A leak relating to Discovery’s RCS (Reaction Control System) Helium Isolation Value – on the Right Hand (RH) OMS (Orbital Maneuvering System) fuel system – is undergoing troubleshooting at Pad 39A. Due to redundancy, flight rationale may be accepted to fly STS-131 “as-is” – should blowdown procedures fail to correct the issue – otherwise rollback and a long delay would occur due to the need to remove the OMS Pod to access the valve.
As expected, STS-131 has passed its latest milestone, with the approval to push forward to…
Shuttle and International Space Station (ISS) managers have been busy discussing the launch dates for…
No major topics are expected at next week’s Space Shuttle Program (SSP) Flight Readiness Review…
Discovery has rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) just after midnight on Wednesday morning…
Discovery and External Tank ET-135 have completed mating operations with no issues reported, as STS-131…
Rollover of Discovery is still pending, due to temperature constraints relating to several systems on…
With Endeavour enjoying a smooth flow on Pad 39A, preparations for Discovery’s STS-131 mission in…
External Tank ET-135 has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), following its journey from…
With work complete for the year on Endeavour in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), her…
Preparations for Discovery’s STS-131 mission have encountered a slight hiccup during the installation of the…
With the weather failing to improve on the Florida coastline, Discovery has landed at the…
With Discovery deep in preparations for her STS-128 mission, shuttle managers are already mapping out…
As NASA continues to plan for a potential extension to the Space Shuttle Program past…
The fourth human spaceflight — and third orbital human flight — of the year has…
NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Meghan McArthur, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and Japanese…
Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Thomas Pesquet, and Akihiko Hoshide have arrived at the Kennedy Space…
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 19:27 EST…
NASA has initialized plans via a letter contract with Northrop Grumman for 12 additional Solid…
NASA and ESA have concluded a series of four spacewalks to repair the Station’s Alpha…
