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Discovery rollover to VAB completed following late tire change
Read more →: Discovery rollover to VAB completed following late tire changeVeteran orbiter Discovery has arrived in the Vehicle Assembly Facility (VAB) ahead of her February launch of STS-119.…
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Switching STS-128 to Discovery – PRCB updates mission baseline
Read more →: Switching STS-128 to Discovery – PRCB updates mission baselineAs Discovery prepares for Wednesday’s rollover ahead of her mid-February flight (STS-119) to deliver the final set of…
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Risk assessment notes holddown post debris threat to shuttle
Read more →: Risk assessment notes holddown post debris threat to shuttleAn assessment into the holddown post failure on STS-126’s launch has found that debris that is not captured…
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Largest CT system in US to be shutdown during shuttle transition
Read more →: Largest CT system in US to be shutdown during shuttle transitionNASA’s Program Requirements Control Board (PRCB) has revealed that the Computed Tomography (CT) system, located at the Santa…
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MAF close out 2008 with the phenomenal performance of ET-129
Read more →: MAF close out 2008 with the phenomenal performance of ET-129Four missions, four clean tanks – that’s what the 2008 report card notes for the Michoud Assembly Facility…
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Return to SSME – Ares V undergoes evaluation into potential switch
Read more →: Return to SSME – Ares V undergoes evaluation into potential switchConstellation engineers are carrying out an evaluation process into a potential option of going back to the SSME…
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Review notes excellent performance of STS-126’s Reusable Solid Rocket Motors
Read more →: Review notes excellent performance of STS-126’s Reusable Solid Rocket MotorsAs NASA’s triumphant 2008 year comes to a close – a year that saw four Space Shuttle construction…
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ISS Spacewalk completed – SARJ results show promise following STS-126 work
Read more →: ISS Spacewalk completed – SARJ results show promise following STS-126 workExpedition 18 crewmembers Yury Lonchakov and Michael Fincke have performed a Russian spacewalk (ISS RS EVA-21), which has…
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SpaceX and Orbital win huge CRS contract from NASA
Read more →: SpaceX and Orbital win huge CRS contract from NASASpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corporation have been awarded the lucrative Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract, with SpaceX (Space…
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China launch meteorological satellite Fengyun-2-06
Read more →: China launch meteorological satellite Fengyun-2-06China has launched a new meteorological satellite from its Xi Chang Satellite Launch Center at 00:54UTC on December…
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Weather, Range and Radar Issues Identified in STS-126 IFA Review
Read more →: Weather, Range and Radar Issues Identified in STS-126 IFA ReviewAs KSC engineers prepare for a much deserved break over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday, several ongoing…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches HOT BIRD 9 and W2M
Read more →: Ariane 5 ECA launches HOT BIRD 9 and W2MAn Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle has launched for the sixth and final time in 2008, lofting…