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Boeing Supports Space Shuttle Discovery’s Final Mission |
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November 3, 2010 -
Boeing engineers and technicians are supporting Space Shuttle
Discovery’s final mission, in part by processing the shuttle’s payload,
which includes the last
Boeing built
Discovery nearly 30 years ago. Since then, the shuttle has flown 38
missions, traveled 142,917,535 miles, and accumulated nearly a full year
of time on orbit. This latest Discovery mission coincides with the tenth
anniversary of the arrival of the first crew at the station and the
beginning of a decade of continuous human presence on orbit aboard ISS.
Boeing has provided similar payload support since the beginning of the
ISS program, for a total of 25 station expeditions. "Discovery is the fleet leader and its outstanding stamina is a testament to the men and women of Boeing who designed, developed and built the shuttle and continue to support it today," said Brewster Shaw, vice president and general manager of Boeing Space Exploration. "Working with our NASA customer, Boeing also is helping to provide much-needed capability on the International Space Station, ensuring it can be used to its full capacity for many years to come." |
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Boeing’s Checkout,
Assembly and Payload Processing Services (CAPPS) team prepared
Discovery’s mission payload, which includes the Permanent Multipurpose
Module (PMM) Leonardo and Express Logistics Carrier 4 (ELC4).
The Boeing ISS
team also worked with NASA and international partners to reconfigure
various electrical and warning systems for full capability of the PMM
during its support of ISS operations. Boeing supported power systems and
routing through the Unity and Tranquility nodes.
Boeing is NASA’s prime contractor for the ISS. In addition to
designing and building the major
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