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Leak tests fail on Discovery delaying rollover – Atlantis’ ET arrives
Read more →: Leak tests fail on Discovery delaying rollover – Atlantis’ ET arrivesDiscovery’s Right Main Landing Gear strut underwent further leak testing on Friday evening, following inspections that noted it…
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Soyuz-U/Foton-M launches with European science mission
Read more →: Soyuz-U/Foton-M launches with European science missionA Russian Soyuz-U launch vehicle, carrying an unmanned Foton-M spacecraft – packed with over 40 European Space Agency…
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Japan launches H-IIA sending SELENE on a journey to the moon
Read more →: Japan launches H-IIA sending SELENE on a journey to the moonJapan are heading to the moon following the launch of their SELENE (SELenological and ENgineering Explorer called “KAGUYA”)…
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Preparing for the shuttle surge – all three orbiter flows on track
Read more →: Preparing for the shuttle surge – all three orbiter flows on trackThree orbiters and three good processing flows, NASA is on track to carry out another three missions in…
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Rocketplane Kistler press on despite COTS notice
Read more →: Rocketplane Kistler press on despite COTS noticeRocketplane Kistler (RpK) was officially notified by NASA on Friday that they had failed to complete two COTS…
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NASA plan to alter STS-120 launch countdown
Read more →: NASA plan to alter STS-120 launch countdownShuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach has drawn up a plan to alter the countdown for the upcoming STS-120…
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STS-122: Atlantis mission timeline protected in new plan
Read more →: STS-122: Atlantis mission timeline protected in new planWhile ET-120 mating operations are continuing for STS-120 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), shuttle managers have drawn…
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Manifest acceleration: Saving Atlantis to aid Ares timeline
Read more →: Manifest acceleration: Saving Atlantis to aid Ares timelineThe shuttle program is finalizing the approval of a manifest acceleration that will shake-up the remaining flights of…
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ILS Proton fails after first-second stage separation
Read more →: ILS Proton fails after first-second stage separationInternational Launch Services (ILS) has suffered a failure of their Proton launch vehicle with Breeze-M upper stage, carrying…
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Repaired ET-120 ready for mating – Discovery prepped for rollover
Read more →: Repaired ET-120 ready for mating – Discovery prepped for rolloverSTS-120’s processing timeline is picking up the pace again, following the successful completion of repairs to ET-120 –…
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Mastracchio’s glove damage cause revealed – PMA-3 relocated
Read more →: Mastracchio’s glove damage cause revealed – PMA-3 relocatedEndeavour spacewalker Rick Mastracchio’s glove incident – which called for the early termination of EVA-3 during STS-118 –…
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ET-120 repairs to be completed this weekend – STS-120 on track
Read more →: ET-120 repairs to be completed this weekend – STS-120 on trackTechnicians from the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) will finish up the repairs to the four LO2 Feedline brackets…