The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that the space shuttle Discovery (STS-128) was launched to the International Space Station at 23:59 U.S. Eastern Daylight Time on August 28 (12:59 p.m. Japan time on August 29).

The "Space Education Project II," a program to launch grass seeds in cooperation with the University of the Ryukyus and use them in educational programs and nutrition education activities.