Space Shuttle

Marathon EVA for Hubble Astronauts

[/caption] The Hubble Space Telescope kept throwing curveballs at spacewalking astronauts on Friday, but with more elbow grease and a…

16 years ago

Amazing Images of Shuttle and Hubble Transiting Sun

[/caption] No, these aren't sunspots finally appearing on our currently quiet sun. Check out these amazing images taken by photographer…

16 years ago

Camera That Saved Hubble is Replaced

[/caption] While mission specialists John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel successfully accomplished all their tasks for the first EVA of the…

16 years ago

Hubble Captured by Space Shuttle Crew

[/caption] The Hubble Space Telescope is now safely in the arms of space shuttle Atlantis. "Houston," a jubilant shuttle commander…

16 years ago

Atlantis HD Launch Video; Heat Shield Inspection Today

Following Monday's successful launch of the space shuttle, Atlantis and her crew are well on their way to rendezvous with…

16 years ago

Hubble Servicing Mission Meets the Big Screen; Watch With Friends

[/caption] The crew of the upcoming Hubble servicing mission have not only been busy training for all contingencies of spaceflight…

16 years ago

NASA Begins Job Layoffs As Shuttle Retirement Looms

[/caption] NASA began the first round of job layoffs today as the space agency prepares to retire its fleet of…

16 years ago

It’s Official: Hubble Mission to Launch May 11

[/caption]After today's Flight Readiness Review for space shuttle Atlantis’ STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, mission managers unanimously agreed…

16 years ago

The NASA Buzz: Shuttle Extension, Abandoning the Moon, and What About an Administrator?

[/caption] The blogosphere and Twitterverse has been buzzing the past couple of days with NASA what-ifs and possibilities. But that…

16 years ago

NASA Will Try to Launch Hubble Repair Mission Early

[/caption] Personally, I think this move is just in response to the Onion's most recent dig at NASA ("NASA Embarks…

16 years ago