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Endeavour's Hypersonic Return

Posted by Craig Covault at 11/30/2008 7:13 PM CST

The shuttle mission STS-126 pilots flew Endeavour through a hypersonic reentry and somewhat more challenging landing approach than normal, to bring their crew back to Edwards AFB Calif. Nov. 30. ... Read More »

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Endeavour's Reentry To Edwards

Posted by Craig Covault at 11/30/2008 2:21 PM CST

As expected, the space shuttle Reentry Flight Control Team in Mission Control, Houston has directed the Endeavour crew to land at Edwards AFB, Calif. today. This is because of poor weather conditions for both landing opportunities on Sunday and also Monday at the Kennedy Space Center. ... Read More »

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Edwards Eyed For Endeavour

Posted by Craig Covault at 11/29/2008 8:05 PM CST

The space shuttle Reentry Flight Control Team in Mission Control, Houston will likely direct the Endeavour crew to land at Edwards AFB, Calif. Sunday Nov. 30, because poor weather is forecast for all landing opportunities Sunday and Monday at the Kennedy Space Center. Like all ... Read More »

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Weather Could Delay Endeavour Landing

Posted by Craig Covault at 11/28/2008 4:08 PM CST

The weather is forecast to be questionable at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Sunday Nov. 30, threatening to delay the planned mid day landing of the space shuttle Endeavour by 1-2 days. There are two landing opportunities at Kennedy that day, one with a touchdown at about 1:18 ... Read More »

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Hatches Closed

Posted by Frank Morring, Jr. at 11/27/2008 5:53 PM CST

Crewmates on the space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station have eaten their Thanksgiving turkey, said their farewells and closed the hatches between their two spacecraft. If all goes well, Endeavour will undock at 9:47 a.m. EST Friday. Pilot Eric Boe will fly once over and around the station so the shuttle ... Read More »

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Lost and Found

Posted by Guy Norris at 11/26/2008 1:25 AM CST

With binoculars I spotted the lost ISS tool bag. ... Read More »

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Checking Their Work

Posted by Frank Morring, Jr. at 11/25/2008 6:13 AM CST

The combined crews of the space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station are working with experts on the ground to test two critical station systems that have received a lot of hands-on attention over the past week. Inside the station, a second test of the balky new recycler is well underway after a successful ... Read More »

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Four Down, None To Go

Posted by Frank Morring, Jr. at 11/24/2008 6:28 PM CST

Spacewalking astronauts Steve Bowen and Shane Kimbrough wrapped up a sometimes tedious set of four extravehicular activities (EVAs) tonight, finishing work on the International Space Station's two solar alpha rotary joints (SARJs) and getting the station ready to receive some more Japanese hardware.
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Still Trying

Posted by Frank Morring, Jr. at 11/24/2008 7:06 AM CST

Astronauts on the International Space Station will try again to get their new urine processor running today, adding two more bolts to its mounting in an effort to eliminate the vibrations engineers believe are causing it to shut itself down after about two hours. Brian Smith, lead ISS flight director on the overnight shift, ... Read More »

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Power of Nine - SpaceX Fires up Falcon 9 First Stage

Posted by Graham Warwick at 11/23/2008 5:28 PM CST

SpaceX completes first full-duration static firing of the Falcon 9's nine-engined first stage.

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