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X-37B lands successfully following 220 days in space
Read more →: X-37B lands successfully following 220 days in spaceThe US Air Force’s X-37B has successfully returned back to Earth on Friday morning, landing at Vandenberg Air…
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NASA managers realigning ISS manifest following STS-133 slip to February
Read more →: NASA managers realigning ISS manifest following STS-133 slip to FebruaryFollowing the decision to move Discovery’s STS-133 launch date target to No Earlier Than (NET) February 3, NASA…
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STS-133: Tanking Test planned – Launch slips to Feb 3, 2011
Read more →: STS-133: Tanking Test planned – Launch slips to Feb 3, 2011The all-powerful Program Requirements Control Board (PRCB) met on Thursday to discuss the status of ET-137’s stringer crack root cause,…
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STS-133: Evaluating the concern of stringer foam loss – 2011 launch more likely
Read more →: STS-133: Evaluating the concern of stringer foam loss – 2011 launch more likelyThe main drive to return ET-137 to flight status is continuing this week, with focus being placed on…
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STS-133: The battle continues for ET-137 flight rationale
Read more →: STS-133: The battle continues for ET-137 flight rationaleDespite the large amount of progress made towards flight rationale – called for in relation to Discovery’s External…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches with HYLAS 1 and Intelsat 17
Read more →: Ariane 5 ECA launches with HYLAS 1 and Intelsat 17Arianespace are back on the pace, with another dual launch taking place on Friday via their Ariane 5…
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Soyuz TMA-19 returns home – ISS long term scheduling work
Read more →: Soyuz TMA-19 returns home – ISS long term scheduling workNASA astronauts Douglas Wheelock and Shannon Walker, and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin have landed back on Earth in…
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China launches Shen Tong-1 military satellite via Long March-3A
Read more →: China launches Shen Tong-1 military satellite via Long March-3AChina launched the second Shen Tong-1 military communications satellite via a CZ-3A Chang Zheng-3A (Y19) launch vehicle, providing…
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STS-133: NASA managers decide to slip to a NET December 17 target
Read more →: STS-133: NASA managers decide to slip to a NET December 17 targetA Christmas mission may be the cards for Discovery’s final mission, as managers at the Program Requirements Control…
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STS-133: ET-137 flight rationale progress – Two launch date options prepared
Read more →: STS-133: ET-137 flight rationale progress – Two launch date options preparedProgress continues to be made in returning Discovery’s External Tank (ET-137) back to flight status, as nearly all…
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NASA Reviews Beta Angle Constraints for STS-133 Launch Date Options
Read more →: NASA Reviews Beta Angle Constraints for STS-133 Launch Date OptionsAs Shuttle Program engineers continue to work through the final phases of repairs to Discovery’s External Tank Intertank…
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Delta IV Heavy launches with NROL-32
Read more →: Delta IV Heavy launches with NROL-32The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV vehicle has launched the classified NROL-32 payload for the United States National Reconnaissance…