Engineers will meet in the middle of January to push forward with a redesign of the Holddown Post (HDP) Debris Containment System (DCS), in time for the launch of STS-119 – following an investigation into a debris incident during STS-126’s launch.
2008
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Four missions, four clean tanks – that’s what the 2008 report card notes for the…
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Constellation engineers are carrying out an evaluation process into a potential option of going back…
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As NASA’s triumphant 2008 year comes to a close – a year that saw four…
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SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corporation have been awarded the lucrative Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract,…
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Expedition 18 crewmembers Yury Lonchakov and Michael Fincke have performed a Russian spacewalk (ISS RS…
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China has launched a new meteorological satellite from its Xi Chang Satellite Launch Center at…
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As KSC engineers prepare for a much deserved break over the Christmas and New Year’s…
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An Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle has launched for the sixth and final time…
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Processing will continue on two orbiters through the Christmas holidays, with work required on both…
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Atlantis’ trip to service the Hubble Space Telescope remains on track for May, although another…
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An issue with Canada’s Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) robot “Dextre” is being evaluated, after…
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With Endeavour now undergoing post-flight processing in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 following her cross-country…
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China has launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The fifth…
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Endeavour has finally arrived back to the home comforts of her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2),…
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The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) has returned Endeavour to Florida on Friday, following a cross…
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The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) and Endeavour departed from Edwards Air Force Base on Wednesday,…
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The last ILS mission of 2008 has launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, as their Proton-M…
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A series of Ares I Thrust Oscillation (TO) meetings have concluded with the decision to…
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With Endeavour now pulling triple duty for her Launch on Need (LON) flight for STS-119,…