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STS-126 working Display Processor issue – STS-125 de-stack preps
Read more →: STS-126 working Display Processor issue – STS-125 de-stack prepsEngineers are working a connection issue with an Integrated Display Processor on Endeavour, which is currently a constraint…
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Ares I Lift Off Drift Curve focuses on the TVC – not just high winds
Read more →: Ares I Lift Off Drift Curve focuses on the TVC – not just high windsDocumentation related to Ares I’s Lift Off Drift Curve issue has highlighted concerns with the vehicle’s Thrust Vector…
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Safety enhancements dominate STS-126 Flight Readiness Reviews
Read more →: Safety enhancements dominate STS-126 Flight Readiness ReviewsAs Space Shuttle Endeavour continues to enjoy a smooth processing flow at pad 39A, Space Shuttle Program (SSP)…
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Atlantis de-stack plan – as STS-125 is delayed to May
Read more →: Atlantis de-stack plan – as STS-125 is delayed to MayUnited Space Alliance engineers are working a tentative plan to de-stack Atlantis, pending official confirmation from the Space…
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STS-126 TCDT and Agency FRR conclude without issue
Read more →: STS-126 TCDT and Agency FRR conclude without issueThe STS-126 Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) – a dress rehearsal for the November launch – has concluded,…
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China launch VENESAT-1 – debut bird for Venezuela
Read more →: China launch VENESAT-1 – debut bird for VenezuelaChina has launched Venezuelan’s first satellite, Simon Bolivar (or VENESAT-1 – the UN official designation), Wednesday. Simon Bolivar…
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Constellation debate deleting Ares tests to beat 2015
Read more →: Constellation debate deleting Ares tests to beat 2015The Constellation Acceleration Study Team are evaluating 160 “brainstorming ideas” in an attempt to reduce the current gap…
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Another EMU glove modification to debut on STS-126
Read more →: Another EMU glove modification to debut on STS-126Ever since a small amount of damage was observed on Robert ‘Beamer’ Curbeam’s EMU gloves during post flight…
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China dual launch via Chang Zheng-4B
Read more →: China dual launch via Chang Zheng-4BChina has launched two new satellites from its Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The Shi Jian-6 Group-03 satellites (SJ-6E…
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Understanding the RCC panel concerns – Tiger Team update progress
Read more →: Understanding the RCC panel concerns – Tiger Team update progressAnother status update has been issued by the NASA Tiger Team which is investigating the cause of a…
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Endeavour arrives at Pad 39A – STS-125 damage assessment
Read more →: Endeavour arrives at Pad 39A – STS-125 damage assessmentSpace shuttle Endeavour has been escorted on a mini tour of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) pads this…
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India launch debut moon mission in collaboration with NASA and ESA
Read more →: India launch debut moon mission in collaboration with NASA and ESAThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched their Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft on their debut mission to the moon.…