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Discovery space shuttle stories: 49 news summaries

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Astronauts Wrestle With Solar Panel

Damage on solar wings raises stakes on installation tomorrow

Oct 29, 07 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Astronauts continued work on the space station today, using a robot arm to move a huge 17.5-ton solar panel into position for installation during a spacewalk tomorrow—to some musical accompaniment. "It's a heck of a lot more fun flying the arm with some Huey Lewis in the... More »

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Astronauts Find Station Damage

Metal shavings plague solar panel rotators

Oct 28, 07 3:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The International Space Station’s power system is damaged, astronauts discovered today on the second of five scheduled spacewalks. Investigating the vibrations and electrical spikes that have wracked the solar tower, they found metal shavings clinging to the rotating joint. "There’s metal-to-metal scraping, and it’s widespread,"... More »

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Astronauts Link Harmony to ISS

'Great day in outer space' sums up lead spacewalker

Oct 26, 07 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Astronauts from the space shuttle Discovery today successfully attached the 16-ton Harmony addition to the International Space Station, expanding the station's living and working space by more than 2,500 cubic feet. The 6-hour project, moving the Harmony and retrieving a broken antenna from the station, was the first of... More »

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Discovery Docks at Space Station

Shuttle crew readies outpost for European, Japanese arrivals

Oct 25, 07 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station this morning, after a two-day journey from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Station commander Peggy Whitson rang a ship's bell to welcome the shuttle crew, which will over the next 10 days prepare the station for European and Japanese researchers, Reuters reports. More »

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China Launches 1st Lunar Probe

Plans to land astronaut on lunar surface by 2020

Oct 24, 07 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - China launched its first lunar mission today, beginning its gambit to be the third country to put a man in space. The Chang'e-I probe fired into space unmanned, but the lunar orbiter should earn China’s space program respect—and lucrative contracts, Bloomberg reports. China next plans to land a... More »

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Discovery Blasts Off Safely

Oct 23, 07 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite dubious weather, ice buildup, and wing cracks, Discovery successfully launched from Cape Canaveral this morning. The spacecraft carries a crew of seven—including Pamela Melroy, only the second female shuttle commander—to a daunting construction job on the International Space Station, the AP reports. The "to do" list... More »

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Launch Tomorrow a Go: NASA

Safety board concerns are an 'acceptable risk'

Oct 22, 07 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - With one eye on potentially disastrous weather, NASA is preparing to launch its most ambitious space mission ever tomorrow, reports the Orlando Sentinel. The launch is a go despite an independent safety board's recommendation to delay because of hairline cracks in Discovery's wing panels. NASA says the cracks lie... More »

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The Force Is With the Discovery

Lucasfilm loans original light saber to NASA for upcoming flight

Aug 29, 07 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery will have a bit of extra protection on their next mission: Luke Skywalker's original light saber from 1977's Star Wars. Lucasfilm has loaned the prop—in real life not much more than a slick flashlight—to NASA for the shuttle's launch this October, reports... More »

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NASA Dumps Deranged Astronaut

Nowak will be
sent back to
the Navy

Mar 8, 07 1:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Love-lorn Lisa Nowak made history again Wednesday, when she became the first astronaut ever to get a pink slip from NASA. The space agency remanded her to the U.S. Navy, for whom she was officially on assignment at NASA. More »

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