Discovery’s External Tank (ET-137), along with ET-138 and the yet-to-be-shipped ET-122 – currently set to fly with STS-335/135) – are to undergo X-ray inspections, following an investigation into a washer that was found inside ET-138’s LO2/LOX Feedline. The inspections a ‘due diligence’ contingency procedure that will refine the ability to detect out of place washers.
STS-134
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The mystery washer that managed to find its way into the LO2/LOX feedline on External…
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Currently set to fly with Endeavour, External Tank ET-138 is under investigation – after engineers…
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Space Shuttle Program (SSP) manager John Shannon has praised the team responsible for installing the…
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Engineers are preparing Endeavour for next week’s installation of her three Space Shuttle Main Engines…
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Since the Return to Flight timeframe, concerns regarding the state of the Composite Overwrapped Pressure…
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Following a month of repair work inside the Hypergolic Maintenance Facility (HMF), Discovery’s Right Orbital…
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As has been expected for many weeks, NASA managers have approved the Change Requests (CR)…
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As NASA and Space Shuttle Program Managers continue to narrow down options for the final…
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While the three shuttle orbiters continue to enjoy nominal processing flows, managers are continuing to evaluate the exact…
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Wide-ranging evaluations are taking place for the closeout of the shuttle program, with STS-133 and…
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The launch dates for the last two scheduled flights of the shuttle remain in flux,…
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The delivery of the AMS-02 (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-02) payload to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)…
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Shuttle and International Space Station (ISS) managers have been busy discussing the launch dates for…
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Despite new concerns about the readiness of the AMS-02 (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer -02) payload to…
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No major topics are expected at next week’s Space Shuttle Program (SSP) Flight Readiness Review…
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A redesign to the Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) Thrust Vector Control (TVC) Auxiliary Power Unit…
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Endeavour has safely returned to her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2), following the highly successful STS-130…
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NASA mission planners have officially baselined the final two scheduled missions of the Space Shuttle…
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As the International Space Station (ISS) continues to build up to a six man crew,…