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”.
Kennedy Space Center engineers have begun removing Main Propulsion System (MPS) hardware from the aft…
NASA managers have further refined their plans to transfer Orbiter and Ground Support Equipment (GSE)…
NASA’s three retired Space Shuttle orbiters are set to donate their entire Main Propulsion Systems…
For what is likely the last time during the execution of the Space Shuttle launch/mission…
The push to return Discovery back to launch operations has begun, with initial troubleshooting via…