Space Shuttle
Good News and Great Pictures from STS-126
[/caption] Seemingly, the current space shuttle mission, STS-126, has been all about two things: recycling and restoring. The crew has…
Launch of Endeavour Lights Up the Night
[/caption] With a waning gibbous moon hanging over the launch pad, Space Shuttle Endeavour lit up the night sky with…
Listen in on Communications for Today’s Space Shuttle Launch
[/caption] Just a reminder of this evening's launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour. And this time, NASA is trying something new.…
Man Facing 15 Year Jail Term for Ripping Off NASA, Endangering Shuttle Crew
[/caption]Oh dear. This is a tough lesson in "don't sell NASA defective goods!" It would appear that even NASA suffers…
Studying the Life Cycle of Butterflies and Spiders in Space
[/caption] Space biology experiments have just arrived in the classroom. With a focus on hundreds of K-12 students, a University…
DIY ISS: Big Home Improvement Projects for Space Station
[/caption] Astronauts on the crew of STS-126, scheduled to launch on space shuttle Endeavour on Friday, Nov. 14 will be…
Hubble Servicing Mission Delayed; Mission to ISS Set for Nov. 14
[/caption] The space shuttle mission to repair and update the Hubble Space Telescope has been delayed. Mission managers were aiming…
Astronaut Diary Survives Columbia Accident
[/caption] Pages from an astronaut's diary survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia in 2003, and on Sunday, selected…
Teacher-Astronaut’s Legacy Uncovered 22 Years After Challenger Disaster
[/caption] Christa McAuliffe's life tragically ended on January 28th, 1986 when Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch, killing…
Shuttle Mission to Hubble Delayed
[/caption] Because of delays and complications from Hurricane Ike, the launch date for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service…