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Engineers working through final issues ahead of STS-120 countdown
Read more →: Engineers working through final issues ahead of STS-120 countdownAs is usual in a pre-launch flow, engineers have been troubleshooting a couple of issues at launch pad…
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STS-120 – Discovery’s boosters in focus
Read more →: STS-120 – Discovery’s boosters in focusShuttle Discovery’s twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) will be debuting a new, modified, problem-hunting camera on STS-120, as…
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Delta II launches with US Air Force’s GPS IIR-17M
Read more →: Delta II launches with US Air Force’s GPS IIR-17MA United Launch Alliance Delta II 7925-9.5 launch vehicle has lifted-off with the US Air Force’s Global Positioning…
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FRR approve October 23 launch date for STS-120
Read more →: FRR approve October 23 launch date for STS-120The final Flight Readiness Review (FRR) has approved October 23 as the launch date for STS-120, with the…
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Shuttle Discovery’s new software – from OI-32 to Windows XP
Read more →: Shuttle Discovery’s new software – from OI-32 to Windows XPShuttle Discovery will be flying a new upgrade to her onboard software during next week’s STS-120, with the…
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Reviewing the STS-120 FRR part 1 – how NASA prepares for safe flight
Read more →: Reviewing the STS-120 FRR part 1 – how NASA prepares for safe flightLast week’s STS-120 Flight Readiness Review (FRR) concluded a key element of the countdown towards launch of shuttle…
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STS-400 – NASA draws up their Hubble rescue plans
Read more →: STS-400 – NASA draws up their Hubble rescue plansNASA has drawn up extensive plans for the mission they hope they’ll never have to launch, STS-400 –…
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Atlas V launches with WGS SV-1
Read more →: Atlas V launches with WGS SV-1A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V (421) has launched with the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) SV-1 tonight.…
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Soyuz TMA-11 launches carrying Expedition 16
Read more →: Soyuz TMA-11 launches carrying Expedition 16NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Soyuz commander Yuri Malenchenko and Malaysian physician Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor are on their way…
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Major redesign to Ares I Roller Coaster – previous concept scrapped
Read more →: Major redesign to Ares I Roller Coaster – previous concept scrappedThe Rollercoaster Emergency Escape System (EES) will now be a fixed, permanent structure at launch pad 39B, after…
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NASA reviewing showstopper for STS-120 – RCC panels in question
Read more →: NASA reviewing showstopper for STS-120 – RCC panels in questionNASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) have officially recommended for three of Discovery’s RCC (reinforced carbon-carbon) panels to…
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Protecting STS-120’s five EVAs – NASA plan glove contingency
Read more →: Protecting STS-120’s five EVAs – NASA plan glove contingencyExtra gloves, and forward plan for a special protective layer, have been added to the STS-120 manifest, as…