With a large amount of contingency in her pad flow, Endeavour’s processing pace has slowed down this week. The flow is expected to ramp up on Friday as preparations begin for S0007 (Launch Countdown) operations. While the feared government shutdown was averted, memos pre-empting the possibility revealed some insight into the latest launch window planning and mission duration.
Endeavour is happily moving through her pad flow, despite having to endure yet more bad…
Endeavour’s stack was still being inspected for damage on Friday, following severe weather over the…
NASA and Roscosmos managers are understood to be negotiating the schedule of the upcoming Progress…
Endeavour’s highly advanced payload arrived at Pad 39A on Monday evening, as STS-134 continues to…
With the realigned Russian Soyuz TMA-21 schedule not impacting on STS-134’s launch date, Endeavour is…
Just a day after the fleet leader, Discovery, landed at the nearby Shuttle Landing Facility…
Concentricity measurements on the removed flight seal on the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP) have…
Discovery and External Tank ET-135 have completed mating operations with no issues reported, as STS-131…
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) have created an expansive plan to utilize the Atlas and…
STS-128 entered into S0007 (launch countdown) operations at 11pm on Friday evening, as engineers at…
The LO2 Ice Frost Ramps (IFRs) will be modified to mitigate against foam liberation –…
Following a meeting of the Noon Board at the Johnson Space Center (JSC), managers have…
The dual processing flows for Atlantis and Endeavour are proceeding to plan, with the main…
The second launch attempt for STS-119 will take place on Sunday at 19:43pm local time,…
Discovery remains on track for her February 12 launch, pending the successful replacement, testing and…
With a month to go until the launch of STS-125, both Atlantis and Endeavour –…
Shuttle Discovery will be flying a new upgrade to her onboard software during next week’s…
STS-120’s processing timeline is picking up the pace again, following the successful completion of repairs…
NASA managers have approved rollout of the STS-118 stack, despite a series of last minute…
