The debut mission for Orbital’s Cygnus spacecraft – known as ORB-D – is now tracking a provisional launch date of September 28. The slip relates to an engine change out on the Antares that will launch Cygnus en route to the ISS, along with the Station’s busy Visiting Vehicle schedule and Solar Beta Angle cut-out windows.
"ferguson"
-
Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour was turned over to the California Science Center by NASA and…
-
With one half of the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) puzzle enjoying a fully successful test…
-
Atlantis departed her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2) on Friday, ahead of arriving inside the Vehicle Assembly…
-
All good things must come to an end. And thus was the grand finale of…
-
CommercialOtherShuttle
Next Gen Shuttle-Capable vehicle interest as secret effort to save orbiters ends
by Chris BerginFor the past several months, a plan to restart shuttle operations – funded by billions…
-
After several years of trade studies and political arguments, NASA administrator Charlie Bolden finally gave…
-
A new schedule, created by NASA, has provided a “preliminary, budget restricted” manifest which places…
-
CommercialShuttle
Atlantis gifts TriDAR to Orbital’s Cygnus for ISS rendezvous and docking
by Chris BerginAdding to the long list that is her legacy, Atlantis’ successful final test of Neptec’s…
-
Shuttle Atlantis has been given top marks for her return to Earth via the Mission…
-
Atlantis has concluded her historic 13-day mission to the International Space Station with a perfect landing at…
-
Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis has undocked from the ISS for the final time, ahead of…
-
Teams on the ground are working through possible root causes into the temporary failure of…
-
A master alarm onboard Atlantis woke the crew from their sleep, after a General Purpose…
-
With STS-135/Atlantis now officially extended by one day, the STS-135/Atlantis crew and the ISS crew…
-
Atlantis has docked to the International Space Station (ISS) – one final time – following…
-
For Atlantis, the last decade of her career would be marked with many more triumphs…
-
As all teams continue to track a July 8 launch of STS-135, an important final…
-
With her team ably dealing with the usual pad flow hiccups, Atlantis is heading towards…
-
As the flight crew and engineers close in on the targeted July 8 launch of…