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Space Shuttle Discovery Continues Launch Preparations
While space shuttle Discovery’s STS-128 launch preparations continue at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, the astronaut crew…
Testing Tops Weekend Work
Weekend launch preparations for the STS-128 mission include a test of a newly installed hydraulic power…
Final Integrated Launch Sim Today
The space shuttle simulator will get a workout today as the crew of Discovery performs its…
NASA Completes Assembly of Ares I-X Test Rocket
For the first time in more than a quarter-century a new space vehicle stands ready in…
NASA and ATK Set New Date for Full-Scale Ares I Motor Test
NASA and Alliant Techsystems Inc., or ATK, will conduct the first full-scale, full-duration test of the…
Lunar Lander Model
This 1963 model depicts an early Apollo lunar lander concept, called a "bug." Engineers designed several…
Postponed Vessel Shipment Means No Expected I-10 Traffic Delays Monday Near Stennis
The anticipated shipment of storage vessels to NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center near Bay St.…
NASA Targets Aug. 24 for STS-128 Launch
The Space Shuttle Program is targeting Discovery's STS-128 launch for Aug. 24 at 1:58 a.m., though…