“Rise to the edge of space, freefall for 50,000 feet, fly through clouds, and land gently in bushes” Educational Balloon Provides Space Shuttle Launch Images and Video From Over 110,000 […]
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HD Video From The Edge of Space
If you can, watch this video in HD (select the 720p option). As the payload slowly rotates you will see Discovery’s vapor trail at the Earth’s limb – twice. The […]
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STS-133 Operating On Orbit
NASA STS-133 Report #02 Friday, February 25, 2011 – 6:30 a.m. CST “The main focus of the day will be the six-hour inspection of Discoverys wing leading edges and nose […]
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Update: Educational Balloon Payload Recovered
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Discovery Poised to Liftoff – Just One Small Issue
Discovery Poised to Liftoff, SpaceRef “NASA is poised to launch space shuttle Discovery on her last mission this Thursday at 4:50 p.m. EST. It seems with all recent attempts to […]
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Steve Bowen Replaces Tim Kopra on STS-133
Astronaut Steve Bowen Named to STS-133 Shuttle Crew “NASA selected astronaut Steve Bowen as a mission specialist on STS-133, the next space shuttle mission planned for launch on Feb. 24. […]
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STS-133 Crew Member Injured
Shuttle Discovery’s lead spacewalker hurt in accident, Spaceflight Now “Space station veteran Timothy Kopra, scheduled for launch Feb. 24 aboard the shuttle Discovery, was injured in a bicycle accident Saturday, […]
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Bill Nelson, Rocket Scientist
Senator: NASA May Have To Consider Having Only 2 Launches “NASA is getting a stern reality check from one of its biggest supporters. Senator Bill Nelson admitted Monday there may […]
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STS-133 Delayed Again
Discovery’s Early February Launch Opportunity Delayed as Work Continues on External Tank “The Space Shuttle Program held its weekly Program Requirements Control Board (PRCB) meeting today to review progress on […]
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More Delays for STS-133?
Shuttle engineers consider beefing up all tank ‘stringers’, Spaceflight Now “If that decision is made, it is unlikely NASA could complete the work, repair the tank’s foam insulation and get […]