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Hu Yafeng attends new book release ceremony, symposium
Read more →: Hu Yafeng attends new book release ceremony, symposiumHu Yafeng, Deputy Secretary General of COSTIND attended the ceremony for releasing new book: A General Introduction to…
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OMS Pod repair being evaluated for EVA 3 – Arrays deployed
Read more →: OMS Pod repair being evaluated for EVA 3 – Arrays deployedAs Flight Day 5 proceeds with the successful deployment of the S4 solar arrays, NASA managers are meeting…
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NASA decide to repair OMS Pod blanket via EVA – Extend mission
Read more →: NASA decide to repair OMS Pod blanket via EVA – Extend missionNASA managers have decided that they will repair the protruding piece of blanket on Atlantis’ port OMS (Orbital…
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RPM images show two protruding gap fillers, small damage
Read more →: RPM images show two protruding gap fillers, small damageAs is now commonplace for shuttle missions, Atlantis has two protruding gap fillers on her belly, as the…
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Atlantis docks with the International Space Station
Read more →: Atlantis docks with the International Space StationShuttle Atlantis has successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), midway through Flight Day 3 of STS-117.…
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TPS inspections for Atlantis – Port OMS Pod blanket issue
Read more →: TPS inspections for Atlantis – Port OMS Pod blanket issueA four inch piece of Thermal Protection System (TPS) blanket is protruding out of the port OMS (Orbital…
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Atlantis launches on first attempt to kick off STS-117
Read more →: Atlantis launches on first attempt to kick off STS-117Shuttle Atlantis and her crew of seven have successfully launched on the first attempt. With the launch countdown…
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Shuttle managers continue evaluations – RSS retracted
Read more →: Shuttle managers continue evaluations – RSS retractedWith less than a day to go before the lift-off of STS-117, Shuttle Atlantis is having her final…
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MSBLS becomes main discussion ahead of Atlantis launch
Read more →: MSBLS becomes main discussion ahead of Atlantis launchA cancelled changeout of an element related to the MSBLS (Microwave Scanning Beam Landing System) has become the…
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MMT is go for launch with Atlantis/STS-117
Read more →: MMT is go for launch with Atlantis/STS-117NASA managers have concluded with their Mission Management Team (MMT) meeting on Wednesday with the approval to press…
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STS-117 – Countdown begins for Atlantis
Read more →: STS-117 – Countdown begins for AtlantisLaunch processing is continuing smoothly for Shuttle Atlantis at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, as…
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STS-117 crew arrives at KSC – Atlantis hoping to clear RCC issue
Read more →: STS-117 crew arrives at KSC – Atlantis hoping to clear RCC issueThe seven man crew that are set to launch with Shuttle Atlantis on Friday have arrived at the…