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Soyuz TMA-20 launches to begin busy period on ISS – Docking successful
Read more →: Soyuz TMA-20 launches to begin busy period on ISS – Docking successfulThe Russian Soyuz TMA-20, also known by its US designation of 25S, lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome…
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STS-135: Downmass requests build with ISS interest in returning a BGA motor
Read more →: STS-135: Downmass requests build with ISS interest in returning a BGA motorAlthough technically still a notional mission, should Atlantis provide the swansong to the Shuttle Program with STS-135, she’d…
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STS-133: Tanking Test plan outlined – Rollback to allow for additional ET scans
Read more →: STS-133: Tanking Test plan outlined – Rollback to allow for additional ET scansWith unacceptable weather at KSC restricting preparations for STS-133’s Tanking Test, managers decided to delay the test until…
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Orion returning to the forefront with test flight and manned debut evaluations
Read more →: Orion returning to the forefront with test flight and manned debut evaluationsThe Orion vehicle’s return to life is starting to pick up the pace, with planning for an unmanned…
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HEFT: Space Launch System HLV design decision likely by April, 2011
Read more →: HEFT: Space Launch System HLV design decision likely by April, 2011A final round of potential Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle (HLV) options – which will allow the NASA leadership to…
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STS-133: Pad work progressing for next week’s instrumented Tanking Test
Read more →: STS-133: Pad work progressing for next week’s instrumented Tanking TestEngineers are pressing forward with work relating to next week’s instrumented Tanking Test – a key milestone in…
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STS-134: Endeavour’s slip to aid AMS change – New EVA protocol in work
Read more →: STS-134: Endeavour’s slip to aid AMS change – New EVA protocol in workNASA managers are realigning Endeavour’s processing flow milestones, as her launch date slips to an interim placeholder of…
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Falcon 9 completes Static Fire at the third attempt
Read more →: Falcon 9 completes Static Fire at the third attemptAs part of a full launch dress rehearsal at Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, SpaceX conduct a static…
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X-37B lands successfully following 220 days in space
Read more →: X-37B lands successfully following 220 days in spaceThe US Air Force’s X-37B has successfully returned back to Earth on Friday morning, landing at Vandenberg Air…
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NASA managers realigning ISS manifest following STS-133 slip to February
Read more →: NASA managers realigning ISS manifest following STS-133 slip to FebruaryFollowing the decision to move Discovery’s STS-133 launch date target to No Earlier Than (NET) February 3, NASA…
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STS-133: Tanking Test planned – Launch slips to Feb 3, 2011
Read more →: STS-133: Tanking Test planned – Launch slips to Feb 3, 2011The all-powerful Program Requirements Control Board (PRCB) met on Thursday to discuss the status of ET-137’s stringer crack root cause,…
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STS-133: Evaluating the concern of stringer foam loss – 2011 launch more likely
Read more →: STS-133: Evaluating the concern of stringer foam loss – 2011 launch more likelyThe main drive to return ET-137 to flight status is continuing this week, with focus being placed on…