NASA readies the space shuttle Discovery for its scheduled launch on Feb. 24. – The space shuttle Discovery reached Launch Pad 39A following its 3.4
mile trek on the crawler-transporter from the Vehicle Assembly
Building, NASA reported, noting the first motion began Jan. 31.
The space agency reported the rotating service structure was closed
around Discovery the morning of …
Discovery’s long-delayed launch is pushed back again as NASA officials address cracks in the space shuttle’s external tank. – NASA managers are evaluating potential launch dates for space shuttle Discovery in late February and working to see if International Space Station orbit operations would allow a launch as early as Feb. 24.
The space agency said more would be known next week and managers hope to set a launch date…
The long delayed final launch of the space shuttle Discovery will move ahead as planned, despite evidence of new cracks. – The launch of the space shuttle Discovery remains on track for early
February, despite the need for additional repairs to the shuttle’s fuel tank,
according to NASA officials. The 26-year-old Discovery, which has been in orbit
38 times and is the senior citizen of the U.S.
space program, is to b…
The space agency on Dec. 3 postponed what was to be the final launch of Discovery until after the holidays. – NASA is not taking any chances with the 26-year-old Space Shuttle
Discovery, which has been in orbit 38 times and is the senior citizen
of the U.S. space program.
The agency on Dec. 3 postponed for the third time what was to be the
final launch of Discovery until after the holidays. It origina…
Technicians at the space agency say the cracks found in the space shuttle’s fuel tank insulation can be repaired. – Officials at NASA said two cracks found in the space shuttle Discovery’s
fuel tanks can be repaired while the shuttle sits on the launch pad. Agency
officials said they discovered cracks along the foam insulation lining of the
fuel tanks. The cracks (one is at least 20 inches long) were found whi…
A fuel leak delays the final launch of the space shuttle Discovery until at least Monday, NASA reports. – The launch of the space shuttle Discovery encountered another delay due to a
fuel leak, space agency NASA reported. Space shuttle managers scrubbed
Discovery’s launch attempt due to a hydrogen leak at the Ground Umbilical
Carrier Plate, or GUCP.
NASA officials said the next launch opportunity w…
Space shuttle Discovery’s final mission has been delayed because of storms, but mission controllers hope for a Friday launch. – Space shuttle Discovery has encountered yet another obstacle
on the way to its final mission: storms.
Inclement weather led NASAs mission controllers to scrub
Discoverys Nov. 4 launch. “If it looked like there was any possible chance of
giving it a shot, then I think we would have,” Pete Nickole…
The space shuttle Discovery has been rolled into position on the launchpad for its final flight, NASA reports. – NASA announced the space shuttle Discoverys final
trip to Launch Pad 39A is complete. Discovery began the 3.4-mile
rollout from Kennedys Vehicle Assembly Building on Sept. 20 and rolled
into place on the launch pad early Sept. 21, NASA reported.
Discoverys STS-133 mission is targeted to launch t…
After a long approach path that took the Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven astronauts across the middle of the United States, the shuttle safely landed this morning at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
– The space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven astronauts landed
at Floridas Kennedy Space Center this morning at 9:08 a.m. Eastern
Time after a journey of 238 orbits around Earth and more than 6.2
million miles. The scheduled Monday landing had been delayed due to
worries over rainy, foggy c…
The space agency orders a safety review for the scheduled March 18 launch of the space shuttle Discovery following the discovery of a small amount of cocaine in a restricted hangar. NASA officials anticipate no delay in the shuttle fleet’s 2010 schedule.
– They are apparently using
more than space to get high at NASA.
NASA officials are reviewing the preparation work done for the March 18 launch
of space shuttle Discovery after a small amount of cocaine was discovered in a
restricted shuttle hangar. A Kennedy Space Center employee found the smal…
The space shuttle Discovery is heading back to Earth carrying seven astronauts and a pint-sized traveller who now holds the record for the longest time spent in orbit — “Toy Story” movie star Buzz Lightyear. The 30cm tall figurine was launched into orbit on the Discovery in May 2008, and
Its mission at the International Space Station accomplished, including repairs and delivering the treadmill named after comedian Stephen Colbert, the space shuttle Discovery undocks from the ISS and heads off for a planned Sept. 10 landing at Kennedy Space Center.
– The space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station
Sept. 8, conducted a fly-around of the space station and then hit the thrusters
to head back to Earth. NASA anticipates a Sept. 10 landing at Kennedy
Space Center,
in Florida.
Pilot Kevin Ford undocked Discovery from th…
The space shuttle Discovery has arrived at the International Space Station for a nine-day stay.
Commander Rick Sturkow used the main thrusters to dock at the station because the smaller manoeuvring ones were out of action.
The shuttle is carrying scientific and exercise equipment for the space station’s residents.
Its astronauts will also carry out a range of repairs and installations before returning to Earth.
Their schedule includes three spacewalks to replace exterior science experiments, prepare the platform for the arrival of a new module next year, and to install a new ammonia storage tank and return the used one.
Discovery will also drop off US astronaut Nicole Stott for a three-month stay on the ISS and pick up colleague Tim Kopra for the ride home.
The shuttle will spend a total of 13 days in space.
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After two launch delays, the space shuttle Discovery finally gets under way for a 13-day resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Discovery mission is primarily focused on delivering more than seven tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain the six crew members on the ISS.
– The space shuttle Discovery finally got under way late Aug. 28 for a
resupply mission to the International Space Station. After two postponements one
for weather and another due to a faulty liquid hydrogen valve Discovery’s midnight launch went smoothly, and the
spacecraft is expected to arrive A…
The space shuttle Discovery blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center late on Friday on a mission to the International Space Station. Discovery roared into the dark night-time Florida sky at 11:59 pm Friday (0359 GMT Saturday), as scheduled, and reached orbit just a few minutes later.
