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NOAX Crack Repair Material – Atlantis’ armor repair back-up
Read more →: NOAX Crack Repair Material – Atlantis’ armor repair back-upWith the need for on-orbit Thermal Protection System (TPS) repair maturity required for the one mission without the…
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STS-125 rollout 10am Thursday – STS-129 crew update
Read more →: STS-125 rollout 10am Thursday – STS-129 crew updateSTS-125’s rollout to Pad 39A was unlikely to occur before the weekend, due to the threat of Hurricane…
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STS-125 likely to slip a few days – Shuttle to 2015 assessment
Read more →: STS-125 likely to slip a few days – Shuttle to 2015 assessmentShuttle managers are “likely” to slip STS-125’s launch date to October 10 or 11, after the loss of…
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STS-125: Atlantis’ repair complete – STS-400 begins ET/SRB mate
Read more →: STS-125: Atlantis’ repair complete – STS-400 begins ET/SRB mateAtlantis’ LH2 ET Umbilical hardware damage has been repaired – with final clearance of the issue for flight…
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STS-125 rollout delayed for repair – Endeavour’s ET-129 cleared
Read more →: STS-125 rollout delayed for repair – Endeavour’s ET-129 clearedThe rollout of Atlantis/STS-125 has been delayed to NET (No Earlier Than) Tuesday (Sept. 2), as engineers begin…
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Atlantis mating operations discover damage to umbilical plate
Read more →: Atlantis mating operations discover damage to umbilical plateSTS-125 mating operations inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) are continuing to target rollout to Pad 39A on…
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STS-128 – Atlantis’ 2009 mission baselined by PRCB
Read more →: STS-128 – Atlantis’ 2009 mission baselined by PRCBWith Atlantis now undergoing mating operations with her External Tank for the STS-125 flagship mission to the Hubble…
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Atlantis rolls to the VAB – STS-400 threatening STS-125 launch date
Read more →: Atlantis rolls to the VAB – STS-400 threatening STS-125 launch dateAtlantis finally left her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-1) on Friday night, and has arrived for mating in the…
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Orbiters to keep flying with Rudder Speed Brake tabs – for now
Read more →: Orbiters to keep flying with Rudder Speed Brake tabs – for nowThe all-powerful Program Requirements Control Board (PRCB) has decided to defer what was expected to be rationale to…
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Thrust Oscillation options outlined for Ares I PDR
Read more →: Thrust Oscillation options outlined for Ares I PDRAres I engineers have created a “Plan A” option – which combines three mitigation techniques – to attempt…
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Atlantis waits on the weather – Endeavour’s faulty valve in focus
Read more →: Atlantis waits on the weather – Endeavour’s faulty valve in focusDue to poor weather relating to Tropical Storm Fay, Atlantis remains in her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-1), with…
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ILS Proton M launches with Inmarsat-4 F3
Read more →: ILS Proton M launches with Inmarsat-4 F3International Launch Services (ILS) have returned their Proton M back into service for the multi-national company, with the…