If 2009 demonstrated an amazing execution of both unprecedented missions of science, cooperation, and exploration for NASA, 2010 undoubtedly demonstrated the agency’s unwavering commitment to investigation and understanding over launch and mission schedules. During the first four months of 2010 alone, NASA’s commitment to safety over schedule was demonstrated in large ways during the STS-130 (Endeavour) and STS-131 (Discovery) Space Shuttle mission launch campaigns.
The Mission Management Team (MMT) have concluded their evalations on Thursday morning by deciding to delay…
As the countdown begins for STS-132, mission managers are continuing to review the status of…
The Space Shuttle Program (SSP) big guns have praised the “tremendous manner” in which the…
Discovery has returned to Earth on Tuesday, ending the highly successful STS-131 mission at the orbiter’s…
Shuttle Discovery and her seven member crew will spend another day on orbit, following the…
Following a highly successful docked mission, the STS-131 crew have undock from the International Space…
Discovery’s crew have raced through their Flight Day 12 tasks, completing the berthing of MPLM…
STS-131 is continuing to move through the docked timeline, although a possibility of a fourth…
On the 29th anniversary of the first Space Shuttle mission (April 12), Discovery continues to…
After a day of internal Discovery/ISS activities, the STS-131/19A and Expedition 23 crews once again…
With an additional docked day – already allowed for in the mission timeline options –…
Flight Day 5 (FD-5) for STS-131 has seen the completion of the first of three scheduled…
Discovery and her seven member crew have arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) following…
Discovery is continuing to close the gap between herself and the International Space Station (ISS)…
Veteran orbiter Discovery is closing in on the end of Flight Day 2 on orbit,…
Shuttle Discovery has launched at the first attempt, as STS-131 moves into Flight Day 1.…
The NASA and contractor workforce at the shuttle’s backup landing site, the Dryden Flight Research…
Following a series of highly elaborative and successful Flight Readiness Reviews (FRRs), launch of the…
Discovery is enjoying a nominal pad flow towards the start of the STS-131 countdown on…