STS-133

NASA Sets STS-133 Launch for February 24

[/caption] Following a Flight Readiness Review today, NASA and Space Shuttle Program managers announced that space shuttle Discovery is ready…

13 years ago

NASA Prepares for Extra Space Shuttle Mission

[/caption] On Thursday, the Space Shuttle Program set a target launch date of June 28, 2011 for the STS-135 mission,…

13 years ago

STS-133 Astronaut Breaks Hip in Bicycle Accident

[/caption] The crew of STS-133 has had to cope with the numerous technical issues and delays for their mission, related…

13 years ago

Shuttle Discovery Launch Date Pushed Back Again

[/caption] NASA managers met on Thursday and ruled out any possibility of space shuttle Discovery’s external tank being ready in…

13 years ago

Shuttle Discovery’s Crack Woes Deepen

[/caption] Discovery’s woes deepened this week with NASA engineers finding even more cracks in the orbiter’s external tank. The first…

13 years ago

Shuttle Discovery Rolls Back to Vehicle Assembly Building

[/caption] Overnight, space shuttle discovery left launch pad 39A and was rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. There, engineers…

13 years ago

Breaking News: Space Shuttle Discovery to Be Rolled Back from Launchpad

[/caption] NASA managers made the decision on Monday afternoon that space shuttle Discovery will be rolled back from the launchpad…

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Shuttle Launch Delayed to February of 2011

[/caption] NASA announced today that the launch of space shuttle Discovery for the STS-133 mission has been pushed back to…

13 years ago

Shuttle Launch Could Be Delayed Into Next Year

[/caption] While NASA managers have targeted space shuttle Discovery's launch for no earlier than Dec. 17, they also said they…

13 years ago

Structural Crack Found on Shuttle Tank

The chances of space shuttle Discovery launching on the STS-133 mission in 2010 could be in jeopardy. Cracked foam on…

13 years ago