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ULA Atlas V launches with ICO-GI
Read more →: ULA Atlas V launches with ICO-GIA United Launch Alliance Atlas V (AV-014) has launched with the ICO-GI commercial telecommunications satellite from Cape Canaveral’s…
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Endeavour’s engines removed ahead of Discovery’s ET-128 mating
Read more →: Endeavour’s engines removed ahead of Discovery’s ET-128 matingAs Discovery’s External Tank (ET-128) prepares for mating with the twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) on Saturday, Endeavour’s…
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Expedition 17 dock with the ISS – SARJ forward plan taking shape
Read more →: Expedition 17 dock with the ISS – SARJ forward plan taking shapeExpedition 17 crewmembers Sergei Volkov and Oleg Dmitrievich Kononenko – plus Korean SFP (Spaceflight Participant) So-Yeon Yi, have…
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STS-124 processing flow on track through critical path
Read more →: STS-124 processing flow on track through critical pathSTS-124 is continuing to push towards its end of May launch target, as approval to mate the External…
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Soyuz TMA-12 launches Expedition 17 and first South Korean
Read more →: Soyuz TMA-12 launches Expedition 17 and first South KoreanRussia’s Soyuz TMA-12 has successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday. The Soyuz lofted Expedition…
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Atlantis’ STS-125 mission to Hubble delayed to October – update
Read more →: Atlantis’ STS-125 mission to Hubble delayed to October – updateThe Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) has completed a re-evaluation of the delivery dates for ET-127 and ET-129. The…
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ATV docks at the ISS – new era for European space flight
Read more →: ATV docks at the ISS – new era for European space flightEurope’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) “Jules Verne” has sucecssfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS). Contact was…
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Ares I Thrust Oscillation mitigation – the current state of play
Read more →: Ares I Thrust Oscillation mitigation – the current state of playOne of the top “RED” concerns for Ares I – Thrust Oscillation – has received an array of…
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STS-124 under threat of moving to June – Cain promoted
Read more →: STS-124 under threat of moving to June – Cain promotedDespite STS-124’s slip to May 31, an issue free processing flow towards launch is required to avoid slipping…
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Multiple External Tank modifications cancelled
Read more →: Multiple External Tank modifications cancelledThe ET project has cancelled several proposed modifications to the downstream External Tanks, based on post Columbia flight…
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Realigning the shuttle surge – full review of the orbiter flows
Read more →: Realigning the shuttle surge – full review of the orbiter flowsAs the fleet awaits news on how the External Tank deliveries will shape the upcoming manifest changes, all…
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STS-124 slips to May 31 on back of opening ET fallout
Read more →: STS-124 slips to May 31 on back of opening ET falloutNASA has started a week-long process of refining their launch date targets, caused by delays to scheduled delivery…