Engineers are preparing Endeavour for next week’s installation of her three Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) for what is likely to be the final time, ahead of STS-134’s mission in February of next year. Meanwhile, an investigation is currently taking place into a failure of a Reaction Control System (RCS) test article, although no inspection of the fleet has been called for at this time.
As SpaceX competes for the right to launch future US military satellites, an environmental assessment…
NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) has been hit by a tornado in the early afternoon hours…
Boeing is making impressive strides on a series of tests and technical verifications for their CST-100 Starliner…
Boeing Vice President John Elbon believes the CST-100 spacecraft is part of an intertwined forward…
One of the most famous rocket engines in history – the Apollo/Saturn’s F-1 – could…
NASA’s 15 Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) are being transported to the Stennis Space Center…
One of NASA’s Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) suitors – Boeing and their CST-100 spacecraft –…
As the flight crew and engineers close in on the targeted July 8 launch of…
Multiple efforts are under way for Atlantis’ STS-135 launch preparations, as her four member crew…
Atlantis’ External Tank (ET-138) was put through a Tanking Test on Wednesday, slightly delayed due…
Endeavour is happily moving through her pad flow, despite having to endure yet more bad…
As the future of NASA’s budget finds itself under scrutiny again this week, managers have…
Discovery is enjoying an issue-free S0007 (Launch Countdown), as engineers complete the loading of the…
All three orbiters are set to donate their Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) to the…
After three epic EVAs, International Space Station (ISS) managers are celebrating their orbital outpost’s staged…
Expedition 24 Flight Engineers Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson will undertake two EVAs –…
In tandem with the role of providing heavy lift access to the ISS, the three…
With Discovery’s three Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) now reinstalled on the orbiter, engineers should…
An In Flight Anomaly (IFA) Review into STS-132’s ascent has noted an observation of over…
