items tagged with Space Shuttle
Future astronauts might say, “Houston, the Altair has landed!”
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 08:48:22
NASA announced December 13, 2007, at the Johnson Space Center, that the new name for its 21st century lunar lander is Altair. Its official designation is Lunar Surface Access Module, or LSAM.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 08:48:22
NASA announced December 13, 2007, at the Johnson Space Center, that the new name for its 21st century lunar lander is Altair. Its official designation is Lunar Surface Access Module, or LSAM.
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Faulty sensors to be tested by NASA: could have been problem since STS-1
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-12 11:36:56
NASA reports that the external tank of Atlantis for its yet-scheduled STS-122 mission will be filled with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen sometime the week of December 17, 2007, to test four sensors that prevented last week’s launch. Some media reports state that the problem could have been there throughout the history of the shuttle program.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-12 11:36:56
NASA reports that the external tank of Atlantis for its yet-scheduled STS-122 mission will be filled with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen sometime the week of December 17, 2007, to test four sensors that prevented last week’s launch. Some media reports state that the problem could have been there throughout the history of the shuttle program.
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Sensors cancel Sunday’s launch of NASA shuttle
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-09 09:22:43
After loading the external tank with super-cold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, the launch control team found one faulty fuel sensor, which forced the cancellation of the December 9, 2007 liftoff of shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station. UPDATE: Mission postponed until January 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-09 09:22:43
After loading the external tank with super-cold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, the launch control team found one faulty fuel sensor, which forced the cancellation of the December 9, 2007 liftoff of shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station. UPDATE: Mission postponed until January 2008.
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NASA to attempt Sunday launch: all four sensors must work
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-08 17:28:10
The engine cutoff sensors to the hydrogen tank within the external tank aren’t behaving themselves. All four must work on Sunday, December 8, 2007, for NASA to launch STS-122 and the shuttle Atlantis for its delivery and installation mission to the space station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-08 17:28:10
The engine cutoff sensors to the hydrogen tank within the external tank aren’t behaving themselves. All four must work on Sunday, December 8, 2007, for NASA to launch STS-122 and the shuttle Atlantis for its delivery and installation mission to the space station.
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STS-122 launch delayed until Sunday at earliest
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-08 08:26:20
The launching of space shuttle Atlantis was delayed again as fuel sensor problems continue to plague the start of the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-08 08:26:20
The launching of space shuttle Atlantis was delayed again as fuel sensor problems continue to plague the start of the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.
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Shuttle Atlantis problem not as clear cut as first thought
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-07 09:57:53
The two faulty sensors on the external tank (ET) of the NASA space shuttle Atlantis, for mission STS-122, are thought to involve an open circuit in the wiring. With only two good sensors left, there is no redundancy remaining in the system if a third one goes bad.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-07 09:57:53
The two faulty sensors on the external tank (ET) of the NASA space shuttle Atlantis, for mission STS-122, are thought to involve an open circuit in the wiring. With only two good sensors left, there is no redundancy remaining in the system if a third one goes bad.
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NASA postpones Atlantis launch after fuel tank sensor problem
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-06 09:37:58
NASA officials report on Thursday, December 7, 2007, that ground controllers were getting bad readings in two of the four hydrogen fuel gauge sensors from the external tank (ET).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-06 09:37:58
NASA officials report on Thursday, December 7, 2007, that ground controllers were getting bad readings in two of the four hydrogen fuel gauge sensors from the external tank (ET).
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Cape Canaveral, Florida readies itself for NASA STS-122 mission
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-04 10:05:20
Thursday, December 6, 2007 is fast approaching and all looks good for an on-time liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-122 crew for its delivery of the European Columbus scientific laboratory to the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-04 10:05:20
Thursday, December 6, 2007 is fast approaching and all looks good for an on-time liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-122 crew for its delivery of the European Columbus scientific laboratory to the International Space Station.
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Will NASA launch Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-12-01 17:24:47
Called “the most expensive scientific experiments ever built,” $1.5 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) may end up in storage and never get the chance to search the universe for antimatter.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-12-01 17:24:47
Called “the most expensive scientific experiments ever built,” $1.5 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) may end up in storage and never get the chance to search the universe for antimatter.
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STS-122 crew and NASA Atlantis approved for launch
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-01 09:03:59
On November 30, 2007, NASA and contractor mission managers and engineers held a day-long meeting involving all aspects of the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-01 09:03:59
On November 30, 2007, NASA and contractor mission managers and engineers held a day-long meeting involving all aspects of the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.
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Scientific expansion of space station prime goal of STS-122
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-27 11:05:19
The scheduled December 6, 2007 launch of the NASA space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-122 crew is the culmination of many months, if not years, of preparation to add laboratory space for scientific studies inside the International Space Station (ISS).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-27 11:05:19
The scheduled December 6, 2007 launch of the NASA space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-122 crew is the culmination of many months, if not years, of preparation to add laboratory space for scientific studies inside the International Space Station (ISS).
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Saturday’s spacewalk a success: Last hurdle completed
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-24 09:59:28
Because all the spacewalking objectives were accomplished by astronauts Whitson and Tani, NASA mission control managers have decided to activate Harmony’s systems a day early, which if all goes well will give a clear go-ahead for space shuttle Atlantis, and the STS-122 mission, to launch on December 6, 2007.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-24 09:59:28
Because all the spacewalking objectives were accomplished by astronauts Whitson and Tani, NASA mission control managers have decided to activate Harmony’s systems a day early, which if all goes well will give a clear go-ahead for space shuttle Atlantis, and the STS-122 mission, to launch on December 6, 2007.
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NASA STS-122 should be GO for launch
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-23 14:32:51
If Saturday's spacewalk at the International Space Station is successful, nothing seems to be standing in the way of NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis lifting off on December 6, 2007.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-23 14:32:51
If Saturday's spacewalk at the International Space Station is successful, nothing seems to be standing in the way of NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis lifting off on December 6, 2007.
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Shuttle astronaut quits
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-21 14:26:35
Crew assignments for space shuttle mission STS-126 have been revised following the resignation of an experienced astronaut.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-21 14:26:35
Crew assignments for space shuttle mission STS-126 have been revised following the resignation of an experienced astronaut.
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Space station astronauts hook up life-support to Harmony
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-20 09:32:42
International Space Station commander Peggy Whitson and ISS flight engineer Daniel Tani are out floating in space (Tuesday, November 20, 2007) next to the space station connecting cooling lines and power cables to the new Harmony module.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-20 09:32:42
International Space Station commander Peggy Whitson and ISS flight engineer Daniel Tani are out floating in space (Tuesday, November 20, 2007) next to the space station connecting cooling lines and power cables to the new Harmony module.
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NASA Ares I rocket booster successfully parachutes to Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-16 10:34:40
On November 15, 2007, NASA successfully tested the parachute system for its first-stage booster of its Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV), the new manned Orion crew capsule for the Constellation Project, set to replace the space shuttle fleet and help the United States return to the Moon and further explore space.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-16 10:34:40
On November 15, 2007, NASA successfully tested the parachute system for its first-stage booster of its Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV), the new manned Orion crew capsule for the Constellation Project, set to replace the space shuttle fleet and help the United States return to the Moon and further explore space.
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NASA lifts smoking ban on astronaut spacesuits
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-16 09:25:47
On Thursday, November 15, 2007, NASA officials lifted a nearly week-long ban on spacewalks due to the smell of smoke in a ground-based spacesuit.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-16 09:25:47
On Thursday, November 15, 2007, NASA officials lifted a nearly week-long ban on spacewalks due to the smell of smoke in a ground-based spacesuit.
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Smoke-smelled shuttle/station spacesuit scuttles spacewalks
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-14 08:36:35
A pressure-chamber test at the NASA Johnson Space Center on Friday, November 9, 2007, in which an astronaut smelled smoke inside his spacesuit, continues to prevent any further spacewalks until the problem is resolved.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-14 08:36:35
A pressure-chamber test at the NASA Johnson Space Center on Friday, November 9, 2007, in which an astronaut smelled smoke inside his spacesuit, continues to prevent any further spacewalks until the problem is resolved.
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Space shuttle Atlantis back on launch pad
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-11 18:03:32
NASA's space shuttle Atlantis has arrived at its launch pad at Kennedy Space Center.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-11 18:03:32
NASA's space shuttle Atlantis has arrived at its launch pad at Kennedy Space Center.
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NASA spacewalks keep on coming to harmonize space station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-09 10:06:38
International Space Station astronaut Peggy Whitson and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko are catching up on work Friday, November 9, 2007, in order to work on Harmony after extra extravehicular activities (EVAs) were needed to fix the solar array during the STS-120 visit.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-09 10:06:38
International Space Station astronaut Peggy Whitson and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko are catching up on work Friday, November 9, 2007, in order to work on Harmony after extra extravehicular activities (EVAs) were needed to fix the solar array during the STS-120 visit.
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