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JDTV on track for February drop – MLAS ready for test
Read more →: JDTV on track for February drop – MLAS ready for testThe Jumbo Drop Test Vehicle is in final preparations for a February 26 drop, as part of the…
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Atlantis and Endeavour deep in processing for their May get-together
Read more →: Atlantis and Endeavour deep in processing for their May get-togetherWhile the majority of engineering concentration on the Flow Control Valve (FCV) flight rationale for Discovery and her…
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STS-119: Marathon PRCB on FCVs moves NET to February 27
Read more →: STS-119: Marathon PRCB on FCVs moves NET to February 27Shuttle managers have concluded a special PRCB (Program Requirements Control Board) meeting on the Flow Control Valve (FCV)…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches with HOT BIRD 10 and NSS-9 satellites
Read more →: Ariane 5 ECA launches with HOT BIRD 10 and NSS-9 satellitesArianespace’s Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle has lifted off from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana, carrying the HOT…
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Extra NASA funds: An initial step towards gap reduction options/extension
Read more →: Extra NASA funds: An initial step towards gap reduction options/extensionUS lawmakers have agreed on a stimulus package that includes just over $1 billion in additional funds for…
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Downstream shuttle planning: CLFs, AMS noted, MAF working on extra ETs
Read more →: Downstream shuttle planning: CLFs, AMS noted, MAF working on extra ETsShuttle managers have made extensive changes to their 2010 launch schedule ambitions, with the “inclusion” of STS-134 as…
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STS-119: Major NASA effort working through FCV testing and flight rationale
Read more →: STS-119: Major NASA effort working through FCV testing and flight rationaleSTS-119’s latest NET (No Earlier Than) launch target of February 22 remains the target, as engineers work through…
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Progress M-66 launches, heads for the International Space Station
Read more →: Progress M-66 launches, heads for the International Space StationThe Russian cargo ship Progress M-66/32P has launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, ahead of docking with the International…
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Sun Laiyan visits SAST
Read more →: Sun Laiyan visits SASTSun Laiyan, administrator of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), paid a working visit to Shanghai Academy of…
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STS-125 stack set for VAB rollaround – waiting on May launch opportunity
Read more →: STS-125 stack set for VAB rollaround – waiting on May launch opportunityWith the Hubble mission still tracking a May launch date, the STS-125 stack – consisting of External Tank…
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STS-119 slips to NET February 22 – risk of a two month delay
Read more →: STS-119 slips to NET February 22 – risk of a two month delayThe need for additional time for the impact test data review – one of the threats associated with…
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Understanding the threats – FCV flight rationale effort outlined
Read more →: Understanding the threats – FCV flight rationale effort outlinedDiscovery’s processing flow at Pad 39A is continuing in part, in the hope the realigned NET (No Earlier…