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Designing Exploration – the MSFC way
Read more →: Designing Exploration – the MSFC wayNASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) managers have given an overview of their integral role in the agency’s…
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Remembering the mistakes of Challenger
Read more →: Remembering the mistakes of ChallengerOn this day, 21 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger and her crew of seven were lost when…
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NASA evaluates Launch Abort System options for Orion
Read more →: NASA evaluates Launch Abort System options for OrionA new NASA presentation has revealed a fascinating insight into Constellation’s evaluations of the Launch Abort System (LAS)…
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NASA work towards large area repair capability
Read more →: NASA work towards large area repair capabilityDespite the recent run of “clean” flights of the shuttle, NASA are pressing ahead with a plan to…
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Pad 39A tested to avoid STS-116 anomaly
Read more →: Pad 39A tested to avoid STS-116 anomalyUnited Space Alliance and NASA engineers have successfully carried out a power outage test on Pad 39A, following…
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Atlantis and Endeavour achieve processing milestones
Read more →: Atlantis and Endeavour achieve processing milestonesShuttle orbiters Atlantis and Endeavour have passed key processing milestones, as NASA push towards carrying out the next…
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ESA/Columbus ready for STS-122
Read more →: ESA/Columbus ready for STS-122Europe’s patience with NASA’s successful efforts to safely return the shuttle to flight will soon be rewarded with…
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NASA moving forward with Orion parachute concepts
Read more →: NASA moving forward with Orion parachute conceptsNASA and Lockheed Martin are moving forward with their respective proposals for the all-important parachute systems for the…
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Progress docks with the ISS
Read more →: Progress docks with the ISSThe Russian Progress M-59/24P re-supply ship – which launched successfully from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in the early…
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STS-125 – allowing more science via Hubble
Read more →: STS-125 – allowing more science via HubbleIt may be at least 18 months away, but the main focus of space mission attention is already…
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Shuttle fleet on schedule ahead of NASA summit
Read more →: Shuttle fleet on schedule ahead of NASA summitAll three shuttle orbiters are enjoying a smooth processing flow ahead of the first key NASA summit of…
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Bigelow suffers Genesis II delay
Read more →: Bigelow suffers Genesis II delayThe launch of Bigelow Aerospace’s Genesis II has suffered a delay of at least 60 days, according to…