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ILS Proton fails after first-second stage separation
Read more →: ILS Proton fails after first-second stage separationInternational Launch Services (ILS) has suffered a failure of their Proton launch vehicle with Breeze-M upper stage, carrying…
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Repaired ET-120 ready for mating – Discovery prepped for rollover
Read more →: Repaired ET-120 ready for mating – Discovery prepped for rolloverSTS-120’s processing timeline is picking up the pace again, following the successful completion of repairs to ET-120 –…
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Mastracchio’s glove damage cause revealed – PMA-3 relocated
Read more →: Mastracchio’s glove damage cause revealed – PMA-3 relocatedEndeavour spacewalker Rick Mastracchio’s glove incident – which called for the early termination of EVA-3 during STS-118 –…
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ET-120 repairs to be completed this weekend – STS-120 on track
Read more →: ET-120 repairs to be completed this weekend – STS-120 on trackTechnicians from the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) will finish up the repairs to the four LO2 Feedline brackets…
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Endeavour suffered no heat damage – NASA managers speak out
Read more →: Endeavour suffered no heat damage – NASA managers speak outEngineers have found no heat damage to Endeavour’s structure, following the removal of the damaged tiles from her…
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Team Boeing win Ares I Upper Stage contract
Read more →: Team Boeing win Ares I Upper Stage contractNASA have awarded the lucrative Ares I Upper Stage contract to a team led by Boeing to provide…
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Endeavour suffered significant MMOD impact on radiator
Read more →: Endeavour suffered significant MMOD impact on radiatorSimilar to that suffered by Atlantis during STS-115, engineers have found a significant MMOD (MicroMeteoroid/Orbiting Debris) impact point…
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PMA-3 relocation to aid Harmony on Station
Read more →: PMA-3 relocation to aid Harmony on StationThe International Space Station (ISS) has a busy week ahead, with the process of relocating the PMA-3 (Pressurized…
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ET-120 foam repairs begin – Discovery’s flight still on for October
Read more →: ET-120 foam repairs begin – Discovery’s flight still on for OctoberTechnicians inside the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) have begun to repair four LO2 feedline brackets on External Tank…
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ET-120 X-Ray evaluations find crack-like indications in brackets
Read more →: ET-120 X-Ray evaluations find crack-like indications in bracketsX-Rays checks on ET-120’s LOX 17 inch Feedline brackets have found “linear indications” or “crack-like” signatures in the…
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Endeavour’s initial TPS assessment encouraging
Read more →: Endeavour’s initial TPS assessment encouragingEndeavour’s opening Thermal Protection System (TPS) assessment shows a major reduction in the amount of ‘hits’ on her…
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Endeavour’s performance during re-entry classed as phenomenal
Read more →: Endeavour’s performance during re-entry classed as phenomenalShuttle Endeavour and her crew have safely returned back home, after landing at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC)…