Posts Tagged ‘Progress’

Progress M-04M launches to cost-cutting ISS – STS-135 addition removed

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

With the International Space Station (ISS) extended to at least 2020, its upmass and downmass lifelines have received a blow – following the decision to remove the possibility of using the Launch On Need (LON) vehicle, Atlantis, for supporting STS-133 as an additional logistics flight (STS-135). Meanwhile, nearly 2,600 kg are enroute to the Station, [...]

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STS-126 launch countdown begins – Atlantis heads back to OPF-1

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

The three day launch countdown for STS-126 has begun, marking the start of S0007 operations – which will hopefully conclude with the launch of Endeavour at 7:55pm local time on Friday. Meanwhile, Atlantis has been towed back to her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-1), as a result of the rescheduling of STS-125.

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