Shuttle News

NASA STS-127 Launch Blog @NASAKennedy: SCRUB – no liftoff for space shuttle Endeavour. Unfortunately, weather didn’t cooperate. Next try is Monday 6:51 p.m. EDT.

Space Flight panel study finds alternative rocket “capable”, (includes NASA briefing charts) Orlando Sentinel “A study done by NASA engineers at various agency centers on behalf of the U.S. Human […]

Endeavour test date set; knob jammed in Atlantis, SpaceflightNow.com “While the knurled knob is pressing against the pane in two locations, it’s not yet clear whether the glass has suffered […]

Keith’s note: This video depicting NASA’s Shuttle-derived Sidemount Heavy Launch Vehicle concept was shown at the 17 June 2009 meeting of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee […]

Could NASA Workers Be Sabotaging Shuttles?, WESH “NASA is taking a new approach to catch any rogue employees in the act of possibly sabotaging space shuttles. No one suspects any […]

Fuel Leak Again Postpones Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour “NASA postponed the launch of space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-127 mission Wednesday because of a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting […]

“Join Miles O’Brien, David Waters and astronaut Leroy Chiao for our live webcast from Kennedy Space Center of space shuttle Endeavour’s launch starting at 2:30 a.m. EDT (0630 GMT).”

Shuttle Teams Make Leak Repairs, Consider Launch Options “NASA managers will make a final decision by Monday afternoon about whether to launch space shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday, June 17 or […]

Gaseous Hydrogen Leak Postpones Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch “A gaseous hydrogen leak on a vent line for space shuttle Endeavour is postponing this morning’s launch. The official scrub time was […]