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Marathon EVA-3 builds on SARJ work – NOAX gun option explained
Read more →: Marathon EVA-3 builds on SARJ work – NOAX gun option explainedSpacewalkers Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper (EV1) and Steve Bowen (EV2) have completed the third of four EVAs during STS-126, once…
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DAT role – Examining every inch of Endeavour’s TPS for safe return
Read more →: DAT role – Examining every inch of Endeavour’s TPS for safe returnThe engineering review of Endeavour’s Thermal Protection System (TPS) – which earlier this week cleared the orbiter for…
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EVA-2 marks 10th birthday for ISS – STS-126 passing midway point
Read more →: EVA-2 marks 10th birthday for ISS – STS-126 passing midway pointOn the tenth anniversary of the International Space Station (ISS), Astronauts Shane Kimbrough (EV3) and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (EV1)…
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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…