Archive for May, 2008

Discovery arrives at pad following clearance of final issues

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Discovery remains on track to make the May 31 launch date for STS-124, as she made her overnight journey to Pad 39A.
It’s been a busy flow inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for the stack, as engineers worked through clearing a total of 21 issues ahead of rollout. Discovery arrived at the pad [...]

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Lunar Ares I targets nozzle extension – Booster test success

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Constellation engineers are continuing work on an extension to the Ares I First Stage nozzle, which will provide an extra kick for the vehicle’s assist of Orion’s Lunar mission profiles.
Meanwhile, ATK have successfully carried out a test firing of an old Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) – which enabled the gathering of additional [...]

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