With the clearance of the PV12 Inboard LH2 Fill and Drain Valve issue by the Mission Management Team (MMT) – which ironically performed as planned during tanking – Shuttle Discovery enjoyed a super smooth countdown and launch, as she takes aim on the International Space Station (ISS).
Engineers still believe they only have an instrumentation problem with the LH2 PV12 Inboard Fill…
The push to return Discovery back to launch operations has begun, with initial troubleshooting via…
Discovery was undergoing S0007 Launch Countdown Scrub Turnaround procedures, with the goal to launch on…
Unacceptable weather over the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) has caused the scrub of STS-128 for…
With Discovery deep into S0007 (Launch Countdown) operations, the Mission Management Team (MMT) has passed…
STS-128 entered into S0007 (launch countdown) operations at 11pm on Friday evening, as engineers at…
With STS-128 and Discovery officially cleared by the SOMD (Space Operations Mission Directorate) FRR for…
The Agency Flight Readiness Review (FRR) is still expected to slip STS-128’s launch date by…
At last week’s Space Shuttle Program (SSP) FRR, program managers discussed a wide range of…
As managers prepare their External Tank findings for the Agency Flight Readiness Review (FRR), engineers…
As STS-128 tracks an August 24 launch date – pending final clearance of the Ice…
The LO2 Ice Frost Ramps (IFRs) will be modified to mitigate against foam liberation –…
The Space Shuttle Program (SSP) Flight Readiness Review (FRR) heads into a two day meeting…
Meetings are taking place through Friday to work on risk acceptance for two LO2 Ice…
With Discovery deep in preparations for her STS-128 mission, shuttle managers are already mapping out…
Work has started on replacing the Check Valve Filter Assembly (CVFA) and associated hardware on…
With around three weeks until the launch of STS-128, Discovery has finally arrived at Pad…
Although no ill effects were suffered by Endeavour, the problems with her External Tank (ET-131)…
STS-127 is coming to the end of another highly successful mission for the shuttle program,…
