Endeavour is now proceeding through the complex ballet of S0007 Launch Countdown operations for Saturday’s launch attempt of STS-127 to the International Space Station (ISS). Meanwhile good news has been reported on the damage sustained by Atlantis’ Window 5 (Pilot window), with mold impression results revealing the defects do not breach the unacceptable depth threshold, [...]
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Engineers have successfully removed the work light knob – embedded between the pressure pane on Atlantis’ pilot window and the dashboard panel – late on Monday night, after pressurizing the orbiter to aid its liberation. Meanwhile, a cart full of payload bay equipment has fallen off a truck, leading to evaluations on the state of [...]
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Meetings have been taking place on Wednesday into evaluating damage to the pressure pane on Atlantis’ number 5 window, after a work light knob was observed to be embedded between the pane and the dashboard panel. The damage can only be fully assessed once the knob is removed, with the threat of a six month [...]
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