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Discovery awaits payload installation – FCV a constraint to launch for FRR
Read more →: Discovery awaits payload installation – FCV a constraint to launch for FRRThe giant S6 integrated truss segment is set to be installed into Discovery’s payload bay over the weekend,…
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Discovery completes rollout ahead of STS-119 – FCV latest
Read more →: Discovery completes rollout ahead of STS-119 – FCV latestShuttle Discovery has completed her three mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Pad 39A, as…
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STS-119: Discovery departs for early morning crawl to Pad 39A
Read more →: STS-119: Discovery departs for early morning crawl to Pad 39AShuttle Discovery has departed from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at 5am Wednesday morning, for a dawn crawl to…
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Musk ambition: SpaceX aim for fully reusable Falcon 9
Read more →: Musk ambition: SpaceX aim for fully reusable Falcon 9SpaceX chief Elon Musk has spoke of his desire to make Falcon 9 the first fully reusable launch…
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China’s Fengyun-3A weather satellite begins weather monitoring
Read more →: China’s Fengyun-3A weather satellite begins weather monitoringChina’s new generation Fengyun-3A weather satellite started its round-the-clock operations on Monday, according to the China National Space…
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STS-119: Interfacing the stack – Discovery preparing for S0008
Read more →: STS-119: Interfacing the stack – Discovery preparing for S0008Shuttle Discovery as the STS-119 stack will undergo the Shuttle Interface Test (S0008) on Sunday, although engineers had…
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STS-119: Discovery mated to ET-127 as engineers focus on FCV issue
Read more →: STS-119: Discovery mated to ET-127 as engineers focus on FCV issueMating operations have moved past the soft mate phase inside the Vehicle Assembly Facility (VAB), following Discovery’s milestone…
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Discovery rollover to VAB completed following late tire change
Read more →: Discovery rollover to VAB completed following late tire changeVeteran orbiter Discovery has arrived in the Vehicle Assembly Facility (VAB) ahead of her February launch of STS-119.…
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Switching STS-128 to Discovery – PRCB updates mission baseline
Read more →: Switching STS-128 to Discovery – PRCB updates mission baselineAs Discovery prepares for Wednesday’s rollover ahead of her mid-February flight (STS-119) to deliver the final set of…
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Risk assessment notes holddown post debris threat to shuttle
Read more →: Risk assessment notes holddown post debris threat to shuttleAn assessment into the holddown post failure on STS-126’s launch has found that debris that is not captured…
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Largest CT system in US to be shutdown during shuttle transition
Read more →: Largest CT system in US to be shutdown during shuttle transitionNASA’s Program Requirements Control Board (PRCB) has revealed that the Computed Tomography (CT) system, located at the Santa…
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MAF close out 2008 with the phenomenal performance of ET-129
Read more →: MAF close out 2008 with the phenomenal performance of ET-129Four missions, four clean tanks – that’s what the 2008 report card notes for the Michoud Assembly Facility…