With less than two weeks until STS-130’s launch with Endeavour, managers are already setting up the readiness meetings for STS-131 – which is scheduled to launch the following month with Discovery. With Flight Readiness Reviews (FRRs) overlapping the missions, engineers and managers will be working at full pace for several weeks.
The STS-130 crew are undertaking the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) this week, which will be…
Following a few minor delays due to poor weather at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC),…
Hypergolic loading of the STS-130 stack has suffered a slight delay due to unacceptable temperatures…
Managers have been evaluating options for STS-130’s launch and mission duration, following the test failures…
International Space Station (ISS) managers are conducting a series of meetings to discuss problems relating…
With Endeavour undergoing pad validation work – as engineers make the hundreds of connections to…
Endeavour has completed her 3.5-mile journey to Launch Pad 39A from the VAB ahead of…
With all the engineers back from the Christmas holidays, Endeavour is rolling out to Pad…
A tiny washer has been removed from External Tank ET-134, after an engineer spotted the…
Mating operations have been completed in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) ahead of an extended…
Endeavour has completed her rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), ahead of mating with…
STS-130 is set to achieve its latest milestone, as Endeavour prepares to rollover to the…
Following two intertank foam loss events on recent flights, further checks have been carried out…
Shuttle managers have decided to delay rollout of Endeavour to Pad 39A until January 6…
Randy Bresnik and Robert Satcher have compelted the third and final EVA of STS-129’s mission,…
Space Shuttle Program (SSP) manager John Shannon expects STS-129 to enjoy a three day launch…
STS-129 is pressing ahead with the next processing milestone, with Atlantis preparing to roll over from…
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne engineers have found the application of “tacky tape” – used to…
Discovery is on track for her weekend cross country trip back to the Kennedy Space…
