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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…
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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…