The International Space Station’s robotic assets paid a recent visit to AMS-02 (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer -02) to survey the external health of the payload and gain imagery ahead of a potential servicing EVA. This week marked the fifth anniversary since AMS-02 was launched to the orbital outpost in the payload bay of Space Shuttle Endeavour, as it continues its investigation into cosmic rays.
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The first exciting results from the AMS-02 (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer -02) were released this week,…
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It’s the final time Endeavour will enter an OPF (Orbiter Processing Facility). After a storied…
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ArtemisShuttle
SSME family prepare for SLS core stage role following Shuttle success
by Chris BerginNASA’s 15 Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) are being transported to the Stennis Space Center…
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All good things must come to an end. And thus was the grand finale of…
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A critical step in the process of clearing STS-135/Atlantis and her systems for flight has…
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As engineers continue to safe Endeavour, following her highly successful final mission, an investigation into…
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Following the conclusion to her flight career, Endeavour is now undergoing safing, ahead of being…
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Following a lengthy, yet highly successful, STS-134 mission, Endeavour has landed at the Kennedy Space…
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After nearly 12 days of docked operations with Space Station Alpha, the Space Shuttle Endeavour,…
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Concluding a highly successful docked mission for STS-134, Endeavour and her crew undocked at 22:55…
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As Endeavour heads into the sunset portion of her historic final voyage to space, her…
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As the historic milestones continue to come thick and fast, Endeavour was put through her…
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STS-134 Spacewalkers Drew Feustel and Mike Fincke have marked a historic first – surrounding their…
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OtherRussianShuttle
Soyuz TMA-20 captures historic photography prior to perfect landing
by Pete HardingThe Russian Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft, also known by its US designation of 25S, departed from…
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Endeavour’s flight crew have completed the second of four planned EVAs/spacewalks – focusing on port SARJ…
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Following the decision made by the Mission Management Team (MMT) to press ahead with a…
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Endeavour’s flight crew have completed the mission’s first EVA, focusing on MISSE experiment swap outs and…
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As Endeavour works through Flight Day 4 (FD4), the historic milestone of delivering and attaching the…
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The STS-134 crew have completed the installation of ExPRESS Logistics Carrier -3 (ELC-3) to round…