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Discovery Completes Visually Spectacular Docking to Space Station
Read more →: Discovery Completes Visually Spectacular Docking to Space StationA healthy orbiter Discovery and her crew have completed a stunning R-bar Pitch Maneuver (RPM) and docking to…
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STS-133: Healthy Discovery completes FD2 inspections on RCC panels
Read more →: STS-133: Healthy Discovery completes FD2 inspections on RCC panelsNow safely on orbit, Discovery has completed inspections on her Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels – the main…
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ATV-2 successfully docks with International Space Station
Read more →: ATV-2 successfully docks with International Space StationAfter an eight-day (8 day) orbital chase, Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle-2 (ATV-2) has conducted a picture perfect automated…
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Discovery launches after dramatic range fix late in countdown
Read more →: Discovery launches after dramatic range fix late in countdownDiscovery has completed her final ascent into space, following a 16:53 Eastern launch from the Kennedy Space Center…
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After 26 Years, Workhorse Discovery Stands Ready for Final Mission
Read more →: After 26 Years, Workhorse Discovery Stands Ready for Final MissionFor over 29 years engineers, space enthusiasts, and people around the world have marveled at the technological and scientific achievement…
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STS-133: ISS Gears Up for Discovery’s Arrival – Soyuz Flyaround Update
Read more →: STS-133: ISS Gears Up for Discovery’s Arrival – Soyuz Flyaround UpdateWith the countdown clocks now ticking down for the launch of STS-133 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC),…
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OBSS Sensor Protect for Soyuz Flyaround and WLEIDS Status Reviewed
Read more →: OBSS Sensor Protect for Soyuz Flyaround and WLEIDS Status ReviewedNASA is gearing up for what will be a jammed packed STS-133, along with the possibility of a Soyuz…
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STS-133: FRR approves Discovery’s launch for next Thursday
Read more →: STS-133: FRR approves Discovery’s launch for next ThursdayAs had been expected over the last 24 hours, managers at the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) approved the…
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STS-133: Discovery on track for February 24 launch thanks to IPR resolutions
Read more →: STS-133: Discovery on track for February 24 launch thanks to IPR resolutionsAfter what was an eventful pad flow for Discovery last week, STS-133 is enjoying a relatively trouble-free final…
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Cosmonauts complete Russian Spacewalk on ISS
Read more →: Cosmonauts complete Russian Spacewalk on ISSTwo Russian Cosmonauts stepped outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday to perform a spacewalk on the…
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Ariane 5 launches ATV-2 for journey to the ISS
Read more →: Ariane 5 launches ATV-2 for journey to the ISSArianespace’s launch of the European Space Agency ATV-2 (Automated Transfer Vehicle 2) spacecraft on a multi-month mission to deliver…
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NASA managers insist STS-135 will fly – Payload options under assessment
Read more →: NASA managers insist STS-135 will fly – Payload options under assessmentAs the future of NASA’s budget finds itself under scrutiny again this week, managers have told their workforce…