The SOFIA flying observatory was the subject of several nights of telescope system checkout activities in…
Reflecting Merope
In the well known Pleiades star cluster, starlight is slowly destroying this wandering cloud of gas…
NILESAT INKS 10-YEAR CONTRACT WITH EUTELSAT FOR FIVE TRANSPONDERS AT 7° WEST POSITION
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced that Nilesat, the Egyptian satellite company, has inked a…
Crew Returns to Johnson — Techs to Check Out GUCP
Discovery's six STS-133 astronauts left NASA's Kennedy Space Center in their T-38 jets shortly after 3…
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…
Hydrogen leak forces new delay to Discovery launch
A hydrogen leak in the external fuel tank of the space shuttle Discovery forced NASA to…
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…