Tag: STS-335
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NASA Updates STS-335 Planning and Fleet OMDP Lifetime Requirements
While the U.S Legislature continues to debate the immediate future of NASA and the possibility of flying the already planned contingency Launch On Need (LON) STS-335 mission as a full up mission to the ISS in its own right (STS-135), NASA has updated its ground processing master document for STS-335 as well as the overall parameters…
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STS-335: NASA continues planning for contingency Launch On Need mission
As NASA continues its internal review of the pending launch dates for the final two Space Shuttle missions in history, preparations are also continuing in earnest for the mission that everyone hopes will never be needed: the STS-335 flight to rescue the STS-134 crew in the event that Endeavour becomes disabled during the program’s final…
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Atlantis ready for STS-335 flow following impressive mission performance
After what is becoming more likely to have been her last flight, Atlantis is continuing post roll in operations, as she prepares to head into STS-335 processing in support of STS-134. If STS-132 proves to be Atlantis’ swansong, the post-flight reports from the Mission Management Team (MMT) point to a superb performance during entry and…
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Progress M-04M launches to cost-cutting ISS – STS-135 addition removed
With the International Space Station (ISS) extended to at least 2020, its upmass and downmass lifelines have received a blow – following the decision to remove the possibility of using the Launch On Need (LON) vehicle, Atlantis, for supporting STS-133 as an additional logistics flight (STS-135). Meanwhile, nearly 2,600 kg are enroute to the Station,…
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NASA managers evaluating STS-135 as an addition to the shuttle manifest
NASA managers at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Johnson Space Center (JSC) have confirmed they are working on the addition of STS-135, to fly at end of the shuttle manifest in late 2010, early 2011. Although the mission has some way to go before it is baselined, Atlantis would gain the honor of flying…