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STS-126 to debut OI-33 software upgrades to aid abort safety and RCO ability
Read more →: STS-126 to debut OI-33 software upgrades to aid abort safety and RCO abilityThe latest software load for the orbiter flight computers – OI-33 (Operational Increment number 33) – will debut…
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Pending Hubble: STS-125 tracking February 12 – Discovery support as STS-401
Read more →: Pending Hubble: STS-125 tracking February 12 – Discovery support as STS-401As preparations continue to switch the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) over to its back-up control system, NASA managers…
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Shuttle Extension effort heads into White Paper stage
Read more →: Shuttle Extension effort heads into White Paper stageThe key results of a major assessment into extending the shuttle manifest through to as far as 2015…
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Major ET-129 investigation epitomizes shuttle safety regime
Read more →: Major ET-129 investigation epitomizes shuttle safety regimeNASA, the United Space Alliance and Lockheed Martin have presented their flight rationale for the External Tank that…
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Dual flow ballet for Endeavour and Atlantis – De-stack debate
Read more →: Dual flow ballet for Endeavour and Atlantis – De-stack debatePreliminary milestone schedules have been created for the complex dual processing flows of Atlantis and Endeavour – which…
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Atlantis to rollback to VAB on October 20 – Hubble troubleshooting latest
Read more →: Atlantis to rollback to VAB on October 20 – Hubble troubleshooting latestAs NASA and the SSP (Space Shuttle Program) refine their orbiter schedules, preparations for STS-125’s rollback to the…
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Forward Plan: STS-126 rolling to Pad 39A in a few weeks – STS-125 back to VAB
Read more →: Forward Plan: STS-126 rolling to Pad 39A in a few weeks – STS-125 back to VABWhile the status of STS-125’s Hubble Servicing Mission remains fluid, managers at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) are…
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Hubble control system failure – STS-125 launch date delayed
Read more →: Hubble control system failure – STS-125 launch date delayedA major failure of the “Side A” control system on the Hubble Space Telescope has delayed STS-125’s launch as…
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Space X’s Falcon I launch success on fourth attempt
Read more →: Space X’s Falcon I launch success on fourth attemptSpace X have finally put their teething problems behind them with total success for their fourth launch attempt…
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Senate pass NASA bill for extra funding – shuttle extension goals
Read more →: Senate pass NASA bill for extra funding – shuttle extension goalsThe US Senate has passed the new NASA Authorization Bill by unanimous consent Thursday evening, a move that…
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China’s Shenzhou-7 launched via Chang Zheng-2F
Read more →: China’s Shenzhou-7 launched via Chang Zheng-2FAfter three years of training and planning, China has launched the Shenzhou-7 mission on Thursday, marking an important…
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TCDT concludes, FRR begins – STS-125 slips to NET Oct 14
Read more →: TCDT concludes, FRR begins – STS-125 slips to NET Oct 14STS-125’s Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) – the dress rehearsal for next month’s launch – ended at 11:00am…