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NEWS ABOUT: Discovery

Discovery stories: 13 news summaries

 Discovery Lands Safely in Calif. 

14-day mission ends on West Coast after poor weather scrubs Florida attempt again

Sep 11, 09 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - After bad weather kept it from heading to Florida for the second consecutive day, the space shuttle Discovery touched down safely in California moments ago, Space.com reports. The crew returns after a 14-day mission that including resupplying and repairing the International Space Station. More »

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 Bad Fla. Weather 
 Keeps Discovery in Orbit 

Today's attempts scrubbed; NASA aims for tomorrow afternoon, which looks little better

Sep 10, 09 6:56 PM CDT
(AP) - Bad weather has delayed space shuttle Discovery's homecoming for at least a day. NASA decided conditions were too poor to bring Discovery back to Florida tonight, skipping both landing windows and ordered the seven astronauts to keep circling the world for a 14th day. Their next chance at returning will... More »

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(Newser) - The shuttle Discovery detached from the International Space Station today and began its journey home to Earth, Space.com reports. The 13-day mission help resupply and repair the station; the seven crewmembers are scheduled to return to Florida’s Kennedy Space Center at 7:05pm Thursday. More »

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 Approaching Debris 
 Doesn't Stop Spacewalk 

Space junk may come within 2 miles of station, shuttle

Sep 3, 09 6:25 PM CDT
(AP) - Two astronauts stepped out on a spacewalk to install a new tank of space-station coolant today as a large piece of orbiting junk headed their way. The old rocket part was expected to pass early tomorrow within 2 miles of the shuttle-station complex, considered a safe distance by NASA specialists.... More »

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(AP) - Astronauts hitched a giant chest of drawers to the International Space Station today containing a new freezer, sleeping compartment, and treadmill named for TV personality Stephen Colbert. The Italian-built chest—nicknamed Leonardo, as in da Vinci—was moved from space shuttle Discovery via a hefty robot arm and hoisted onto... More »

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Discovery Roars to
Space Station Docking

Massive main thrusters used after leak in smaller thrusters

Aug 31, 09 2:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The space shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station in impressive style yesterday, using the space ship's massive main thrusters instead of the six smaller thrusters typically engaged, reports Space.com. A leak in one of the smaller maneuvering thrusters forced astronauts to use the noisy big engines to... More »

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 Discovery, on 3rd Try, Blasts Off 

Shuttle carries treadmill named for Stephen Colbert

Aug 28, 09 11:11 PM CDT
(AP) - Space shuttle Discovery and seven astronauts blasted off seconds before midnight (EDT) from Florida, lighting up the sky for miles around. It was NASA's third launch attempt. Tuesday's try was called off by thunderstorms and Wednesday's by fuel valve trouble. Discovery is hauling a full load of space station... More »

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 Discovery Delayed 2nd Time 


Aug 25, 09 6:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - NASA called off another launch attempt for the shuttle Discovery, scheduled for early tomorrow, due to a broken valve in the craft’s liquid propellant system, Space.com reports tonight. It’s the second time the mission has been postponed in less than 24 hours: Storms early this morning forced... More »

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 Discovery Set to Blast Off 

Lightning could still delay launch

Aug 24, 09 2:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - NASA has cleared the Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven to launch tomorrow, as long as a slight chance of lightning doesn't delay fueling efforts, reports Space.com. NASA won't fuel the spacecraft—preparing for a 13-day resupplying mission—if there is a 20% or greater chance of... More »

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 Discovery Lands in Florida 


Mar 28, 09 2:17 PM CDT
(AP) - Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth today and successfully wrapped up a construction mission that left the international space station with all its solar wings and extra electrical power. Discovery swooped through a cloudy sky and landed at NASA's spaceport in midafternoon, a little later than... More »

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 Bat Hitched 
 Short Ride on Shuttle 

Stowaway clung to Discovery's fuel tank through blastoff

Mar 18, 09 3:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A small bat clung to the space shuttle Discovery's fuel tank throughout its launch Sunday, Space.com reports. Observation teams had hoped it would fly away before liftoff, but images reveal it stayed with the shuttle as it blasted off from Kennedy Space Center. NASA officials, who judged the bat... More »

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(AP) - NASA kept close tabs today on an old piece of space junk that threatened to come too close to the international space station as the shuttle Discovery raced toward the outpost for a 220-mile-high linkup. Experts initially warned that the debris from a Soviet satellite that broke up in 1981... More »

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 'Incredible' Final Walk
 for Shuttle Astronauts 

Mundane tasks, spectacular views

Jun 9, 08 3:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two shuttle astronauts completed their third and final spacewalk yesterday outside the International Space Station, racking up more than 20 hours floating in space. The pair completed maintenance on the station's cooling system and Japanese lab, taking time out to admire spectacular views, reports Space.com. More »

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