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STS-130: Endeavour beats the weather and returns to KSC
Read more →: STS-130: Endeavour beats the weather and returns to KSCWith the weather at both the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Edwards Air Force Base (Dryden Flight Research…
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STS-130 EOM-1: Endeavour carries out FCS checks; TPS Clearance Overview
Read more →: STS-130 EOM-1: Endeavour carries out FCS checks; TPS Clearance OverviewAs Endeavour sails into what is expected to be her final full day on orbit, the STS-130 crew…
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Endeavour undocks and completes Late Inspections – Another MMOD strike
Read more →: Endeavour undocks and completes Late Inspections – Another MMOD strikeShuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS), marking the completion of a highly successful docked…
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Playing musical chairs with Soyuz, STS-132 continues to track May launch
Read more →: Playing musical chairs with Soyuz, STS-132 continues to track May launchDespite STS-131’s slip to April, managers are continuing to push forward with plans to launch Atlantis on STS-132…
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STS-130: EVA-3 marks Cupola’s grand opening – Comm issues evaluated
Read more →: STS-130: EVA-3 marks Cupola’s grand opening – Comm issues evaluatedInternational Space Station (ISS) crews have begun to enjoy a unique view of the planet below them, as…
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STS-131: Cold weather delays flow – DDO constraint pushes launch into April
Read more →: STS-131: Cold weather delays flow – DDO constraint pushes launch into AprilRollover of Discovery is still pending, due to temperature constraints relating to several systems on the orbiter, resulting…
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EVA-2 brings Node 3 to life – Additional docked day option taken
Read more →: EVA-2 brings Node 3 to life – Additional docked day option takenThe crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavour have been working through Flight Day 7, as mission managers took the…
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STS-130: EVA-1 complete as Node-3/Tranquility is installed on Station
Read more →: STS-130: EVA-1 complete as Node-3/Tranquility is installed on StationWith Endeavour continuing to enjoy a smooth stay on orbit, attentions turned to first of three EVAs for…
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Unlucky Orion crashing out of the space program as drop test fails
Read more →: Unlucky Orion crashing out of the space program as drop test failsOne of the final tests of the now-cancelled Orion Program has ended in failure, when a parachute drop…
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ILS successfully launch Intelsat 16 via Proton M
Read more →: ILS successfully launch Intelsat 16 via Proton MInternational Launch Services (ILS) have launched the Intelsat 16 telecommunications satellite via their veteran Proton-M launch vehicle and…
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Atlas V/Solar Dynamics Observatory launches at second attempt
Read more →: Atlas V/Solar Dynamics Observatory launches at second attemptAn Atlas V rocket has launched with NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station –…
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STS-130: Endeavour docks with ISS – Port Wing protrusion evaluated
Read more →: STS-130: Endeavour docks with ISS – Port Wing protrusion evaluatedAn upper elevon “sliding seal” on one of Endeavour’s port wing flippers has protruded, although early Damage Assessment…