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Weather calls off Atlantis landing – next attempts include Edwards
Read more →: Weather calls off Atlantis landing – next attempts include EdwardsAtlantis will have to try again on Friday to head back to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), after…
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Final homecoming checks completed on Atlantis
Read more →: Final homecoming checks completed on AtlantisAtlantis has completed checks on her Reaction Control System (RCS), and Flight Control Surfaces (FCS) – one of…
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Atlantis undocks from ISS – stunning flyaround
Read more →: Atlantis undocks from ISS – stunning flyaroundAtlantis and her crew have departed from the International Space Station (ISS) at 10:42am EDT, in preparation for…
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Suni makes emotional farewell to ISS – attitude success
Read more →: Suni makes emotional farewell to ISS – attitude successAfter 191 days onboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Suni Williams gave a tearful farewell speech,…
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Teamwork, Expertise and Confidence – solving the ISS’ troubles
Read more →: Teamwork, Expertise and Confidence – solving the ISS’ troublesWith all of the Russian computers now working again on the International Space Station (ISS), the final element…
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Success filled day for STS-117’s EVA-3
Read more →: Success filled day for STS-117’s EVA-3Spacewalkers James Reilly and Danny Olivas have completed a superb effort on orbit, after they carried out the…
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Atlas V / NRO L-30 – launches, but sends payloads to wrong orbit
Read more →: Atlas V / NRO L-30 – launches, but sends payloads to wrong orbitAn Atlas V launch vehicle has launched on the second attempt, carrying the military satellite NRO L-30 for…
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Ares I Upper Stage Risk Reduction Activities Proceeding Well
Read more →: Ares I Upper Stage Risk Reduction Activities Proceeding WellTeam Ares, a collaboration between ATK, Lockheed Martin, and Pratt and Whitney, is hard at work conducting technical…
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Atlantis ready to support ISS troubleshooting
Read more →: Atlantis ready to support ISS troubleshootingEngineers have successfully managed to re-plan Atlantis’ power consumption, in order to support an extra day docked to…
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NASA’s Dawn spacecraft damaged
Read more →: NASA’s Dawn spacecraft damagedThe Dawn mission won’t be delayed past it’s July 7 launch date target, despite news of damage occurring…
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NASA work their plan for OMS Pod repair – confirmed for EVA-3
Read more →: NASA work their plan for OMS Pod repair – confirmed for EVA-3NASA and contractor engineers have created a full set of plans – via numerous presentations and test article…
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Nigerian communication satellite trial operation successful
Read more →: Nigerian communication satellite trial operation successfulTrial operation of the payload of NIGCOMSAT-1, a civil communication satellite China made and launched for Nigeria, was…