Kicking off what will be a highly emotional period for the space program, NASA 905 – the remaining Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) – arrived at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on Tuesday, in preparation for the final rollout of Discovery at the weekend. Discovery will then depart from her home base for one final time atop of the SCA, to head to her retirement home at the Smithsonian.
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Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Director Bob Cabana has spoken of his emotions during and after…
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ET-137 deep into repairs and modifications – ATV-2 likely to aid launch date
by Chris BerginKennedy Space Center (KSC) and Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) technicians and engineers are working hard…
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With the focus firmly placed on the repairs, inspections and required flight rationale for the…
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As STS-132 reaches its half-way point, astronauts Steve Bowen and Mike Good have ventured outside the…
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STS-130 has moved into S0007 (Launch Countdown) operations, ahead of Endeavour’s Sunday morning launch from…
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With Endeavour undergoing pad validation work – as engineers make the hundreds of connections to…
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A tiny washer has been removed from External Tank ET-134, after an engineer spotted the…
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Managers have set next Wednesday morning for a full-up tanking test of External Tank ET-131…
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For Flight Day 7 of STS-125, Atlantis’ crew turned their attention to the forth EVA of the…
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The ‘ooze’ that leaked from Endeavour’s F5R Vernier thruster has now been cleaned from the…
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STS-125 moved another step closer to launch, following Atlantis’ arrival at Pad 39A – a…
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With the need for on-orbit Thermal Protection System (TPS) repair maturity required for the one…
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As Orion and Ares progress towards PDR (Preliminary Design Review) and the next phase of…
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With 2008 being a crucial year for the development of the Ares and Orion vehicles,…
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Engineers have removed the external LH2 Feed-through connector from ET-125, beginning the next stage of…
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Reminiscent of a leak on Discovery’s landing gear ahead of STS-120, a diaper has been…
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EVA-4 has been completed, successfully, after Doug Wheelock and Scott Parazynski’s epic repair effort on…
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STS-120’s processing timeline is picking up the pace again, following the successful completion of repairs…
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As NASA managers head towards the April 10th decision on which External Tank Atlantis will…