Topic: Space Shuttle Discovery
NASA said Thursday it was postponing the final two space shuttle launches before the program is phased out, citing a delay in needed equipment. The US space agency set November 1 for the launch of space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission, which had ...
The two final US space shuttle missions before the shuttle program is phased out will likely be postponed, a NASA spokesperson told AFP. "It's not official yet but it's very likely," said Allard Beutel, media services chief at the Kennedy Space Center ...
US museums are wasting no time in jostling to showcase the three retiring space shuttles after Atlantis touched down on Earth this week, capping the last scheduled mission of its 25-year career. "No doubt the competition is fierce," said Bill Moore, chief ...
The shuttle Atlantis began its descent to Earth Wednesday, as it wrapped up the final mission of its 25-year career. NASA cleared the shuttle for an 8:48 am (1248 GMT ) landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, giving it authorization ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis landed in Florida on Wednesday, capping a 12-day mission to deliver a new module to the International Space Station before NASA retires the shuttle fleet after two more flights. Circling high over the ...
NASA on Wednesday gave a green light for the return to Earth of the shuttle Atlantis, which was to be retired after its final voyage to space. The shuttle, capping a 25-year career of space flight, was authorized to break out of ...
US astronauts on Wednesday completed the second of three planned spacewalks from the shuttle Atlantis on its rendezvous with the International Space Station. Mission Specialists Stephen Bowen and Michael Good completed their seven-hour spacewalk at 1:47 pm (1747 GMT), finishing a checklist ...
US astronauts on Wednesday began the second of three planned spacewalks from the shuttle Atlantis on its rendezvous with the International Space Station. Mission Specialists Stephen Bowen and Michael Good departed the shuttle at 6:38 am (1038 GMT), for a spacewalk expected ...
NASA has pushed to November the launch of one of its three remaining shuttle missions to modify an experiment module to be attached to the International Space Station (ISS). Shuttle Endeavour, which had been scheduled to lift off July 29, will now ...
Discovery made a safe return to Earth Tuesday after a two-week resupply mission to the International Space Station that broke new ground by putting four women in orbit for the first time. The shuttle and its seven-member crew finally touched down at ...
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