Space Shuttle
NASA Astronaut Charged With Attempted Murder
As you've probably heard by now, NASA astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak was arrested this week, and charged with attempted kidnapping.…
Discovery Pulls Away from the Station
After 8 days docked together, and 4 spacewalks, the astronauts on board the International Space Station and the space shuttle…
Astronauts Fold Up a Solar Panel on the Final Spacewalk
On their fourth and final trip outside the International Space Station, US astronaut Robert Curbeam and Sweden's Christer Fuglesang convinced…
Astronauts Working to Fold Arrays
Mission Specialists Robert Curbeam and Christer Fuglesang have gone back outside the International Space Station to try and get its…
Station’s Solar Panels Retracted Halfway
Shuttle astronauts spent a frustrating day today, trying to get the International Space Station's solar wings retracted. NASA was hoping…
First STS-116 Space Walk Wraps Up
Construction is continued on the International Space Station today, when the crew of STS-116 went outside on their first spacewalk…
Discovery Blasts Off in Rare Night Launch
The space shuttle Discovery blasted off Saturday night, beginning a new mission to the International Space Station. The launch was…
Discovery Launch Planned for December 7
NASA senior managers have picked December 7 for the next launch for the space shuttle Discovery. If all goes well,…
NASA is Go for Hubble Repair
Finally some good news for the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA announced a new space shuttle mission to repair and upgrade…
Atlantis Back on Earth, Safe and Sound
Atlantis and its astronaut crew returned safely back to Earth this morning after 12 days in space. The shuttle touched…