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Discovery arrives in the VAB – one month to STS-120 launch
Read more →: Discovery arrives in the VAB – one month to STS-120 launchThis time next month shuttle Discovery will hopefully be making her opening launch attempt for STS-120’s mission to…
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NASA on track for original STS-120 and STS-122 launch targets
Read more →: NASA on track for original STS-120 and STS-122 launch targetsFollowing the “remarkable” efforts of engineers working on Discovery’s Right Hand Main Landing Gear Strut this week, NASA…
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Discovery rollover Sunday – STS-120 launch could avoid delay
Read more →: Discovery rollover Sunday – STS-120 launch could avoid delayDiscovery will rollover on Sunday morning, following the completion of repair efforts on her right main landing gear…
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Delta II launches with WorldView1 imaging satellite
Read more →: Delta II launches with WorldView1 imaging satelliteA United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II vehicle has launched with the next-generation commercial imaging satellite, WorldView1, from…
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China launches Brazilian remote sensing satellite
Read more →: China launches Brazilian remote sensing satelliteChina were back in launch action this morning, with the lift-off of a Brazilian observation and remote sensing…
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ULA answer NASA’s RFI on COTS-2 with list of recommendations
Read more →: ULA answer NASA’s RFI on COTS-2 with list of recommendationsThe United Launch Alliance (ULA) has sent a list of recommendations in response to the NASA Request For…
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Discovery rollover delayed to end of September
Read more →: Discovery rollover delayed to end of SeptemberShuttle managers have decided to change out the seals on Discovery’s leaky Right Main Landing Gear strut, which…
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Leak tests fail on Discovery delaying rollover – Atlantis’ ET arrives
Read more →: Leak tests fail on Discovery delaying rollover – Atlantis’ ET arrivesDiscovery’s Right Main Landing Gear strut underwent further leak testing on Friday evening, following inspections that noted it…
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Soyuz-U/Foton-M launches with European science mission
Read more →: Soyuz-U/Foton-M launches with European science missionA Russian Soyuz-U launch vehicle, carrying an unmanned Foton-M spacecraft – packed with over 40 European Space Agency…
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Japan launches H-IIA sending SELENE on a journey to the moon
Read more →: Japan launches H-IIA sending SELENE on a journey to the moonJapan are heading to the moon following the launch of their SELENE (SELenological and ENgineering Explorer called “KAGUYA”)…
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Preparing for the shuttle surge – all three orbiter flows on track
Read more →: Preparing for the shuttle surge – all three orbiter flows on trackThree orbiters and three good processing flows, NASA is on track to carry out another three missions in…
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Rocketplane Kistler press on despite COTS notice
Read more →: Rocketplane Kistler press on despite COTS noticeRocketplane Kistler (RpK) was officially notified by NASA on Friday that they had failed to complete two COTS…