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Tag Archives: Discovery
Final Spaceflight of Space Shuttle Discovery
Due to last minute technical issues, the final launch of space shuttle Discovery has been delayed until at least Thursday. If the shuttle does launch this Thursday, a mid-afternoon liftoff is scheduled.
Discovery’s final spaceflight is scheduled to last 11 days, which includes two scheduled spacewalks. It’s the 39th flight for the space shuttle, which has flown more times than any other orbiter in NASA’s shuttle fleet.
This last mission is known as STS-133; it’s crew members will carry several important components to the International Space Station, such as the Italian-built Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM,) and the Express Logistics [...]
Cloudy Skies Thwart Two Shuttle Landing Attempts : Discovery News
Cloudy Skies Thwart Two Shuttle Landing Attempts : Discovery News
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Discovery Departs International Space Station
The crew of Space Shuttle Discovery have said goodbye to the International Space Station. The STS-131 mission draws to a close as Discovery makes her way back home, with over three tons of used equipment from the space station. The space shuttle is scheduled to land at the Kennedy Space Center on Monday morning.
Only three more shuttle missions remain in the space program. U.S. astronauts will then be riding with the Russian cosmonauts to get back and forth from the International Space Station. Let’s just hope private aerospace engineers and companies will be able to carry [...]
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Space Shuttle Discovery STS-131 Mission Update
Space Shuttle Discovery began mission STS-131 with it’s seven-member crew, as they headed to the International Space Station. There’s only a few shuttle flights left, before the fleet is grounded for good.
Liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center took place at 6:21 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 5th.
Here is the video of the lift-off on NASA TV’s YouTube Channel.
Mission STS-131 Press Kit
Space Shuttle Discovery STS-131
Space Shuttle Discovery is set to lift-off tomorrow morning at 6:21 AM EDT on mission STS-131.
Follow NASA’s Launch Blog beginning at 1:15 AM.
Commander Alan Poindexter, Pilot Jim Dutton, Mission Specialists Rick Mastracchio, Clay Anderson, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson and Naoko Yamazaki will execute the 33rd shuttle mission to the International Space Station.
Discovery will carry a multi-purpose logistics module filled with science racks for the laboratories aboard the ISS. The mission has three planned spacewalks, with work to include replacing an ammonia tank assembly, retrieving a Japanese experiment from the station’s exterior, and switching out a rate gyro assembly [...]
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Shuttle Discovery Delivers Japanese Laboratory to International Space Station
NASA News Release: 08-136 May 31, 2008
Space shuttle Discovery and a seven-member crew has launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to deliver and install a Japanese laboratory on the International Space Station.
The mission, designated STS-124, is the second of three flights to launch components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo laboratory. Discovery is carrying Kibo’s tour bus-sized Japanese Pressurized Module, or JPM, which will be the station’s largest module. The shuttle astronauts will work with the three-member station crew and ground teams around the world to install the JPM and Kibo’s robotic arm system.
Joining Kelly on Discovery’s 14-day [...]