Space Station

Shuttle Endeavour Photo Special: On Top of Pad 39A for Final Flight

[/caption] Space Shuttle Endeavour now sits majestically at launch pad 39 A at the Kennedy Space Center, awaiting her historic…

14 years ago

Robo Trek Debuts … Robonaut 2 Unleashed and joins First Human-Robot Space Crew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkagxtiy1-M Star Trek’s Data must be smiling. One of his kind has finally made it to the High Frontier. The…

14 years ago

Soyuz Lands Safely; Next Crew Launch Delayed

[/caption] Three members of the Expedition 26 crew landed safely in their Soyuz spacecraft early Wednesday, but their replacements might…

14 years ago

Discoverys Last Launch and Landing Captured in Exquisite Amateur Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_jIB6Rqfas&hd=1 Watch the HD version. More photos below Imagine ….. “You Are There ! ” … in the middle of…

14 years ago

Endeavour’s Final Rollout

[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL – The youngest orbiter in NASA’s shuttle fleet headed to Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center…

14 years ago

Absolutely Amazing: ISS, Discovery Transit Sun Near Active Sunspot Region

[/caption] Amateur astronomer Catalin Fus from Poland has captured one of the most amazing images I’ve ever seen – and…

14 years ago

Endeavour Mated to Rockets for Last Flight Photo Album

[/caption] For the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour, I was privileged to be one of the lucky few to…

14 years ago

Best Images from STS-133: Discovery’s Final Mission in Pictures

[/caption] As space shuttle Discovery prepares to return home from its final mission to space, let's take a look back…

14 years ago

As Shuttle Era Ends, What Will be its Legacy?

[/caption] When it comes to space flight, the media, politicians and the public tend to focus on who was “first.”…

14 years ago

Double Spaceship Sighting Alert – and last chance to see Discovery in orbit

[/caption] UPDATE: We've already got a sighting! The image above was taken this evening in the UK by science writer…

14 years ago