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STS-131: FD2 inspections completed smoothly despite lack of KU capability
Read more →: STS-131: FD2 inspections completed smoothly despite lack of KU capabilityVeteran orbiter Discovery is closing in on the end of Flight Day 2 on orbit, following her launch…
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Dryden Support – Californian facility ready for Discovery landing option
Read more →: Dryden Support – Californian facility ready for Discovery landing optionThe NASA and contractor workforce at the shuttle’s backup landing site, the Dryden Flight Research Center, are completing…
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STS-131: Countdown begins for Discovery – LON requirements in place
Read more →: STS-131: Countdown begins for Discovery – LON requirements in placeFollowing a series of highly elaborative and successful Flight Readiness Reviews (FRRs), launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery…
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LIVE: Soyuz TMA-18 launches towards an over-stowed ISS
Read more →: LIVE: Soyuz TMA-18 launches towards an over-stowed ISSNASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko have launched on their Soyuz…
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STS-131: Discovery in final preps for countdown – T-RAD debated
Read more →: STS-131: Discovery in final preps for countdown – T-RAD debatedDiscovery is enjoying a nominal pad flow towards the start of the STS-131 countdown on Friday morning. Composite…
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Teal predict over 2,200 payloads to be launched over next 20 years
Read more →: Teal predict over 2,200 payloads to be launched over next 20 yearsThe Teal Group – a defense and aerospace consulting firm that provides intelligence to government and industry –…
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NASA evaluates STS-131 Mission Timelines as Discovery heads toward S0007
Read more →: NASA evaluates STS-131 Mission Timelines as Discovery heads toward S0007With Discovery’s opening launch attempt on the STS-131 mission now officially set for Monday, April 5 at 6:21:22…
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SpaceX announce successful activation of Dragon’s CUCU onboard ISS
Read more →: SpaceX announce successful activation of Dragon’s CUCU onboard ISSFollowing its arrival onboard shuttle Atlantis during STS-129, the CRS UHF Communication Unit (CUCU) – a key element…
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STS-131: Agency FRR approves April 5 following debate on several issues
Read more →: STS-131: Agency FRR approves April 5 following debate on several issuesThe decision to call a Special PRCB (Program Requirements Control Board) meeting on Tuesday paid dividends, as several…
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STS-131: SRB flight rationale gained following gyro test failure
Read more →: STS-131: SRB flight rationale gained following gyro test failureWith Discovery’s payload now installed into the orbiter’s Payload Bay, all eyes are on Friday’s Agency Flight Readiness…
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STS-133 Launch Site Flow Review outlines Payload and TPS discussions
Read more →: STS-133 Launch Site Flow Review outlines Payload and TPS discussionsAs engineering preparations continue in earnest for the April 5 launch of Discovery, KSC engineers continue to work…
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STS-131: Special PRCB on RRCS notes split opinion on flight rationale
Read more →: STS-131: Special PRCB on RRCS notes split opinion on flight rationaleFriday’s Agency Flight Readiness Review (FRR) will have several dissenters pitching against flight rationale for STS-131’s launch, relating…