The stars are aligning for the December 4 debut mission of NASA’s Orion spacecraft, following the completion of the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) – albeit with three “actions” to satisfy ahead of flight. The vehicle also completed all assembly tasks and is almost ready to meet up with her Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle for the key test flight of NASA’s deep space exploration crew transport.
For the first time in history, NASA’s extensive Flight Readiness Review (FRR) process has concluded…
NASA’s 15 Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) are being transported to the Stennis Space Center…
The Agency Flight Readiness Review (FRR) has – as expected – approved the July 8…
Managers at the Agency Flight Readiness Review (FRR) have – as expected – approved April…
Endeavour is happily moving through her pad flow, despite having to endure yet more bad…
Space Shuttle Program (SSP) managers have completed their Delta Flight Readiness Review (FRR) with a…
Discovery is enjoying an issue-free S0007 (Launch Countdown), as engineers complete the loading of the…
With the MOD FRR (Mission Operations Directorate Flight Readiness Review) and the Space Shuttle Program…
The STS-133 flow has been slightly impacted by a delay relating to a problem with…
Arriving at Pad 39A on Thursday, prior to marking a significant milestone for not only the…
With just under one month to go before the final launch of Discovery, the tell-tale…
Discovery is behaving well during the early part of what is her final pad flow,…
Atlantis has launched – possibily for the final time – at 14:20:07 EDT on Friday.…
With S0007 (Countdown) operations underway for Friday afternoon’s scheduled 14:20:07 EDT launch of Atlantis, Program…
As the countdown begins for STS-132, mission managers are continuing to review the status of…
Engineers are heading into a weekend of critical operations for STS-132, as Atlantis undergoes flight…
Wednesday’s Agency Flight Readiness Review (FRR) has approved a May 14 launch date for STS-132,…
NASA and contractor managers will set STS-132’s launch date during the Agency level Flight Readiness…
Pad operations continue to track a tight timeline ahead of the targeted May 14 launch,…