Tag: STS-125
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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-119/Discovery rollover date changed as 2009 shuttle schedule realigns
Only around five weeks will separate Endeavour’s return home from her STS-126 mission, and when Discovery is due to rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) ahead of STS-119. Discovery’s upcoming milestones are part of a realigned plan for the 2009 missions. However, STS-119’s launch date advancement has been disapproved by shuttle managers. The S6…
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STS-126 launch countdown begins – Atlantis heads back to OPF-1
The three day launch countdown for STS-126 has begun, marking the start of S0007 operations – which will hopefully conclude with the launch of Endeavour at 7:55pm local time on Friday. Meanwhile, Atlantis has been towed back to her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-1), as a result of the rescheduling of STS-125. Endeavour is issue…
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NASA realign five 2009 missions – Ares I-X likely heading to Oct, 09
The Space Shuttle Program (SSP) have concluded their manifest meeting by realigning the 2009 shuttle schedule. The preliminary schedule changes – which calls for five shuttle missions – were called for after the delay to STS-125’s mission to Hubble. As a result of the meeting, Ares I-X is likely to be delayed until October, 09.…
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STS-126 working Display Processor issue – STS-125 de-stack preps
Engineers are working a connection issue with an Integrated Display Processor on Endeavour, which is currently a constraint to moving into the S0007 Launch Countdown. Meanwhile, Atlantis will be de-stacked from ET-127, before being rolled back to her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) next week. Processing at Pad 39A is proceeding to plan for the November…
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Atlantis de-stack plan – as STS-125 is delayed to May
United Space Alliance engineers are working a tentative plan to de-stack Atlantis, pending official confirmation from the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) that STS-125 has been delayed an additional couple of months. Memos are claiming the mission is likely to be delayed to May – with a final decision on November 5. The problem relates to…
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Endeavour arrives at Pad 39A – STS-125 damage assessment
Space shuttle Endeavour has been escorted on a mini tour of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) pads this morning, after she was transported off Pad 39B for a seven hour journey to Pad 39A. The move was set to take place on Saturday. However, poor weather is expected in the local area this weekend – which…
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Atlantis heads back to VAB – ET-127 damaged prior to rollback
With STS-125 delayed until at least mid-February, Atlantis has completed her trek back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Once secured inside the historic building, engineers will evaluate damage to her External Tank (ET-127) – which suffered several dings via a falling stainless steel support rod at the weekend. Atlantis is now expected to avoid…
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Hubble switchover efforts to Side B completed – Suffers more problems
The complicated task of remotely switching the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) over to its Science Data Formatter (SDF) “Side B” of the Science Instrument Command and Data Handler (SIC&DH) has been completed with only a few minor issues – issues which became worse on Friday. HST engineers started transmitting lines of complex programming to the…