Due to the deletion of EVA-4 from the docked phase of STS-119, spacewalkers Joseph Acaba (EV3) and Steven Swanson (EV1) were tasked with a packed EVA-2 on Flight Day 7. Meanwhile, Discovery continues to perform like a champ, with no issues of note being worked.
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Following the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) approval for launch, and the arrival of the STS-119…
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While the majority of engineering concentration on the Flow Control Valve (FCV) flight rationale for…
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With Space Shuttle Discovery enjoying a smooth and relatively issue free processing flow at Launch…
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The Space Shuttle Program (SSP) have concluded their manifest meeting by realigning the 2009 shuttle…
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Shuttle Discovery’s right Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) “tailed off” sooner than the left during the…
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The SSP (Space Shuttle Program) have officially refined the launch dates for all their missions…
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The third and final EVA of STS-124 has ended, after Mike Fossum and Ron Garan…
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Following a hugely successful docked stage, Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS)…
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With the docked Late Inspections of Endeavour’s TPS behind them, the STS-123 crew then turned…
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As the STS-123 mission heads through the midway point, the third EVA was completed on…
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STS-123’s EVA-1 – the opening spacewalk of the mission – has been completed, while the…
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Endeavour is now into the final stages of the STS-123 launch countdown, with the Rotating…
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STS-122’s Flight Day 8 has consisted of PAO events and waste disposal activities – earning…
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The Mission Management Team (MMT) has approved the addition of one more docked day for…
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Shuttle orbiter Endeavour has rolled over to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in preparation for…
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Shuttle manager Wayne Hale has spoken of his pride with the vast engineering team that…
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The official decision on the future of Atlantis has finally been made, as she avoids…
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Shuttle Endeavour’s External Tank (ET-126) has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) a day…
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NASA’s agency-level Flight Readiness Review (FRR) will confirm all of STS-122’s EVAs will be conducted…