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Wednesday, Sep 16
NASA evaluates options for Atlantis’ STS-129 Launch Window in November
After nearly two years, orbiter Atlantis is set to make her return to the International Space Station (ISS) in November following her extremely successful flagship mission (STS-125) to repair the Hubble Space Telescope in May 2009. However, meetings have been taking place on Wednes...
Tuesday, Sep 15
Shuttle fleet in smooth processing on both sides of the United States
Atlantis returns to ISS missions – following her flagship mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope for a final time – with the aforementioned STS-129 mission, set to deliver the Express Logistic Carriers 1 and 2 (ELC-1 and ELC-2) to the Station.
Tuesday, May 19
HST farewell ahead of Late Inspections - panel 11R of interest
MMOD strikes since Flight Day 2’s inspections are the only real threat to the orbiter’s TPS, with the increased risk well known ahead of Atlantis’ flight to Hubble, which is in a higher - more debris potential - orbit than the regular trip to the International Space Station (ISS), which al...
Thursday, May 14
EVA-1 kicks off spacewalk marathon for STS-125’s servicing of Hubble
The first of the five EVAs during STS-125’s visit to the Hubble Space Telescope involves the Soft Capture Mechanism installation, Wide Field Camera III installation, SI C&DH Computer R&R, Latch Over Centerline Kit installation, Wide Field Camera III aliveness test and chec...
Wednesday, May 13
Atlantis’ TPS in good shape as she prepares to rendezvous with Hubble
During what will be an historic day for the space program, Atlantis will mark the final time an orbiter will rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope. The orbital ballet between Atlantis and Hubble will see the orbiter approach HST from below, rising up the R-bar, ahead of capturing Hub...
Monday, May 11
LIVE: Atlantis launches on STS-125’s mission to service Hubble
Atlantis to rollback to VAB on October 20 - Hubble troubleshooting latest As NASA and the SSP (Space Shuttle Program) refine their...Hubble switchover efforts to Side B completed - Suffers more problems The complicated task of remotely switching the Hubble Space Telescope...STS-125 launc...
Friday, May 8
STS-125: Countdown begins, crew arriving, as Atlantis heads into S0007
Atlantis has entered the complex ballet of S0007 (Launch Countdown) operations for the flagship STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, with no major issues being worked by engineers at Pad 39A. Atlantis - tracking a launch target of 2:01pm local on Monday - and has undergone the c...
Friday, May 1
STS-125: Weekend work focusing on radiator repair ahead of launch countdown
Engineers will carry out the repair on Atlantis’ damaged port radiator over the weekend, as STS-125 pushes ever closer to the launch countdown for the mission to Hubble. Meanwhile, the issue relating to the Forward Reaction Control System (FRCS) F5R thruster issue on Discovery has been...
Monday, Apr 27
NASA reviews mission parameters for Hubble flight via FRR
“1. Rate Sensor Units/2 Gyros each unit; 2. Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC-3) installation; 3. SIC&DH R&R; 4. Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) installation; 5. Battery Modules R&R for Bay 3 and Bay 2; 6. Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) or Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS...
Sunday, Apr 19
NASA updates milestones for Atlantis’ STS-129 mission
Highlighting the ever-fluctuating nature of the Space Shuttle Program (SSP), STS-129 was originally scheduled to fly with Discovery; however, delays to the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission forced NASA to realign its downstream flight manifest - resulting in an orbiter swa...
Thursday, Apr 2
Pre-empting Hubble: MOD reviews STS-125/400 requirements
Moreover, given that the Hubble Space Telescope’s orbit is inclined to a different azimuth than that of the International Space Station, Atlantis’ launch trajectory will preclude the use of two normally available Trans-oceanic Abort Landing (TAL) sites - Istres, France and Zaragoz...
Monday, Mar 30
Atlantis rollout to Pad 39A - FCV plan set up for STS-125/400
Forward Plan: STS-126 rolling to Pad 39A in a few weeks - STS-125 back to VAB While the status of STS-125’s Hubble Servicing Mission remains...Atlantis to rollback to VAB on October 20 - Hubble troubleshooting latest As NASA and the SSP (Space Shuttle Program) refine their...Dual flow ballet f...
Sunday, Mar 1
STS-119: NASA assess contingency launch dates up to March 17
The launch of the Soyuz, which works on a fixed timeline due to the limited on-orbit lifetime of the Russian vehicle, equates to a need for Discovery to depart from the International Space Station (ISS) no later than March 25. Should the option of a one EVA mission be taken, the EVA would work...
Monday, Feb 9
STS-125 stack set for VAB rollaround - waiting on May launch opportunity
STS-125 - NASA’s Flight Of Opportunity Flagship mission STS-125, better known as the final Hubble Space...Wet Discovery waiting for ride home Discovery is in final preparations for her return to Florida,...Endeavour home on second landing opportunity Endeavour's has returned home from h...
Monday, Jan 19
STS-125/400 Single Pad option progress - aim to protect Ares I-X
Atlantis, tasked with carrying out the final servicing mission to Hubble, was rolled back from Pad 39A, following on orbit issues with Hubble. After being de-stacked, she has been patiently waiting in her Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF-1) for the realigned schedule, which will soon...
Thursday, Dec 18
Milestone meeting in January to discuss STS-125’s Hubble launch date
Atlantis’ trip to service the Hubble Space Telescope remains on track for May, although another key milestone meeting is due in early January to discuss the status of the replacement Hubble hardware - which is still undergoing testing. An alternative launch date in November remains an o...
Thursday, Nov 6
NASA realign five 2009 missions - Ares I-X likely heading to Oct, 09
“The Science Mission Directorate (SMD), along with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Team, announced that a February/March launch date is not feasible due to the issues they are experiencing with the HST spare avionics boxes on the ground.”
Wednesday, Oct 15
Hubble switchover efforts to Side B completed - Suffers more problems
“Manifest Options: The Hubble Space Telescope team continues to evaluate their schedule for delivery of requalified spare hardware for launch on STS-125 to recover science operations,” noted Tuesday’s 8th Floor News (HQ memo).
Sunday, Oct 12
STS-125 launch target moves to February 17 - crucial week for Hubble
Atlantis/STS-125 Latest: “At the SSP/ISS (Space Shuttle Program/International Space Station) scheduling meeting, it was agreed to by the SSP Manager to aim STS-125 at 2/17 for a ‘work to’ date, rather than simply stating ‘Mid-Feb’,” noted the memo.
Wednesday, Oct 8
Pending Hubble: STS-125 tracking February 12 - Discovery support as STS-401
With the switchover on Hubble upcoming, the SSP (Space Shuttle Program) is hoping to make a decision within the next few weeks on the actual flight order. Discovery’s STS-119 team will then discuss requirements - should STS-125 move to February - for taking over as the unique STS-401 role.
Wednesday, Sep 17
STS-400 rolls out of VAB - STS-125 payload delay to Saturday
A problem during the preparation of Atlantis’ Hubble Servicing payload has delayed its arrival at Pad 39A until Saturday. As a result, STS-125’s launch date is in real danger of slipping - with a re-evaluation of the flow timelines on Monday. Atlantis STS-125 Processing Latest:
