Atlantis Astronauts Begin First Spacewalk
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HOUSTON, Sept. 12 -- Space shuttle astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper stepped out into open space for the first time this morning, looked around and exclaimed, "Aaah. Wonderful."
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Two astronauts begin a seven-hour spacewalk to fit a solar power tower on the ISS.
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Astronauts guided into place and bolted down a 2-ton addition to the international space station Tuesday, making the first of three difficult spacewalks during space shuttle Discovery's stay at the orbiting lab.
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The two American astronauts aboard the International Space Station began the first of three spacewalks planned for the next week, NASA announced.
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THE crew of the international space station welcomed Atlantis's six astronauts on board yesterday after the space shuttle arrived carrying the first new addition for the orbiting laboratory in more than three years.
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Shuttle Atlantis roared into space soaring toward the International Space Station for the first construction mission since the 2003 Columbia tragedy.
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Space shuttle Atlantis thundered into orbit Saturday with no obvious damage from debris to worry NASA or the six-member crew as they prepared to resume construction of the international space station for the first time since the 2003 Columbia disaster.
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Two Discovery astronauts stepped out into space for the first of three spacewalks, to install a new metal structure to the International Space Station, NASA said.
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Shuttle Atlantis astronauts on Sunday   guided a sensor-laden robot arm along the outside of their   spacecraft to check for damage after launching on a flight to   restart construction of the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space station flight controllers on Tuesday began the delicate task of unfurling the outpost's new solar power wings, which two spacewalking astronauts installed during the first major task of shuttle Atlantis' 13-day flight.
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Two Atlantis astronauts have embarked on a spacewalk to install the first new elements added to the orbiting International Space Station since the 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster.
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Atlantis shuttle astronauts are set to install a key new segment to the half-finished International Space Station in the first ISS construction work since the 2003 Columbia disaster.
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Two astronauts have begun the second of three spacewalks of the shuttle Atlantis' mission, to continue work on the orbiting International Space Station (ISS).
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The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the international space station Sunday for a swap of astronauts and delivery of new parts for the station.
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Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, June 9    WASHINGTON -- After a three-month delay, Atlantis finally blasted off Friday on NASA's first space shuttle mission of the year, continuing the construction of the International Space Station.   The shuttle lifted off at 7:38 p.m.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The six crew members of space shuttle Atlantis strapped into the spacecraft and ran through a practice countdown Friday in preparation for the program's first launch of the year next month. "It went seamlessly," NASA spokesman Bill Johnson said.
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Two Atlantis astronauts successfully completed a spacewalk as part of an effort to add elements to the International Space Station (ISS), a NASA spokesman announced.