Tag: FCV
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Discovery awaits payload installation – FCV a constraint to launch for FRR
The giant S6 integrated truss segment is set to be installed into Discovery’s payload bay over the weekend, as the shuttle continues to press through the opening stages of the S0009 pad flow. Meanwhile, the Flow Control Valve (FCV) issue has been classed as the only constraint to launch, as engineers work through flight rationale ahead…
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Discovery completes rollout ahead of STS-119 – FCV latest
Shuttle Discovery has completed her three mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Pad 39A, as preparations for STS-119 start to ramp up for the February 12 launch target – which includes the building of flight rationale for the three replacement Flow Control Valves (FCVs) that will be installed into Discovery. Discovery departed…
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STS-119: Discovery mated to ET-127 as engineers focus on FCV issue
Mating operations have moved past the soft mate phase inside the Vehicle Assembly Facility (VAB), following Discovery’s milestone of rollover ahead of next month’s STS-119. The main issue under discussion is the need to replace the orbiter’s three Flow Control Valve (FCV) which will be carried out at Pad 39A after next week’s rollout. Discovery…
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STS-126 IFA Review Reveals Relatively Clean Launch of Endeavour
With Endeavour now undergoing post-flight processing in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 following her cross-country ferry flight last week, the Program Requirements Control Board (PRCB) has concluded a thorough review of Endeavour’s STS-126 mission to the International Space Station, revealing an extremely clean flight and relatively issue free mission. Among the various reviews conducted, the…