With her team ably dealing with the usual pad flow hiccups, Atlantis is heading towards her July 8 launch date with no major issues, with the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) completed on Thursday. While inspections continue on the numerous stringers on Atlantis’ External Tank (ET-138), work on the camera modification – designed to film the tank’s destructive re-entry – has been completed.
Multiple efforts are under way for Atlantis’ STS-135 launch preparations, as her four member crew…
Endeavour’s stack was still being inspected for damage on Friday, following severe weather over the…
Another milestone was passed on Friday, after Discovery, along with her astronauts and controllers, successfully…
The STS-130 crew are undertaking the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) this week, which will be…
Atlantis is enjoying a relatively smooth pad flow, with only three issues being worked, as…
The STS-126 Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) – a dress rehearsal for the November launch…
STS-125’s Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) – the dress rehearsal for next month’s launch –…
Shuttle Discovery is continuing to enjoy a smooth pad flow ahead of STS-120, with the…
All three of NASA’s Shuttle orbiters are enjoying a smooth processing flow, ahead of the…
An Emergency Egress System (EES) has completed its installation into the Crew Access Tower (CAT)…
Following weeks of secrecy, China has launched its sixth crewed space mission on Sunday. The…
Boeing and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are continuing preparations ahead of Atlas V launches with…
The mini-me version of the Space Launch System (SLS) is now being put through its…
The iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the world famous Kennedy Space Center (KSC) may…
The Scale Model Acoustic Test (SMAT) – a mini-me version of the SLS – has…
The Chinese have launched their fifth crewed space mission on Tuesday via the Shenzhou-10 mission.…
The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is constructing a scaled version of the Space Launch…
Evaluations into pad escape options for the crewed vehicles of the future are currently taking…
NASA’s 15 Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) are being transported to the Stennis Space Center…
