KSC-05-S-00160

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Next, on the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report: The month of June begins with many Return to Flight preparations at Kennedy Space Center. The anticipation builds as progress on Space Shuttle Discovery takes place inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, paving the way for a date to roll out to the launch pad. And, with sights set on a late summer launch for Atlantis, technicians prepare for the arrival of the third Return to Flight External Tank. The Space Shuttle Status Report starts right now. I’m Tim O'Brien, NASA Ground Operations Manager, and this is the NASA Space Shuttle Status Report. This week in Return to Flight news: Discovery was removed from its External Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center on June 2nd. The 'de-mate', as it's called, was necessary so that Discovery could be attached to a different flight stack. On Monday June 6th, the orbiter was mated to its new tank and boosters. This External Tank is outfi

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• Category: Space

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