Space shuttle Endeavour’s launch has been delayed 24 hours
to allow technical teams additional time to evaluate lightning
strikes at Launch Pad 39A that occurred during a Friday
thunderstorm.
Ares I Will Require A Redesigned Tower And Mobile Platform
As the stacking of the Ares I-X test vehicle proceeds in
High-bay 4 of the VAB at the Kennedy Space Center, an almost
inconspicuous group of structures are growing outside in the Mobile
Launch Platform parking area.
The hydrogen leak has been repaired, so now all eyes are on
Saturday's weather. Launch countdown operations remain on schedule
at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle
Endeavour and a crew of seven astronauts prepare for Saturday's
scheduled launch at 1939 EDT.
Low Earth Orbit Vehicle Will Study X-Ray Polarization
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced Thursday that it has been
selected by the NASA to design, manufacture, integrate and test a
new low-Earth orbit (LEO) space science satellite intended to study
X-ray polarization in space. Under the $40 million contract,
Orbital will provide the spacecraft bus and conduct mission
operations for the Goddard Space Flight Center’s (GSFC)
Gravity and Extreme Magnetism (GEMS) mission.
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