NASA unveils redesigned shuttel fuel tank
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NASA has reconfigured a space shuttle fuel tank to prevent the debris problem that doomed the shuttle Columbia and its seven astronauts from happening again, agency officials said on Tuesday.
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NASA has decided to replace leaky hydraulic seals aboard the space shuttle Discovery, which might cause a delay in a launching planned for Oct. 23. The leak was traced to the right main landing gear strut, which cushions the impact when the shuttle lands. Early efforts to correct the problem by cycling the hydraulic system did not work as well as officials had hoped, and so âthe decision was, âLetâs just go ahead and bite the bullet and change the seals,â â said Kyle Herring, a NASA spokesman. NASA has five extra days built into the launching schedule, and officials said the work, which requires removing the wheels and brakes, might be completed without causing a slip of the launching date.
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A bad gauge connector in Atlantis' fuel tank is to blame for the recent failure that kept the shuttle earthbound. It's not known how long it might take to get a replacement, and you know how parts departments are.
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NASA gave the green light for crews to fill the space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tanks for a scheduled launch Tuesday after ruling out a delay to address safety concerns.
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NASA on Tuesday traced fuel gauge failures in shuttle Atlantis' tank to a bad connector, and a top manager said he did not know how long it would take to replace the part or when the spaceship might fly.
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WASHINGTON - NASA takes a major step toward returning astronauts to space when engineers this week ship an improved rocket fuel tank refitted to avoid the falling debris that caused the destruction of Columbia and the deaths of seven astronauts.
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Image: Workers guide External Tank 120 into the Vertical Assembly Building at Michoud Assembly Facility. Credit: NASA. The tank, known as ET-120, is set to leave the Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans by barge on Friday, Dec.
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NASA officials have said they have completed improvements that will prevent the falling debris problem that destroyed space shuttle Columbia.
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The renovated Saturn V rocket gleams like new, ready for its dedication. One would never know raccoons, birds and opossums were living in the 363-foot-long steel structure until recently.
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Virgin Galactic shows off the final design of the launch system that will take fare-paying passengers into space.
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A 27-ton fuel tank is making a five-day voyage across the Gulf of Mexico to NASA&#39;s Kennedy Space Center as the space agency prepares for its first space shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster in 2003.
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NASA engineers have attached the shuttle Atlantis to its immense external fuel tank and twin rocket boosters, bringing the spacecraft one step closer to a March launch towards the International Space Station (ISS).
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WASHINGTON Dec 28, 2004 - In a major step toward resuming launches of the space shuttle, NASA officials said Tuesday they have completed improvements that will prevent the falling debris problem that destroyed space shuttle Columbia and killed seven
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HOUSTON â Two shuttle astronauts swapped out a cooling system tank outside the International Space Station (ISS) in a Wednesday spacewalk, the first for German spaceflyer Hans Schlegel since an illness kept him from an earlier excursion.
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A redesigned fuel tank for NASA's first post-Columbia launch emerged from a darkened barge into the morning sunlight Thursday, inspiring dozens of space shuttle workers who gathered to watch.
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In a major step toward resuming launches of the space shuttle, NASA officials said Tuesday they have completed improvements that will prevent the falling debris problem that destroyed space shuttle Columbia and killed seven astronauts.
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HOUSTON - NASA officials say they have completed the re-design of a tank used on the space shuttle that should prevent the falling debris problem that led to the destruction of the shuttle Columbia and its seven-member crew.