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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 • space • International Space Station • Star Wars • light saber • Lucasfilm • Discovery space shuttle

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

Endeavour Heads Home, Dodging Dean

Hurricane threat to Mission Control lessens, but shuttle leaves early

Aug 19, 07 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - To a chorus of ringing bells, space shuttle Endeavour undocked today from the international space station, skipping out a day early because of fears Hurricane Dean could disrupt its landing operations. Even though revised predictions show the storm poses almost no threat to Houston and Mission Control, the AP reports,... More »

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NASA • Houston • International Space Station • Barbara Morgan • space flight • Endeavor • Hurricane Dean • Scott Kelly • Cape Canaveral

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

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

Astronauts Look at Endeavour's Tummy Trouble

NASA examines gouge as flying foam invokes memories of Columbia

Aug 12, 07 5:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Endeavor’s crew gave NASA a better look at a wound on the space shuttle’s belly today, CNN reports. Astronauts used a robotic arm to photograph the three-inch gouge on the shuttle’s heat shield, a ding caused by a flying piece of foam during liftoff. NASA hopes the... More »

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NASA • Columbia University • space • astronauts • International Space Station • Barbara Morgan • Endeavor • foam • Charles Hobaugh • Tracy Caldwell

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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NASA • space exploration • space • astronauts • space shuttle • International Space Station • Endeavour • space travel • spacewalk • heat shield

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

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

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

NASA Admits Sabotage, Drunk Astronauts

Agency says hard stuff not right stuff, vows
to launch action

Jul 27, 07 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - NASA promised immediate action today on embarrassing reports of an intentionally damaged computer and inebriated astronauts. An administrator said an internal safety review, staff briefing on new policy, and official 12-hour pre-flight ban on alcohol would follow an independent panel’s finding of “heavy” alcohol use by astronauts before... More »

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NASA • alcohol • Lisa Nowak • space • astronauts • Shana Dale • International Space Station

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 Hitches Ride to Florida

Shuttle leaves California
for home, mounted on a 747

Jul 1, 07 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The space shuttle Atlantis set off to return to Florida from its emergency landing site in California today—strapped to a jumbo jet. The Boeing 747 carrying Atlantis departed from the Mojave Desert Air Base and will stop to refuel along its trip at undisclosed locations. It's expected to arrive... More »

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Florida • NASA • California • Boeing • Kennedy Space Center • air base • International Space Station • Mojave Desert • Atlantis Space Shuttle

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

Atlantis Heads Home

13-day mission concludes; rain may delay landing in Florida

Jun 19, 07 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station today and set out on the final leg of its 13-day mission. The seven astronauts' final preparations for landing included making sure the craft's heat shield was ready to re-enter the atmosphere before landing Thursday—or later if the weather doesn't... More »

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Russia • space • Sunita Williams • astronauts • space shuttle • Earth • Kennedy Space Center • International Space Station • Atlantis Space Shuttle

Space Station Computers Fail, Air Supply Threatened

Crew not in immediate danger; shuttle may have to head home early

Jun 14, 07 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Russian computers that control the international space station's air supply, water and orientation are down, the AP reports. The unprecedented failure could lengthen the current shuttle mission, or, at worst, force the crew to come home early, but there is no immediate danger. "We have plenty of resources,... More »

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NASA • International Space Station • computer

Shuttle Docks at Space Station

Jun 11, 07 5:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Atlantis docked with the international space station today, bringing with it a segment to be added to the station and the newest member of its crew. The arrival was marred by concern about a piece of thermal blanket on the shuttle that peeled back during launch;  ground control... More »

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NASA • space • Sunita Williams • astronauts • Clayton Anderson • International Space Station • Atlantis Space Shuttle

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