Space shuttle crew arrives in Florida for liftoff
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The crew of space shuttle Discovery arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday for the countdown ahead of next week's launch on a construction mission to the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Shuttle Atlantis crew members prepared on Tuesday for their planned touchdown at the Kennedy Space Center in central Florida after delivering Europe's first permanent orbital laboratory to the International Space Station.
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The crew of the US shuttle Atlantis inspected the craft for damage sustained during takeoff as they headed out into space, preparing to dock with the International Space Station on Sunday.
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The space shuttle Atlantis has lifted off into the Florida sky Friday, carrying a crew of seven astronauts headed for the international space station. The mission was delayed by a damaging hailstorm and overshadowed by a lurid love triangle.
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By JUAN A. LOZANO  By Juan A. Lozano  The Associated Press  HOUSTON  The crews of Atlantis and the international space station greeted each other with hugs and handshakes Sunday after the space shuttle arrived at the orbiting outpost.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Mounted atop a jumbo jet, U.S. space shuttle Atlantis began a cross-country flight from California on Sunday, and NASA officials said it should arrive back home in Florida as early as Monday.
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HOUSTON -- The astronaut crew of NASA&#39;s shuttle Atlantis is gearing up for a planned Thursday landing after a successful construction flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
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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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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis docked with the international space station Monday, arriving with the first addition to the orbiting space lab in more than 3 1/2 years.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. _ Illuminated by 40 pure-white Xenon spotlights and the golden glare of five powerful rocket engines, shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts thundered into space tonight.  Liftoff came right on schedule at 8:47 p.m.
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The U.S. space shuttle  Atlantis lifted off from its Florida home port on Thursday on a  mission to deliver Europe's first permanent space laboratory to  the International Space Station.
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The shuttle Atlantis safely landed in Florida Wednesday, completing a successful mission to install Europe's first space laboratory.
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Part of an elaborate  Japanese science laboratory has arrived at the Kennedy Space  Center in Florida ahead of its liftoff for the International  Space Station, officials said on Tuesday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Astronauts aboard the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis prepared on Wednesday for their imminent return to Earth, provided Florida's fickle weather cooperates.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle   Atlantis landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida   on Thursday after the first construction mission to the   International Space Station since the 2003 Columbia disaster.
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The crew of Discovery begins a 14-day mission to the space station, after a successful launch from Florida.
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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.