Teams have completed final inspections on the stringer repair work on space shuttle Discovery's external fuel…
Category: Shuttle Update
External Tank Scans Continue as Foam Replacement Completed
At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, teams will continue performing scans of stringers accessible from…
‘Doublers’ Installed on Tank Stringers
Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida installed new sections of metal, called "doublers" because…
Launch No Earlier Than Dec. 3 at About 2:52 a.m.
At today’s Program Requirements Control Board, or PRCB, the Space Shuttle Program clearly identified the analysis…
Leak Check Completed on GUCP, Metal “Doubler” to be Installed Today
Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida successfully completed two sets of leak checks of…
GUCP Leak Test and Stringer Replacement on Tap Today
At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians installed the 7-inch quick disconnect onto the ground…
Discovery’s External Fuel Tank Repair Progress
Technicians at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A in Florida plan to install new quick…
Teams to Evaluate GUCP Data Today, Repairs to ET Cracks Continue
Over the weekend at Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians took…
More Discovery External Tank GUCP Measurements and Stringer Crack Analysis
Over the weekend at Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians will…
New GUCP to be Installed Today, Foam to be Trimmed
At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, teams will begin installing space shuttle Discovery's new ground umbilical carrier…