Discovery's six STS-133 astronauts left NASA's Kennedy Space Center in their T-38 jets shortly after 3…
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Shuttle Team to Look at GUCP, Foam Crack Issues
Technicians will retrieve the ground umbilical carrier plate at Launch Pad 39A and begin a close…
Launch Postponed to No Earlier Than Nov. 30
NASA managers have decided to postpone the next launch attempt for space shuttle Discovery to no…
Managers Schedule 11 a.m. EDT Meeting to Discuss Scrub Turnaround Options
Space shuttle managers and engineers will meet at 11 a.m. EDT to discuss the work necessary…
Launch Scrubbed Due to Hydrogen Leak at Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate
Space shuttle managers have scrubbed Discovery’s launch attempt for today due to a hydrogen leak at…
Managers Monitor Leak at Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate
During the fueling process, a hydrogen leak was detected at the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate, an…
Tanking Under Way for Discovery Launch
Liquid Hydrogen and liquid oxygen will flow into space shuttle Discovery's orange external fuel tank for…
Discovery Gets “Go” for Tanking
Space shuttle managers met at 5 a.m. EDT and gave a “go” to begin loading shuttle…
NASA’S ‘Kids In Micro-G’ Program Seeks Science Submissions For 2011
NASA's "Kids in Micro-g" challenge is accepting proposals from students in fifth through eighth grades to…
NASA’s Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Delayed
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA managers have decided to postpone the next launch attempt for Space…