Topic: Hubble Space Telescope

Fixed-up Hubble telescope spots distant stardust

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The freshly repaired and outfitted Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a new butterfly-shaped galaxy and wisps of stardust containing the elements of life being recycled into new galaxies, NASA said on Wednesday. The space agency released the first batch ...

Atlantis shuttle return to Earth delayed - again

NASA on Saturday further delayed the return to Earth of the space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-man crew because of poor weather. Attempts to land the shuttle, following a successful mission to repair the Hubble telescope, had to be completely abandoned on ...
Bad weather forced the US space agency to put off until Saturday at the earliest the return to Earth of the space shuttle Atlantis after its mission to repair the Hubble telescope. After an initial delay for Friday and then a cancellation, ...

Atlantis return delayed until Saturday

Bad weather forced the US space agency to put off until Saturday at the earliest the return to Earth of the space shuttle Atlantis after its mission to repair the Hubble telescope. After an initial delay for Friday and then a cancellation, ...

Bad weather delays astronauts' return to Earth

NASA delayed the return of the space shuttle Atlantis to Earth Friday due to bad weather at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The US space agency retargeted touchdown for a second landing opportunity at 11:39 am (1539 GMT) but poor weather ...

Bad weather forces space shuttle to delay landing

NASA said it had delayed the return of the space shuttle Atlantis to Earth Friday due to bad weather at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis, which blasted off on May 11 with a crew of seven astronauts on mission to ...

NASA downplays shuttle damage

The space shuttle Atlantis crew raced toward a risky high-orbit rendezvous with the Hubble telescope on Wednesday despite damage found on the underside of their craft. The shuttle is scheduled to grapple the telescope with its robotic arm at 1654 GMT, 340 ...

NASA downplays shuttle damage, eyes Hubble meet

The space shuttle Atlantis crew raced toward a risky high-orbit rendezvous with the Hubble telescope despite damage found on the underside of their craft. During a marathon 10-hour survey of fragile heat shielding, the seven-member Atlantis crew found a string of gouges ...

NASA downplays shuttle damage, spies Hubble meet

NASA was assessing damage found on the underside of the shuttle Atlantis, but downplayed any threat to the astronauts or their mission as the craft raced toward a risky high-orbit rendezvous with the Hubble telescope. During a marathon 10-hour survey of fragile ...

NASA inspects impact damage to shuttle wing

NASA scientists were Tuesday assessing damage found on the underside of the Atlantis space shuttle, as it raced towards a risky space rendezvous with the Hubble telescope. During a marathon 10-hour survey of fragile heatshielding on Tuesday, the seven-strong Atlantis crew found ...
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