NASA and prime contractor Boeing are deep into the application of spray-on foam insulation (SOFI) to elements of the first Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage (CS-1) and their sister test articles, inaugurating one of the later stages of production at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, with hopes of completing final assembly of the first vehicle by the end of next year.
With the Space Shuttle Program now officially a part of NASA’s past, the agency is…
A master alarm onboard Atlantis woke the crew from their sleep, after a General Purpose…
After nearly 12 days of docked operations with Space Station Alpha, the Space Shuttle Endeavour,…
Endeavour’s flight crew have completed the second of four planned EVAs/spacewalks – focusing on port SARJ…
Following the decision made by the Mission Management Team (MMT) to press ahead with a…
Endeavour’s flight crew have completed the mission’s first EVA, focusing on MISSE experiment swap outs and…
The STS-134 crew have completed the installation of ExPRESS Logistics Carrier -3 (ELC-3) to round…
A multi-stage approach to the mitigation of foam liberations from the intertank region of the…
On the 29th anniversary of the first Space Shuttle mission (April 12), Discovery continues to…
Flight Day 5 (FD-5) for STS-131 has seen the completion of the first of three scheduled…
As engineering preparations continue in earnest for the April 5 launch of Discovery, KSC engineers…
Endeavour enjoyed an extremely clean flight, following a post-landing TPS (Thermal Protection System) report, which…
As Endeavour sails into what is expected to be her final full day on orbit,…
Spacewalkers Mike Foreman (EV1) and Robert Satcher (EV2) have completed the first of three EVAs…
STS-129’s crew have worked through the primary Flight Day 2 task of inspecting Atlantis’ Thermal…
Only three minor foam liberation events have been noted in initial ascent imagery evaluations, with…
Following her highly successful STS-128 mission, Discovery is undergoing smooth processing at the Dryden Flight…
STS-128 has successfully completed the second of three spacewalks, which focused on the replacement of…
The STS-128 crew have completed Flight Day 2’s activities, which focused on the opening inspections…
