Ten years ago, the crew of Shuttle Atlantis was in the final phase of their Servicing Mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. STS-125 was proceeding to plan and their vehicle was deemed to be in excellent condition for the return trip. However, had Atlantis suffered major damage during her launch to the telescope, Endeavour was sat on Pad 39B, ready to launch at short notice on an ambitious rescue mission. This rescue mission was called STS-400.
While STS-125 continues to enjoy a successful Hubble servicing mission – marked by a hugely successful third…
With Space Shuttle Atlantis officially set for an opening launch attempt on May 11, confirmed…
Shuttle Endeavour has completed her rollout to 39B, where she will be put through a…
Endeavour and the STS-400 Launch On Need (LON) shuttle arrived at Pad 39B Friday, joining…
A problem during the preparation of Atlantis’ Hubble Servicing payload has delayed its arrival at…
As preparations continue on Atlantis and Endeavour for their respective roles on STS-125 and STS-400,…
Atlantis’ LH2 ET Umbilical hardware damage has been repaired – with final clearance of the…
Atlantis finally left her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-1) on Friday night, and has arrived for…
As both Atlantis and Endeavour continue to enjoy smooth flows inside their respective Orbiter Processing…
NASA has drawn up extensive plans for the mission they hope they’ll never have to…
STS-126 is the latest mission to have been put through the FDRD (Flight Definition and…
The Hubble Space Telescope continues to operate to this day in part due to the…
Thirty-one years after its launch, and 12 years after its most-recent servicing mission, the NASA/…
As the Artemis 1 SLS vehicle prepares to take its place on LC-39B later this…
It’s a constant of the universe. Dark matter – a key ingredient for the formation…
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on the Crew Dragon’s Demo-2 mission…
With the news SpaceX completed the 27th and the final test of the upgraded Mark-3…
The gap in US domestic crew launch capability is coming to an end as soon…
Two flagship space telescopes are returning to their respective operations after they both entered safe…
