Engineers have removed the external LH2 Feed-through connector from ET-125, beginning the next stage of the major troubleshooting that has caused the delay to STS-122’s launch.
Moving forward with repair Option A, engineers hope that subsequent testing will confirm the ECO (Engine Cut Off) system anomaly is specific to the external elements of the connector, allowing work to be completed at the pad, thus avoiding rollback.
Two options were debated by the all-powerful PRCB (Program Requirements Control Board) meeting, one of…
A major effort is continuing on pinpointing the specific root cause of the Engine Cut…
NASA managers will decide on one of eight options over the next seven days, options…
Engineers believe they have closed in on the culprit for the ECO (Engine Cut Off)…
Tuesday’s Program Requirements Control Board (PRCB) meeting has created a troubleshooting plan, one they hope…
A fascinating memo, written by Shuttle manager Wayne Hale, has been acquired by this site,…
Due to a fault with LH2 ECO (Engine Cut Off) sensor #3, NASA has scrubbed…
The Mission Management Team (MMT) have concluded their meeting on flight rationale for proceeding with…
A problem with two Engine Cut Off (ECO) sensors has led to the scrub of…
Shuttle Atlantis is behaving well on Launch Pad 39A, as the countdown continues to proceed…
Shuttle Atlantis has been cleared by the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for her December 6…
Shuttle Endeavour’s External Tank (ET-126) has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) a day…
NASA’s agency-level Flight Readiness Review (FRR) will confirm all of STS-122’s EVAs will be conducted…
NASA managers are considering extending STS-122’s docked stage by an addition of two days, allowing…
With the STS-122 astronauts in attendance at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for the Terminal…
NASA successfully completed STS-122’s Shuttle level Flight Readiness Review (FRR) on Tuesday, moving the pre-launch…
Shuttle Atlantis has arrived at Launch Pad 39A, following her rollout from the Vehicle Assembly…
A large series of pre-Flight Readiness Reviews (FRRs) have been taking place this week, ahead…
EVA-4 has been completed, successfully, after Doug Wheelock and Scott Parazynski’s epic repair effort on…
