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Discovery Channel series highlights C-17
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AFNS) — The show “Mighty Planes” took aim at a new plane, the C-17 Globemaster III, and the Discovery Channel was here to film the versatile cargo plane from Sept. 20 to Sept. 26.
“The whole… Continue reading
Space Shuttle Discovery Returns Home After Final Mission
Space shuttle Discovery and its six-astronaut crew ended a 13-day journey of more than five million miles and concluded the spacecraft’s illustrious 27-year career with an 11:57 a.m. EST landing Wednesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
STS-133 was… Continue reading
Discovery Crew Checks Thermal Protection System and Spacesuits
The crew of space shuttle Discovery awoke at 6:54 a.m. EST to the song “Through Heaven’s Eyes†by Brian Stokes Mitchell from the Prince of Egypt soundtrack, played for Mike Barratt at the request of his family.
Discovery will spend… Continue reading
Discovery in Orbit
Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:03:52 PM UTC+0100
Space shuttle Discovery has reached orbit and is on its way to the International Space Station. “Good to be here,” Discovery Commander Steve Lindsey radioed soon after the three main engines shut off… Continue reading
NASAs Space Shuttle Discovery Rolls Off Launch Pad Tuesday
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll back from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for additional work related to its final scheduled mission. The first… Continue reading
NASA Targets Shuttle Discoverys Launch For No Earlier Than February 3, 2011
WASHINGTON — NASA managers have targeted space shuttle Discovery’s launch for no earlier than Feb. 3 at 1:34 a.m. EST. Shuttle managers determined more tests and analysis are needed before proceeding with the launch of the STS-133 mission to the… Continue reading
Discoverys Launch No Earlier Than Dec. 3
HOUSTON — NASA managers have postponed a launch status meeting and news conference planned for Monday, Nov. 22. The events were rescheduled after a Space Shuttle Program meeting Thursday determined more analysis is needed before proceeding toward the launch of… Continue reading
Discovery launch has been delayed until at least November 30
Engineers will meet today to discuss evaluation and repair options for shuttle Discovery’s ground umbilical carrier plate, or GUCP. Discovery’s launch has been delayed until at least Nov. 30 because of a hydrogen gas leak at the GUCP. Work is… Continue reading
NASA Postpones Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA postponed space shuttle Discovery’s launch to the International Space Station due to a hydrogen gas leak detected while filling the external tank. The next launch attempt could be no earlier than Monday, Nov. 8 at… Continue reading
The launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery has been postponed until Friday, November 5
The launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery has been postponed until Friday, November 5 at 3:04 p.m. EDT by inclement weather at the Kennedy Space Center.
The shuttle weather team is calling for a 60 percent chance of acceptable conditions… Continue reading
Again delay at Space Shuttle Discovery launch
NASA called off the scheduled Wednesday launch attempt of space shuttle Discovery on its 39th and final flight to assess a potential problem with the backup controller of one of the ship’s main engines, officials said Tuesday.
The next launch… Continue reading
Boeing Helps Prepare Space Shuttle Discovery Final Payload
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Nov. 2, 2010 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] engineers and technicians are supporting Space Shuttle Discovery’s final mission, in part by processing the shuttle’s payload, which includes the last U.S. pressurized element to be delivered to… Continue reading