The need for additional time for the impact test data review – one of the threats associated with the Flow Control Valve (FCV) issue – has moved STS-119 to NET (No Earlier Than) February 22. Friday’s decision also noted a worst case scenario that would involve a two month delay.
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Discovery’s processing flow at Pad 39A is continuing in part, in the hope the realigned NET (No Earlier Than) launch date of February 19 for STS-119 will not be further delayed. Minutes from the Agency level Flight Readiness Review (FRR) point to a huge amount of work being undertaken in order to achieve the requested [...]
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A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket has launched with the NASA NOAA-N Prime spacecraft at the third attempt to launch from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California – at 2:22am PST - following two scrubs due to technical issues.
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Pending work on outstanding issues, the Agency level Flight Readiness Review (FRR) have decided to aim for No Earlier Than (NET) February 19 as the STS-119 launch date, based on issues with the Flow Control Valves (FCV). Several items of interest are being looked at, mainly from the standpoint of flight rationale – which is expected to [...]
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NASA senior managers will meet on Tuesday for the Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) “Agency” Flight Readiness Review (FRR) which, among other things, will officially set the mission’s launch date.
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Six years after the tragic loss of Columbia and her crew, the efforts to improve the safety of the space shuttle continue to honor their memory. With the shuttle arguably the safest it’s ever been, the safety modifications to vehicle hardware and procedures are only half the story.
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