NASA Extends Shuttle Mission to Work on Station
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NASA will tack a day on to the mission of the space shuttle Discovery so crew members can do âexploratory surgeryâ on part of the International Space Station.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts wrapped up the third and final spacewalk of their flight Friday, completing installation of a 17 1/2-ton piece of the international space station and doing some other fix-it jobs on the outside.
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One down, three to go Almost as soon as the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis completed their first spacewalk, NASA announced that the mission to the International Space Station will be extended by two days to make time for a fourth excursion into hard vacuum.â¦
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By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press  HOUSTON -- The failure of Russian computers that control the international space station's positioning have NASA managers considering another extension of space shuttle Atlantis' visit to the orbiting outpost, officials said Wednesday.
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Two astronauts ventured into space on  Monday to install a giant new piece on the International Space  Station on a mission NASA will extend to repair a rip in space  shuttle Atlantis&#39; heat shield.
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Atlantis' astronauts aimed for a morning touchdown Wednesday to conclude a two-week mission that expanded the international space station with the addition of a new European lab.
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The US shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station on Thursday for a complex construction mission to pave the way for the installation of European and Japanese laboratories.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA was set on Tuesday   to make a third attempt to launch space shuttle Discovery on a   mission vital to the program's future after easing concerns   over a small crack in the ship's fuel tank.
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The US space agency, NASA, continues work on improving the safety of the space shuttle, before the fleet of orbiters resumes its visits to the international space station next year.
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Two shuttle Atlantis astronauts resumed work outside the International Space Station on Friday to attach experiments to the hull of Europe's newly delivered research outpost.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press  The work performed by the two astronauts will enable the expansion of the space station.   Video:  NASA Powers Down Part of the Space Station     CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
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NASA prepared to launch space shuttle Discovery on a complex International Space Station mission, even as lingering clouds threatened to delay liftoff by at least 24 hours.
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NASA declared that it's back in the space-station assembly business Thursday after shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts safely returned from a 12-day mission to install a big new piece of the orbiting outpost.
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Two astronauts have began 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 shuttle Atlantis astronauts  completed their work on the International Space Station on  Friday with a third and final spacewalk to put the finishing  touches on a new power module and set up gear for NASA's next  service call.
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Astronauts will try to fix a thermal blanket that peeled back during Atlantis' launch, extending the space shuttle's mission from 11 to 13 days, NASA managers said Monday.
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The US space agency, NASA, says work continues on safety improvements on the space shuttle design in anticipation of the shuttle&#39;s return to flight in 2005.