Experts Recommend No Extra Shuttle Check
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Discovery's seven astronauts do not need to conduct an extra inspection of the space shuttle's belly and wings, NASA engineers studying the spacecraft's heat shield for damage recommended Tuesday.
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NASA's safety chief said yesterday that he could find no evidence of heavy drinking by astronauts before space launches -- undermining but not dismissing reports from an independent panel on astronaut health issues that said last month that at least two such incidents had come to its attention.
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NASA managers said the craft showed no sign of damage after the appearance of mysterious debris caused concern.
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By Rasha Madkour  HOUSTON  --  Space shuttle Atlantis astronauts have been so productive that they have only one more item to complete from their original spacewalk to-do list.  A circuit breaker pushed today's spacewalk back by about 45 minutes; it's now due to start at 6 a.m. EDT.
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Nasa detects a problem with a sensor on the external tank of the space shuttle Atlantis hours before take-off.
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SPACE.com / CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Atlantis is likely unharmed from small showers of fuel tank foam that appeedar to rain on the orbitein the late stages of  its Sept. 9 launch, NASA's shuttle chief said Saturday.
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NASA had briefly considered delaying next Tuesdayâs mission after an independent group of engineers raised concerns about microscopic cracks in three heat shield panels that protect the shuttleâs wings.
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Discovery's seven astronauts conducted a painstaking inspection of the space shuttle Wednesday, focusing especially on three wing panels to make sure possible cracks spotted beneath the shuttle's protective coating hadn't worsened.
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WASHINGTON: An expert panel on Wednesday recommended sending a manned shuttle mission to repair the aging Hubble Space Telescope, instead of the robotic mission NASA had envisioned.
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By SETH BORENSTEIN HOUSTON - NASA ordered Atlantis' six astronauts to perform a more extensive inspection of the space shuttle using a 50-foot-boom early Wednesday to see if its heat shield was damaged by a mysterious object that apparently floated off the spacecraft.
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Shuttle officials said there were no major technical issues facing the Atlantis and its six-member crew.
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A report from National Academy of  Sciences released today recommends that NASA scrap plans to service the Hubble  Space Telescope (HST) robotically and instead use a space shuttle to get the job  done as originally planned.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Spacewalking astronauts worried they have may have gummed up a successful job connecting an addition to the international space station Tuesday when a bolt, spring and washer floated free.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee heard this morning from one of its own about some of the problems with airline "no fly" watch lists. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., says he had a close encounter with the lists when trying to take the U.S. Airways shuttle out of Washington to Boston. The ticket agent wouldn't let him on the plane. His name was on the list in error.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Cameras, computer laptops and some lights on space shuttle Atlantis were turned off Thursday to save energy in case it needs to stay an extra day at the international space station to help maintain the outpost's orientation.
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Nasa officials scrutinising the launch of space shuttle Atlantis say debris did hit, but  there was no visible damage.
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By MATTHEW FORDAHL    SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- A $239 million satellite toppled to a factory floor last year because nobody bothered to check that it was secure before moving it, according to a NASA investigation board's report on the mishap...