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Endeavour Arrives at Pad 39A; STS-129 IFA Review Promotes STS-130 FRRs
Read more →: Endeavour Arrives at Pad 39A; STS-129 IFA Review Promotes STS-130 FRRsEndeavour has completed her 3.5-mile journey to Launch Pad 39A from the VAB ahead of her targeted February…
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STS-130: Endeavour starts chilly rollout Wednesday morning
Read more →: STS-130: Endeavour starts chilly rollout Wednesday morningWith all the engineers back from the Christmas holidays, Endeavour is rolling out to Pad 39A on Wednesday…
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Manned mission to construct huge GEO and deep space telescopes proposed
Read more →: Manned mission to construct huge GEO and deep space telescopes proposedBuoyed by the success of the Hubble Space Telescope, one of the key proposals on NASA’s internal interpretation…
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Battle of the Heavy Lift Launchers – Monster 200mt vehicle noted
Read more →: Battle of the Heavy Lift Launchers – Monster 200mt vehicle noted2010 will mark a number of key decisions for NASA, not least the potential switch from the current…
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NASA’s Shuttle, Satellite, and Space Telescope fleet triumph in 2009
Read more →: NASA’s Shuttle, Satellite, and Space Telescope fleet triumph in 2009For NASA, 2009 proved to be a stellar year, one filled with five extremely successful Space Shuttle missions…
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Proton-M launches with DirecTV 12 satellite
Read more →: Proton-M launches with DirecTV 12 satelliteInternational Launch Services (ILS) have launched the DirecTV 12 telecommunications satellite via their veteran Proton-M launch vehicle and Breeze-M…
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STS-131: ET-135 arrives at KSC as engineers evaluate intertank foam losses
Read more →: STS-131: ET-135 arrives at KSC as engineers evaluate intertank foam lossesExternal Tank ET-135 has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), following its journey from New Orleans in…
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STS-130: Endeavour ready for rollout after late repairs on ET-134
Read more →: STS-130: Endeavour ready for rollout after late repairs on ET-134A tiny washer has been removed from External Tank ET-134, after an engineer spotted the rouge item embedded…
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Soyuz TMA-17 arrives as ISS and SSP evaluate Dual-Docked Ops scenarios
Read more →: Soyuz TMA-17 arrives as ISS and SSP evaluate Dual-Docked Ops scenariosInternational Space Station Program (ISSP) and Space Shuttle Program (SSP) engineers have updated NASA on the safety issues…
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STS-131: Discovery flow on track for February rollover
Read more →: STS-131: Discovery flow on track for February rolloverWith work complete for the year on Endeavour in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), her older sister is…
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Soyuz TMA-17 launches ahead of Tuesday docking with ISS
Read more →: Soyuz TMA-17 launches ahead of Tuesday docking with ISSOleg Kotov (Russia), Timothy Creamer (NASA) and Soichi Noguchi (Japan) have launched on board the Russian Soyuz TMA-17…
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IFA Review reveals solid performance of STS-129 SRBs and Main Engines
Read more →: IFA Review reveals solid performance of STS-129 SRBs and Main EnginesCapping off a highly successful year for the Space Shuttle Program, the STS-129 flight of Atlantis last month…