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STS-400 – NASA draws up their Hubble rescue plans
Read more →: STS-400 – NASA draws up their Hubble rescue plansNASA has drawn up extensive plans for the mission they hope they’ll never have to launch, STS-400 –…
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Atlas V launches with WGS SV-1
Read more →: Atlas V launches with WGS SV-1A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V (421) has launched with the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) SV-1 tonight.…
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Soyuz TMA-11 launches carrying Expedition 16
Read more →: Soyuz TMA-11 launches carrying Expedition 16NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Soyuz commander Yuri Malenchenko and Malaysian physician Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor are on their way…
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Major redesign to Ares I Roller Coaster – previous concept scrapped
Read more →: Major redesign to Ares I Roller Coaster – previous concept scrappedThe Rollercoaster Emergency Escape System (EES) will now be a fixed, permanent structure at launch pad 39B, after…
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NASA reviewing showstopper for STS-120 – RCC panels in question
Read more →: NASA reviewing showstopper for STS-120 – RCC panels in questionNASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) have officially recommended for three of Discovery’s RCC (reinforced carbon-carbon) panels to…
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Protecting STS-120’s five EVAs – NASA plan glove contingency
Read more →: Protecting STS-120’s five EVAs – NASA plan glove contingencyExtra gloves, and forward plan for a special protective layer, have been added to the STS-120 manifest, as…
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NASA engineers present opening Lunar Lander design cycle efforts
Read more →: NASA engineers present opening Lunar Lander design cycle effortsWhile the bulk of Constellation’s work currently relates to efforts with Ares and Orion’s tasks of post-shuttle access…
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Ariane 5 GS launches with Intelsat 11 and Optus D2
Read more →: Ariane 5 GS launches with Intelsat 11 and Optus D2Arianespace are back in action today with the dual satellite launch of Intelsat 11 and Optus D2 via…
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Discovery may skip APU hot fire as STS-120 TCDT closes in
Read more →: Discovery may skip APU hot fire as STS-120 TCDT closes inShuttle Discovery is continuing to enjoy a smooth pad flow ahead of STS-120, with the next milestone event…
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RpK protest NASA’s COTS decision
Read more →: RpK protest NASA’s COTS decisionRocketplane Kistler (RpK) has written a letter to NASA’s Scott Horowitz, asking him to reconsider the decision to…
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Saving spaceship Orion – Zero Base Vehicle task complete
Read more →: Saving spaceship Orion – Zero Base Vehicle task completeNASA Constellation and Lockheed Martin engineers have completed the first stage of a realignment of the Orion spacecraft,…
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Discovery arrives at pad – STS-122 booster stacking begins
Read more →: Discovery arrives at pad – STS-122 booster stacking beginsThe Discovery/STS-120 stack has arrived at Launch Pad 39A, following a a six hour journey Sunday morning. Scheduled…