Endeavour is now proceeding through the complex ballet of S0007 Launch Countdown operations for Saturday’s launch attempt of STS-127 to the International Space Station (ISS). Meanwhile good news has been reported on the damage sustained by Atlantis’ Window 5 (Pilot window), with mold impression results revealing the defects do not breach the unacceptable depth threshold, thus clearing the window for STS-129.
STS-127
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As STS-127 prepares to enter S0007 Launch Countdown operations on Wednesday night, engineers have carried…
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Shuttle
ET-131 Tanking Test success – STS-127 now officially tracking launch on July 11
by Chris BerginSTS-127’s External Tank (ET-131) has completed a tanking test on the realigned Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate…
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Managers have set next Wednesday morning for a full-up tanking test of External Tank ET-131…
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Endeavour will launch only when engineers are happy they have a full understanding of the…
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STS-127 has been scrubbed for the second time due to another leak at the Ground Umbilical…
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Endeavour has won the right to make a launch attempt on June 17 (Wednesday), following…
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In a similar event to STS-119’s scrub, Endeavour’s launch has been delayed due to a…
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The ascent threat of ice liberation, as observed on STS-126 and potentially STS-125, will be…
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STS-127 is on track for a Saturday launch, with no issues of note being worked…
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With Endeavour’s June 13 launch to the ISS now counting down, engineers are continuing to work…
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The STS-127 crew – led by Commander Mark Polansky – have arrived at the Kennedy…
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With final launch processing underway on Shuttle Endeavour at Launch Pad-A, NASA managers have outlined…
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Shuttle
Atlantis returns to OPF for STS-129 processing – Endeavour SSME contamination
by Chris BerginAtlantis has returned to Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-1) in preparation for her flow towards the…
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NASA officials have cleared Space Shuttle Endeavour for launch on June 13 at 7:17a.m. This…
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Atlantis is finally home after a cross-country trip on top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft…
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The high tempo pace of shuttle processing continues through the weekend and earlier into next…
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Endeavour remains on track for the setting of a June 13 or 14 launch date…
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With STS-125 safely completed, NASA is turning its attention towards the June 13 launch of…
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Atlantis has landed at Edwards Air Force Base on EOM+2 (End Of Mission plus two…