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- US shuttle heads for landing after successful mission
- CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida AFP — The US shuttle Discovery is racing back to Earth on Saturday after a successful mission to deliver and open Japan's first space laboratory at the International Space Station. The shuttle, carrying seven astronauts, left orbit and plunged toward the Kennedy Space Center in Florida...
- Research articles 2008-06-14
- Unidentified object seen floating away from shuttle: NASA
- WASHINGTON AFP — Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery spotted an unidentified object floating behind the craft as well as a bump on the shuttle rudder, the US space agency said Friday. "After completing a standard day-before-landing test of the shuttle steering jets, the crew indicated they had seen...
- Research articles 2008-06-13
- Astronauts spot object floating from shuttle, NASA not worried
- WASHINGTON AFP — Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery spotted an unidentified object floating behind the craft as well as a bump on the shuttle rudder on Friday but neither was cause for concern, NASA said. After carrying out routine testing the day before Discovery is due to land...
- Research articles 2008-06-13
- Astronauts test Japanese robotic arm
- WASHINGTON AFP — Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide put the robotic arm of the Japanese Kibo module through its paces Monday before stowing it away, as the shuttle Discovery crew completed its mission at the International Space Station. Hoshide extended the 10.06-meter (33-foot) metallic arm and tested all its six...
- Research articles 2008-06-09
- NASA puzzles over mysterious debris that struck shuttle
- WASHINGTON AFP — Endeavour astronauts inspected the space shuttle's heat shield Wednesday, while NASA puzzled over a mysterious piece of debris that may have struck the shuttle's nose just after launch. Officials at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas refused to speculate on the origin or even the...
- Research articles 2008-03-12
- NASA confirms next shuttle launch March 11
- WASHINGTON AFP — US space agency NASA confirmed it would launch the shuttle Endeavour on March 11 to deliver part of a Japanese space laboratory to an orbiting station, according to a statement Friday. "We're right on the timeline," said Mike Leinbach, space shuttle launch director. "Endeavour is doing...
- Research articles 2008-02-29
- NASA Announces Shuttle Pre-Launch Events and Countdown Details
- To: SCIENCE EDITORS Contact: Katherine Trinidad of NASA Headquarters, Washington, +1- 202-358-3749, katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov, or Candrea Thomas of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., 321-867-2468, candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for...
- Research articles 2008-02-01
- Shuttle Endeavour heads home after shorter, successful mission
- CAPE CANAVERAL, United States AFP — NASA cleared the shuttle Endeavour for landing on Tuesday, after a two-week mission to the International Space Station ISS cut short 24 hours by menacing Hurricane Dean. Landing was initially set for Wednesday, but the US space agency rescheduled it for Tuesday fearing...
- Research articles 2007-08-20
- NASA to double-check data before deciding whether to order repairs
- HOUSTON -- Astronauts aboard the shuttle Endeavour on Thursday were studying how to fix a gouge in the ship's belly just in case NASA ordered a spacewalk to make the repairs. As the astronauts reviewed the instructions, NASA managers double- checked data that has suggested an in-flight repair...
- Research articles 2007-08-16
- NASA puts off shuttle space walk decision until Thursday
- WASHINGTON AFP — NASA postponed by one day a decision on sending astronauts at the International Space Station on a spacewalk to repair damaged heat tiles on the Endeavour shuttle before it returns to Earth, the agency said late Wednesday. Endeavour mission chief John Shannon said that initial assessments...
- Research articles 2007-08-15
- NASA weighs options to fix gash
- A NASA official said Monday that astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour will probably fix a deep gouge in the spaceship's delicate heat-shielding tiles if the job isn't too difficult. "I'm probably going to go ahead and go do it" if a repair is straightforward, said John...
- Research articles 2007-08-14
- Shuttle links to kids on summer break
- The launch of a space shuttle with a teacher aboard would be a great chance to inspire students -- if they weren't on summer break. "If it was a month down the road, there are so many cool things we could do with it," says Jennifer...
- Research articles 2007-08-10
- Shuttle Endeavour docks with International Space Station
- CAPE CANAVERAL, United States AFP — Space shuttle Endeavour linked up with the International Space Station on Friday, bringing the first teacher in space and a new truss segment to expand the orbiting laboratory. Borrowing a navy tradition, a bell rang inside the ISS to welcome the shuttle after...
- Research articles 2007-08-10
- Bittersweet triumph for 1st teacher in space
- CAPE CANAVERAL -- Space shuttle Endeavour safely carried teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan into orbit Wednesday, fulfilling her long-deferred dream and overcoming one of the agency's greatest failures. "Morgan racing toward space on the wings of a legacy," said Mission Control commentator Rob Navias as Endeavour dwindled to...
- Research articles 2007-08-09
- US shuttle carries first teacher into space
- CAPE CANAVERAL, United States AFP — The US space shuttle Endeavour orbited Earth on Thursday, carrying the first teacher in space 21 years after the Challenger explosion ended the dreams of another "educator astronaut." "Class is in session," a NASA mission control spokesman said after the external fuel tank...
- Research articles 2007-08-08
- After the Space Shuttle, What?
- Byline: Andrew C. Schneider The U.S. space program is veering toward an ominous black hole with the shuttle era set to end in 2010 and a replacement system still about seven years from being ready for launch. The gap will make NASA more vulnerable...
- Research articles 2007-07-13
- Shuttle Endeavour to Move to Pad, Crew Ready for Countdown Test
- To: SCIENCE EDITORSContact: John Yembrick, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358- 0602, or George Diller, Kennedy Space Center, Fla., +1-321-867-2468, both of NASA CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's space shuttle Endeavour is targeted to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Tuesday, July 10,...
- Research articles 2007-07-06
- NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Set for Move to Vehicle Assembly Building
- To: SCIENCE EDITORSContact: John Yembrick, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358- 0602, or George Diller, Kennedy Space Center, Fla., +1-321-867-2468, both of NASA CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In preparation for the STS-118 mission to the International Space Station, NASA is scheduled to rollover space shuttle Endeavour from its hanger, the...
- Research articles 2007-06-27
- Space shuttle safely lands in California
- EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, United States AFP — The space shuttle Atlantis returned safely to Earth Friday, ending a two-week, five-million-mile mission for its crew of seven. "Welcome back, congratulations on a great mission," NASA mission control said after the shuttle docked at Edwards Air Force Base in California....
- Research articles 2007-06-22
- Space shuttle lands back on Earth
- EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, United States AFP — The space shuttle Atlantis landed safely back on Earth Friday, ending a 13-day mission during which the ship and its seven member crew flew some five million miles. "Welcome back, congratulations on a great mission," NASA mission control said after the...
- Research articles 2007-06-22
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