Tag: STS-129
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NASA realign five 2009 missions – Ares I-X likely heading to Oct, 09
The Space Shuttle Program (SSP) have concluded their manifest meeting by realigning the 2009 shuttle schedule. The preliminary schedule changes – which calls for five shuttle missions – were called for after the delay to STS-125’s mission to Hubble. As a result of the meeting, Ares I-X is likely to be delayed until October, 09.…
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STS-129: Discovery’s Logistics Mission Baselined By PRCB
As processing teams at the Kennedy Space Center continue to prepare space shuttle Discovery for her next mission – STS-119 – early next year, the Program Requirements Control Board (PRCB) is pressing ahead with preparations for the busy 2009 flight year, with the baselining of the STS-129 mission. Currently targeting a launch date of October 15, 2009, STS-129…