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IFA lessons learned aid STS-126’s upcoming mission safety
Read more →: IFA lessons learned aid STS-126’s upcoming mission safetyAs Endeavour heads into the home stretch of pad processing before her scheduled launch on November 14, technicians…
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NASA realign five 2009 missions – Ares I-X likely heading to Oct, 09
Read more →: NASA realign five 2009 missions – Ares I-X likely heading to Oct, 09The Space Shuttle Program (SSP) have concluded their manifest meeting by realigning the 2009 shuttle schedule. The preliminary…
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China puts two satellites into orbit
Read more →: China puts two satellites into orbitA Long March 2D carrier rocket carrying Chuangxin 1-02 and Shiyan Satellite 3 blasts off from the…
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China up the pace with another dual launch
Read more →: China up the pace with another dual launchChina has launched its eighth orbital mission this year, orbiting two satellites via a CZ-2D Chang Zheng-2D (CZ2D-9)…
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ILS Proton M launches with ASTRA IM for long trip to orbit
Read more →: ILS Proton M launches with ASTRA IM for long trip to orbitInternational Launch Services (ILS) have launched a Russian Proton M launch vehicle from Pad 39 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, at…
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STS-126 working Display Processor issue – STS-125 de-stack preps
Read more →: STS-126 working Display Processor issue – STS-125 de-stack prepsEngineers are working a connection issue with an Integrated Display Processor on Endeavour, which is currently a constraint…
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Ares I Lift Off Drift Curve focuses on the TVC – not just high winds
Read more →: Ares I Lift Off Drift Curve focuses on the TVC – not just high windsDocumentation related to Ares I’s Lift Off Drift Curve issue has highlighted concerns with the vehicle’s Thrust Vector…
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Safety enhancements dominate STS-126 Flight Readiness Reviews
Read more →: Safety enhancements dominate STS-126 Flight Readiness ReviewsAs Space Shuttle Endeavour continues to enjoy a smooth processing flow at pad 39A, Space Shuttle Program (SSP)…
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Atlantis de-stack plan – as STS-125 is delayed to May
Read more →: Atlantis de-stack plan – as STS-125 is delayed to MayUnited Space Alliance engineers are working a tentative plan to de-stack Atlantis, pending official confirmation from the Space…
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STS-126 TCDT and Agency FRR conclude without issue
Read more →: STS-126 TCDT and Agency FRR conclude without issueThe STS-126 Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) – a dress rehearsal for the November launch – has concluded,…
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China launch VENESAT-1 – debut bird for Venezuela
Read more →: China launch VENESAT-1 – debut bird for VenezuelaChina has launched Venezuelan’s first satellite, Simon Bolivar (or VENESAT-1 – the UN official designation), Wednesday. Simon Bolivar…
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Constellation debate deleting Ares tests to beat 2015
Read more →: Constellation debate deleting Ares tests to beat 2015The Constellation Acceleration Study Team are evaluating 160 “brainstorming ideas” in an attempt to reduce the current gap…