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T-RAD debuts during EVA-4 – ET problem could delay missions
Read more →: T-RAD debuts during EVA-4 – ET problem could delay missionsDelayed from several previous missions, the Tile Repair Ablator Dispenser (T-RAD) on orbit demonstration has finally taken place…
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Sea Launch Zenit 3SL lofts DIRECTV 11
Read more →: Sea Launch Zenit 3SL lofts DIRECTV 11A Sea Launch Zenit 3SL has launched for the second time since its 2007 failure, carrying the DIRECTV…
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Ensuring safe flight – engineering effort on Endeavour’s APU 1
Read more →: Ensuring safe flight – engineering effort on Endeavour’s APU 1As the STS-123 crew enjoy a well deserved period of off duty on Flight Day 10, documentation has…
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STS-123: Third spacewalk concludes – MMT update mission status
Read more →: STS-123: Third spacewalk concludes – MMT update mission statusAs the STS-123 mission heads through the midway point, the third EVA was completed on Flight Day 8…
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Proton fails carrying AMC-14 – Delta II launches from Cape
Read more →: Proton fails carrying AMC-14 – Delta II launches from CapeThe 334th launch of a Proton has failed, following lift-off from the PU-39 launch pad of launch complex…
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Opening Japan’s new module – Troubleshooting Canada’s new arm
Read more →: Opening Japan’s new module – Troubleshooting Canada’s new armThe International nature of the Space Station is fully in evidence, as STS-123 moved into Flight Day 5…
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EVA-1 and JLP installation completed – Endeavour’s TPS cleared
Read more →: EVA-1 and JLP installation completed – Endeavour’s TPS clearedSTS-123’s EVA-1 – the opening spacewalk of the mission – has been completed, while the Shuttle Robotic Manipulator…
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Endeavour docks with Station – OMS Pod evaluations on RPM images
Read more →: Endeavour docks with Station – OMS Pod evaluations on RPM imagesSTS-123 is coming to the end of Flight Day 3, as Endeavour was commanded through the spectacular Rbar…
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STS-123: Houston checking into strange ascent debris incident
Read more →: STS-123: Houston checking into strange ascent debris incidentEndeavour appears to have enjoyed a relatively clean ride uphill during the early hours of Tuesday, though evaluations…
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STS-123 LIVE: Endeavour counting down for launch
Read more →: STS-123 LIVE: Endeavour counting down for launchEndeavour is now into the final stages of the STS-123 launch countdown, with the Rotating Service Structure (RSS)…
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STS-123 countdown begins – quick-shoe mount concern debated
Read more →: STS-123 countdown begins – quick-shoe mount concern debatedSTS-123’s countdown for Tuesday morning’s opening launch attempt has begun, with no major issues being worked on the…
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Ariane 5 ES launches with ATV – suffers early fault on orbit
Read more →: Ariane 5 ES launches with ATV – suffers early fault on orbitAn Ariane 5 ES has launched (4:03am UTC) with the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) resupply spacecraft, from Europe’s…