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Atlantis Crew Counts Down

Crew assembles in Cape Canaveral for Thursday launch

Dec 4, 07 4:20 PM CST
(Newser) - The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis arrived in Cape Canaveral yesterday to prepare for their Thursday launch, reports Space.com. NASA repaired damage to the foam covering the shuttle’s fuel tank over the weekend and said the repair shouldn’t delay the mission, which will add European research... More »

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NASA • space shuttle • International Space Station • Atlantis Space Shuttle • Alan Poindexter • Columbus

Astronauts Wire Up 'Harmony'

Two spacewalkers attach a new room to international space station

Nov 20, 07 7:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Two astronauts set up a new room on the international space station today, the AP reports. Their relatively quick, successful work was greeted with smiles from Mission Control: The room has to be functional before NASA can send up its next shuttle, currently scheduled for a Dec. 6 launch, which... More »

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NASA • space • astronauts • space shuttle • International Space Station • Daniel Tani

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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NASA • astronauts • space shuttle • Kennedy Space Center • International Space Station • space flight • Cape Canaveral • Johnson Space Center • spacecraft • Columbia Space Shuttle • Discovery space shuttle

Astronauts Fix Solar Panel

They complete risky mission on international space station

Nov 3, 07 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two astronauts fixed the broken solar panel on the international space station today in one of the riskiest spacewalks ever undertaken, the AP reports. Scott Parazynski installed a brace and fixed snarled wires on the highly electrified panel, which then unfurled to its full length. "Excellent work guys, excellent,... More »

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space shuttle • International Space Station • spacewalk • Scott Parazynski • solar panel

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

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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Endeavour Returns Home

Shuttle touches down a day early to beat Hurricane Dean

Aug 21, 07 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Endeavour landed safely in Florida this afternoon, a day earlier than planned. Damage sustained during launch didn't affect the space shuttle's return from its 13-day mission, and neither did Hurricane Dean, CNN reports. "Welcome back. You give new meaning to the term 'higher education,' " Mission Control told... More »

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NASA • space shuttle • International Space Station • Endeavour • space travel • Hurricane Dean • Johnson Space Center • landing

NASA Learned Its Lesson With Endeavour

Caution, elaborate tools mark dramatic shift from Columbia era

Aug 20, 07 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Endeavour faced the same problem that the ill-fated Columbia did, but NASA officials handled the two missions in dramatically different ways, marking a radical cultural shift at the space agency. Columbia’s shuttle suffered more damage from a flying piece of foam, but NASA still spent days using elaborate equipment... More »

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NASA • Columbia University • Stanford University • space shuttle • Endeavor • Ames Research Center • Michael D. Griffin • George Washington University

Storm Forces Shuttle Home Early

Astronauts wrap up early to reach Houston before Hurricane Dean

Aug 18, 07 5:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - NASA managers worried about the wrath of Hurricane Dean have ordered shuttle Endeavour home a day earlier than planned, the AP reports. Astronauts wrapped up a space walk today and prepared for a trip that would leave tomorrow and land in Houston on Tuesday. One astronaut clearly saw the hurricane’... More »

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NASA • storm • astronauts • space shuttle • International Space Station • Endeavour • space flight • hurricane • Hurricane Dean

Astronauts Will Skip Shuttle Fix

NASA decides gash won't be a hazard during re-entry

Aug 17, 07 2:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - NASA has decided against a risky spacewalk repair job on the gouged heat shield of the space shuttle Endeavour, AP reports. Engineers concluded that a gash in the tiled underside of the spacecraft will not be a hazard during re-entry. Attempting a repair could risk causing more damage and could... More »

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NASA • Columbia University • astronauts • space shuttle • Endeavour • Challenger • repair • spacewalk • heat shield • robotic arm • tile • Alvin Drew

Endeavour May Not Need Repair

Shuttle should be able to return to Earth safely

Aug 15, 07 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Repairs to the damaged heat shield on the space shuttle Endeavor may not be needed before the shuttle's return to Earth, NASA says, based on the first set of tests, completed yesterday. Program managers say they are "cautiously optimistic" that business-card-sized gash in Endeavour's thermal tiles shouldn't pose a... More »

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NASA • space shuttle • International Space Station • Barbara Morgan • Endeavour • repair

Space Crew May Try Risky Fix

NASA weighs methods to repair gash in shuttle heat shield

Aug 14, 07 3:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Astronauts on board the space shuttle Endeavour will likely attempt a spacewalk to fix a gouge in the craft's heat shield cause by debris that slammed into it during takeoff, USA Today reports. The debris carved a cavity more than three inches long and an inch deep on the tiled... More »

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NASA • Columbia University • astronauts • space shuttle • Endeavour • repair • heat shield

NASA Eyes Endeavor Damage

Engineers say ice chunk hit shuttle's underbelly, could endanger re-entry

Aug 11, 07 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Endeavour's astronauts finished their first spacewalk today by installing a 2-ton beam on the back of the international space station, the AP reports. Meanwhile NASA engineers inspected troubling images of a gash in shuttle Endeavour’s heat shield caused, they believe, by an ice chunk that flew off the fuel... More »

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Shuttle Docks With Space Station

Endeavour checked for foam damage, mission control not worried

Aug 10, 07 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station today after executing an orbital flip to allow the exterior of the craft to be photographed and examined for any damage sustained during liftoff. Three foam chunks detached from the shuttle during launch, and although some damage remains possible, mission managers say... More »

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space • astronauts • space shuttle • International Space Station • Barbara Morgan • Endeavour

Shuttle to Dock With Station

First, the station's camera will inspect Endeavour for damage

Aug 10, 07 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - The crew of the Endeavour spent most of yesterday checking their vessel for damage from insulation that broke off the fuel tank during the launch; today they will dock the shuttle with the International Space Station. First, the shuttle will flip around in front of the ISS so that the... More »

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First Teacher Rockets to Space

Endeavour launches without a hitch 21 years after McAuliffe tragedy

Aug 9, 07 4:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former schoolteacher Barbara Morgan safely reached space last night when the shuttle Endeavour rocketed through a problem-free launch. Ten minutes after its evening blastoff, the shuttle was orbiting 140 miles above the Earth in preparation for docking with the International Space Station tomorrow. Morgan is the first astronaut teacher since... More »

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NASA • space • space shuttle • International Space Station • Christa McAuliffe • Barbara Morgan • Endeavour • space flight • Challenger • teacher

All Systems Go for Teacher

Long wait for Morgan, Endeavour set to end with evening launch

Aug 8, 07 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Countdown is continuing in Florida toward blastoff for the space shuttle Endeavour, the Orlando Sentinel reports, with an 80% chance of favorable conditions at tonight's scheduled launch time of 6:36pm Eastern. Teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan, a backup to the educator killed in the 1986 Challenger disaster, has brought national attention... More »

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NASA • plants • space shuttle • Christa McAuliffe • Barbara Morgan • Endeavour • space flight • student • teacher

US Teacher Headed
for Space

NASA readies educator
21 years after Challenger disaster

Aug 6, 07 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - NASA is sending another schoolteacher into space, 21 years after the Challenger disaster killed educator Christa McAuliffe. Barbara Morgan, a former Idaho schoolteacher and now a fully trained astronaut, will spend most of the trip transferring cargo to the International Space Station and about six hours on educational pursuits. When... More »

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NASA • space exploration • space • space shuttle • International Space Station • Christa McAuliffe • Barbara Morgan

Astronaut Takes Out the Trash, Into Space

Discarded equipment expected to burn up
in Earth's atmosphere

Jul 23, 07 4:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - A NASA astronaut hurled two large pieces of space junk—a 1,400-pound reservoir filled with ammonia and a 212-pound piece of video equipment—off the International Space Station and into the Earth's orbit today. NASA does not approve of space littering, Reuters reports, but the agency had no other... More »

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NASA • space • ocean • garbage • astronauts • space shuttle • atmosphere • International Space Station

Atlantis Detours, Lands in Calif.

Space shuttle, 7 astronauts return after Fla. weather forces change of plans

Jun 22, 07 7:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Atlantis space shuttle landed in California this afternoon, touching down at Edwards Air Force Base after weather forced a 1-day delay and a detour from Florida. The craft's signature twin sonic booms reverberated from San Diego to Los Angeles before the shuttle glided to a stop in the Mojave... More »

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NASA • Sunita Williams • astronauts • space shuttle • Edwards AFB • International Space Station • Atlantis Space Shuttle

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