As the flight crew and engineers close in on the targeted July 8 launch of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis and the STS-135/ULF7 mission to the International Space Station, mission managers are continuing their Flight Readiness Review process with a thorough review of the new operations, special topics, items of interest, and mission timeline get-wells from both a Space Shuttle and Space Station point of view.
Multiple efforts are under way for Atlantis’ STS-135 launch preparations, as her four member crew…
With just three weeks to go before the final launch of the Space Shuttle, Atlantis…
Atlantis’ External Tank (ET-138) was put through a Tanking Test on Wednesday, slightly delayed due…
Interrupting a nominal pad flow, engineers are set to begin S0037 operations – otherwise known…
Schedules are showing the External Tank camera – which will ride with Atlantis’ ET-138 –…
As the procession of “lasts” continue for the Space Shuttle Program (SSP), Atlantis is undergoing…
Atlantis kicked off what was a historic evening for the Space Shuttle Program (SSP), as…
Managers are reviewing one item of interest – relating to an ascent observation during Endeavour’s…
Atlantis has rolled over to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for mating operations ahead of…
Kennedy Space Center (KSC) engineering teams have realigned processing targets for STS-135 to point towards…
With schedules continuing to be refined based on Endeavour’s troubleshooting efforts, Kennedy Space Center (KSC)…
Atlantis is pressing towards a May 12 rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) as…
With just over two months to go before the farewell flight of NASA’s long-running Space…
Following a meeting between NASA and Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) managers on Friday, a decision…
Preparations for Atlantis’ honor of rounding off the 30 year long Space Shuttle program are…
Atlantis is continuing to enjoy a smooth processing flow inside her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2)…
As the future of NASA’s budget finds itself under scrutiny again this week, managers have…
Although technically still a notional mission, should Atlantis provide the swansong to the Shuttle Program…
Members of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) have echoed Shuttle workforce concerns from Space…
