Having collected data through the weekend from Friday's tanking test on space shuttle Discovery, workers at…
Category: Shuttle Update
Discovery’s External Fuel Tank Drained
Super cold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen drained out of space shuttle Discovery’s external fuel tank…
Countdown Ends For Tanking Test
The countdown during space shuttle Discovery’s tanking test ended as planned Friday afternoon. Initial data and…
Tanking Test Producing Good Data
"Looks like we're getting good data," Space Shuttle Program Launch Integration Manager Mike Moses reported as…
Final Inspection Team to Examine Tank
The Final Inspection Team, formerly known as the Ice Team, is at Launch Pad 39A to…
“We’re Looking Forward to the Real Thing”
Today's tanking test is proceeding as expected on space shuttle Discovery with the filling of the…
No Problems Reported During Tanking Test
The team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center reports that there are no problems developing on the…
Test Requires 162 Wires to Tank
Setting up for today's tanking test required technicians to place 39 strain gauges and 50 thermal…
More Than Six Terabytes of Data Expected from Test
Analysts expect the assortment of instruments on Discovery's external tank to produce more than six terabytes…
Tanking Test Begins
Teams began space shuttle Discovery’s tanking test on time at 7 a.m. EST. Teams will fill…