Space Shuttle
Astronaut Successfully Plucks Out Filler From Shuttle’s Belly
Astronaut Steve Robinson successfully pulled out the protruding gap fillers from between the shuttle's thermal protection tiles during his 7…
Astronauts Prepare for Spacewalk to Remove Gap Filler
Astronauts Steve Robinson and Soichi Noguchi made their preparations to head outside the space shuttle Discovery today. This spacewalk had…
Discovery’s Leading Wing Edge is Safe
Shuttle managers decided on Wednesday that Discovery's leading wing edge is safe for it to make re-entry. This is the…
Flying Foam Grounds Shuttle Fleet
Although Discovery made it safely into orbit, potentially catastrophic chunks of foam dislodged from its fuel tank on Tuesday's launch.…
Shuttle Mission is Safe So Far
NASA has confirmed that the space shuttle Discovery launched safely into orbit yesterday. During their 12-day mission to the International…
Discovery Blasts Off Successfully
After being grounded for more than two years, NASA's shuttle fleet has returned to service with today's dramatic launch of…
Tuesday will Be Launch Day for Discovery
NASA began the countdown for launch of the space shuttle Discovery on July 23. If all goes well, and there…
Discovery Set to Launch Tuesday Morning
Engineers are still working to troubleshoot a malfunctioning fuel gauge on the space shuttle Discovery's external tank, but NASA has…
July 26 Targeted for Discovery Launch
NASA is targeting July 26, 2005 as the earliest date for the space shuttle Discovery to return to flight. Engineers…
Return to Flight Launch Pushed Back at Least a Week
Space Shuttle managers have announced that Discovery won't be lifting off until late next week, at the earliest. Engineers and…