Tag: ET-130
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Atlantis due back at KSC Tuesday – STS-125 ET foam liberation event reviewed
Atlantis’ piggyback ride back to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is expected to come to a conclusion between 6pm and 6:30pm at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF). Meanwhile, managers have been reviewing the foam loss from STS-125’s External Tank (ET-130) as part of the STS-127 Flight Readiness Review (FRR). Atlantis Latest: With Atlantis riding on…
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Endeavour into STS-127 processing – Discovery ready for STS-119 rollover
Endeavour has finally arrived back to the home comforts of her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2), following her highly successful STS-126 mission. Meanwhile, the pace shows no sign in letting up, with Discovery now powered down for the final time, as she prepares to rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) early in January, ahead of…
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STS-125’s tank arrives – manifest meeting evaluates Ares I-X and ISS supplies
The replacement tank for Atlantis’ mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). ET-130 replaces ET-127 – now flying with Discovery in February – following the delay to STS-125. A manifest meeting has already taken place, which has been tasked with finding solutions to Ares I-X’s place in…
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STS-125 launch target moves to February 17 – crucial week for Hubble
STS-125 has been given a new “work-to” launch date of February 17, pending a November 5 meeting that will likely result in a Change Request (CR) to officially re-align the near-term launch manifest. Hubble troubleshooting is proceeding well, with NASA engineers preparing to switch over from the Side A control system, to the back-up Side B.…