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Another day in space

Matt | July 8, 2006 |

The Mission Management Team announced that Space Shuttle Discovery and the STS-121 crew will get another day in orbit. From the outset the Mission Management Team had been hoping to add the extra space day but it depended on how much fuel, air and power they used up. Matt [Technorati tag(s): shuttle, nasa, Space Shuttle, […]

Discovery has docked with ISS

Tracy Davis | July 6, 2006 |

[color=#6200AA]Discovery has safely docked with the International Space Station exactly on schedule.[/color] [color=#6200AA]Tracy[/color] [Technorati tag(s): shuttle, nasa, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Discovery, Discovery, Space, Science, STS-121, ISS]

Docking early!

Matt | July 6, 2006 |

Discovery will be docking early, possibly within the next 15 minutes. Image of Discovery approach from ISS. Matt [Technorati tag(s): shuttle, nasa, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Discovery, Discovery, Space, Science, STS-121, ISS]

Final approach

Matt | July 6, 2006 |

Discovery fired her engines just after 13:00GMT biginning final appraoch with the International Space Station (ISS). Discovery is scheduled to dock with the station at 14:52GMT. More info. as we get it! Matt [Technorati tag(s): shuttle, nasa, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Discovery, Discovery, Space, Science, STS-121, ISS]

Sony Poos?

Matt | July 6, 2006 |

I might be a bit slow with this blog entry, it may not be that ‘new’ but having heard about it I just had to comment: Surely Sony isn’t serious, it has to be that they are poking fun at Nintendo’s Wii but the word on the street it that Sony has trademarked the controller […]

Race towards ISS

Matt | July 6, 2006 |

Space Shuttle Discovery and the STS-121 crew race towards their rendezvous with International Space Station. Discovery is slated to dock with ISS at 17:52 GMT today. Discovery is carrying cargo of almost 13 tonnes consisting of equipment and supplies for ISS. Matt [Technorati tag(s): shuttle, nasa, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Discovery, Discovery, Space, Science, STS-121, […]

Preparing Canada Arm

Matt | July 5, 2006 |

On the first full day of Mission STS-121 the crew of Discovery are preparing to examine the vehicle heat shield for damage. The examinations are designed to show up any damage sustained during the eight-and-a-half-minute climb to space. A 15-metre boom was added to the shuttle’s robotic arm after the Columbia disaster. The extension allows […]

Discovery tank ‘Performed Well’

Matt | July 5, 2006 |

In the evening press conference held on Tuesday afternnon at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Space Shuttle Program Wayne Hale reported that the external tank’s performance was greatly improved during the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery During liftoff of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121 on July 4, a camera captured a small piece […]

Successful launch!

Matt | July 4, 2006 |

Following the frustrating flight cancellations over the weekend, Discovery blasts off on time for mission STS-121. Is there a better way for the americans to celebrate the 4th July?! There have been some early reports that some debris fell off the external tank some time into the launch but Nasa have stated that they feel […]

Discovery all set!

Matt | July 4, 2006 |

The astronauts are buckled into their seats inside Discovery’s cabin. The STS-121 crew is now going through final checks inside the orbiter to prepare for liftoff. The Ground Launch Sequencer (GLS) computer has been activated in the firing room. The GLS is a master computer program which controls the final nine minutes of the countdown. […]