Night Lights: Shuttle Discovery Rockets Toward Space Station
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - For a few brief moments, night turned to day at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) as the&nbsp;shuttle Discovery climbed into space atop twin columns of fire and smoke in the agency's first evening launch in four years.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 9--CAPE CANAVERAL -- Its first countdown foiled by low clouds Thursday night, NASA will try again tonight to launch Discovery and its seven astronauts on the last shuttle mission of the year.   Liftoff is scheduled for 8:47 p.m.
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The space shuttle Discovery is to begin a complex 11-day round trip to the International Space Station as early as Thursday night.
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By Mike Schneider  Flashes of flame from space shuttle Discovery lit up the darkened sky Saturday as the spacecraft blazed off the launch pad for the first nighttime liftoff in four years.
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U.S. space shuttle Discovery blasts off from Cape Canaveral for a 14-day mission.
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The shuttle will be chasing the International Space Station across the sky and will be visible to the naked eye if conditions are clear.  It is due to take off later today on an 11-day mission that includes a spacewalk to attack a giant frame for the space station's 80-metre solar panels.
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By Amanda Codispoti, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Dec. 7--Roanokers should be able to look to the sky tonight and see space  shuttle Discovery as it makes its way to the international space station.
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Several days after space shuttle Discovery arrives at the international space station, some of the lights will go out. Some communications with Mission Control will stop. Backup power will be lost.
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On Thursday, astronauts from the Space Shuttle Discovery moved the International Space Station one step closer to completion by rerouting its power systems to use a new, more efficient solar array.
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NASA readied for a rare night launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery as astronauts boarded amid signs that strong crosswinds were receding.
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By A.J. Hostetler, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Dec. 7--Virginians might catch a glimpse of tonight's unusual nighttime  launching of the space shuttle Discovery, if it lifts off as planned.
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By Roy A. Bahls, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 15--Weather permitting, local sky watchers are in for some prime viewing of the international space station and space shuttle Discovery as they streak overhead.   Sightings of the ISS and shuttle can be had about 6:04 p.m.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 7--CAPE CANAVERAL -- NASA monitored discouraging weather forecasts but otherwise declared shuttle Discovery ready for tonight's blastoff, the first night launch in four years and one that might be visible from South Florida.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA added a day to the shuttle Discovery's visit to the International Space Station to allow time for spacewalkers to study a troubled but critical part of the outpost's power system, the agency said on Monday.
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The US space shuttle Discovery headed for the International Space Station after a spectacular nighttime liftoff from Florida which NASA described as its most technically challenging.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery launched Saturday on a mission to rewire the international space station.
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The US space shuttle Discovery has headed  for a rendezvous with the International Space Station after an inspection by its crew showed the spacecraft sustained no visible damage during lift-off.