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Pad 39A Flame Trench repair performed well during STS-126 launch
Read more →: Pad 39A Flame Trench repair performed well during STS-126 launchEngineers at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) have compiled a preliminary report on the state of Launch Pad…
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STS-126: EVA-1 opens major effort to repair SARJ on Station
Read more →: STS-126: EVA-1 opens major effort to repair SARJ on StationSpacewalkers Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (EV1), and Stephen Bowen (EV2) have completed the first of four EVAs planned for STS-126,…
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STS-126: MPLM attached to ISS – ET-129 images show extremely clean tank
Read more →: STS-126: MPLM attached to ISS – ET-129 images show extremely clean tankThe “Leonardo” Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) has been transferred from Endeavour’s payload bay to Node 2 of the…
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Endeavour and crew arrive at ISS to start docked phase of STS-126
Read more →: Endeavour and crew arrive at ISS to start docked phase of STS-126Space shuttle Endeavour has docked with the International Space Station (ISS), and her crew have ingressed the orbital…
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FD2 inspections completed as Endeavour pursues ISS for Sunday docking
Read more →: FD2 inspections completed as Endeavour pursues ISS for Sunday dockingEndeavour continues to close the distance between herself and the International Space Station (ISS), as Flight Day 2 activities…
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STS-126 remains on track – tanking slightly delayed via overnight troubleshoot
Read more →: STS-126 remains on track – tanking slightly delayed via overnight troubleshootEndeavour’s External Tank (ET-129) tanking operation is now in stable replenish, as STS-126 remains on schedule for a…
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RSS retracted to reveal Endeavour – ODS issue cleared for flight
Read more →: RSS retracted to reveal Endeavour – ODS issue cleared for flightSTS-126’s S0007 launch countdown operations have reached another milestone, with the retraction of the Rotating Service Structure (RSS),…
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STS-126: Super smooth Endeavour easing through the countdown to L-1
Read more →: STS-126: Super smooth Endeavour easing through the countdown to L-1A loose washer on a ground support carrier plate is the only reported issue, as Endeavour heads towards…
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China reveals its 1st full map of moon surface
Read more →: China reveals its 1st full map of moon surfaceChinese scientists revealed the country’s first full map of the moon’s surface on Wednesday, more than a year…
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STS-126 launch countdown begins – Atlantis heads back to OPF-1
Read more →: STS-126 launch countdown begins – Atlantis heads back to OPF-1The three day launch countdown for STS-126 has begun, marking the start of S0007 operations – which will…
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ISS prepares for arrival of STS-126 – STS-119 launch date advancement debate
Read more →: ISS prepares for arrival of STS-126 – STS-119 launch date advancement debateWith STS-126 closing in on the start of S0007 – otherwise known as the three day launch countdown…
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STS-126 to debut SRB modification to gather Ares I Thrust Oscillation data
Read more →: STS-126 to debut SRB modification to gather Ares I Thrust Oscillation dataSTS-126 will see the flight debut of two new sets of instrumentation, aimed at gathering more detailed data…