Space Shuttle Program (SSP) manager John Shannon has praised the team responsible for installing the Flow Control Valves (FCVs) on Endeavour, after they spotted a 0.005 inch shim was missing from one of the three valves. Endeavour – processing for next year’s STS-134 – wouldn’t of suffered from any ill effects, had she launched with the since-replaced FCV.
A one-year long investigation into the liberation of part of a Flow Control Valve (FCV)…
As engineers create their repair plan for what is now observed to be two cracks…
Managers are close to approving a switch to an advanced May 11 launch date for STS-125,…
The dual processing flows for Atlantis and Endeavour are proceeding to plan, with the main…
With Atlantis and Endeavour now in their dual processing flows for the STS-125 mission to…
Aiding the requirement of flight rationale for STS-125, engineers have found that the three replacement…
Atlantis has rolled back out to Pad 39A for her re-aligned STS-125 mission to the…
Discovery is completed her opening Thermal Protection System (TPS) inspections on Flight Day 2 of…
As expected, the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) has cleared Discovery to target a launch at…
Members of a Special PRCB (Program Requirements Control Board) meeting on Wednesday have once again…
Engineers are scheduled to begin the installation of the three replacement Flow Control Valves (FCVs)…
Several options, including a reduced mission duration with only one EVA, are being considered as…
The major effort to facilitate a March launch for shuttle Discovery is continuing on a…
The latest target for STS-119 is a short launch window, opening March 12, following a…
A launch of STS-119 prior to the Soyuz cut out in mid March remains on…
Shuttle managers have concluded the Delta Flight Readiness Review (FRR) – one of the longest…
Another delay to STS-119’s NET (No Earlier Than) launch date is deemed a possible outcome…
Shuttle Discovery is back into full launch processing, with the pad flow working to the…
Shuttle managers have concluded a special PRCB (Program Requirements Control Board) meeting on the Flow…