Following a one day delay – due to a burst water main at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) – Discovery has made her way over to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), riding on top of the Orbiter Transporter System (OTS). Rollover began on time at 6:55am Eastern, departing her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-3) for the final time of during a flight processing flow.
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Atlantis has rolled over to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) – taking in several photo…
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Mating operations have been completed in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) ahead of an extended…
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Endeavour has completed her rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), ahead of mating with…
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STS-130 is set to achieve its latest milestone, as Endeavour prepares to rollover to the…
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Shuttle managers have decided to delay rollout of Endeavour to Pad 39A until January 6…
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A floodlit Ares I-X departed the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in the early hours of…
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Atlantis is preparing to mate with her External Tank (ET-133) and twin Solid Rocket Boosters…
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Shuttle engineers like to check, double check, and check again, whenever there’s a flight safety…
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As part of the dual flow for STS-125, Endeavour has rolled over from her Orbiter…
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Ares I-X delayed – Atlantis rollover to VAB completed ahead of dual pad option
by Chris BerginThe Constellation Program (CxP) test flight, Ares I-X, has slipped three weeks to a NET…
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With the Hubble mission still tracking a May launch date, the STS-125 stack – consisting…
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Veteran orbiter Discovery has arrived in the Vehicle Assembly Facility (VAB) ahead of her February…
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With STS-125 delayed until at least mid-February, Atlantis has completed her trek back to the…
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As NASA and the SSP (Space Shuttle Program) refine their orbiter schedules, preparations for STS-125’s…
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Forward Plan: STS-126 rolling to Pad 39A in a few weeks – STS-125 back to VAB
by Chris BerginWhile the status of STS-125’s Hubble Servicing Mission remains fluid, managers at the Kennedy Space…
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A problem during the preparation of Atlantis’ Hubble Servicing payload has delayed its arrival at…
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Atlantis finally left her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-1) on Friday night, and has arrived for…
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Atlantis’ extended stay inside OPF-1 (Orbiter Processing Facility) is coming to an end, as she…
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As both Atlantis and Endeavour continue to enjoy smooth flows inside their respective Orbiter Processing…