Shuttle Discovery is aiming to roll back out to Pad 39A on February 1, following what will be the completion of numerous “radius block” modifications to the circumferance of her External Tank (ET-137). NASA managers are also evaluating impacts to crew training – and potentially the launch date – following the injury sustained by STS-133’s Tim Kopra during a biking accident.
Following the further delay of the STS-133/ULF-5 mission into late February, International Space Station (ISS)…
Thursday’s Program Requirements Control Board (PRCB) meeting overviewed the status of Discovery’s External Tank (ET-137),…
The root cause of the cracked stringers on STS-133’s External Tank (ET-137) may have been…
Following a Space Shuttle Program (SSP) meeting on Thursday, a decision on carrying out modifications…
With Discovery now back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), a preliminary timeline has listed…
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…
Engineers are pressing forward with work relating to next week’s instrumented Tanking Test – a…
Following the decision to move Discovery’s STS-133 launch date target to No Earlier Than (NET)…
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,…
As Shuttle Program engineers continue to work through the final phases of repairs to Discovery’s…
With the focus firmly placed on the repairs, inspections and required flight rationale for the…
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…
