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STS-119: March launch possible via FCV replacement and MPS protection
Read more →: STS-119: March launch possible via FCV replacement and MPS protectionA launch of STS-119 prior to the Soyuz cut out in mid March remains on the cards, as…
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Orbital’s Taurus XL fails during Orbiting Carbon Observatory spacecraft launch
Read more →: Orbital’s Taurus XL fails during Orbiting Carbon Observatory spacecraft launchOrbital Science’s Taurus XL rocket lifted-off from Space Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, carrying…
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STS-131: Discovery’s Logistics Flight Baselined by PRCB
Read more →: STS-131: Discovery’s Logistics Flight Baselined by PRCBAs NASA continues to plan for a potential extension to the Space Shuttle Program past the original retirement…
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STS-127: MAF praise as Endeavour’s ET-131 arrives at KSC
Read more →: STS-127: MAF praise as Endeavour’s ET-131 arrives at KSCExternal Tank (ET-131) is being safely housed in the Vehicle Assembly Building (High Bay 2E), following its arrival…
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STS-119: Managers delay launch indefinitely due to FCV concern
Read more →: STS-119: Managers delay launch indefinitely due to FCV concernShuttle managers have concluded the Delta Flight Readiness Review (FRR) – one of the longest in shuttle history…
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STS-119 FRR touch and go for approving launch date
Read more →: STS-119 FRR touch and go for approving launch dateAnother delay to STS-119’s NET (No Earlier Than) launch date is deemed a possible outcome of Friday’s Flight…
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STS-119: Pad flow picks up for latest launch date target
Read more →: STS-119: Pad flow picks up for latest launch date targetShuttle Discovery is back into full launch processing, with the pad flow working to the latest NET (No…
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JDTV on track for February drop – MLAS ready for test
Read more →: JDTV on track for February drop – MLAS ready for testThe Jumbo Drop Test Vehicle is in final preparations for a February 26 drop, as part of the…
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Atlantis and Endeavour deep in processing for their May get-together
Read more →: Atlantis and Endeavour deep in processing for their May get-togetherWhile the majority of engineering concentration on the Flow Control Valve (FCV) flight rationale for Discovery and her…
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STS-119: Marathon PRCB on FCVs moves NET to February 27
Read more →: STS-119: Marathon PRCB on FCVs moves NET to February 27Shuttle managers have concluded a special PRCB (Program Requirements Control Board) meeting on the Flow Control Valve (FCV)…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches with HOT BIRD 10 and NSS-9 satellites
Read more →: Ariane 5 ECA launches with HOT BIRD 10 and NSS-9 satellitesArianespace’s Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle has lifted off from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana, carrying the HOT…
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Extra NASA funds: An initial step towards gap reduction options/extension
Read more →: Extra NASA funds: An initial step towards gap reduction options/extensionUS lawmakers have agreed on a stimulus package that includes just over $1 billion in additional funds for…