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STS-125 completes eight hour EVA-2, workaround conducted for RSU problem
Read more →: STS-125 completes eight hour EVA-2, workaround conducted for RSU problemAfter the marathon spacewalk (EVA-1) by astronauts John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel on Thursday, Mike “Mass” Massimino and…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches with Herschel and Planck observatories
Read more →: Ariane 5 ECA launches with Herschel and Planck observatoriesArianespace’s Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle has lifted off to place two space telescopes into orbit on Thursday, launching…
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EVA-1 kicks off spacewalk marathon for STS-125’s servicing of Hubble
Read more →: EVA-1 kicks off spacewalk marathon for STS-125’s servicing of HubbleSTS-125’s John Grunsfeld and Andrew Feustel have completed and extended 7hour, 20 minute EVA-1 – the first of five…
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Training Course on Data Processing and Application of Remote Sensing Satellite sponsored by APSCO opened in Beijing
Read more →: Training Course on Data Processing and Application of Remote Sensing Satellite sponsored by APSCO opened in BeijingOn May 11, 2009 , the “Training Course on Data Processing and Application of Remote Sensing Satellite”, co-sponsored…
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Atlantis’ TPS in good shape as she hooks up with Hubble
Read more →: Atlantis’ TPS in good shape as she hooks up with HubbleWith the debris strike on Atlantis’ starboard chine Thermal Protection System (TPS) – now confirmed as a liberation…
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STS-125: Pad damaged during launch – Atlantis undergoes inspections
Read more →: STS-125: Pad damaged during launch – Atlantis undergoes inspectionsSTS-125’s Flight Day 2 has been completed, highlighted by the inspections of Atlantis’ Thermal Protection System (TPS) as…
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LIVE: Atlantis launches on STS-125’s mission to service Hubble
Read more →: LIVE: Atlantis launches on STS-125’s mission to service HubbleShuttle Atlantis has launched on her flagship mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, as STS-125 completed smooth S0007…
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STS-125: 106th Rescue Wing supports its 100th space shuttle mission
Read more →: STS-125: 106th Rescue Wing supports its 100th space shuttle missionWhen Atlantis thundered off LC-39B on December 2, 1988 to begin the classified Department of Defense STS-27 mission,…
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STS-125: Countdown begins, crew arriving, as Atlantis heads into S0007
Read more →: STS-125: Countdown begins, crew arriving, as Atlantis heads into S0007Atlantis has entered the complex ballet of S0007 (Launch Countdown) operations for the flagship STS-125 mission to the…
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STS-119 BLT test a success, gains a greater understanding of reentry
Read more →: STS-119 BLT test a success, gains a greater understanding of reentrySTS-119’s Boundary Layer Transition (BLT) Detailed Test Objective (DTO) has been deemed a huge success, following the presentation…
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Atlantis ready for STS-125 countdown – STS-132 crew assigned
Read more →: Atlantis ready for STS-125 countdown – STS-132 crew assignedEngineers are pressing through the remaining minor issues – the latest being an obstructive Teflon tube in the…
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ISS considering the permanent attachment MPLM, advancement of STS-134
Read more →: ISS considering the permanent attachment MPLM, advancement of STS-134As the International Space Station (ISS) continues to build up to a six man crew, managers are looking…