STS 133

LSFR Outlines Modifications for Discovery’s STS-133/ULF5 Flight
June 1th, 2010 by Chris Gebhardt
While Shuttle Program managers continue their review of potential launch dates for the final two shuttle missions, preparations on Discovery for what is currently her final flight are well underway at the Kennedy Space Center, with the Launch Site Flow Review (LSFR) for the STS-133/ULF5 mission outlining the modifications to be made to Discovery during her time in Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3.
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Discovery's Rollout on Schedule for Sept. 20
Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:38:17 PM GMT+0200

Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery awaits its upcoming move to Launch Pad 39A. Technicians have completed the shuttle interface test, which checked Discovery's connections to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters. Rollout preparations will be wrapped up on Monday, Sept. 20, with first motion from the assembly building scheduled for 8 p.m. EDT.

At NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, the STS-133 astronauts are involved in robotics refresher training today for thermal protection system survey operations.
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STS-133 Flight Readiness Review Concluded
Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:50:32 PM GMT+0200

After a day-long flight readiness review (FRR) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA and contractor managers voted unanimously to set space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 launch date for Nov. 1 at 4:40 p.m. EDT.

A post-FRR news conference will be aired on NASA TV (www.nasa.gov/ntv) at 4 p.m. to discuss the meeting and preparations for Discovery's mission to the International Space Station. Participants include Bill Gerstenmaier, assistant administrator for Space Operations, Mike Moses, Space Shuttle Program launch integration manager and Mike Leinbach, shuttle launch director.
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STS-133: Agency FRR approval for Nov. 1 launch date – SRB review
The Agency Flight Readiness Review (FRR) has concluded by approving November 1 as the launch date for STS-133. The decision came after a smooth review process, aided by the resolution of the OMS (Orbital Maneuvering System) crossfeed flange leak and the clearance of one “action item” from the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) FRR, relating to [...]
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Crew Returns to Johnson

Discovery's six STS-133 astronauts left NASA's Kennedy Space Center in their T-38 jets shortly after 3 p.m. EDT, Nov. 5, to return home to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Discovery's liftoff to the International Space Station was postponed because of a leak in the ground umbilical carrier plate (GUCP) at Launch Pad 39A, which prompted a scrub of Friday's launch attempt.

Mission managers also will look at a crack in the external tank foam that developed as supercold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen were being drained from the tank -- although the crack did not develop until after the launch attempt was called off.

Discovery's next possible launch opportunity comes Nov. 30 at 4:05 a.m. EST.

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