Delta Rocket Orbits Geostationary Weather Satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - A day after its launch was scrubbed for bead weather, the newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-O, rocketed into orbit today after lifting off from Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 37 at 6:51 p.m. EDT on a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket. Full Article with video: http://www.spacefl ightnews.net/artic le.php?story=20090 702102852642 (Jul 5, 2009 | post #1)
Space Station Crew Relocates Soyuz To Make Room For Resuply Ship
Three members of the International Space Station Expedition 19/20 crew boarded their Soyuz return spacecraft attached to the station and moved it to a different docking port on Thursday, July 2. The operation was aimed at preparing the International Space Station to make room for docking of the Progress M-67 cargo supply spaceship to the docking port of the Zvezda-SM instrumentation compartment later this month. Complete article with video: http://www.spacefl ightnews.net/artic le.php?story=20090 703101458116 (Jul 5, 2009 | post #1)
Successful Fueling Test Paves Way For July 11 Endeavour Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA successfully conducted a tanking test of space shuttle Endeavour's external fuel tank today, to ensure repairs to tank's liquid hydrogen vent line were successful. All indications are that the vent valve and valve performed as expected, which paves the way for the shuttle to liftoff on a space station assembly mission on July 11. Full story with video: http://www.spacefl ightnews.net/artic le.php?story=20090 703095853798 (Jul 5, 2009 | post #1)
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