Space Flight
Discovery and Robonaut Unveiled for February 24 Blast Off
[/caption]Space Shuttle Discovery is unveiled for blastoff at 4:50 p.m. today, Feb. 24 from launch Pad 39 A at the…
Students Will Attempt to Photograph Shuttle Discovery Flight At The Edge of Space
[/caption] From a Challenger Center press release: If all goes according to plan, a balloon with a student-oriented payload will…
Watch Live-Stream of Shuttle Launch on your PlayStation
[/caption] Get a dose of reality via Sony’s PlayStation gaming system. The final liftoff of space shuttle Discovery on February…
Sounds of Comet Tempel 1 smashing into Stardust-NExT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5b9qL-T-3s As Stardust-Next was racing past Comet Tempel at 9.8 km/sec, or 24,000 MPH, it encountered a hail of bullet…
45 Years of Rendezvous and Docking in Space
On Thursday, the European ATV Johannes Kepler will dock with the International Space Station. Rendezvous and docking in space has…
Discovery: A Look Back Before Her Last Flight
As preparations continue for the launch of space shuttle Discovery on STS-133, here's a look back at the history of…
Discovery’s final crew arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – Arriving in their trademark T-38 Talon jets, the crew that will fly the last mission of…
NASA Sets STS-133 Launch for February 24
[/caption] Following a Flight Readiness Review today, NASA and Space Shuttle Program managers announced that space shuttle Discovery is ready…
NASA Weighs Risks of Unique Photo-Op at Space Station
[/caption] If all goes well and space shuttle Discovery arrives at the International Space Station the end of February, there…
ATV Successfully Launches to Space Station
Here's a chance to practice your French countdown skills: watch today's successful launch of the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer…