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STS-124 payload awaits Discovery at Pad 39A – Fleet update
Read more →: STS-124 payload awaits Discovery at Pad 39A – Fleet updateThe huge Japanese Pressurized Module (JPM) has been transferred to Launch Pad 39A, ahead of Saturday’s rollout of…
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Ares I Thrust Oscillation mitigation options head into trade study
Read more →: Ares I Thrust Oscillation mitigation options head into trade studyA trade study has begun on three leading candidates to mitigate Ares I’s Thrust Oscillation problem, as the…
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The Real Soyuz Problem – Looking Past the Smoke and Flames
Read more →: The Real Soyuz Problem – Looking Past the Smoke and FlamesWhile public attention remains focused on the unraveling drama of the emergency spacecraft landing on April 19, and…
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Soyuz FG launches with Europe’s GIOVE-B satellite
Read more →: Soyuz FG launches with Europe’s GIOVE-B satelliteArianespace’s Starsem affiliate has launched a Russian Soyuz-FG, carrying European GIOVE-B navigation satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in…
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STS-124: Discovery arrives in VAB – Vacuum Chamber incident
Read more →: STS-124: Discovery arrives in VAB – Vacuum Chamber incidentVeteran orbiter Discovery departed her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-3) early on Saturday, for the short trip to the…
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New runway confirmed for Discovery’s Californian landing option
Read more →: New runway confirmed for Discovery’s Californian landing optionThe main runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EDW) in California has been removed as a landing…
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Looking downstream – STS-128 and STS-127 gain opening templates
Read more →: Looking downstream – STS-128 and STS-127 gain opening templatesWith all three orbiters at various stages of pre-launch processing, shuttle managers are already planning their downstream missions,…
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STS-119 mission planning – special Thrust Oscillation test added
Read more →: STS-119 mission planning – special Thrust Oscillation test addedDiscovery’s STS-119 flight – currently targeting February 2009 – has gained its opening planning documentation, created for the…
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Discovery early rollover confirmed – off-nominal Soyuz investigation
Read more →: Discovery early rollover confirmed – off-nominal Soyuz investigationShuttle managers have confirmed an earlier than planned rollover of Discovery next week, as STS-124 remains right on…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches with VINASAT-1 and Star One C2
Read more →: Ariane 5 ECA launches with VINASAT-1 and Star One C2Arianespace’s 2008 launch surge continued on Friday night with the dual launch of the VINASAT-1/Star One C2 telecommunication…
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Constellation Challenges – test and flight schedules under pressure
Read more →: Constellation Challenges – test and flight schedules under pressureThe Constellation Program is continuing to push through technical and monetary challenges in an attempt to protect the…
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STS-124 gains extra margin for May 31 launch target
Read more →: STS-124 gains extra margin for May 31 launch targetThe orbiter fleet remains in great shape ahead of STS-124 and STS-125, with only the External Tanks continuing…