After reviewing more than 3,500 applications, NASA has selected
nine people for the 2009 astronaut candidate class. They will begin
training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston this August.
Vibrations During Launch Might Cause Severe Problems, USAF
Says
Air Force Officials, who are charged with safety during launch
operations at Kennedy Space Center, are concerned that harmonic
vibrations from the cluster of solid rocket boosters used on the
Ares I-X could knock out both the launch vehicle's Thrust Vector
Control and self destruct mechanism.
At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, repairs are nearing
completion on the plate that attaches a gaseous hydrogen vent line
to space shuttle Endeavour's external fuel tank. The new, two-piece
seals were installed and tightened Friday, new washers were
installed Sunday and the vent line has been reattached to the
Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate.
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