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STS-122 || Space Shuttle Atlantis |
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Written by Administrator on
Saturday, 01 December 2007
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 Atlantis safely on the ground
23 February 2008 - After a successful delivery and construction mission to the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle Atlantis safely touched down at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 9:07 AM on Wednesday. The mission covered over five million miles in orbit while the shuttle crew installed the new ESA-built Columbus Laboratory onto the ISS. The mission as a whole went off without a hitch, apart from the unexpected temporary undisclosed illness of one of the shuttle's crew. Atlantis has been returned to the shuttle processing hangars for a thorough inspection in preparation for its next launch, STS-125, planned for August of this year.
|  Atlantis undocks from ISS, starts return journey to Earth
19 February 2008 - After successfully installing the ESA's Columbus Laboartory on the International Space Station without a hitch, the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis is on their way home. The shuttle is expected to land in Florida on Wednesday, and weather conditions are currently looking favorable for the landing. Coming back with the shuttle will be US astronaut Daniel Tani, who traded places with Leopold Eyharts after spending 120 consecutive days in space.
|  Columbus Lab installed on ISS
12 February 2008 - After years of delays and billions of dollars, the European Space Agency's Columbus Laboratory was finally attached to the International Space Station yesterday. The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis working with the Expedition 16 crew of the ISS installed the new module in a eight hour spacewalk.
|  Atlantis passes inspection, docks with ISS
09 February 2008 - After a hitch-free launch on Thursday, the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis performed an inspection of the craft's sensitive heat shield, discovering that none of the debris shed off the external fuel tank damaged the tiles. The shuttle played a game of orbital chase to catch up with the International Space Station and docked with the outpost early this afternoon.
|  Space Shuttle Atlantis launches into orbit
08 February 2008 - At 2:45 PM EST yesterday, the Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a mission to the International Space Station. The shuttle launch had been delayed for nearly two months after the failure of fuel level sensors in the external fuel tank. A faulty connector was blamed for the problems and repaired, and the shuttle launched with no outstanding issues. In the cargo bay is the ESA's Columbus Laboratory, destined for addition to the ISS.
|  NASA targets February 7 for Atlantis launch
13 January 2008 - NASA is currently looking at Febuary 7th as the launch date for the space shuttle Atlantis and the ESA's Columbus Laboratory. The shuttle was grounded late last year following repeated failures of external fuel tank sensors. Engineers disovered that the problems were caused by a faulty connector that bridged the 500,000 gallon liquid fuel tank and the shuttle's belly, which was replaced yesterday. Russia's planned February 5 launch of an unmaned Progress cargo craft was moved up two days to accomodate the docking space needed by Atlantis. Also, the originally planned February 14 launch of Endeavour and the first segment of JAXA's Kibo laboratory has been pushed back to March.
|  January shuttle launch delayed indefinitely
28 December 2007 - Following the discovery of the disconnect inside a connector that bridged the gap between the space shuttle Atlantis and its massive external fuel tank that resulted in faulty readings from the tank's fuel sensors, NASA today announced that the launch of Atlantis would be delayed indefinitely while engineers fixed the problem. The sensor failures - a critical fail-safe system for launch safey, cancelled the launch of the shuttle and the International Space Station-bound Columbus Laboratory aboard early this month.
|  Problem with shuttle fuel sensors tracked to tank connector
19 December 2007 - After puzzling over the cause of repeated failures in the engine cut-off fuel sensors in the external fuel tank of the space shuttle Atlantis, NASA engineers have tracked the problem to an electrical connection that bridges the space between the tank and the shuttle. The problem was not discovered until the tank was filled with 500,000 gallons of super-chilled fuel this morning, leading engineers to hypothosize that thermal contractions are causing a disconnect that resulted in incorrect readings during pre-launch fueling attempts.
|  NASA targets January 10 for Atlantis launch
16 December 2007 - Shuttle program managers are planning for a January 10, 2008, launch for the space shuttle Atlantis. The launch was delayed earlier this month after fuel sensors failed prior to two attempts. The delay will allow for engineers to dig into the problems that have plagued the fuel sensors and to have some time off during the holiday season.
| Giant spider eats space shuttle fuel sensors
11 December 2007 - As it would turn out, the problems dogging the space shttle Atlantis and its malfunctioning engine cut-off hydrogen fuel level sensors have been tracked down. Caught on NASA TV video yesterday, engineers have determined that a giant spider is responsible for the repeated setbacks that have delayed last week's shuttle launch into early next year. The stunning undoctored video (Quicktime required) of the spider attack is available after the break.
| Atlantis launch delayed to January
10 December 2007 - This weekend's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis was again foiled by malfunctioning fuel sensors. In an effort to track down the reason behind the glitching engine cut-off sensors, NASA has delayed the launch to no earlier than January 2, 2008. The shuttle still remains on the launchpad with the ESA's Columbus Laboratory in the cargo bay, engineers are confident they will be able to track down the problem and complete repairs without having to pull back to the massive Vehicle Assembly Building and unmounting the shuttle's external fuel tank.
| Fuel sensor glitch scrubs today's Atlantis launch
06 December 2007 - The launch of the space shuttle Atlantis was today delayed at least one day by malfunctions in two of four hydrogen fuel sensors the control the shuttle's main engines. The mission to carry the ESA's Columbus Laboratory to the International Space Station was set to launch at 4:31 PM EST from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. While one glitching sensor is not a cause for alarm, NASA's flight rules require at least three of the sensors be operating correctly for a launch. Atlantis is now set for a launch no earlier than Friday at 4:09 PM, with an 80% forecast of favorable launch weather.
| NASA clears Atlantis for December 6 launch
02 December 2007 - Coming just a month after the launch of the last space shuttle, NASA has approved the planned December 6th launch for the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Commanded by veteran astronaut Stephen Frick, Atlantis will carry the ESA's Columbus Laboratory to the International Space Station as part of an 11-day mission to install the new orbital lab, replace hardware aboard the station, and swap out a crewmember.
| Atlantis arrives at launch pad
11 November 2007 - Less than a week after the Space Shuttle Discovery returned from a complicated construction mission to the International Space Station, Atlantis has rolled out to the launch pad. Atlantis arrived for a December 3rd launch and was mated with its cargo, the ESA's Columbus laboratory module. When the shuttle launches it will continue the construction of the ISS, bringing Columbus to the newly installed Harmony Node.
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