Shuttle News

NASA OIG: Space Shuttle Orbiter Wiring Inspection, final memorandum issued“When NASA elects to bypass its risk management requirements it is turning away from the safety and management principles built into […]

NASA ponders launch next week, Orlando Sentinel“NASA managers are trying to keep all their options open and get Discovery off the ground before the current launch window ends July 31. […]

White House Memo Calls For Slashing Remaining Space Shuttle Flights, SpaceRefSpecifically, the memo says “The Administration is convinced that 28 Shuttle flights are not required to assemble a Space Station […]

Winging it, The Economist“To what extent NASA is able to please everyone will depend on how many more shuttle flights there are. Even if the next few go ahead as […]

Wayne Hale: “The simple things we did last night did not provide us with any resolution to the problem”… “We are going forward on a day-by-day basis. As soon as […]

Sunday launch odds are low, Orlando Sentinel“The best-case scenario would give NASA another launch attempt at 2:14 p.m. Sunday. The chance of that happening, however, is virtually zero.”NASA’S Return to […]

Note from someone@Nasa.gov: “The level sensor itself is a platinum wire. The wet/dry situation is a measure of resistance. After the tank was drained, one sensor showed wet but 3 […]

Launch on hold for troubleshooting, Spaceflight Now“Shuttle engineers are trying pinpoint why one of four critical hydrogen fuel sensors failed a test late in the shuttle Discovery’s countdown Wednesday, forcing […]

Fear of Flying, OpEd, NY Times“As NASA prepares for its first space shuttle launching since the Columbia disaster, the question on everyone’s lips is this one: Is the shuttle safe? […]

Editor’s note: The rain has let up, the power (and air conditioning) are back on, and the crew is climbing into Discovery. Editor’s note: Dark clouds are gathering over KSC […]