Posts Tagged ‘STS-335’

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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NASA managers evaluating STS-135 as an addition to the shuttle manifest

Monday, December 7th, 2009

NASA managers at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Johnson Space Center (JSC) have confirmed they are working on the addition of STS-135, to fly at end of the shuttle manifest in late 2010, early 2011. Although the mission has some way to go before it is baselined, Atlantis would gain the honor of flying [...]

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