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WISE Is Chilling Out

Nov 11, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers are busy cooling the science instrument on NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. The spacecraft is scheduled to blast into space from Vandenberg Air Force Base in ...

The space shuttle Discovery sitting on launch pad 39-A on, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida

NASA delays shuttle Discovery launch

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 27, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

NASA on Thursday delayed the launch of the space shuttle Discovery until 0359 GMT Saturday so mission specialists could review tests on a faulty valve, the US space agency said.

NASA has targeted Discovery's third launch attempt for no earlier than Friday at 12:22 am (0422 GMT)

Discovery valve working, countdown to resume

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Initial testing on a malfunctioning valve that grounded the space shuttle Discovery is encouraging and countdown will resume Thursday ahead of the next launch attempt, NASA said.

Bad valve forces NASA to call off shuttle launch

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 25, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- NASA called off the launch of space shuttle Discovery on Tuesday, the second day in a row the liftoff was scrubbed, this time because of a bad fuel valve.

NASA Gives 'Go' for Space Shuttle Launch on March 11

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 06, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA managers completed a review Friday of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and selected the official launch date for the STS-119 mission. Commander Lee Archambault and his six ...