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Janurary 22 2012
Endeavour is ready to go on her seventh trip to Space Station Freedom. This will be her last flight bearing the old NASA markings (due to schedule timeframes, she was unable to get them for this flight). This will be a short flight, about 7-8 days. And the prime landing site will be EDW AFB with the backup either VAFB or White Sands. Launch is set for 02:36:22 UTC on Jan 23.
UPDATE Jan 23 FD1:
Endeavour has launched and is on her way to restock the SSF. The OBSS Survey will be tomorrow as usual and docking will be on FD3.
UPDATE Jan 25 FD3:
The crew of STS-210 is ready for docking. Endeavour passed the OBSS survey and is all cleared for landing at Edwards. But first, she must deliver her cargo to the station.
UPDATE:
Endeavour has reached the SSF. Docking occured at 12:30 pm EDT. First thing the crews will do after hatch opening is to remove the MPLM from the bay and install it on Node 4. Then the logistics transfers can begin. The shuttle will be docked for 3 days, with undocking on Jan 28 FD 6.
UPDATE Jan 29 FD7:
Endeavour has landed at EDW and is getting prepaired for her overland transfer to the Palmdale plant for her OMDP. The mission was very succesful.
The next launch is the first Block I Orion named Challenger on mission AOS-4. This flight will be an exchange of the primary station crew for FE5 with the primary crew of FE6. This will be the first crewed mission for Ares 1/Orion. Launch is set for Feburary 01. This will be followed by the Secondary crew on board the Orion Columbia on mission AOS-5 on Feb. 15.
Endeavour is ready to go on her seventh trip to Space Station Freedom. This will be her last flight bearing the old NASA markings (due to schedule timeframes, she was unable to get them for this flight). This will be a short flight, about 7-8 days. And the prime landing site will be EDW AFB with the backup either VAFB or White Sands. Launch is set for 02:36:22 UTC on Jan 23.
UPDATE Jan 23 FD1:
Endeavour has launched and is on her way to restock the SSF. The OBSS Survey will be tomorrow as usual and docking will be on FD3.
UPDATE Jan 25 FD3:
The crew of STS-210 is ready for docking. Endeavour passed the OBSS survey and is all cleared for landing at Edwards. But first, she must deliver her cargo to the station.
UPDATE:
Endeavour has reached the SSF. Docking occured at 12:30 pm EDT. First thing the crews will do after hatch opening is to remove the MPLM from the bay and install it on Node 4. Then the logistics transfers can begin. The shuttle will be docked for 3 days, with undocking on Jan 28 FD 6.
UPDATE Jan 29 FD7:
Endeavour has landed at EDW and is getting prepaired for her overland transfer to the Palmdale plant for her OMDP. The mission was very succesful.
The next launch is the first Block I Orion named Challenger on mission AOS-4. This flight will be an exchange of the primary station crew for FE5 with the primary crew of FE6. This will be the first crewed mission for Ares 1/Orion. Launch is set for Feburary 01. This will be followed by the Secondary crew on board the Orion Columbia on mission AOS-5 on Feb. 15.
