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Endeavour heading to California for Sunday landing at Edwards Air Force Base
Read more →: Endeavour heading to California for Sunday landing at Edwards Air Force BaseSTS-126 marked Endeavour’s EOM-1 (End Of Mission minus one day) with checkouts of the orbiter’s vital systems that…
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Endeavour undocks from a healthier ISS – heads to Late Inspections
Read more →: Endeavour undocks from a healthier ISS – heads to Late InspectionsShuttle orbiter Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on Flight Day 15 of STS-126. Endeavour…
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Endeavour readied for Friday undocking – Thanksgiving on ISS for STS-126
Read more →: Endeavour readied for Friday undocking – Thanksgiving on ISS for STS-126With Flight Day 14 marking the STS-126 crew’s final day onboard the International Space Station (ISS), the performance…
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Extensive process clearing MMOD strike on Endeavour window for re-entry
Read more →: Extensive process clearing MMOD strike on Endeavour window for re-entryThe Mission Management Team (MMT) have initially cleared a Micrometeoroid Orbital Debris (MMOD) strike to Endeavour’s window 6…
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MMT outlines their extension day decision – EVA-4 finalizes SARJ tasks
Read more →: MMT outlines their extension day decision – EVA-4 finalizes SARJ tasksThe Mission Management Team (MMT) has decided to extend STS-126 by an additional docked day. This will allow…
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STS-119/Discovery rollover date changed as 2009 shuttle schedule realigns
Read more →: STS-119/Discovery rollover date changed as 2009 shuttle schedule realignsOnly around five weeks will separate Endeavour’s return home from her STS-126 mission, and when Discovery is due…
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Marathon EVA-3 builds on SARJ work – NOAX gun option explained
Read more →: Marathon EVA-3 builds on SARJ work – NOAX gun option explainedSpacewalkers Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper (EV1) and Steve Bowen (EV2) have completed the third of four EVAs during STS-126, once…
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DAT role – Examining every inch of Endeavour’s TPS for safe return
Read more →: DAT role – Examining every inch of Endeavour’s TPS for safe returnThe engineering review of Endeavour’s Thermal Protection System (TPS) – which earlier this week cleared the orbiter for…
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EVA-2 marks 10th birthday for ISS – STS-126 passing midway point
Read more →: EVA-2 marks 10th birthday for ISS – STS-126 passing midway pointOn the tenth anniversary of the International Space Station (ISS), Astronauts Shane Kimbrough (EV3) and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (EV1)…
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Pad 39A Flame Trench repair performed well during STS-126 launch
Read more →: Pad 39A Flame Trench repair performed well during STS-126 launchEngineers at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) have compiled a preliminary report on the state of Launch Pad…
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STS-126: EVA-1 opens major effort to repair SARJ on Station
Read more →: STS-126: EVA-1 opens major effort to repair SARJ on StationSpacewalkers Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (EV1), and Stephen Bowen (EV2) have completed the first of four EVAs planned for STS-126,…
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STS-126: MPLM attached to ISS – ET-129 images show extremely clean tank
Read more →: STS-126: MPLM attached to ISS – ET-129 images show extremely clean tankThe “Leonardo” Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) has been transferred from Endeavour’s payload bay to Node 2 of the…