With a deep heritage between the Shuttle’s External Tank and the Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage, a NASA team recently evaluated recommendations to mitigate against leaks of the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP) – the cause of launch day delays for three Space Shuttle missions – on the monster rocket.
STS-119’s Boundary Layer Transition (BLT) Detailed Test Objective (DTO) has been deemed a huge success,…
With launch of STS-125 now less than a week away, NASA managers have thoroughly reviewed…
Shuttle Endeavour has completed her rollout to 39B, where she will be put through a…
The usual ballet of reviews to ensure safe flight has moved through another key stage,…
Aiding the requirement of flight rationale for STS-125, engineers have found that the three replacement…
Imagery taken of the delaminated panel on the International Space Station’s S1 Radiator has revealed…
Following her 13 day mission in space on STS-119, Discovery is being deserviced inside her…
Discovery has completed her highly successful mission to the International Space Station (ISS) with a…
Shuttle manager John Shannon has described Discovery’s performance as “amazing”, ahead of Wednesday’s undocking from…
Spacewalkers Richard Arnold and Joseph Acaba have completed the final EVA of STS-119, tasked with…
Due to the deletion of EVA-4 from the docked phase of STS-119, spacewalkers Joseph Acaba…
Discovery continues to perform without any issues of note as her crew completed the task…
Following the successful handover of the S6 truss element to the Space Station Remote Manipulator…
A complex ballet of robotics between the Shuttle and Station arms took place on Wednesday, as…
Discovery has docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Flight Day 3, as the…
Discovery is completed her opening Thermal Protection System (TPS) inspections on Flight Day 2 of…
STS-119 has launched after an issue-free tanking and countdown, following engineering work to troubleshoot a…
The second launch attempt for STS-119 will take place on Sunday at 19:43pm local time,…
STS-119’s opening launch attempt has been scrubbed until Sunday, March 15,, following a LH2 leak during…