Topic: Space Shuttle Discovery
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Discovery was fueled for liftoff on Thursday on its final mission to carry supplies and spare parts to the International Space Station.As NASA finished loading the shuttle with 500,000 gallons (1.9 million liters) of supercold ...
NASA gave the green light for the space shuttle Discovery to blast off Thursday, saying the countdown to the aging shuttle's final mission before retirement was going "beautifully."Technical failures delayed Discovery's launch in November 2010, but sunny weather and smooth preparations gave ...
NASA said Tuesday the space shuttle Discovery is "ready to fly" on its final mission to the International Space Station and weather looks good for launch on February 24."Over the last few months the team has been very busy effecting repairs to ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA will launch the first of three final space shuttle missions next week, sending the shuttle Discovery on its last flight on a long-delayed cargo run to the International Space Station, officials said on Friday.Liftoff of the ...
Inspectors found no damage to the Space Shuttle Discovery or to its external reserve tanks after a thin multi-piece measuring tool fell during repair work, NASA said Thursday.The accident has not compromised Discovery's February 24 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), ...
The US space shuttle Discovery was rolled out to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida ahead of its planned liftoff on February 24, NASA said Tuesday."The shuttle was powered up this morning as part of the initial check out of systems," ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Discovery was rolled out to its seaside launch pad early on Tuesday in preparation for a February 24 launch to the International Space Station, officials said.The flight is one of the final shuttle missions for ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA is replacing the lead spacewalker for its next shuttle mission after the veteran astronaut was injured in a bike accident over the weekend, officials said on Wednesday.Joining the shuttle Discovery crew in place of Tim Kopra ...
NASA said Tuesday it will aim to launch the space shuttle Discovery on February 24, after engineers found a way to shore up cracks on the external fuel tank that have delayed its final liftoff.NASA engineers have been working since November to ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA on Tuesday began modifications to shuttle Discovery's fuel tank, hoping to thwart a potential debris hazard during a planned February launch to the International Space Station.Managers decided to buttress at least 34 of the tank's 108 ...
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