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Space shuttle software

04-Jul-09

Have you ever wondered what is the Space Shuttle OS?. Given the fact that I love everything related to Space Shuttle and all space agencies and that I’m studying a computer degree, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to know what is the software running on the space shuttle.
I think we all agree there is [...]

STS-119: Spacewalk rehearsal

28-Jan-09

I have just read this info in NASA STS-119 RSS:
STS-119 mission astronauts are rehearsing spacewalking techniques in the NBL (Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory) at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Suited astronauts in the NBL are not truly weightless because they still feel their weight while in the suit. Although the effects are unlike the conditions of [...]

STS-119, next mission

16-Jan-09

STS-119 is the next Space Shuttle mission to be done. The STS-119 crew members are astronauts Lee Archambault, commander, and Tony Antonelli, pilot and mission specialists Joseph Acaba, John Phillips, Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and Koichi Wakata.
The logo for this mission is this one:

This mission will last 14 days in space and its aim is [...]

Back to Earth

30-Nov-08

The STS-126 crew spent its final full day in space Saturday. The crew tested space shuttle Endeavour’s flight control surfaces and reaction control system thrusters in preparation for a Sunday landing. This is why we could only watched bizarre images in Nasa TV, they were black and white images taken from the shuttle’s robotic arm [...]