Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC

On Tuesday, the Expedition Six crew --Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit -- talked with reporters during a televised 35-minute press conference that began at 8:34 a.m. CST (1434 GMT).

Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe reported today approximately 12,000 pieces of debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia have been collected along a 500-mile swath between Ft. Worth, Texas, and the Louisiana-Texas border. The debris is being tagged for identification and transported to the.....

The engines of a Russian Progress spacecraft were used Tuesday to boost the International Space Station's altitude. The unpiloted vehicle, which docked with the station Feb. 4 hauling supplies for the Expedition Six crew, also carried additional fuel to raise the station's orbit.

Field School Park Ridge, Illinois

TBD

Hochwald-Gymnasium, Wadern, Germany, Direct via DL0WR

TBD due to scheduling conflict with resupply mission

Hirano Elementary School, Kobe, Japan direct via 8N3HES

TBD