Space Shuttle

Discovery Won’t Launch Before Sunday

NASA has announced that the space shuttle Discovery's earliest launch window will be on Sunday, July 17 at 1914 UTC…

19 years ago

Malfunctioning Fuel Gauge Delays Shuttle

The return to flight launch of the space shuttle Discovery was delayed Wednesday when a faulty fuel gage failed a…

19 years ago

Shuttle Exhaust Can Make Clouds in Antarctica

A new study by NASA and the Naval Research Institute has found that exhaust from the space shuttle can create…

19 years ago

STS-114 Countdown Begins July 10

With the safety concerns resolved, NASA has announced that they will begin the official countdown for STS-114; the space shuttle…

19 years ago

Podcast: Interview with Story Musgrave

How many times have I been to space? Well, I lost count at, oh, none. So I, and nearly every…

20 years ago

Discovery Back on the Launch Pad

The space shuttle Discovery has returned to launch pad 39B at Florida's Cape Canaveral to continue preparations for its July…

20 years ago

Shuttle Getting an Upgraded Fuel Tank

The space shuttle Discovery has returned to NASA's massive Vehicle Assembly Building to get a new, modified external fuel tank…

20 years ago

Return to Flight Delayed to July

NASA has decided to push back the launch of the space shuttle Discovery to July to give engineers more time…

20 years ago

Shuttle Return Pushed Back a Week

Mission controllers have decided to give technicians an extra week to get the Space Shuttle Discovery ready for its return…

20 years ago

Discovery Reaches the Launch Pad

In preparation for its return to flight, the space shuttle Discovery made the long slow journey atop its Crawler Transporter…

20 years ago