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Discovery space shuttle stories: 49 news summaries

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 Astronaut Waves Robot Arm 

 

Japanese-built device will service equipment from Kibo laboratory

Jun 9, 08 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Japanese astronaut on board the International Space Station successfully unfolded a massive robotic arm from the newly installed Kibo laboratory today, Reuters reports. The arm moved slightly on Saturday, but today’s extension of the 33-foot device was the first full test, Space.com reports. The Japanese-built robot had... More »

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NASA • Japan • astronauts • International Space Station • space travel • robotic arm • Kibo • Discovery space shuttle

 Now They Can Boldly Go 

Astronauts finally fix space station toilet

Jun 5, 08 3:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Russian astronaut worked like a space janitor for two hours to finally fix a toilet aboard the International Space Station yesterday, the BBC reports. The space shuttle Discovery delivered a new pump for the broken toilet, which has dominated NASA press conferences. "It's something perhaps everyday people can... More »

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NASA • International Space Station • toilet • Kibo • Discovery space shuttle • Soyuz

 Astronauts Installing New Lab 

Robot arm, Discovery crew members team up to lay groundwork

Jun 3, 08 5:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two spacewalking astronauts are preparing the enormous Japanese-made Kibo lab for eventual installation on the International Space Station, the Houston Chronicle reports. After getting a late start this morning because of a communications malfunction, Mike Fossum and Ron Garan sped through their checklists and got back ahead of schedule. The... More »

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NASA • astronauts • International Space Station • spacewalk • Kibo • Discovery space shuttle • Mike Fossum • Ron Garan

 Shuttle Blastoff
 Smashed Launch Pad 

Force of liftoff scattered tons of concrete debris

Jun 3, 08 5:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Discovery shuttle caused severe damage to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center when it blasted off Saturday, the Houston Chronicle reports. The force of the blast shattered a large section of one the trenches designed to direct shuttle exhaust away from the pad, scattering tons of concrete debris... More »

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 Shuttle Anchors
 at Space Station 

NASA shuttle brings $1B Japanese module, toilet supplies

Jun 2, 08 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - NASA's Discovery shuttle hooked up to the international space station today after a 2-day voyage, Space.com reports. Commander Mark Kelly docked at about 2 pm EDT and told the station crew, "We're really looking forward to seeing you guys." "You have no idea how much we're... More »

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NASA • astronauts • International Space Station • space flight • Discovery space shuttle

Discovery's
New Fuel Tank Passes With
Flying Colors

First test of redesign after 2003 disaster

Jun 2, 08 3:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Discovery shuttle launch Saturday marked the first use of a new fuel tank designed after flaws led to the 2003 Columbia disaster, Space.com reports, and tests yesterday showed the new design to be successful. The external tank, designed to minimize the release of falling debris  during launch, shed... More »

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Lawmaker Sees Off Spaceman Hubby

Arizona rep. married Discovery commander 6 months ago

Jun 1, 08 5:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Arizona lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords waved goodbye as her husband went to work yesterday, in command of the Discovery shuttle. Giffords, who married astronaut Mark Kelly 6 months ago, admits she's nervous about the trip. "You don't really relax" until the shuttle comes home, she told Space.com. "At... More »

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Discovery Launches, With Kibo Aboard

Shuttle also bears a new toilet for space station crew

May 31, 08 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The space shuttle Discovery blasted into a clear blue sky today, carrying Kibo, a huge Japanese laboratory for the International Space Station. The $1 billion lab will be the station’s biggest room. “This is a real milestone,” said one NASA administrator. The Discovery is also bringing a... More »

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NASA • space exploration • aerospace • space shuttle • International Space Station • Kibo • Discovery space shuttle

 Houston, We Have 
 a (Potty) Problem 

The space station's toilet is broken

May 27, 08 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The three-member crew aboard the International Space Station has a delicate problem—the toilet's on the fritz. The station's liquid-waste collector—a tricky system involving fans and the lack of gravity—is kaput, the New York Times reports. (The solid-waste collector still works.) Astronauts are working on a backup... More »

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NASA • astronauts • deep space • International Space Station • toilet • Discovery space shuttle

Space Shuttle Discovery
Makes a Date

With concerns over Soyuz safety allayed, voyage to ISS is a go

May 20, 08 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The investigation into last month's scary landing by a Russian Soyuz spacecraft is still going on, but another Soyuz at the International Space Station is off the hook, so NASA has cleared the Discovery shuttle for launch on May 31, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The shuttle is expected to attach... More »

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NASA • space • International Space Station • Discovery space shuttle • Soyuz

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 Endeavour Crew 
 Finishes Final Walk 

Astronauts set up inspection boom for next mission

Mar 22, 08 6:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of Endeavour astronauts completed the last spacewalk of their historic assembly mission tonight, the Houston Chronicle reports. Over 6 hours, Mike Forman and Bob Behnken set up an inspection boom outside the International Space Station to help future shuttles avoid disasters like the 2003 Columbia tragedy. The boom... More »

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Dextre Lives! Space Robot Gets Power

NASA solves glitch; astronauts continue assembly tonight

Mar 15, 08 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dextre's finally getting some juice. Astronauts aboard the international space station solved a glitch last night and got power flowing to their partially built robot, the AP reports. Now they can go ahead with a spacewalk tonight to finish assembling it. “There was obviously some real concern over the... More »

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NASA • Japan • Canada • International Space Station • Endeavor • spacewalk • Dextre • Kibo • Canadian Space Agency • Discovery space shuttle

Discovery Touches Down Safely

Marathon shuttle mission ends with touchdown in Florida at 1:01pm EST

Nov 7, 07 12:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Pam Melroy became only the second woman to safely land a space shuttle as the Discovery touched down at Cape Canaveral, Fla., at 1:01pm today. The touchdown capped a blistering 15-day mission during which the shuttle crew attached a new room to the international space station and repaired damaged... More »

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Discovery to Fly Over US

Columbia disaster sparked changes in NASA procedures

Nov 6, 07 1:35 PM CST
(Newser) - The space shuttle Discovery will fly across the US tomorrow before landing in Cape Canaveral, a feat NASA hasn’t attempted since the doomed shuttle Columbia rained debris over the country in 2003. New safety procedures have minimized the risk of another disaster, ABC News reports. People below may see... More »

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Discovery Headed for Earth

After tearful goodbye and record mission, space shuttle sets sights on home

Nov 5, 07 2:12 PM CST
(Newser) - The space shuttle Discovery pushed off from the International Space Station today and, after flying around the station to admire its crew's handiwork, set course for Earth. The crew will perform a routine inspection of the Discovery’s underbelly tomorrow—a measure enacted after 2003’s Columbia disaster—and should... More »

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NASA • International Space Station • Cape Canaveral • Daniel Tani • Discovery space shuttle

Discovery Crew Bids Teary Bye

Astros exit space station after 11-day renovation project

Nov 5, 07 3:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Astronauts bid each other teary goodbyes yesterday as the shuttle Discovery prepared to leave the international space station and return to Earth. Seven people will make the two-day journey home, including astronaut Clay Anderson, who completed a 152-day mission aboard the station. Crew member Dan Tani is taking his place... More »

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space • astronauts • Clayton Anderson • International Space Station • Daniel Tani • Discovery space shuttle

Crew Begins Solar Panel Repairs

Astronauts get to work on risky spacewalk

Nov 3, 07 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of Discovery astronauts embarked this morning on repairs to a ripped solar panel on the International Space Station in one of the most dangerous and challenging spacewalks ever undertaken, the AP reports. Astronaut Scott Parazynski took a 45-minute trip on a modified robotic arm to the station's far... More »

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NASA • astronauts • International Space Station • Pamela Melroy • Discovery space shuttle

NASA Buys Time for Dangerous Spacewalk

Engineers work around the clock to make mission safer

Nov 2, 07 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - NASA has pushed back until tomorrow a spacewalk to repair a key solar panel, allowing engineers as much prep time as possible for the risky mission. An astronaut will perch alone on the station’s 80-foot robotic arm to work on the electrified panel. "It's a real test of... More »

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NASA • International Space Station • spacewalk • Scott Parazynski • Discovery space shuttle

Repairs Throw Wrench Into Spacewalk Plan

Ripped solar wing affects space station, shuttle schedules

Oct 31, 07 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - A ripped solar wing on the international space station has fouled NASA's spacewalk plans for the crew of its shuttle Discovery—and could send ripples through schedules for future shuttle missions and hinder station construction. Today's scheduled spacewalk has been canceled; one scheduled for Thursday to inspect a broken rotary... More »

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NASA • International Space Station • solar power • Discovery space shuttle

Space Station's Solar Panel Rips

Spacewalking astronauts discover large tear

Oct 30, 07 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - A critical solar panel on the International Space Station tore today as Mission Control was unfurling it remotely. The station's power supply was already wobbly because of damage to another panel discovered Sunday, the Houston Chronicle reports, and the rip worsens the problem. Astronauts beamed photos of the panel to... More »

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NASA • International Space Station • Pam Melroy • Discovery space shuttle

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