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Fleet processing involves holiday work – Giant crane dominates KSC skyline
Read more →: Fleet processing involves holiday work – Giant crane dominates KSC skylineProcessing will continue on two orbiters through the Christmas holidays, with work required on both Discovery and Endeavour.…
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Milestone meeting in January to discuss STS-125’s Hubble launch date
Read more →: Milestone meeting in January to discuss STS-125’s Hubble launch dateAtlantis’ trip to service the Hubble Space Telescope remains on track for May, although another key milestone meeting…
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STS-126 IFA Review Reveals Relatively Clean Launch of Endeavour
Read more →: STS-126 IFA Review Reveals Relatively Clean Launch of EndeavourWith Endeavour now undergoing post-flight processing in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 following her cross-country ferry flight last…
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Dextre grounded – engineers evaluating potential failure on ISS robot
Read more →: Dextre grounded – engineers evaluating potential failure on ISS robotAn issue with Canada’s Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) robot “Dextre” is being evaluated, after engineers identified a…
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China orbits YaoGan-5 satellite via Chang Zheng-4B launch vehicle
Read more →: China orbits YaoGan-5 satellite via Chang Zheng-4B launch vehicleChina has launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The fifth satellite in the…
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China launches Yaogan V remote-sensing satellite
Read more →: China launches Yaogan V remote-sensing satelliteRemote-sensing satellite “Yaogan V” is launched with a Long March-4B carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch…
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Endeavour into STS-127 processing – Discovery ready for STS-119 rollover
Read more →: Endeavour into STS-127 processing – Discovery ready for STS-119 rolloverEndeavour has finally arrived back to the home comforts of her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-2), following her highly…
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Endeavour returns home to KSC – review notes SRB holddown post issue
Read more →: Endeavour returns home to KSC – review notes SRB holddown post issueThe Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) has returned Endeavour to Florida on Friday, following a cross country ferry trip…
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Endeavour and her SCA piggyback ride arrive in Louisiana, via JSC flyover
Read more →: Endeavour and her SCA piggyback ride arrive in Louisiana, via JSC flyoverThe Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) and Endeavour departed from Edwards Air Force Base on Wednesday, for a cross…
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ILS launches Ciel-2 for Canada via Proton-M
Read more →: ILS launches Ciel-2 for Canada via Proton-MThe last ILS mission of 2008 has launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, as their Proton-M launch vehicle prepares…
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Ares I Thrust Oscillation meetings conclude with encouraging data, changes
Read more →: Ares I Thrust Oscillation meetings conclude with encouraging data, changesA series of Ares I Thrust Oscillation (TO) meetings have concluded with the decision to recommend baselining Ares…
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STS-130: Endeavour’s Early 2010 Mission to Deliver Node-3
Read more →: STS-130: Endeavour’s Early 2010 Mission to Deliver Node-3With Endeavour now pulling triple duty for her Launch on Need (LON) flight for STS-119, her Hubble rescue…