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Technicians and engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida have identified the likely source of what caused heaters on a fuel line for space shuttle Endeavour’s auxiliary power unit-1 (APU-1) to fail on 29 April, scrubbing the first launch attempt for the STS-134 mission.
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NASA Shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach stated that Endeavour’s launch on the STS-134 mission will be no earlier than 2 May at 1833 UTC. Engineers need that time to troubleshoot an issue that caused a launch scrub today.Other Posts:Spacehab, Incorporated results Q3 FY2006The Bright Side of Cable Television To CustomersThird civilian signal to be demonstrated on GPS IIR-M satelliteGOES-P completes environmental testsP80 test firing planned for next weekSMOS payload mated to PROTEUS platformElon in WonderlandGlobalstar announces appointments

The first Russian Soyuz ST rocket built for launch from the European Space Agency’s site at Kourou in French Guiana was to be rolled out to the launch pad for dry systems tests today, the Russian Space Agency said.Other Posts:SES Global ‘Satellite Operator of the Year’Arianespace Receives Contract For Globalstar Second-Generation ConstellationWegener Receives $3.2 Million Order For Digital SignageGet the Best FTA ReceiverYaogan XI to launch any time soonEricsson Completes Offer For Tandberg TVProgress M-58 completes docking with ISSGet the Most Out of Satellite TV With DVR

Rocket: Soyuz-U; Payload: Progress M-10M (Progress 42P); Date: 27 April 2011, 1305 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Automated docking to the International Space Station is expected to occur on 29 April, 1429 UTC.

Arianespace confirmed the launch date for the ABS-2 satellite for Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS).

The Space Shuttle Program Mission Management Team voted unanimously to proceed toward Endeavour’s scheduled lift-off at 1947 UTC on 29 April.

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne said it successfully completed the Design Certification Review for the upgraded RS-68A engine configuration, demonstrating -the world’s most powerful hydrogen-fuelled engine has met all requirements to power heavy-lift vehicles into space.

ATK was awarded a US$57 million contract to provide the Castor 30XL, an upgraded second stage motor for Orbital Science Corporation’s Taurus II commercial launch vehicle, which will supply cargo for NASA to the International Space Station.