Tag: STS-131
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STS-131: Discovery undocks – STORRM and TriDAR highlighted
Following a highly successful docked mission, the STS-131 crew have undock from the International Space Station (ISS) – on schedule at 7:52am Central. Discovery is due to land at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on Monday – weather permitting. The crew have completed tasks associated with STS-134’s STORRM test objective, while a root cause has been found…
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STS-131: Discovery berths MPLM and completes DLI ahead of undocking
Discovery’s crew have raced through their Flight Day 12 tasks, completing the berthing of MPLM Leonardo and the Docked Late Inspections (DLI) over three hours ahead of schedule. The crew are now into the final transfers between Station and Discovery’s middeck, ahead of undocking on Saturday morning. STS-131 MER Status: No new MER (Mission Evaluation…
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STS-131: Discovery berths MPLM and completes DLI ahead of undocking
Discovery’s crew have raced through their Flight Day 12 tasks, completing the berthing of MPLM Leonardo and the Docked Late Inspections (DLI) over three hours ahead of schedule. The crew are now into the final transfers between Station and Discovery’s middeck, ahead of undocking on Saturday morning. STS-131 MER Status: No new MER (Mission Evaluation…
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STS-131: MMOD strike no concern – No fourth EVA for Discovery
STS-131 is continuing to move through the docked timeline, although a possibility of a fourth EVA being added to the mission – due to a problem with the Nitrogen Tank Assembly (NTA) on Station – was discussed, and dismissed late on Thursday. A MMOD (Micrometeoroid Orbital Debris) strike on Discovery’s Window 1 has also been…
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STS-131: MMOD strike no concern – No fourth EVA for Discovery
STS-131 is continuing to move through the docked timeline, although a possibility of a fourth EVA being added to the mission – due to a problem with the Nitrogen Tank Assembly (NTA) on Station – was discussed, and dismissed late on Thursday. A MMOD (Micrometeoroid Orbital Debris) strike on Discovery’s Window 1 has also been…
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EVA Superheroes complete ATA tasks – DAT finalize TPS overview
On the 29th anniversary of the first Space Shuttle mission (April 12), Discovery continues to perform well, as her crew completed the third and final EVA of the mission – including replacement tasks associated with the ATA (Ammonia Tank Assembly). Meanwhile, the Damage Assessment Team (DAT) have presented their final overview of the orbiter’s Thermal…
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EVA Superheroes complete ATA tasks – DAT finalize TPS overview
On the 29th anniversary of the first Space Shuttle mission (April 12), Discovery continues to perform well, as her crew completed the third and final EVA of the mission – including replacement tasks associated with the ATA (Ammonia Tank Assembly). Meanwhile, the Damage Assessment Team (DAT) have presented their final overview of the orbiter’s Thermal…
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EVA-2 completes eventful ATA replacement – previous EVA issues reviewed
After a day of internal Discovery/ISS activities, the STS-131/19A and Expedition 23 crews once again focused their efforts on the exterior of the orbiting science laboratory for the second of three EVAs of Discovery’s penultimate flight. EVA-2 required a level of troubleshooting, when one of four bolts proved to be stubborn during the installation of…
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STS-131: NASA managers plan out extra docked day late inspections
With an additional docked day – already allowed for in the mission timeline options – now approved by the Mission Management Team (MMT), efforts on designing a preliminary plan for a Docked Late Inspection (DLI) have resulted in a 5-6 hour survey procedure, which is challenged by clearances of just 19 inches in areas between…
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STS-131 EVA-1 completed – No FI required for Discovery’s clean TPS
Flight Day 5 (FD-5) for STS-131 has seen the completion of the first of three scheduled EVAs (Spacewalks) of the mission. Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson performed all of the EVA tasks, placing them in a good stance for the remaining two EVAs for this flight. Meanwhile, the Damage Assessment Team (DAT) have cleared Discovery’s…