As work continues on Discovery’s External Tank’s (ET) Intertank stringers, Space Shuttle Program (SSP) managers are refining Discovery’s (STS-133’s) December launch opportunities – which include the extension of the primary and thus far only confirmed launch window and the potential of both a mid- and late-December launch window should the International Space Station Program choose to sacrifice 600 lbs upmass cargo.
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Members of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) have echoed Shuttle workforce concerns from Space…
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For what is likely the last time during the execution of the Space Shuttle launch/mission…
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With just under one week to go before the opening launch attempt for Space Shuttle…
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With Space Shuttle Atlantis now officially targeting a launch on November 16, Space Shuttle Program…
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With Atlantis’s early years behind her, the middle years of OV-104’s impressive career would serve…
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Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) Director Paul Hill has attempted to rally his troops, following the…
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NASA officials will announce the current status of preparations to re-start Shuttle missions next week…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave a talk to employees inside the Starfactory, laying out the…
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SpaceX is busy creating launch and production capacity for the future of its Starship program,…
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The Artemis II mission, humanity’s first crewed mission to the vicinity of the Moon since…
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The Hubble Space Telescope continues to operate to this day in part due to the…
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Elon Musk has confirmed Starship will add another chapter in Launch Complex 39A’s incredible history…
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Artemis
SLS Program completes Block 1 design review, preparing to certify Artemis 1 vehicle
by Philip SlossNASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) program is preparing to serve its role in the agency’s…
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ArtemisBoeing/StarlinerNorthrop GrummanShuttle
Shuttle firing room veterans preparing to help launch Artemis 1
by Philip SlossThe final mission in the Space Shuttle Program, STS-135, was launched ten years ago on…
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ArtemisCommercialNorthrop GrummanShuttle
Ten years on, Northrop Grumman reflects on changes to Solid Rocket Motors from Shuttle to SLS era
Ten years ago, on 8 July 2011, two, four-segment Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) came to…
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InternationalRussian
Buran shuttle graffiti highlights concern for space history, need for museum ownership & care
After the latest incident at Baikonur where a group of street artists painted graffiti on…
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Artemis
Aerojet Rocketdyne getting Shuttle engines ready for SLS Core Stage Green Run support
by Philip SlossFour veteran Space Shuttle Main Engines will benchmark the performance of the rookie Space Launch…
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From Shuttle Sadness to Dragon Delight – USA prepares to regain domestic crew launch capability
by Chris BerginThe gap in US domestic crew launch capability is coming to an end as soon…
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With key worksites closed and activity suspended to protect their workforce from the 2019 novel…