Month: <span>December 2008</span>

By Melynda Griffin Published on November 21, 2007 During the last seven years alone, the United States has been struck by terrorism, natural disasters, an increase in criminal activity, and multiple health scares.  Naturally people have become much more concerned with public safety these days, and with increased interest has come increased effort in providing...

By Michael Rutschky Published on November 21, 2007 After a meeting held on Dec.9 to assess the faulty fuel sensors of space shuttle Atlantis, mission managers at Kennedy Space Center have decided to not launch the shuttle within it’s December launch window.  The shuttle was set to launch earlier that morning, but the proceedings were...

By Michael Rutschky Published on November 21, 2007 Confirmation came from mission managers at 7:24 a.m. EST today that a Sunday launch for space shuttle Atlantis had been cancelled.  At approximately 6:50 a.m. EST this morning, the third of four liquid hydrogen sensors on the LH2 fuel tank of NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis failed its...

By Michael Rutschky Published on November 21, 2007 In a meeting held today at Kennedy Space Center, STS-122 mission managers underwent what was called a passionate discussion regarding the malfunctioning sensors in the liquid hydrogen fuel tank of space shuttle Atlantis.  The ultimate outcome of this meeting was the unanimous decision to go ahead with...

By Michael Rutschky Published on November 21, 2007 After more than six hours of deliberation, the mission management team at Kennedy Space Center  has decided not to allow space shuttle Atlantis to be launched before Sunday, Dec. 9, at 3:21 p.m. EST.  The statement implies that while there’s no possibility of it launching before it’s...

By Michael Rutschky Published on November 21, 2007 Officials at Kennedy Space Center have elected to extend the postponement of the launch of space shuttle Atlantis from 24 hours to 48 hours, making the new launch day Dec. 8.  The announcement came at 7:30 p.m. EST, Dec. 6, after spending the day troubleshooting the malfunctioning...

By Michael Rutschky Published on November 21, 2007 At 9:56 a.m. EST this morning, the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis was officially postponed for at least 24 hours.  The postponing of the launch had to do with an unknown difficulty involving the sensors in the shuttle’s liquid hydrogen tank. “[We detected] a failure in sensors...

By Michael Rutschky Published on November 21, 2007 NASA mission STS-122 will introduce a new technological innovation to the International Space Station, courtesy of NASA’s partner in the mission, the European Space Agency.  The new addition, Columbus, will attach to ISS and serve as a laboratory in which astronauts on the space station will engage...

By Michael Rutschky Published on November 21, 2007 With one day left before the launch of space shuttle Atlantis, NASA test director Jeff Spaulding and Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters met with the press to report that all is still going according to plan.  With the exception of a minimal leak to the Tank 5...

By Michael Rutschky Published on November 21, 2007 All is going well at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in the final hours leading up to the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis.  So far no flaws have been detected that could postpone the launch of Atlantis.  The space shuttle launches Thursday at 4:30 p.m. EST to...