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NASA clear Endeavour for August 7 launch
Read more →: NASA clear Endeavour for August 7 launchNASA managers have concluded their Flight Readiness Review (FRR) by approving the August 7 launch date for shuttle…
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FRR going well – expected to green light Endeavour’s STS-118
Read more →: FRR going well – expected to green light Endeavour’s STS-118NASA managers have concluded the first of two days of the Flight Readiness Review (FRR), with nearly all…
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Michoud workforce praised as ET-120 is finally shipped
Read more →: Michoud workforce praised as ET-120 is finally shippedExternal Tank ET-120 is finally on its way to the Kennedy Space Center, within schedule for LON (Launch…
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EVA-9 success as EAS is jettisoned – ISS reboost
Read more →: EVA-9 success as EAS is jettisoned – ISS reboostNASA astronaut Clay Anderson, on the end of the International Space Station (ISS) robotic arm, dramatically shouted “Jettison!”…
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Interesting FRR for STS-118 upcoming – main topic isn’t the O-rings
Read more →: Interesting FRR for STS-118 upcoming – main topic isn’t the O-ringsNASA is conducting an agency-wide effort to check into issues relating to the LO2 level sensors in ET-120…
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Atlantis stay of execution reversed in new manifest
Read more →: Atlantis stay of execution reversed in new manifestAtlantis has only two missions remaining – STS-122 and STS-125 – according to a new FAWG (Flight Assignment…
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Processing Atlantis – engineers move into STS-122 preparations
Read more →: Processing Atlantis – engineers move into STS-122 preparationsAs it should be, all three NASA shuttle orbiters are in the midst of their various stages of…
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ATK and Lockheed Martin battle back for STS-120
Read more →: ATK and Lockheed Martin battle back for STS-120Two NASA contractors have managed to avert a potential delay to STS-120, following a major modification effort by…
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Crew arrive at KSC as a wet Endeavour continues pad flow
Read more →: Crew arrive at KSC as a wet Endeavour continues pad flowThe crew of STS-118 have arrived at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), following a ride from Houston in…
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Orion weight saving refinements continue – focus on ISS access
Read more →: Orion weight saving refinements continue – focus on ISS accessThe Lockheed Martin Orion spacecraft has received a new set of refined baseline targets from NASA, concentrating on…
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Supporting Endeavour – engine installation milestone for Discovery
Read more →: Supporting Endeavour – engine installation milestone for DiscoveryAs Endeavour continues her pad flow in preparation for STS-118, her older sister Discovery is heading through a…
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Oxygen Generating System activated onboard ISS
Read more →: Oxygen Generating System activated onboard ISSThe new Oxygen Generating System (OGS) has been turned on inside the US Destiny module on the International…