Atlantis has rolled over to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for mating operations ahead of her July mission to the International Space Station (ISS) – the final scheduled shuttle mission. NASA managers are expected to set a realigned planning date for Atlantis’ launch, which – according to preliminary schedules – ranges between July 10-12.
STS-135
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Kennedy Space Center (KSC) engineering teams have realigned processing targets for STS-135 to point towards…
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Teams at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, FL have completed operations to…
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With schedules continuing to be refined based on Endeavour’s troubleshooting efforts, Kennedy Space Center (KSC)…
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Atlantis is pressing towards a May 12 rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) as…
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With just over two months to go before the farewell flight of NASA’s long-running Space…
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With a large amount of contingency in her pad flow, Endeavour’s processing pace has slowed…
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Following a meeting between NASA and Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) managers on Friday, a decision…
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STS-135: Final shuttle mission preparing for SRB stacking – Mission tweaking
by Chris BerginPreparations for Atlantis’ honor of rounding off the 30 year long Space Shuttle program are…
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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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As the future of NASA’s budget finds itself under scrutiny again this week, managers have…
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Although technically still a notional mission, should Atlantis provide the swansong to the Shuttle Program…
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Members of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) have echoed Shuttle workforce concerns from Space…
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Despite the President signing the Bill which calls for NASA to fly STS-135, Space Shuttle…
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NASA managers are continuing to work the alignment process between the STS-335 LON (Launch On…
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Endeavour is deep into her processing flow for the STS-134 mission to the International Space…
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A major milestone is upcoming for Atlantis’ final role with the Space Shuttle Program (SSP),…
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With STS-135 heading into mission planning for a June 28, 2011 flight – pending the…
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Atlantis has gained one final mission, flying STS-135 to the International Space Station (ISS), with…
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A decision to change Atlantis’ upcoming mission call sign from STS-335 to STS-135 – at…