS team quickly responded, setting up a telebridge station between Clermont l'Herault and Kingston, Australia. This second attempt was successful. Nine students were able to ask one question each of the astronaut. Approximately 50 students, ten teachers and more than 75 amateur radio operators were present. Audio was fed into the EchoLink server. Three regional and local newspapers covered the event, as well as 3 television broadcast stations.

Dextre, the final element of the International Space Station's Mobile Servicing System, was put together today during the second spacewalk of STS-123. Mission Specialists Richard Linnehan and Mike Foreman completed their 7-hour, 8-minute orbital stroll Sunday at 2:57 a.m. EDT.

The two spacewalkers assembled the stick-figure-shaped Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator (SPDM), a task that included attaching its two arms.

See http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

The STS-123 and Expedition 16 crews spent time outfitting the Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section (JLP), transferring supplies and equipment into it from space shuttle Endeavour. Marking the beginning of Japan's scientific work aboard the station, Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson and Japanese astronaut Takao Doi were the first to enter the new module.

The JLP is the first component of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory.

Operating Canadarm2, the station's robot arm, Mission Specialists Robert Behnken and Léopold Eyharts grabbed the shuttle's boom sensor and handed it off to Endeavour's robot arm in preparation for stowage on the station's S1 truss later in the mission.

The crews of space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station completed a busy day with a spacewalk and the installation of the Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section (JLP) on the station.

Mission Specialist Rick Linnehan and Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Garrett Reisman completed the first spacewalk of the STS-123 mission at 4:19 a.m. EDT. The excursion lasted seven hours, one minute.

The two spacewalkers prepared the JLP for removal from Space Shuttle Endeavour's payload bay. They also opened the Centerline Berthing Camera System on top of the Harmony module. The system provides live video to assist with docking spacecraft and modules together.