Posts Tagged ‘Endeavour’

STS-119: FCVs set for weekend installation – surprise visitor for Endeavour

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Discovery is scheduled to receive the replacement Flow Control Valves (FCVs) over the weekend, ahead of a key flight rationale meeting at the Agency level Flight Readiness Review (FRR) next week. Meanwhile, a small bird managed to find its way into the Payload Bay of Endeavour.

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Safety enhancements dominate STS-126 Flight Readiness Reviews

Friday, October 31st, 2008

As Space Shuttle Endeavour continues to enjoy a smooth processing flow at pad 39A, Space Shuttle Program (SSP) managers have completed a series of Flight Readiness Reviews (FRRs) ahead of the STS-126 launch in two weeks time.

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Endeavour arrives at Pad 39A – STS-125 damage assessment

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Space shuttle Endeavour has been escorted on a mini tour of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) pads this morning, after she was transported off Pad 39B for a seven hour journey to Pad 39A.

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Endeavour rollaround moved forward to Thursday – FRR concludes

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

The unique transfer of Endeavour and the STS-126 stack from Pad 39B to 39A has been moved forward to Thursday at 8am. Meanwhile, the main SSP FRR has concluded with no major issues reported.

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Thruster issue requires clean up operations on Endeavour’s TPS

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Engineers are working on a plan to clean up around 16 tiles on Endeavour’s nose, following a ‘leak’ of a ’syrup type ooze’ from a Vernier thruster.
The small thruster (F5R) on the right side of Endeavour’s FRCS (Forward Reaction Control System) came under evaluation during a desiccant inspection that resulted in a “liquid” leaking on [...]

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STS-125 launch target moves to February 17 – crucial week for Hubble

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

STS-125 has been given a new “work-to” launch date of February 17, pending a November 5 meeting that will likely result in a Change Request (CR) to officially re-align the near-term launch manifest.
Hubble troubleshooting is proceeding well, with NASA engineers preparing to switch over from the Side A control system, to the back-up Side B.
Those preparations [...]

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Dual flow ballet for Endeavour and Atlantis – De-stack debate

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Preliminary milestone schedules have been created for the complex dual processing flows of Atlantis and Endeavour – which will hopefully result in the latter launching in just under six weeks time.
While plans are now solidifying for the short term, evaluations are continuing on whether Atlantis will need to be de-stacked over the New Year.
As previously [...]

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