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STS-116: Discovery – her payload
Read more →: STS-116: Discovery – her payloadAs Discovery sits on Launch Pad 39B, in preparation for what will be NASA’s third Shuttle mission of…
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MSFC aiming for engine life revolution
Read more →: MSFC aiming for engine life revolutionTwo Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) engineers are closing in on a December hotfire test of a small…
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Spacewalk proved to be troublesome
Read more →: Spacewalk proved to be troublesomeThe 73rd spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS) began at 6:17pm (Central Time) – one hour later…
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NASA ready for final STS-116 approval
Read more →: NASA ready for final STS-116 approvalNASA is closing in on their Flight Readiness Review (FRR) next week with only a few minor issues…
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NASA details Ares launch pad timeline
Read more →: NASA details Ares launch pad timelineLaunch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center will begin its reversion back to being a launch pad…
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ATK fire up their night booster
Read more →: ATK fire up their night boosterAlliant Techsystems (ATK) have successfully conducted a static firing of a Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) – FSM-13…
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Delta II launch success with GPS Block IIR
Read more →: Delta II launch success with GPS Block IIRA Lockheed Martin GPS Block IIR-16 satellite has launched on a Boeing Delta II launch vehicle Friday. Lift-off…
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Shuttle’s stablizing ahead of TCDT
Read more →: Shuttle’s stablizing ahead of TCDTAll three of NASA’s Shuttle orbiters are enjoying a smooth processing flow, ahead of the next launch with…
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NASA cancel Shuttle’s MiniBoom option
Read more →: NASA cancel Shuttle’s MiniBoom optionNASA have decided to cancel the new MiniBoom, that was to replace the OBSS (Orbiter Boom Sensor System)…
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RSLV progress – potential VSE bonus
Read more →: RSLV progress – potential VSE bonusThe Radially Segmented Launch Vehicle (RSLV) Project is picking up the pace, with the manufacter of the stainless…
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NASA to implement new External Tank design
Read more →: NASA to implement new External Tank designThe final major modification to the External Tanks heads into its Critical Design Review (CDR) this weekend, as…
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Discovery arrives at pad in good health
Read more →: Discovery arrives at pad in good healthShuttle Discovery has arrived at launch pad 39B this morning, marking another milestone in her preparations for STS-116,…