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Shuttle, Hubble, Mars and Aliens

May 26, 2006

Astronaut Scott Kelly might not have been reading from the NASA PAO manual when he took part in…
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Delta IV launch success with GOES-N

May 24, 2006

A Boeing Delta IV vehicle has launched from Cape Canaveral at 18:11pm EDT, en route to a geostationary…
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Discovery to show she’s ready

May 23, 2006

Shuttle Discovery will undergo a series of tests today during another key event of the preparations for the…
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T-RADical solution to TPS repair

May 23, 2006

A futuristic solution to repairing the Shuttle Orbiter’s Thermal Protection System (TPS) on orbit will see Astronauts tackle…
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SpaceX vs Boeing and Lockheed: Case Closed

May 20, 2006

“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that the Second Amended Complaint is dismissed with prejudice, that judgement…
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Discovery arrives at launch pad

May 19, 2006

Shuttle 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

May 18, 2006

Thursday’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

May 17, 2006

Two 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

May 16, 2006

Last 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

May 15, 2006

The 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

May 12, 2006

The 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

May 12, 2006

Shuttle Orbiter Discovery has made the short trip to the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) for the milestone mating…
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