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Discovery arrives at launch pad
Read more →: Discovery arrives at launch padShuttle Discovery used most of Friday to roll out of the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) for the four…
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Tanks still causing headaches
Read more →: Tanks still causing headachesThursday’s PRCB meeting revealed continuing concerns on ensuring ET-118 is delivered to the Kennedy Space Center within its…
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NASA works contingency with ET update
Read more →: NASA works contingency with ET updateTwo more External Tanks have been added to the manifest that makes up the opening salvo of the…
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NASA solving its ECO problems
Read more →: NASA solving its ECO problemsLast week’s PRCB meeting once again dismissed rationale for reducing the LCC (Launch Commit Criteria) to allow a…
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UK HDTV deal with ESA – GOES-N change
Read more →: UK HDTV deal with ESA – GOES-N changeThe Avanti Screenmedia Group PLC (Avanti) have announced 120 million Euro deal with the European Space Agency (ESA)…
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Shuttle missions – TPS inspection re-think
Read more →: Shuttle missions – TPS inspection re-thinkThe much-hailed inspection technique for checking orbiter TPS (Thermal Protection System) damage on-orbit will need modifying for a…
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Discovery stretching her legs
Read more →: Discovery stretching her legsShuttle Orbiter Discovery has made the short trip to the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) for the milestone mating…
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Tanking Test showdown revealed
Read more →: Tanking Test showdown revealedThe pros and cons of carrying out a Tanking Test ahead of STS-121 have been revealed in a…
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NASA/ISRO deal: No Shuttle seat for India
Read more →: NASA/ISRO deal: No Shuttle seat for IndiaNASA administrator Mike Griffin said that he’d be happy to allow an Indian to fly on a Shuttle…
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Hubble Servicing Mission moves up
Read more →: Hubble Servicing Mission moves upThe latest available Shuttle mission manifest continues to evolve ahead of an exciting finale for the three NASA…
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Air Force/Lockheed plot new launch vehicle
Read more →: Air Force/Lockheed plot new launch vehicleFresh off the US Air Force announcement of the SIV Space Test Program’s “Standard Interface Vehicle” (STP-SIV), Lockheed…
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ET-123 may hold back STS-115
Read more →: ET-123 may hold back STS-115The projected second Shuttle mission of 2006, STS-115, may be pushed down the schedule, due to a slip…