New Shuttle Team Ready for Walk After Dayâs Delay
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NASA officials said that everything was ready for astronauts to prepare the European Columbus science module to be attached to the International Space Station.
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Atlantis shuttle astronauts were set to install a key new segment to the half-finished International Space Station on Tuesday in the first ISS construction work since the 2003 Columbia disaster.
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By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery raced toward a rendezvous with the international space station Monday, ready to deliver a new crew member and a 2-ton addition to the space lab.
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Astronauts on the shuttle Atlantis   packed up on Tuesday as they prepared to return from their   11-day mission to expand the International Space Station.
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The crew of the shuttle's next flight get a taste for life on board as they prepare for launch just weeks away.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The crew of the U.S.   space shuttle Atlantis returned to Florida on Saturday to   prepare for a new launch attempt on NASA's first International   Space Station assembly mission in nearly four years.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA is finally ready to fly its first mission of the year, with the space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts scheduled for liftoff on Friday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Despite weather concerns and a small chunk of ice that threatened to delay the beginning of the shuttle Discoveryâs mission, everything seemed to fall into place.
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By Jeff Postelwait World Staff Writer  Sending a message to mission control, Cmdr. Garrett Pool asked for the countdown to commence as the five-member team of the Hawkings Explorer was ready to begin its mission to Mars. "We are ready for liftoff," Garrett said.
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SPACE.com / CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Six astronauts and NASA's shuttle Atlantis will have to wait at least one more day before launching toward the International Space Station (ISS) while engineers puzzle a fuel cell glitch aboard the spacecraft.
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Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts geared up for a spacewalk Monday that NASA said would remain unchanged despite a last-minute switch in crew for medical reasons.
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WASHINGTON -- NASA's next shuttle astronauts to fly, a blend of veteran spaceflyers and rookies, are in the final month of training for a March construction flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
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By Houston Chronicle  Sep. 14--After tragedy delayed their mission more than three years, the six crew members of the space shuttle Atlantis are finally at work on the long-postponed completion of the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - An Olympic athlete-turned-astronaut and a rookie spaceflyer are leading a spacewalking team set to launch toward the International Space Station (ISS) aboard NASA's shuttle Discovery this week.
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In a routine familiar to travelers on Earth, shuttle astronauts were spending Tuesday packing their things, indulging in their surroundings for one last day and making sure their vehicle is ready for the ride home.
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Preparations are on schedule for NASA's first nighttime space shuttle launch in four years, managers said Wednesday.
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By SETH BORENSTEIN  HOUSTON - Space became a tad more crowded Monday morning, but the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis prepared to ease that congestion and go home after one last inspection of its critical heat shield.