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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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 Space Robot Taking Shape 

Astronauts begin assembling Dextre, despite early glitch

Mar 14, 08 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Astronauts began assembling a 12-foot robot named Dextre last night outside the international space station. The overnight spacewalking mission hit a slight glitch when the robot failed to power up, but NASA officials expect to resolve it soon, the Houston Chronicle reports. Spacewalks on Saturday and Monday will be needed... More »

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 Endeavour Docks After
 New Damage Check
 

Shuttle docks without hitch but launch video shows possible bird hit

Mar 13, 08 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Endeavour docked with the international space station without a glitch yesterday just after the shuttle was again examined for damage, AP reports.  The craft did a full backflip before docking so every inch of it could be inspected. Launch videos first revealed that something may have hit the... More »

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Shuttle Safe, Mission On

No sign of dings in heat shield after blast-off

Mar 12, 08 4:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour is on course to dock with the international space station with apparently no damage to the heat shield during takeoff, the Houston Chronicle reports. Tracking cameras indicated possible debris near the shuttle just after launch that may have struck near the ship's nose.... More »

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NASA • European Space Agency • space shuttle • Endeavour • Jules Verne • Dom Gorie • LeRoy Cain • Rick Linnehan • Garrett Reisman • debris

Endeavour Blasts Into Space

Shuttle will dock with space station tomorrow

Mar 11, 08 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The shuttle Endeavour thundered off its launch pad early this morning, carrying seven astronauts and two major pieces of hardware to the International Space Station. On board is a $1 billion science module that contains research gear for the station's lab, the first Japanese contribution to the orbital base, reports... More »

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Europe to Launch Space Truck

Automated vehicle can haul tons of supplies to space station

Mar 8, 08 3:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Europe is about to launch its most sophisticated spacecraft ever, the BBC reports. The “Jules Verne,” set to take off tomorrow, will deliver supplies to the International Space Station while nudging the station higher into its orbit to prevent it from falling to Earth. The freighter is fully... More »

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Astronauts Will Have to Hitch Rides With
the Russians

NASA will soon have
no way to get to ISS

Mar 7, 08 2:04 PM CST
(Newser) - When NASA retires its fleet of space shuttles in 2010, the agency will have no way of sending men into space until 2015, at the earliest, the Washington Post reports. To carry astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station, largely funded by American taxpayers, the US will have... More »

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Atlantis Lands Safely in Fla.

Landing clears way for military to shoot down satellite

Feb 20, 08 8:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Space shuttle Atlantis landed safely at Kennedy Space Center this morning, capping a successful 13-day mission in which it delivered Europe's first permanent lab to the International Space Station after months of delay, reports Space.com. The shuttle's return clears the way for the US Navy to shoot down a... More »

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Navy Prepares to Fire on Satellite Tonight

After Atlantis is back, warship will take aim
at rogue orbiter

Feb 20, 08 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The US Navy has warned planes and ships away from a large area of the Pacific ahead of an attempt to shoot down a rogue spy satellite carrying toxic fuel tonight, CNN reports. The space shuttle Atlantis is due back on Earth today and military officials are waiting for its... More »

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Navy Ship Prepares to
Shoot Down Spy Satellite

Attempt will be made Thursday from ship

Feb 19, 08 3:48 AM CST
(Newser) - The US Navy will attempt to shoot down a rogue American spy satellite Thursday, just days before it re-enters the earth's atmosphere, reports CNN. Officials plan to bring down the satellite from an Aegis cruiser at sea while it is still 150 miles above the earth, leaving enough time for... More »

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Satellite
Shootdown
May Cost $60M

Navy likely to take aim
next week, after shuttle Atlantis returns

Feb 16, 08 11:51 AM CST
(Newser) - The Navy's attempt to shoot down a malfunctioning spy satellite will cost up to $60 million, CNN reports. Three Navy ships are preparing for the mission, which could take place next week, but only after the space shuttle Atlantis returns. The Navy hopes to destroy the satellite, which has half... More »

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Spacewalkers Upgrade Station

German astronaut, recovered from illness, fits new tank with US colleague

Feb 14, 08 2:55 AM CST
(Newser) - A German astronaut walked in space with a Yank colleague yesterday to fit the International Space Station with a new tank of nitrogen. Hans Schlegal and US astronaut Max Walheim completed the upgrade in a seven-hour mission, reports Space.com. "Hello to all the people of Germany," Walheim... More »

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Recovered Astronaut
Steps Up for Spacewalk

Illness over, German astronaut  readies for spacewalk

Feb 13, 08 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - A German astronaut who was too sick for a scheduled spacewalk earlier this week is feeling much better, and preparing for his first step into the great outdoors today, reports Space.com. "I'm doing very fine," Hans Schlegel, 56, said via videolink from the International Space Station. Schlegel... More »

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Astronauts Deliver Space Lab

Columbus is transferred after 8-hour spacewalk

Feb 11, 08 8:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Two astronauts endured a long spacewalk today to deliver the Columbus lab to the International Space Station, the Houston Chronicle reports. Rex Walheim and Stan Love struggled with heater cables, but guided the 15-ton lab while a station astronaut moved it with a robot arm. The 8-hour walk was the... More »

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Illness Delays Spacewalk
to Install Columbus Lab

Crew investigates minor heat shield damage

Feb 10, 08 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Today's planned spacewalk to install the Columbus lab on the International Space Station was pushed back until tomorrow after Atlantis astronaut Hans Schlegel experienced an undisclosed medical problem. The shuttle crew will spend today instead examining a minor tear in their craft's heat shield, and performing such routine chores as... More »

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Space Shuttle Astronauts Gain Fame

Hall to welcome 4 newcomers, including leader of Hubble launch mission

Jan 11, 08 1:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Four space shuttle pilots have taken one giant leap toward immortality, NASA announced this week: They'll make up the Astronaut Hal of Fame class of 2008. The inductees, who will be honored at a May ceremony, include the commanders who presided over the initial assembly of the International Space Station... More »

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'08 NASA Missions Called Risky

Space agency pushing up against 2010 deadline

Jan 6, 08 11:32 AM CST
(Newser) - NASA is speeding up its space shuttle flight schedule to meet the 2010 deadline for the completion of the International Space Station. This year alone, the space agency will launch six missions—twice the number of the last two years—and some experts worry that the crunch is a recipe... More »

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NASA Sees Minivan for Moon

The shuttle's replacement, due in 2015, will be a utilitarian craft

Dec 9, 07 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Engineers are busy at work building America's next spacecraft, the long overdue replacement of the 33-year-old shuttle, and NASA has this advice for those who can't wait to see the finished product: Think minivan, not Ferrari. Fast Company explores the work at Lockheed and finds the Orion to be utilitarian... More »

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Atlantis Set to Launch Today Despite Flaws

Shuttle to lift off with stricter rules in controversial decision

Dec 9, 07 5:15 AM CST
(Newser) - With tighter safety guidelines in place, NASA plans to go forward this afternoon with the launch of the Atlantis, although the problem of the shuttle's faulty fuel sensors remains unresolved. Following three days of debate, NASA engineers agreed unanimously that the shuttle could launch safely, though the decision has sparked... More »

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Atlantis Launch Bumped to Sunday

NASA will try refueling tanks, to see if sensors reset themselves

Dec 8, 07 7:12 AM CST
(Newser) - NASA has pushed back the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis again, this time until tomorrow, at the earliest. The management team continued to wrestle with what to do about faulty fuel sensors; the cause of the problem is still eluding engineers after two days of study, the Orlando Sentinel... More »

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