Shuttle Endeavour – the youngest orbiter in the fleet – was preparing for her final hours prior to launch, after the Mission Management Team (MMT) met to approve the tanking of ET-122. However, several issues popped up in the count, most notably with an OMS tank issue, which was then resolved, prior to a heater issue on Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) 1 – which has resulted in a several day scrub.
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Managers at the Agency Flight Readiness Review (FRR) have – as expected – approved April…
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STS-135: Atlantis in smooth flow as ET-138 undergoes mods – Hale on stringers
by Chris BerginAtlantis is continuing to enjoy a smooth processing flow inside her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2)…
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Discovery has completed her final ascent into space, following a 16:53 Eastern launch from the…
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Space Shuttle Program (SSP) managers have completed their Delta Flight Readiness Review (FRR) with a…
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With just over two weeks to launch, engineers will disassemble the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate…
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STS-133: Discovery enjoying early pad flow – ET-137 flight rationale positive
by Chris BerginDiscovery remains on track for an opening launch attempt on February 24, as the stack…
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STS-133 rolls out to 39A – Managers call for ET-122 radius block installation
by Chris BerginDiscovery has completed her journey back out to Pad 39A with her modified External Tank…
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Endeavour is set to depart from her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2) on February 28, as…
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Discovery’s final mission to the International Space Station (ISS) remains on track for February 24,…
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Shuttle Discovery is aiming to roll back out to Pad 39A on February 1, following…
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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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Thursday’s Program Requirements Control Board (PRCB) meeting overviewed the status of Discovery’s External Tank (ET-137),…
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The root cause of the cracked stringers on STS-133’s External Tank (ET-137) may have been…
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NASA managers have made a key decision to modify 34 stringers on the LO2 flange area…
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Following a Space Shuttle Program (SSP) meeting on Thursday, a decision on carrying out modifications…
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With Discovery now back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), a preliminary timeline has listed…
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Discovery’s return to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) – in order to gain extra data…
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Engineers have gathering detailed data on the thermal and stress environments of the External Tank’s…
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Pending acceptable weather conditions on Friday, all systems are go for ET-137’s Tanking Test –…