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Shuttle Endeavour Makes Nighttime Landing

February 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

U.S. space shuttle Endeavour arrived back on Earth after a two-week mission to install the 16-ton Tranquility node and its attendant cupola on the International Space Station, which will give the facilitys crew more docking space for vehicles. The cupola includes windows for a sweeping view of Earth, the better for crew to manipulate a robotic arm used to help dock craft heading for the station. Endeavours was one of the few remaining missions before NASA plans on mothballing its shuttles by the end of the year.
– The shuttle Endeavour made a rare nighttime landing at
Kennedy
Space
Center Feb. 22, touching down at
10:20
pm EST. The vehicles six-member crew had successfully
completed a two-week mission to install the last major component of the
International Space Station, undocking from that orbital f…

Space shuttle Endeavour returns safely to Earth

February 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

Space shuttle Endeavour and its six crew members wrapped up a 14-day construction mission to the International Space Station on Sunday with a precision touchdown in Florida. Double-sonic booms rang through the balmy night as the spaceship dropped beneath the sound barrier for first

Storms delay Endeavour astronauts

February 21st, 2010 | No Comments

Astronauts aboard the US shuttle Endeavour hope to end their two-week mission to the International Space Station Sunday, but stormy weather is threatening to delay their return to Earth. Endeavour’s six crew are scheduled to touchdown at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 10:16 pm

Endeavour Heads for Earth

February 20th, 2010 | No Comments

After successfully delivering and installing the 16-ton Tranquility node and its cupola, Endeavour undocks from the International Space Station and heads for a Feb. 21 return to the Kennedy Space Center.
– The space shuttle Endeavour and its six-member crew are expected to
return to Earth Feb. 21 after a successful 14-day mission in which
astronauts installed the last major component of the International
Space Station. Endeavour undocked from the ISS shortly before 8 p.m. EDT on Feb. 19.

Aft…

Second Endeavour shuttle spacewalk gets underway

February 14th, 2010 | No Comments

Endeavour shuttle astronauts began the second spacewalk of their trip Saturday to complete work on an observation dome as Nasa said the crew’s mission would be extended by a day. US astronaut Bob Behnken and his British-born partner Nicholas Patrick switched their suits to battery power,

Endeavour’s Spacewalkers Attach Tranquility Node to ISS

February 12th, 2010 | No Comments

On the mission’s first spacewalk, spacewalkers Bob Behnken and Nicholas Patrick unload the new Tranquility node from the Endeavour’s cargo bay and successfully attach the 16-ton node to the International Space Station. The next step is to attach the cupola — the so-called room with a view.
– Astronauts Bob Behnken and Nicholas Patrick are back on the International Space Station after successfully unloading and
installing the 16-ton Tranquility node during a 6.5-hour spacewalk. The
newest addition to the ISS was installed at 1:20 a.m. EST over the
Indian Ocean west of Singapore.

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Endeavour Crew Readies for First Spacewalk

February 11th, 2010 | No Comments

Spacewalkers Nicholas Patrick and Robert Behnken face their first major task of the 13-day mission to the International Space Station as they prepare to unload and begin the installation of the Tranquility node.
– The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour begins the first major portion of its
mission to the International Space Station Feb. 12 when astronauts Nicholas
Patrick and Robert Behnken will unload and prepare to install the Tranquility
mode, the last U.S.
portion of the ISS.

The new node will add…

Space Shuttle Endeavour Readies for ISS Docking

February 9th, 2010 | No Comments

Endeavour’s payload includes the Tranquility node — the last U.S. portion of the International Space Station — which will provide additional room for crew members and many of the space station’s life support and environmental control systems. Attached to Tranquility mode will be a a cupola, which houses a robotic control station and has seven windows to provide a panoramic view of Earth, celestial objects and visiting spacecraft.
– After inspecting their spacecraft for any launch damage, the crew of
the space shuttle Endeavour began Feb. 9 to prepare for an early Feb.
10 docking with the ISS (International Space Station. Once there, the
crew over three space walks will begin constructing the final U.S.
portion of the space…

Endeavour Off to ISS After Fiery Launch

February 8th, 2010 | No Comments

Weather clears for a spectacular night launch that lit up the sky around the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After an eight-and-a-half minute ride into orbit, Endeavour heads for docking with the International Space Station.
– After a one-day weather delay, the space shuttle Endeavour blasted off
in a fiery pre-dawn launch Feb. 8. With the space shuttle program due
to be discontinued at the end of the year, the launch was the last
night launch in the history of the shuttle program.
quot;What a beautiful launch we h…

NASA Delays Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch

February 7th, 2010 | No Comments

Dynamic weather conditions at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida force NASA to order at least a 24-hour delay for the space shuttle Endeavour’s 11-day mission to the International Space Station.
– Last-minute weather concerns forced NASA to scratch the Feb. 7 predawn
launch of the space shuttle Endeavour. Less than an hour before the scheduled 4:39 a.m. EST blastoff, NASA was hopeful the
weather would clear, but the space agency finally ordered a stand-down at 4:31 a.m.

NASA now hopes a …

Endeavour Kicks Off Farewell Tour of Space Shuttles

January 31st, 2010 | No Comments

The space shuttle program will begin marking off milestones as the fleet prepares for its final year before hitting the mothballs. The first of five flights in 2010 kicks off with a final night launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Feb. 7 on a mission to the International Space Station to deliver the Tranquility node, the final module of the U.S. portion of the space station.
– With the space shuttle fleet currently scheduled for retirement at the end
of the year, Endeavour begins the farewell tour with a Feb. 7 launch from
NASA’s Kennedy Space
Center, headed to the International
Space Shuttle. Five shuttle missions are planned in 2010; the last flight is
currently ta…

Mission Accomplished: NASA Endeavour Spruces Up ISS

August 5th, 2009 | No Comments

The space shuttle Endeavour recently completed a roundtrip 16-day, 6.5-million mile journey to the International Space Station. The primary purpose of the mission was to ferry and then install the Japanese Exposed Facility installation to the Kibo (which means peace in Japanese) laboratory module of the station. The Endeavour crew needed five spacewalks to install the outdoor platform and to perform other duties upgrading the station. The mission was the second longest in shuttle history and along the way the crews of both Endeavour and the International Space Station captured some spectacular images from space. eWEEK’s review of the NASA’s July mission.By Roy Mark
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Space shuttle Endeavour successfully returns to Earth

August 1st, 2009 | No Comments

Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven astronauts ended a 16-day journey of more than 6.5 million miles on July 31, landing at NASAâ€™s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
During the flight, Endeavour delivered the final piece of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agencyâ€™s Kibo laboratory and a new crew member to the International Space Station [...]

Shuttle landing

July 31st, 2009 | No Comments

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts returned to Earth on Friday, completing a long but successful construction job that boosted the size and power of the international space station.
Endeavour glided through a slightly hazy sky and touched down on Kennedy Space Center’s landing strip. Its smooth and punctual late [...]

Endeavour Undocks from ISS, Heads Home

July 28th, 2009 | No Comments

Having completed a major build-out phase at the International Space Station, Endeavour conducts a victory lap around the ISS before streaking toward Earth for a scheduled July 31 landing at Cape Canaveral.
– The Space Shuttle Endeavour successfully undocked from the International
Space Station July 28 and began the trek back to Earth. During the 11-day stay
at the ISS, the seven-person Endeavour crew combined with the six-person
permanent ISS crew to complete a major build-out at the station over fiv…

Astronauts Complete Final ISS Spacewalk

July 27th, 2009 | No Comments

On their last full day at the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle Endeavour’s crew finishes the fifth and final spacewalk of the 16-day mission. The Endeavour is scheduled to depart the ISS July 28 and return to Earth July 31.
– Spacewalkers Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn completed their final mission
tasks July 27 as the Space Shuttle Endeavour prepares to leave the
International Space Station July 28 for a return trip to Earth. Cassidy and Marshburn’s
spacewalk was the fifth and final spacewalk of the 16-day mission t…

Endeavour Crew Finishing ISS Battery Swaps

July 24th, 2009 | No Comments

Astronauts from the Endeavour space shuttle are almost done replacing International Space Station batteries that store power collected by the ISS’ solar wings. As spacewalkers Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn toil on the 7.5-hour spacewalk, Russia launches a cargo ship to ISS.
– Construction on the International Space Station continued July 24 as the
Space Shuttle Endeavour crew engaged in a marathon 7.5-hour spacewalk to swap
out batteries for the ISS’ oldest set of solar arrays. The batteries store
power collected by the solar wings and cost $3.6 million each.

The 1…

Celebrate Apollo 11

July 21st, 2009 | No Comments

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex celebrated the 40th anniversary of man’s first moon landing with their own spacewalk Monday, heading outside to stockpile some big spare parts.
In the second outing of their mission, David Wolf and Thomas Marshburn anchored a 6-foot dish antenna on the international space station for [...]

Endeavour Crew Completes Second Spacewalk

July 20th, 2009 | No Comments

Astronauts complete a long day in space with the installation of a Ku-Band space-to-ground antenna, an outside pump module and a linear drive unit to an external stowage platform. NASA gives a go to start using a faulty ISS toilet.
– While Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael
Collins celebrated the 40th anniversary of man’s first steps on the
moon at the White House July 20, astronauts at the ISS (International
Space Station) dealt with a more mundane matter: plumbing.

A Russian-built, multimillion-…

Astronauts Dealing With Flooded Toilet On Space Station