orbiter's

An electronic switch box in the orbiter's engine compartment is believed to be at fault.

Shuttle will launch no earlier than May 10 2011

Before a launch countdown can begin, those platforms must be broken down and a number of other preparations completed, including reloading the orbiter's fuel cell system with propellants.

Shuttle will launch no earlier than May 10 2011

For example, Moses said, there's only one team left to install payloads into the orbiter's payload bay.

Job cuts pose challenges as shuttle program winds down 2011

Propellants were loaded into the fuel cells that power the orbiter's electrical systems during flight.

Discovery unveiled on eve of last launch 2011

It was tied to a malfunctioning electronic switch box and wiring in the orbiter's aft compartment that were replaced and extensively tested before the craft could be cleared for flight.

Shuttle Endeavour begins final mission 2011

You could feel the excitement, said veteran NASA astronaut Gregory 'Box' Johnson, who will pilot Endeavour on the orbiter's 25th and final flight, targeted to launch April 19.

Space shuttle Endeavour rolls out to launch pad for the last time 2011

Editor's note: According to the Planetary Socety's blog: I got an email late yesterday from David Kass, one of the members of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Climate Sounder team, forwarding a report he had just issued to the rest of the orbiter's science and operations teams.

NASA Watch: April 2009 Archives 2009

This two-minute, 35-second deorbit burn will slow the orbiter's forward speed by about 267 feet per second, enough to begin its descent through the atmosphere.

Boing Boing 2009

Editor's note: According to the Planetary Socety's blog: I got an email late yesterday from David Kass, one of the members of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Climate Sounder team, forwarding a report he had just issued to the rest of the orbiter's science and operations teams.

More Stealth News From Mars - NASA Watch 2009

Discovery crewmembers robotically scanned the edges of the orbiter's wing and its nose cap, the areas subjected to the most intense heat during atmospheric re-entry.

Shuttle prepares for space station rendezvous 2011