A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket has launched with PAN, a classified satellite which will be operated by the US Government. The launch was on time, at the start of a two hour, nine minute launch window which opened at 21:35 GMT (17:35 local time). Unusually for an American government satellite, the agency responsible for [...]
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After eight full days of docked operations, Discovery has undocked from the International Space Station, bringing the joint operation phase of the 30th construction/utilization flight of the Space Shuttle to the orbiting outpost to a close. Later, Discovery’s crew will perform the customary OBSS (Orbiter Boom Sensor System) late inspection of their ship’s Wing Leading [...]
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Discovery is all set for her Tuesday departure from the International Space Station (ISS), following the reberthing of the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) into the orbiter’s payload bay and the hatch closure between to two vehicles. Tuesday’s undocking will be ahead of a new conjunction threat that is being monitored by ISS controllers.
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The strategic direction of NASA is set to be announced in the first week of October, when new administrator Charlie Bolden and Human Space Flight Review panel chairman Norm Augustine conduct a NASA Executive Summit for all Senior Executive Service employees. The news came as center and space industry directors continue to tell their staff [...]
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ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang and NASA astronaut John Olivas have completed the final spacewalk of the STS-128 mission, with the successful deployment of a payload attachment pallet the primary task for EVA-3. Meanwhile, engineers are continuing to look into why the Pressurized Mating Adaptor 3 (PMA3) is out of configuration.
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A failure investigation team has been created for Endeavour’s Number One Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) that was used during STS-127, which was found to have hundreds of leaks in its nozzle tubing during post-flight inspections. The engine – which was passed to fly after suffering from contamination at the pad ahead of flight - thankfully enjoyed a nominal performance [...]
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STS-128 has successfully completed the second of three spacewalks, which focused on the replacement of an Ammonia Tank on the International Space Station (ISS). Meanwhile the Damage Assessment Team (DAT) have given an expansive roundup of their rationale to clear Discovery for entry, which was approved by the Mission Management Team (MMT).
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NASA Managers debated advancing or delaying EVA-2, due to a now-removed conjunction threat to Discovery and the ISS - relating to part of an expended Ariane 5 upper stage - before deciding the spacewalk would remain on schedule. Unique operations to maneuver the Shuttle/Station stack are already on the drawing board, due to the issue with Discovery’s vernier thrusters, [...]
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With Discovery experiencing only minor hiccups thus far in her logistics mission to the International Space Station, astronauts Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott have completed the first of three EVAs (Spacewalks) for STS-128. Meanwhile, Shuttle engineers continue to analyze the failure of the F5R Vernier thruster on Discovery — which lead to the deactivation of [...]
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