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STS-133: Approval to press towards Agency FRR amid eventful pad flow
Read more →: STS-133: Approval to press towards Agency FRR amid eventful pad flowSpace Shuttle Program (SSP) managers have completed their Delta Flight Readiness Review (FRR) with a decision to press…
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STS-133: NASA Considering Soyuz Flyaround to Photograph Discovery and ISS
Read more →: STS-133: NASA Considering Soyuz Flyaround to Photograph Discovery and ISSNASA managers are investigating a proposed plan that would see a Soyuz spacecraft undock from the International Space…
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STS-133: Discovery inspected following pad incident during GUCP work
Read more →: STS-133: Discovery inspected following pad incident during GUCP workThe STS-133 stack has been checked for damage after a feeler gauge came apart during work to remove…
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International Resupply Vehicles Impact ISS On-Orbit Stowage
Read more →: International Resupply Vehicles Impact ISS On-Orbit StowageThe recent flurry of Visiting Vehicle (VV) activity at the International Space Station (ISS) has created a logistics…
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STS-133: GUCP to be disassembled at pad – SRBs into hyper loading tasks
Read more →: STS-133: GUCP to be disassembled at pad – SRBs into hyper loading tasksWith just over two weeks to launch, engineers will disassemble the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP) at the…
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Orbital’s Minotaur I launches with NROL-66
Read more →: Orbital’s Minotaur I launches with NROL-66Orbital Sciences Corporation have launched a Minotaur I from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sunday, carrying a…
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Canada’s “Dextre” robotic hand performs first ever operational tasks
Read more →: Canada’s “Dextre” robotic hand performs first ever operational tasksCanada’s Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator (SPDM), also known as “Dextre” or the “Canada Hand”, is, for the first…
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STS-133: Discovery enjoying early pad flow – ET-137 flight rationale positive
Read more →: STS-133: Discovery enjoying early pad flow – ET-137 flight rationale positiveDiscovery remains on track for an opening launch attempt on February 24, as the stack is put through…
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Columbia (OV-102): A Pioneer to the End
Read more →: Columbia (OV-102): A Pioneer to the EndContinuing on her streak of missions dedicated to microgravity research, Columbia’s tenure with the Space Shuttle Program throughout…
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Space Shuttle Columbia: A New Beginning and Vision
Read more →: Space Shuttle Columbia: A New Beginning and VisionApril 12, 1981: the 20th anniversary of the first manned spaceflight in history. On that morning, a new…
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STS-133 rolls out to 39A – Managers call for ET-122 radius block installation
Read more →: STS-133 rolls out to 39A – Managers call for ET-122 radius block installationDiscovery has completed her journey back out to Pad 39A with her modified External Tank (ET-137), with first…
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1983-1986: The Missions and History of Space Shuttle Challenger
Read more →: 1983-1986: The Missions and History of Space Shuttle Challenger25-years ago today, Space Shuttle Challenger was lost with all hands in the bright blue sky over Central…