Engineers are evaluating five lightning strikes that occurred yesterday afternoon within five miles of Launch Pad…
Category: Shuttle Update
Final External Tank Rolled Into VAB
The external tank for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission was taken off the Pegasus barge this…
Leak Checks for Discovery Today
Technicians will conduct leak checks today on the quick disconnects for space shuttle Discovery's forward reaction…
Discovery Launch Preps Continue
Technicians at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A continue to prepare space shuttle Discovery for…
Workers Prep Discovery for Hypergolics
Workers at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida have extended a series…
Testing Continues for Discovery at Launch Pad
Technicians completed checks of the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate and the solid rocket boosters aft skirt…
Service Structure in Place to Protect Discovery
The rotating service structure at Launch Pad 39A was moved into place over space shuttle Discovery…
Sun Rises on Discovery at Launch pad
Space shuttle Discovery completed its last planned trip to the launch pad at 1:49 a.m. at…
Discovery Arrives at Launch Pad
Space shuttle Discovery’s final trip to Launch Pad 39A is complete. Discovery began the 3.4 mile…
Discovery Continues Roll to the Launch Pad
Stacked with its solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank on the mobile launcher platform, space…