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News Archive 2011: February |
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Spacewalkers tackle some unfinished business
Astronauts Steve Bowen and Al Drew went outside the International Space Station on Monday to accomplish last summer's leftover work of packing away a failed cooling pump and routing a power extension cable. Everything planned was accomplished during the 6-hour, 34-minute EVA.
 MISSION EXTENDED ONE DAY
SPACEWALK A FULL SUCCESS
FAILED PUMP MODULE STOWED
ROBOT ARM CONTROLS SHUT DOWN
POWER EXTENSION CABLE INSTALLED
MORNING STORY
NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. D (.pdf download)
THE FLIGHT PLAN
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LAUNCH REPLAY: LOOKING OUT THE PILOT'S WINDOW PLAY
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FLIGHT DAY 5 HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE PLAY
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MONDAY'S MISSION STATUS BRIEFING PLAY
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DISCOVERY'S FLIGHT EXTENDED ONE DAY PLAY
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EVA NO. 1 CONCLUDES PLAY
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JAPANESE "MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE" CAPTURES SPACE PLAY
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FAILED PUMP COVERED UP WITH THERMAL BLANKET PLAY
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GRAPPLE FIXTURE MOVED FROM PUMP TO OTHER SPARE PLAY
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AMMONIA VENTING TOOLS ATTACHED TO FAILED PUMP PLAY
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BOLTS ENGAGED TO HOLD OLD PUMP IN STORAGE BOX PLAY
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FAILED PUMP MODULE FINALLY PUT INTO ENCLOSURE PLAY
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ROBOT ARM SWINGS STEVE BOWEN AROUND THE STATION PLAY
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SPACEWALKER HOPS ABOARD STATION'S ROBOT ARM PLAY
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MONDAY MORNING FLIGHT DIRECTOR INTERVIEW PLAY
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NARRATED PREVIEW OF SPACEWALK NO. 1 PLAY | HI-DEF
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Shuttle Endeavour moves into assembly building
The shuttle Endeavour took its first steps toward space Monday as the ship moved a quarter-mile from its processing hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building to join the external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters.
MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates!
IMAGES: SHUTTLE ROLLS INSIDE VAB
IMAGES: ENDEAVOUR LEAVES HANGAR
PREVIEW STORY
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No time for Sunday rest as astronauts keep hectic pace
The Discovery astronauts worked through a busy day of robot arm activity Sunday, along with equipment transfers to the International Space Station and preparations for a spacewalk Monday, the first of two planned for the shuttle's final mission.
FULL STORY
MORNING STORY
IMAGES: FLIGHT DAY 3 PHOTO GALLERY
IMAGES: FLIGHT DAY 2 PHOTO GALLERY
IMAGES: FLIGHT DAY 1 PHOTO GALLERY
NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. C (.pdf download)
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FLIGHT DAY 4 HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE PLAY
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CREW'S HOME MOVIES FROM FLIGHT DAY 4 PLAY | HI-DEF
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WX CHANNEL, BOSTON, ATLANTA, TAMPA INTERVIEWS PLAY
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MISSION MANAGEMENT TEAM UPDATE PLAY
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SUNDAY'S MISSION STATUS BRIEFING PLAY
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SUNDAY MORNING FLIGHT DIRECTOR INTERVIEW PLAY
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FLIGHT DAY 3 HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE PLAY
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EXPRESS LOGISTICS CARRIER NO. 4 INSTALLED PLAY
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SPACE STATION ARM INCH-WORMS TO NEW BASE PLAY
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PAYLOAD HANDED FROM STATION ARM TO SHUTTLE ARM PLAY
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SPARE PARTS PLATFORM HOISTED FROM SHUTTLE PLAY
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STATION ROBOT ARM GRAPPLES ELC 4 PALLET PLAY
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SPACEWALKING SUITS MOVED INTO AIRLOCK PLAY
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Discovery pulls into port for her final space station visit
Sailing in orbit on her last mission, Discovery arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday for a week-long stay to prepare the outpost for life after the space shuttles are retired. Just hours after docking, an outdoor pallet for stockpiling spare parts was hoisted from the shuttle payload bay and delivered to the station.
DOCKING STORY
MORNING STORY
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SATURDAY'S MISSION STATUS BRIEFING PLAY
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SHUTTLE CREW WELCOMED ABOARD STATION PLAY
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DOCKING OF SHUTTLE TO STATION AS SEEN LIVE PLAY
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SHUTTLE ARCS OUT IN FRONT OF SPACE STATION PLAY
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DISCOVERY PERFORMS THE 360-DEGREE BACKFLIP PLAY
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BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF SHUTTLE DURING RENDEZVOUS PLAY
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SPACECRAFT COMMANDERS TALK FROM AFAR PLAY
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TERMINAL INITIATION BURN SEEN FROM STATION PLAY
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TIME-LAPSE OF DISCOVERY MANEUVERING PLAY
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ANIMATED EXPLANATION OF ELC NO. 4 INSTALL PLAY | HI-DEF
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NARRATED PREVIEW OF THE DOCKING PLAY | HI-DEF
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GUIDED TOUR OF SHUTTLE'S PAYLOAD BAY PLAY | HI-DEF
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Astronauts give Discovery full post-launch inspection
The Discovery astronauts have spent their first full day in space inspecting the shuttle's nose cap and wing leading edge panels for standard post-launch heat shield checks, testing equipment needed for upcoming spacewalks and preparing for Saturday's docking to the International Space Station.
'CRYOPUMPING' LIKELY CAUSED FOAM LOSS
INJURED KOPRA CALLS THE SHUTTLE
MORNING STORY
IMAGES: BEAUTIFUL LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY
IMAGES: EVEN MORE LAUNCH PICTURES!
NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. B (.pdf download)
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FLIGHT DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE PLAY
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FRIDAY'S MISSION STATUS BRIEFING PLAY
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Soyuz delivers Russian navigation satellite to orbit
A Soyuz launcher rocketed into orbit from northern Russia Saturday with a lighter, more capable Glonass navigation payload for the Russian government, resuming a modernization initiative to improve the country's positioning satellite fleet after a rocket mishap destroyed three spacecraft in December.
FRESH NAVIGATION SATELLITE IN ORBIT
SOYUZ PREPARED FOR LAUNCH
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Space shuttle Discovery soars on one last journey
The shuttle Discovery weighed anchor from the Florida spaceport and set sail on her final voyage at 4:53 p.m. EST (2153 GMT) Thursday, embarking with six astronauts for an 11-day journey to bring one last module to the International Space Station.
LAUNCH STORY
IMAGES: PRESS SITE LAUNCH PHOTOS
IMAGES: LAUNCH PAD GANTRY ROLLBACK
IMAGES: THE DAY BEFORE LAUNCH
NASA TV SCHEDULE REV. A (.pdf download)
LAUNCH WINDOWS CHART
COUNTDOWN SEQUENCE
ASCENT TIMELINE
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FLIGHT DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS MOVIE PLAY
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PAYLOAD BAY DOORS OPENED IN SPACE PLAY
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THE FULL STS-133 LAUNCH EXPERIENCE PLAY
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SHUTTLE DISCOVERY BLASTS OFF! PLAY | HI-DEF
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GO INSIDE MISSION CONTROL DURING LAUNCH PLAY | HI-DEF
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EXTERNAL TANK CAMERA: LIFTOFF TO ORBIT PLAY
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AERIAL VIEWS AROUND THE CAPE PLAY | HI-DEF
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LAUNCH REPLAY: VAB ROOF PLAY | HI-DEF
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LAUNCH REPLAY: PRESS SITE PLAY | HI-DEF
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LAUNCH REPLAY: PAD PERIMETER PLAY | HI-DEF
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LAUNCH REPLAY: BEACH TRACKER PLAY | HI-DEF
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LAUNCH REPLAY: PAD CAMERA 070 PLAY | HI-DEF
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LAUNCH REPLAY: PAD CAMERA 071 PLAY | HI-DEF
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LAUNCH REPLAY: UCS-23 TRACKER PLAY | HI-DEF
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LAUNCH REPLAY: PLAYALINDA BEACH PLAY | HI-DEF
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LAUNCH REPLAY: PAD FRONT CAMERA PLAY | HI-DEF
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LAUNCH REPLAY: WEST TOWER CAMERA PLAY | HI-DEF
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ASTRONAUTS LEAVE CREW QUARTERS PLAY | HI-DEF
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CREW FINISHES GETTING SUITED UP PLAY | HI-DEF
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LOOK BACK AT THE LAUNCH DELAYS PLAY | HI-DEF
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NARRATED REVIEW OF SHUTTLE'S PREPARATIONS PLAY | HI-DEF
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NARRATED REVIEW OF PAYLOADS' PREPARATIONS PLAY | HI-DEF
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LAUNCH PAD GANTRY ROLLED BACK PLAY | HI-DEF
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INSIDE CONTROL ROOM WHEN COUNT STARTED PLAY | HI-DEF
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UNIQUE VIEWS OF SHUTTLE ON THE PAD PLAY | HI-DEF
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TIME-LAPSE OF PAD GANTRY ROLLBACK PLAY
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THE PRE-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE PLAY
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Automated cargo ship arrives at the space station
Europe's second Automated Transfer Vehicle firmly docked to the International Space Station Thursday, delivering fresh equipment, rocket fuel and oxygen to the orbiting lab hours before space shuttle Discovery was scheduled to blast off with even more supplies. Docking occurred at 1559 GMT (10:59 a.m. EST).
FULL STORY
MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates!
IMAGES: JOHANNES KEPLER'S RENDEZVOUS
DOCKING TIMELINE
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Mission preview: One final spaceflight for Discovery
Three-and-a-half months after the shuttle Discovery was grounded by potentially dangerous cracks in its external tank, the orbiter is finally back on track for launch Thursday to deliver critical spare parts, supplies and a final U.S. module to the International Space Station. This is our five-piece, 5,400-word mission preview.
SPECIAL MISSION PREVIEW
MANAGERS "GO" FOR DISCOVERY LAUNCH
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Countdown on track for Thursday's shuttle launch
The shuttle Discovery's countdown is ticking smoothly toward launch Thursday on a space station re-supply mission. There are no technical problems of any significance at pad 39A and forecasters are continuing to predict an 80 percent chance of good weather.
FULL STORY
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The shuttle Discovery fliers: A crew of seasoned pros
A veteran astronaut crew with over a year of collective spaceflight experience has arrived at the Florida spaceport to begin final preps before taking the shuttle Discovery on its final voyage to orbit Thursday.
MEET THE ASTRONAUTS
CREW ARRIVES FOR LAUNCH
LAUNCH COUNTDOWN BEGINS
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X-37B spacecraft joins up with Atlas launcher
The second Orbital Test Vehicle, the U.S. military's secretive mini space shuttle, arrived at the Atlas 5 rocket's assembly hangar Monday morning for mounting atop the launcher. Liftoff is scheduled for March 4 from Cape Canaveral's Complex 41.
MISSION STATUS CENTER
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NOAA taps DSCOVR satellite for space weather mission
The White House is requesting $47 million in fiscal year 2012 to convert a climate satellite grounded by politics into an observatory to monitor space weather and warn of solar storms.
FULL STORY
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Globalstar plans to launch 18 more satellites this year
Four of the six second-generation Globalstar mobile communications satellites launched in October are ready for service, and the company plans to send six more spacecraft into orbit in May.
FULL STORY
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Shuttle Discovery cleared for launch next Thursday
NASA managers have given the "go" to launch shuttle Discovery next Thursday on a long-delayed space station resupply mission after an exhaustive review of ground processing and unprecedented external tank repairs to fix and prevent potentially dangerous cracks in the ship's external tank like those that derailed a launch try last November.
FULL STORY
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DISCOVERY CLEARED FOR LAUNCH ON FEB. 24 PLAY
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STEVE BOWEN BEGINS CREW TRAINING PLAY | HI-DEF
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SUN RISES OVER SPACEPORT AFTER ROLLOUT PLAY | HI-DEF
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SHUTTLE ARRIVES ATOP LAUNCH PAD 39A AGAIN PLAY | HI-DEF
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CROWDS CHEER ON DISCOVERY'S ROLLOUT PLAY | HI-DEF
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DISCOVERY RE-EMERGES FROM THE VAB PLAY | HI-DEF
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LAUNCH TEAM PRACTICES PROCEDURES PLAY | HI-DEF
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FRESH FOAM APPLIED TO EXTERNAL TANK PLAY | HI-DEF
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REPAIRS AND STRENGTHENING TO TANK PLAY | HI-DEF
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DIGITAL X-RAY INSPECTIONS IN THE VAB PLAY | HI-DEF
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HTV cargo ship moved to free space for shuttle
The International Space Station's robot arm moved a Japanese cargo craft from one docking port to another Friday, clearing room for the space shuttle Discovery to visit the complex beginning next weekend.
MISSION STATUS CENTER
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Space station crews revealed for 2013, 2014
Space station partner agencies announced Friday the crews who will live and work aboard the orbiting lab in 2013 and 2014, including the outpost's first Japanese commander and the first NASA astronaut from the class of 2009 assigned to fly in space.
FULL STORY
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NASA official: JWST likely won't launch until 2016
Based on an ongoing budget impasse and the flat spending plan released by the White House this week, the troubled James Webb Space Telescope likely won't begin probing the universe until at least 2016, according to the mission's top manager.
FULL STORY
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U.S. military turns to private sector for SATCOM capacity
The U.S. Air Force awarded six companies more than $4.5 million in January and February to study commercial solutions for the military's Ka-band and X-band mobile communications needs, according to industry and government sources.
FULL STORY
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Ariane rocket dispatches cargo craft for space station
A European robotic resupply spacecraft soared into orbit on an Ariane 5 rocket Wednesday, successfully beginning an eight-day chase of the International Space Station with fresh experiments, crew provisions, oxygen and propellant. Liftoff was at 2151 GMT (4:51 p.m. EST) and the Ariane 5 deployed the Automated Transfer Vehicle in orbit one hour later.
FULL STORY
MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates!
PREVIEW STORY
LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE
IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTOS FROM SPACE STATION
IMAGES: ARIANE LIFTS OFF FOR 200TH TIME
IMAGES: ROCKET ROLLS TO LAUNCH PAD
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Space probe zooms by comet for close encounter
Twelve years after launch and seven years after it collected dust from comet Wild 2, NASA's Stardust probe streaked past comet Tempel 1 late Monday in a Valentine's Day encounter to find out how the icy body has changed since it was visited by another NASA spacecraft in 2005.
FULL STORY
IMAGES: FLYBY PHOTO GALLERY
STARDUST'S ORIGINAL COMET FLYBY
STARDUST RETURNS CAPSULE TO EARTH
DEEP IMPACT HITS TEMPEL 1
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Obama administration proposes flat NASA budget
Faced with reduced funding and an uncertain outlook, NASA's $18.7 billion fiscal 2012 budget prioritizes the Obama administration's major goals and objectives, focusing on maintaining the International Space Station, retiring the shuttle and ramping up efforts to spur development of commercial manned spacecraft.
FULL STORY
EARLIER STORY
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Safety system tested for Atlas and Delta rockets
United Launch Alliance is seeking funding from NASA this year to finish designing a key safety system for potential commercial crew launches on its Atlas and Delta rocket fleet, officials said last week.
FULL STORY
OUR ATLAS ARCHIVE
OUR DELTA ARCHIVE
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NASA studying request to combine Dragon test flights
NASA is reviewing data from SpaceX's historic December demo mission of the Dragon capsule before approving the company's request to send its next test flight all the way to the International Space Station.
FULL STORY
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NASA considers photo op during Discovery mission
Space station officials are considering the possibility of staging what might be considered the ultimate photo op during Discovery's mission to deliver critical supplies and a final U.S. module to the International Space Station. Meanwhile, NASA managers and contractors met Friday for a program-level flight readiness review for the upcoming shuttle mission.
FULL STORY
LAUNCH WINDOWS CHART
COUNTDOWN SEQUENCE
ASCENT TIMELINE
THE FLIGHT PLAN
STS-133 ARCHIVE
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NASA hopes to find money for Taurus 2 test flight
Bound by restrictions set in a temporary budget resolution, NASA has not yet committed full funding of a risk reduction test flight of the Taurus 2 rocket, one of the launch vehicles the agency hopes will be ready to resupply the International Space Station by the end of this year.
FULL STORY
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Boeing probes foreign market for human capsules
Boeing is weighing international sales of its CST-100 commercial crew spacecraft if NASA selects the firm to continue development of the capsule, a company official said Wednesday.
FULL STORY
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Space station crew finishes week of cargo transfers
Astronauts inserted an empty cargo pallet back into Japan's HTV resupply spacecraft Monday, ending a week of intense robotics to retrieve and store spare parts outside the International Space Station.
MISSION STATUS CENTER
VIDEO LISTING - updated!
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Liberty rocket emerges from shadow of defunct Ares 1
ATK and Astrium are joining the growing crowd of companies competing for a $200 million pot of NASA seed money to build a commercial vehicle to haul astronauts and cargo to space, proposing to combine proven U.S. and European rockets into a 300-foot-tall behemoth named Liberty.
FULL STORY
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NASA veterans tapped to fix weather satellite program
NASA has appointed a cast of top managers to lead a troubled weather satellite program out of a bureaucratic abyss, restore confidence, and avoid a gap in essential meteorological observations. And do it all on a tight budget.
FULL STORY
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STSS demo satellites ready for missile defense testing
The Missile Defense Agency says it is merging its $1.7 billion STSS tracking satellite mission with ground- and sea-based interceptor tests, a campaign officials hope will enable the military to launch kill vehicles against missiles before they fly in range of conventional radars.
FULL STORY
IMAGES: STSS MISSION ILLUSTRATIONS
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Classified satellite climbs to space on Minotaur rocket
A trailblazing payload for the National Reconnaissance Office successfully rocketed into orbit on a Minotaur 1 booster Sunday, beginning a secret mission testing new ways to collect intelligence from space. Liftoff was at 4:26 a.m. PST (7:26 a.m. EST; 1226 GMT) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
FULL STORY
MISSION STATUS CENTER - live updates!
IMAGES: LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY
IMAGES: ROCKET STREAKS INTO THE SKY
IMAGES: MINOTAUR ROCKET ASSEMBLED
PREVIEW STORY
OUR MINOTAUR ARCHIVE
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Space station robotics shine in cargo transfer work
Canadian robotics systems aboard the International Space Station retrieved two cargo platforms from the Japanese HTV resupply freighter this week, stockpiling the outpost with more spare parts and proving an adroit mechanized handyman can perform operational duties in space.
FULL STORY
VIDEO LISTING
MISSION STATUS CENTER
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Kelly to resume training for April space shuttle flight
Just one month after Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head in Tucson, the Arizona Democrat's husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, announced Friday that he will resume training Monday to command the shuttle Endeavour during its final flight in April, saying his wife "would be very comfortable with the decision I made."
FULL STORY - updated after news conf.
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NPP weather satellite nearly ready for crucial mission
The oft-delayed NPOESS Preparatory Project, once a symbol of bureaucratic mismanagement, is back on track for liftoff in October on an essential mission to supply weather and climate data to meteorologists.
FULL STORY
IMAGES: NPP SATELLITE IN TEST CHAMBER
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Orbital Sciences takes role in Iridium Next satellites
Orbital Sciences Corp. has reached agreements to assemble and test 81 next-generation Iridium communications satellites, then purchase excess payload capacity on the spacecraft once they are in orbit.
FULL STORY
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Kepler detects more than 1,200 possible planets
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope detected 1,235 possible extra-solar planets during its first four months of operation, astronomers announced Wednesday, including 68 approximately Earth-size worlds. Five of those are orbiting in the parent star's habitable "Goldilocks" zone where liquid water could exist in environments favorable for life.
FULL STORY
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HDTV of Japan's cargo ship
The Japanese HTV 2 cargo freighter's arrival at the International Space Station and the work to unload its unique external payloads pallet can be seen in stunning high-definition video captured by the astronauts. Check out the footage in our Spaceflight Now+Plus subscriber section.
VIDEO LISTING
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Russian satellite feared stranded by rocket mishap
Russia has contacted a military research satellite believed stranded in a low orbit by a rocket failure, according to Russian media reports, but the spacecraft will not be able to recover from the launch mishap. The Earth sciences spacecraft lifted off on a Rockot launch vehicle at 1400 GMT (9 a.m. EST) Tuesday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome about 500 miles north of Moscow.
FULL STORY
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