As engineers finalize the removal of Main Propulsion System (MPS) hardware from the retired Space Shuttle fleet – comprising of large elements of the orbiter’s “guts” that are being donated to the Space Launch System (SLS) program – Orbiter Flow manager Stephanie Stilson revealed that “her baby”, Discovery, has held on to most of her MPS, allowing her to retire as the “vehicle of record”.
T&R
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Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery’s almost 30 years of processing at Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) Orbiter…
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As the retired Shuttle fleet continue their Transition and Retirement (T&R) processing, efforts are being…
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With Kennedy Space Center workers towing Orbiter Atlantis on Thursday “around the corner” of the…
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It’s the final time Endeavour will enter an OPF (Orbiter Processing Facility). After a storied…
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Atlantis departed her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2) on Friday, ahead of arriving inside the Vehicle Assembly…
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Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis was powered down for the final time on Thursday, following a…
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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…
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The flagship of the shuttle orbiter fleet has received her three replica main engines, as…
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During Wednesday’s Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing – which focused on the Russian investigation into…
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Cull of Shuttle skillset threatens efficiency and safety risks – DeCastro
by Chris BerginAs the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) officially ended this week – closing out 30 years…
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NASA’s three retired Space Shuttle orbiters are set to donate their entire Main Propulsion Systems…
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In a rare occurrence, Space Shuttle orbiters Discovery and Endeavour were purposefully visible together this…
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Shuttle Atlantis has been given top marks for her return to Earth via the Mission…
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Discovery’s VAB stay part of a commercial transition for the OPFs
by Chris BerginWith Discovery now enjoying a month-long vacation inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), following her…
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Following the conclusion to her flight career, Endeavour is now undergoing safing, ahead of being…
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One month after the completion of her STS-133 mission, Discovery is nearing completion of Down…
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Although Discovery has finished her space flight career in style, she still has many months…
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As NASA enters 2011, preparations are underway for an exciting new venture in space operations…
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NASA’s End State Flow Review (ESFR) has refined preliminary arrangements and schedules for Discovery’s immediate post…