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NASA proposes extra sensors on the tanks
Read more →: NASA proposes extra sensors on the tanksNASA managers have requested funding – up to around $7m – to be put in place for the…
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Soyuz launch success / new ISS problem
Read more →: Soyuz launch success / new ISS problemThe Resurs-DK satellite launched early this morning onboard a Russian Soyuz-U launch vehicle. Lift-off was at 08:00 UTC,…
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Additional countdown hold for Shuttle Discovery
Read more →: Additional countdown hold for Shuttle DiscoveryA NASA executive decision has officially added the option of an additional hold being called – with one…
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Sea Launch gains Boeing’s Thuraya-3 contract
Read more →: Sea Launch gains Boeing’s Thuraya-3 contractThe third of its fleet, the Boeing Thuraya-3 will be launched via Sea Launch’s Zenit-3SL launch vehicle to…
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EAS to be jettisoned during STS-118 EVA
Read more →: EAS to be jettisoned during STS-118 EVAThe Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) tank won’t be returned to Earth for re-fuelling. Instead it will be jettisoned…
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ET-118 heads into its critical flow
Read more →: ET-118 heads into its critical flowHaving arrived at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on Friday, External Tank ET-118’s ECO (Engine Cut Off) sensor…
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NASA rebuttal of Tin Whisker dissent
Read more →: NASA rebuttal of Tin Whisker dissentDespite a self-titled dissenting opinion from the Aerospace Corporation, the issue of Tin Whiskers won’t get in the…
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Crucial ET Design Certification Review passed
Read more →: Crucial ET Design Certification Review passedNASA managers met on Wednesday to pour over the latest wind tunnel results, ahead of a crucial PRCB…
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$50m contract for moon engine development
Read more →: $50m contract for moon engine developmentNASA has awarded a contract worth $50 million to Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne for the development, testing and…
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NASA trying to head off Shuttle launch delay
Read more →: NASA trying to head off Shuttle launch delaySTS-115’s launch date could slip, should NASA fail to find a solution to the continuing problems with ET-118,…
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Another Mars Rover – Atlas V chosen
Read more →: Another Mars Rover – Atlas V chosenNASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida has selected Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services Inc. to deliver an…
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Shuttle Atlantis’ tank delayed
Read more →: Shuttle Atlantis’ tank delayedLaunch processing for Shuttle Atlantis is going to plan, but her External Tank (ET-118) has been delayed –…