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Astronauts pack up as shuttle era nears end

Mon, 07/18/2011 - 14:45 by Neka Sehgal

After 30 years, the United States' space shuttle program is finally drawing to a close.

Atlantis shuttle computer recovers from glitch

Sat, 07/16/2011 - 15:00 by Dipankar Roy
Atlantis Space Shuttle

Astronauts on board of Atlantis space shuttle has successfully recovered one of the four main computers after a glitch caused a crash and set off the alarm on Thursday, said National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) official.

NASA astronauts complete mammoth spacewalk

Mon, 05/23/2011 - 17:40 by Jamie Anderson

Space shuttle Endeavour mission astronauts Michael Fincke and Andrew Feustel ventured outside the International Space Station (ISS) and successfully recharged a solar array coolant system. They also lubricated a solar array drive mechanism during the spacewalk.

Rep. Giffords flies to Florida to be present at Endeavor launch

Thu, 04/28/2011 - 21:52 by Ann Tyler

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has reportedly touched down in Florida on Wednesday for the space shuttle's penultimate launch with her husband at the helm.

Space shuttle Discovery takes off on final mission

Fri, 02/25/2011 - 22:39 by Jaspreet Virk

NASA's space shuttle Discovery rocketed into orbit for the final time on its mission to International Space Station (ISS) Thursday.

Discovery's main spacewalker injured in accident

Sun, 01/16/2011 - 14:29 by Jaspreet Virk

In what could upset NASA's upcoming Discovery mission, Tim Kopra, an astronaut slated to launch space shuttle next month, has been injured in a bicycle accident Saturday.

NASA begins examination of Discovery

Wed, 11/10/2010 - 10:10 by Prince damin

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- NASA says its engineers are investigating the fuel leak that delayed and then canceled last week's launch of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery.

Engineers will remove and inspect the component on the shuttle's external fuel tank that began leaking, and also will inspect a 20-inch crack that developed in the tank's foam insulation.

The crack is located in the inner foam on a different part of the tank than where the fuel leak occurred and is more than twice as long as initially thought, shuttle mission managers said.

Discovery’s space trip delayed to Wednesday

Sun, 10/31/2010 - 17:10 by Yashika kapoor

NASA’s Discovery Space Shuttle’s space trip has been delayed to Wednesday after some leakage was detected in the ships right-side orbital maneuvering system rocket pod.

Workers scramble to fix space shuttle leak

Wed, 10/20/2010 - 06:27 by harsheeb

Cape Canaveral -- Workers at the Kennedy Space Center are working to stop a leak on the Discovery space shuttle that could affect its scheduled Nov. 1 launch, NASA says.

A slight vapor leak in the shuttle's Orbital Maneuvering System tanks and lines was discovered, and technicians attempted to stop it by replacing a flight cap but the effort was unsuccessful, AviationWeek.com reported Tuesday.

On Monday launch managers ordered the tanks and lines drained of toxic fuels so workers could access flange seals in the system for possible replacement.

The repair of the flange would be difficult though not impossible while the shuttle is in its vertical launch position on the pad, Kennedy Space Center spokesman Allard Beutel said.

Shuttle Discovery heads for Earth

Mon, 04/19/2010 - 12:37 by Rakhi

Houston -- The crew of Discovery woke up Monday to The Star Spangled Banner as the space shuttle prepared for a landing in Florida, weather permitting, NASA said.

The wake-up call came at 12:21 a.m. EDT, the space agency said. Discovery is scheduled to touch down at 8:48 a.m. at Kennedy Space Center but NASA said Sunday night weather may interfere with those plans -- with forecasters calling for high overcast and two layers of scattered clouds.

The backup landing site is Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

The mission featured three spacewalks. NASA said Thursday a fourth had been considered to replace a jammed International Space Station nitrogen tank but officials decided it was not needed.

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Discovery space shuttle scheduled for April 5 launch

Sat, 04/03/2010 - 13:34 by Pankhuri kapoor

NASA is all set to launch its Discovery space shuttle to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, April 5 at 6:21 am (ET) from Cape Canaveral.

Endeavour returns to Cape Canaveral

Mon, 02/22/2010 - 16:20 by Arushi Chaudhary

US space shuttle Endeavour that carried six-crew members for a two week assignment to set up a new unit at the International Space Station, returned to Florida Sunday night.