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ET repairs may push STS-117 to May 11 – major manifest changes
Read more →: ET repairs may push STS-117 to May 11 – major manifest changesNASA managers have created four alternative manifests, following the delay to STS-117 due to repair requirements on ET-124.…
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Atlantis back in the VAB – six week ET repair plan drawn up
Read more →: Atlantis back in the VAB – six week ET repair plan drawn upShuttle Atlantis has arrived back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) Sunday, ahead of repairs to ET-124, which…
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ISS rotated 180 degrees successfully by non-propulsive maneuver
Read more →: ISS rotated 180 degrees successfully by non-propulsive maneuverThe International Space Station (ISS) was successfully rotated by 180 degress today, without the use of propellant. The…
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Atlas V cleared for STP-1 launch – Sea Launch lose SPACEWAY 3
Read more →: Atlas V cleared for STP-1 launch – Sea Launch lose SPACEWAY 3United Launch Alliance (ULA) managers have concluded that there is no risk to their Atlas V vehicle for…
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Full extent of Atlantis damage revealed in NASA presentations
Read more →: Full extent of Atlantis damage revealed in NASA presentationsAfter another set of evaluations, engineers have documented all of the damage that was suffered by orbiter Atlantis,…
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NASA studies private jet control panels for Orion
Read more →: NASA studies private jet control panels for OrionWhile Orion may look like a beefed up Apollo on the outside, the interior of the shuttle replacement…
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Atlantis launch date slips to end of April due to damage
Read more →: Atlantis launch date slips to end of April due to damageNASA managers have made the decision to move the launch of STS-117 to a NET (No Earlier Than)…
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Hail damage to Atlantis and ET – ROLLBACK
Read more →: Hail damage to Atlantis and ET – ROLLBACKEngineers are evaluating observed damage to the top of the External Tank (ET-124) – which is set to…
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Progress antenna pushed back barely enough, photographs show
Read more →: Progress antenna pushed back barely enough, photographs showSpacewalkers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday succeeded in their task of clearing an antenna blockage…
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Iran declares first successful domestic launch – confusion continues
Read more →: Iran declares first successful domestic launch – confusion continuesIranian State TV this morning reported that Iran had successfully launched a satellite into space on an Iranian…
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NASA publishes RFP for Ares I Rollercoaster escape system
Read more →: NASA publishes RFP for Ares I Rollercoaster escape systemNASA has published its Request For Proposals (RFP) to potential contractors, ahead of the construction of the rollercoaster…
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NASA working another strange event seen on STS-116’s boosters
Read more →: NASA working another strange event seen on STS-116’s boostersFollowing the confirmation that a small piece of SRB (Solid Rocket Booster) insulation managed to apparently defy the…