Shuttle to deliver European lab
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Space shuttle Atlantis arrives at the International Space Station to deliver Europe's Columbus science laboratory.
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The US shuttle Atlantis is ready to blast off Thursday on its delayed mission to deliver a European space laboratory to the orbiting International Space Station, NASA said Monday.
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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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NASA prepared to launch  the space shuttle Atlantis 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  astronauts moved spacesuits onto the International Space  Station and packed up old equipment to bring home on Sunday,  while scientists prepared for the first experiments in Europe's  new Columbus laboratory.
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U.S. space shuttle Discovery linked up  with the International Space Station on Thursday on a mission  to prepare the orbital outpost for new European and Japanese  laboratories.
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The European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday said it expected to carry out the maiden launch of a robot supply ship to the orbital space station between February 22 and March 8 or 9.
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NASA will try to launch  the space shuttle Atlantis as early as January 24 on a delayed  mission to deliver Europe's first permanent space laboratory to  the International Space Station, mission managers said on  Thursday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA will try to launch the space shuttle Atlantis as early as Jan. 24 on a delayed mission to deliver Europe's first permanent space laboratory to the International Space Station, mission managers said on Thursday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Feb. 7 -- After two months of delay, the space shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit Thursday with Europe's gift to the international space station, a $2 billion science lab named Columbus that spent years waiting to set sail.
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Parallel to Orion Plans are underway to build a European alternative to the US's shuttle replacement Orion.â¦
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The External Tank that will help launch Space Shuttle Discovery on its Return to Flight mission is expected to roll out Thursday afternoon, Dec. 30, from NASA&#39;s Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans to
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Astronauts worked to outfit Europe's new permanent space laboratory on Saturday as a busy visit by NASA's shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station neared its end.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off on Tuesday for a construction mission at the International Space Station, raising hope that NASA will be able to add laboratories for European and Japanese partners later this year.
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The Atlantis orbiter is set to return to Earth after installing Europe's Columbus science lab on the space station.
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The European Space Agency says its first Automated Transfer Vehicle, called the Jules Verne, will be ready for launch early next year.
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Europe's 20-tonne supply ship for the International Space Station will have its maiden flight on Saturday 8 March.