NASA works to gather financial support for a final space shuttle launch tentatively planned for late June. – As the space agencys storied space shuttle program winds down, NASA announced it has “baselined” the STS-135 mission for a target launch date of June 28. The mission would see space shuttle Atlantis deliver supplies to the International Space Station, including a replacement for a malfunctioning pum…
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…
Arguably the biggest story to come out of the NASA space program in 2010 is the winding down of the space shuttle program. That not only affects NASA, but also thousands of American workers who now face an uncertain future. While NASA plans to launch at least two more missions in 2011, the end of the three-decade space shuttle program marks the eclipse of some of NASA’s most storied achievements. These events, however, should not diminish what NASA achieved this year. The space agency and its international partners celebrated 10 years of permanent human habitation on the International Space Station (ISS) on Nov. 2, and participated in the August rescue of trapped Chilean miners. "NASA achievements this year across the spectrum& from science to aeronautics, education and human spaceflight& provided incredible value to our nation," according to NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver. "We continue to build upon our rich history, taking on new challenges and doing the things that no one else can do& all for the benefit of humanity." – …
A fuel leak has caused the delay of space shuttle Discovery’s final flight until the end of November, NASA said. – The space shuttle Discovery’s liftoff to the International Space Station was
postponed for a third time because of a leak in the ground umbilical carrier
plate at Launch Pad 39A, which prompted a scrub of Friday’s launch attempt,
NASA officials reported. Discovery’s six STS-133
astronauts left N…
The space shuttle Discovery goes up to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, NASA reported. – NASA’s shuttle program Mission Management Team met this morning as the
countdown remained on track to launch space shuttle Discovery Wednesday on the STS-133
mission, with a scheduled launch time just before 4
p.m. EDT.
The weather forecast calls for a 70 percent chance of acceptable conditions…
NASA plans another spacewalk this week after a repair mission to fix a broken cooling pump on the International Space Station was unsuccessful. – NASA announced plans for another spacewalk after weekend attempts to
repair a broken ammonia pump module aboard the International Space
Station failed. The space agency reported the next spacewalk
would take place no earlier than Aug. 11. Expedition 24 Flight
Engineers Doug Wheelock and Tracy Ca…
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station will embark on a spacewalk Aug. 6 to replace a failed ammonia pump module on the spacecraft. – NASA has decided to wait until Aug. 6 to conduct a
spacewalk to replace a failed ammonia pump module on the International
Space Station. The spacewalk had originally been planned for Aug. 5.
Mission managers, program managers, flight controllers,
engineers, astronauts and spacewalk experts made …
NASA reports that an unmanned Russian cargo craft docked successfully at the International Space Station after a failed first attempt. – NASA announced, quot;The ISS Progress 38 cargo resupply ship successfully
docked to the aft end of the International Space Station’s Zvezda service
module at 12:17 p.m. EDT Sunday, quot;
saying the docking maneuver was quot;executed flawlessly by Progress’ Kurs
automated rendezvous system. quo…
The launch dates of space shuttle Endeavour and Discovery get pushed back due to "space traffic" and a delay in upgrades to parts destined for the International Space Station, NASA reports. – The last launch of NASAs storied space shuttle program has been pushed back to February 26, 2011 the space agency reported. Space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), which will deliver spare parts to the orbiting facility, will be the 36th mission to the sta…
The crew flying the space shuttle Atlantis starts preparations for their return to Earth, conducting an inspection of the shuttle’s heat shield after ending a seven-day visit to the International Space Station (ISS). – After undocking from the International Space Station on Sunday, the crew of
the space shuttle Atlantis, which is on its final mission, began a
final inspection of Atlantis heat shield. The crew of six will also pack up
spacesuits and have some time off, the space agency NASA reported.
Shuttle m…
Two crew members of space shuttle Atlantis’ final flight conducted the third and final spacewalk of the mission, installing the final set of batteries on the International Space Station (ISS). – Space shuttle Atlantis crew members Michael Good and Garrett Reisman
installed the final new battery, battery F, on one of the four solar arrays on
the International Space Station (ISS) during the missions third and final
spacewalk. All six batteries the STS-132
mission delivered to the station …
As the space shuttle Atlantis and its crew embark on their final mission into space, mission STS-132, here is a look at whats going on above Earth as the shuttle crew replaces components on the International Space Station, among other tasks. The mission’s three spacewalks focus on storing spare components outside the station, including six batteries, a communications antenna and parts for the Canadian Dextre robotic arm. – …
The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis is conducting the second of three planned spacewalks today, this time to replace three of six batteries on a solar array powering the International Space Station (ISS). – NASA announced spacewalkers Steve Bowen and Michael Good of the
space shuttle Atlantis installed the first of three new batteries,
battery A on the B side of one of the four solar arrays on the
International Space Station (ISS). The spacewalkers completed the
installation at two hours and 27 min…
In the second of three planned space walks during the space shuttle Atlantis’ final mission, NASA astronauts successfully delivered a Russian research module, known as Rassvet, to the International Space Station (ISS). – On its final mission, the crew of
the space shuttle Atlantis successfully brought the Russian Mini-Research
Module-1, also known as Rassvet (Russian for “dawn”), to its permanent home on
the Russian segment of the International Space Station. NASA said Rassvet will provide
additional storage spa…
NASA announced the crew of space shuttle Atlantis’ last mission, STS-132, are preparing for the first of three six-hour spacewalks aimed at upgrading or replacing components of the International Space Station (ISS). – <p>At about 8 a.m. EST this morning, space shuttle Atlantis
spacewalkers Garrett Reisman and Steve Bowen switched their suits to
battery power, signifying the start of todays 6.5-hour excursion for
the STS-132 mission and the first of three planned spacewalks.
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As NASA’s shuttle program winds down, the crew for the space shuttle Atlantis’ final mission arrive in Florida for preflight preparations. The launch is scheduled for May 14, according to the space agency.
– The six astronauts for space shuttle Atlantis’ STS-132
mission to the International Space Station are at NASA’s Kennedy
Space Center
in Florida for their prelaunch
preparations, the space agency has announced.
The crew arrived at Kennedy’s Shuttle Landing Facility in four T-38 jets
yesterday …
As the space shuttle program winds down, NASA delays the flight of shuttle Endeavour until November, citing the addition of a particle adapter bound for the International Space Station (ISS).
– NASA announced
it is planning to make some changes to the target launch dates for the
last two scheduled space shuttle flights. Scientists with the a $2
billion particle detector, or Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) program
recently decided to change out the current magnet in the particle
phys…
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