Monday, December 27, 1999 — 6:30 p.m. CST The seven astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Discovery glided to a smooth landing at the Kennedy Space Center, wrapping up their eight-day mission […]
Space Shuttle Status Report December 27, 1999
Dec. 27, 1999 9:30 p.m. KSC contact: Bruce Buckingham The orbiter Discovery landed successfully tonight on the second KSC landing opportunity at 7:01 p.m. EST. The first landing opportunity was […]
Mission Control Center Status Report# 14
Sunday, December 26, 1999 – 8:00 a.m. CDT With their primary mission objectives successfully completed, Discovery’s astronauts today begin preparing their spacecraft for its scheduled return to Earth Monday, checking […]
Mission Control Center Status Report #15
Sunday, December 26 – 10 p.m. CST Following the successful deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope yesterday, the seven man crew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery turned its attention today to […]
Mission Control Center Status Report # 10
Friday, December 24, 1999 – 10 a.m. CST The Hubble Space Telescope is scheduled to receive its final upgrades today as astronauts Steve Smith and John Grunsfeld perform the last […]
Mission Control Center Status Report # 11
Astronauts Steve Smith and John Grunsfeld on Friday installed a transmitter that sends scientific data from Hubble to the ground. The transmitter replaced one that failed in 1998. A second […]
Mission Control Center Status Report #08
Thursday, December 23, 1999 – 10:00 a.m. CDT Discovery’s seven-member crew began work early today, preparing for a busy day on orbit, including a second spacewalk and a final check […]
Orbital’s Pegasus Rocket Selected by NASA for two new missions to launch scientific satellites
(Dulles, VA 23 DECEMBER 1999) — Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected the company’s Pegasus® rocket to launch the […]
Mission Control Center Status Report #09
Thursday, December 23, 1999 – 11:30 p.m. CST The Hubble Space Telescope received a new advanced computer Thursday from space-walking Discovery astronauts Mike Foale and Claude Nicollier. Their 8-hour, 10-minute […]
NASA Daily News Summary – Media Advisory m99-264
NASA Daily News Summary For Release: Dec. 23, 1999 Media Advisory m99-264 SUMMARY: No News Releases Today. Video: NOTE: DUE TO STS-103 MISSION COVERAGE, THE VIDEO FILE TODAY WILL RUN […]