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Atlantis’ booster requires troubleshooting
Read more →: Atlantis’ booster requires troubleshootingUnited Space Alliance (USA) engineers are working on a troubleshooting plan, following ‘erratic’ chamber pressure readings on the…
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Atlantis issue delays rollout – STS-120 moving up
Read more →: Atlantis issue delays rollout – STS-120 moving upAtlantis’ rollout to Launch Pad 39A has been delayed until at least Thursday morning, as engineers work an…
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Orion LAS to be ‘less harrowing’ than Apollo
Read more →: Orion LAS to be ‘less harrowing’ than ApolloMarshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and Langley Research Center (LaRC) engineers are fine-tuning the Orion Launch Abort System…
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Modification implemented on SRBs following debris concern
Read more →: Modification implemented on SRBs following debris concernNASA’s Program Requirements Control Board (PRCB) have ordered a modification – within existing certification – to the Solid…
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Atlantis becomes part of STS-117 stack – OPF leak
Read more →: Atlantis becomes part of STS-117 stack – OPF leakMating operations are only four hours behind schedule, as engineers work on mating operations with Atlantis with her…
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Atlantis arrives in the VAB – ready for mating
Read more →: Atlantis arrives in the VAB – ready for matingShuttle orbiter Atlantis has safely arrived in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) this morning, following her short trip…
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Ares I Upper Stage change – receives additional capacity
Read more →: Ares I Upper Stage change – receives additional capacityNASA Constellation have decided to increase the propellant capacity of the Ares I Upper Stage tanks, despite moving…
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NASA investigation over Ares Parachute Drop Test failure – UPDATE
Read more →: NASA investigation over Ares Parachute Drop Test failure – UPDATEAn investigation team has been assembled at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) following a failure that occurred on…
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Sea Launch makes for home as investigation continues
Read more →: Sea Launch makes for home as investigation continuesThe Odyssey Launch Platform and Sea Launch Commander are heading back to port in California, following the failure…
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Atlantis rollover and launch targets remain tight
Read more →: Atlantis rollover and launch targets remain tightBoth the rollover of Atlantis and her March 15 launch date will “go down to the wire” according…
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China launches again – Long March 3-A with Compass
Read more →: China launches again – Long March 3-A with CompassA Chinese Long March 3-A launch vehicle has launched a communications satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center…
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The Day Columbia Fell
Read more →: The Day Columbia FellWhile those listening in on the problems that started to be communicated on the Flight Loop at Mission…