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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…