With Endeavour’s June 13 launch to the ISS now counting down, engineers are continuing to work towards the safe flight of the fleet’s youngest orbiter and her crew. To aide in this effort, the Orbiter Project Office (OPO) examined the flight performance of STS-126 (Endeavour) and STS-125 (Atlantis) – the previous vehicle flight and previous program flight, respectively – to ensure that all issues with the fleet have been properly reviewed and examined.
Discovery remains on track for her February 12 launch, pending the successful replacement, testing and…
Following a run of “clean” flights during 2008 – thanks to continued progress in reducing…
An assessment into the holddown post failure on STS-126’s launch has found that debris that…
Engineers will meet in the middle of January to push forward with a redesign of…
Four missions, four clean tanks – that’s what the 2008 report card notes for the…
As NASA’s triumphant 2008 year comes to a close – a year that saw four…
Expedition 18 crewmembers Yury Lonchakov and Michael Fincke have performed a Russian spacewalk (ISS RS…
As KSC engineers prepare for a much deserved break over the Christmas and New Year’s…
With Endeavour now undergoing post-flight processing in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 following her cross-country…
Endeavour has finally arrived back to the home comforts of her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2),…
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) has returned Endeavour to Florida on Friday, following a cross…
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) and Endeavour departed from Edwards Air Force Base on Wednesday,…
Engineers are continuing to prepare Endeavour for her trip back to Florida, with the installation…
Endeavour is receiving numerous visitors and support equipment during her Californian vacation, as post flight…
Space shuttle orbiter Endeavour has landed at the Edwards Air Force Base in California, following…
STS-126 marked Endeavour’s EOM-1 (End Of Mission minus one day) with checkouts of the orbiter’s…
Shuttle orbiter Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on Flight Day 15…
With Flight Day 14 marking the STS-126 crew’s final day onboard the International Space Station…
The Mission Management Team (MMT) have initially cleared a Micrometeoroid Orbital Debris (MMOD) strike to…