Keith’s note: Due to some issues with the nozzle on the second stage engine SpaceX has delayed the Falcon 9/Dragon launch until Thursday at the earliest. If they have to […]
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Falcon 9 Static Fire Test Successful
Successful Falcon 9 Static Firing Today “Today SpaceX released the following information on launch day activities for the first SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon demonstration launch for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services […]
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Suborbital Training on Starfighters
SwRI researchers continue Starfighters suborbital space flight training aboard F-104 aircraft “As part of their suborbital spaceflight training, Southwest Research Institute researchers and suborbital payload specialists Dr. Alan Stern and […]
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STS-133 Delayed Until February 2011
NASA Targets Shuttle Discovery’s Launch For No Earlier Than Feb. 3 “NASA managers have targeted space shuttle Discovery’s launch for no earlier than Feb. 3 at 1:34 a.m. EST. Shuttle […]
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More Delays for STS-133
NASA to delay launch of Discovery again, Orlando Sentinel “NASA plans to delay the final launch of space shuttle Discovery at least until February, according to a source. The problem […]
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More Delays for STS-133
NASA to delay launch of Discovery again, Orlando Sentinel “NASA plans to delay the final launch of space shuttle Discovery at least until February, according to a source. The problem […]
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NASA OIG: Launch Services Training
Final Memorandum Assessing Launch Services Program’s Interim Response Team Training Requirements “While the mishap plans we reviewed appropriately identified roles and responsibilities for managing contingency actions, NASA has not established […]
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One Step Closer To Becoming A World Space Port
European Business Innovation Centre Network and Space Florida Initiate International Market Development Program “The European Business Innovation Centre Network (EBN) and Space Florida last week initiated a Memorandum of Understanding […]
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Mike Leinbach Looks Back
Inside the Firing Room with the Space Shuttle Launch Director, Ken Kremer “As Shuttle Discovery was being processed in the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for her very final mission […]
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Awards: NASA Launch Services II
“The NLS II contracts are multiple award, IDIQ contracts with an ordering period through June 2020. These contracts will provide a broad range of launch services for NASA planetary, earth-observing, […]