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STS-123 LIVE: Endeavour counting down for launch
Read more →: STS-123 LIVE: Endeavour counting down for launchEndeavour is now into the final stages of the STS-123 launch countdown, with the Rotating Service Structure (RSS)…
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STS-123 countdown begins – quick-shoe mount concern debated
Read more →: STS-123 countdown begins – quick-shoe mount concern debatedSTS-123’s countdown for Tuesday morning’s opening launch attempt has begun, with no major issues being worked on the…
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Ariane 5 ES launches with ATV – suffers early fault on orbit
Read more →: Ariane 5 ES launches with ATV – suffers early fault on orbitAn Ariane 5 ES has launched (4:03am UTC) with the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) resupply spacecraft, from Europe’s…
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STS-123: Friday meeting clears UHF radio to fly as-is
Read more →: STS-123: Friday meeting clears UHF radio to fly as-isManagers met again this morning to clear the final few issues ahead of the start of the STS-123…
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Endeavour’s UHF radio fails re-test – no decision on forward plan
Read more →: Endeavour’s UHF radio fails re-test – no decision on forward planEndeavour’s problematic UHF radio – which underwent replacement via parts donated from Atlantis at the weekend – has…
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STS-123: Booster concern cleared – Endeavour on track for launch
Read more →: STS-123: Booster concern cleared – Endeavour on track for launchEngineers have cleared the remaining issues associated with pressing towards the STS-123 launch countdown (S0007), which takes another…
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Expansive plan drawn up for leaving OBSS on ISS after STS-123
Read more →: Expansive plan drawn up for leaving OBSS on ISS after STS-123With processing of space shuttles Endeavour (STS-123) and Discovery (STS-124) continuing on a smooth course, plans for leaving…
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Altair project buying into Orion lessons for development process
Read more →: Altair project buying into Orion lessons for development processAs Orion and Ares progress towards PDR (Preliminary Design Review) and the next phase of development cycles (DACs),…
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Busy weekend as Endeavour undergoes minor troubleshooting
Read more →: Busy weekend as Endeavour undergoes minor troubleshootingA few issues are being worked on the STS-123 stack, as Endeavour edges ever closer to her opening…
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Endeavour on track as STS-123 FRR concludes – Atlantis hose update
Read more →: Endeavour on track as STS-123 FRR concludes – Atlantis hose updateSTS-123 has passed through its Flight Readiness Review (FRR), with only a few issues to be resolved ahead…
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STS-123: Waiver issued for Endeavour’s contamination issue
Read more →: STS-123: Waiver issued for Endeavour’s contamination issueShuttle managers have created a waiver that allows Endeavour to proceed towards S0007 (Launch Countdown) operations, following a…
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STS-122: Reviewing Atlantis’ IFAs – Parachute failure tops list
Read more →: STS-122: Reviewing Atlantis’ IFAs – Parachute failure tops listAtlantis, now undergoing post-flight deservicing inside OPF-1 (Orbiter Processing Facility), has already received her expansive mission report. The…