Endeavour’s final mission has slipped to the second half of April – as expected – due to the realignment of her older sister’s STS-133 mission to February 24. The April 19 mission, which remains under the command of Mark Kelly, has a large amount of contingency time in its flow, which will allow for inspections of Endeavour’s External Tank (ET-122) should managers request additional data on its stringers.
Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) technicians and engineers are working hard…
Discovery’s return to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) – in order to gain extra data…
Pending acceptable weather conditions on Friday, all systems are go for ET-137’s Tanking Test –…
With unacceptable weather at KSC restricting preparations for STS-133’s Tanking Test, managers decided to delay…
The all-powerful Program Requirements Control Board (PRCB) met on Thursday to discuss the status of ET-137’s stringer…
The main drive to return ET-137 to flight status is continuing this week, with focus…
Despite the large amount of progress made towards flight rationale – called for in relation…
A Christmas mission may be the cards for Discovery’s final mission, as managers at the…
Progress continues to be made in returning Discovery’s External Tank (ET-137) back to flight status,…
With the focus firmly placed on the repairs, inspections and required flight rationale for the…
As work continues on Discovery’s External Tank’s (ET) Intertank stringers, Space Shuttle Program (SSP) managers…
With numerous repair operations ongoing with Discovery’s External Tank (ET-137), managers are creating a number…
Providing Discovery’s External Tank (ET-137) can be repaired and cleared for flight in time for…
Two more cracks has been found on a stringer adjacent to the two original cracks…
Concentricity measurements on the removed flight seal on the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP) have…
While troubleshooting on the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP) saw the flight seal removed on…
As access platforms are set up for engineers to begin the removal of the hardware…
As engineers prepare to take a close look at the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP)…
Discovery was making her first real attempt to launch on Friday, as the loading of…
