Mission accomplished, shuttle leaves station
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - With hugs and   handshakes, the shuttle Atlantis astronauts left the space   station crew on Sunday, climbed aboard their ship and fired   steering jets to begin the journey back to Earth.
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By Alicia Chang, Associated Press  EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE -- Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth safely Friday, ending a two-week mission to deliver an addition to the international space station and bring a crew member home from the outpost.
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HOUSTON -- Seven astronauts aboard NASA&#39;s shuttle Atlantis cast off from the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday, leaving the orbital laboratory with a more balanced look after installing new starboard solar wings.
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The US space shuttle Atlantis successfully blasted off Friday from the Kennedy Space Center for a mission to the orbiting International Space Station, the first shuttle mission of 2007.
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By Traci Watson  The troubled Russian computers on the International Space Station passed a last acid test Monday, allowing space shuttle Atlantis to leave the station today.    Atlantis' crew ducked into the shuttle and closed the hatch Monday just after 7 p.m.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Dec. 11 -- After a two-day journey, the space shuttle Discovery reached the international space station Monday for a week-long stay to continue construction on the orbiting lab and rotate out a crew member.
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Two astronauts floated out of the  International Space Station on Friday to complete work on new  solar energy panels in the third and final spacewalk of a  shuttle mission to restart construction of the half-finished  outpost.
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The shuttle slid gently into place at the International Space Station this morning, 218 miles over the eastern Pacific Ocean.
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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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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.
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The crews of the space shuttle and station say a teary farewell after more than a week of working tirelessly together to build a bigger and better scientific outpost in orbit. Atlantis is scheduled to undock early Monday, its load considerably lighter than when it arrived Feb. 9 with Europe's premiere space laboratory, Columbus.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle astronauts left their ship for a fourth spacewalk on Monday in a last-ditch effort to free a jammed solar wing panel on the International Space Station and complete every job NASA wanted for its final flight of the year.
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The two astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) complete the first space walk of their mission.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Atlantis slipped out of its docking port at the International Space Station on Tuesday after a nine-day servicing call.
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Two new solar energy arrays on the   International Space Station unfolded smoothly on Thursday to   complete the main task of a shuttle mission to restart   construction of the space outpost.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Atlantis sailed away from the International Space Station on Monday, leaving behind a new crew member and Europe's first permanent orbital laboratory.
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Records galore for astronaut Williams The computers on the International Space Station (ISS) are all fixed, and the crew of the shuttle Atlantis have completed their final spacewalk and are now preparing for the journey home. The guidance system is due for a final test today.â¦