NASA readies space shuttle Atlantis for launch
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The crew of the newly  repaired space shuttle Atlantis arrived at its Florida  spaceport on Monday as NASA prepared to launch the ship on a  mission to deliver a European space laboratory to the  International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. &#x2014; NASA's space shuttle Atlantis is ready for a Thursday space shot attempt, mission managers said today.
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After a three-month delay, Atlantis is ready to blast off Friday on the first space shuttle mission of the year as NASA presses on with efforts to finish the International Space Station.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has set Space Shuttle Atlantis' launch for Friday, Sept. 8, at 11:41 a.m. EDT. Shuttle program managers made the lift-off decision after reviewing more detailed data on a problem associated with one of the spacecraft's electricity-producing fuel cells.
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NASA decides to return Atlantis to launch pad   WASHINGTON, Aug.
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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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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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Space shuttle Atlantis rolls up to launch pad   WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- NASA's space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, in preparation for the mid-March flight mission, according to NASA TV.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The seven-man crew assigned to the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission to the International Space Station arrived at the Kennedy Space Center on Monday in preparation for Friday's planned liftoff.
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NASA will try to launch  the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday after clearing a technical  problem with a power generator that forced a two-day delay,  officials said on Thursday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA prepared to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on Thursday on a long-delayed mission to deliver a $1.9 billion European laboratory to the International Space Station, but weather threatened another postponement.
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NASA decided to try to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on Wednesday, after a delay caused by a lightning strike and the threat of bad weather.
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Final preparations were underway Monday at Florida's Kennedy Space Center for the long-awaited launch Wednesday of the space shuttle Atlantis.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA is watching the weather for Tuesday's planned launch of the space shuttle Discovery.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA is finally ready to fly its first mission of the year, with the space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts scheduled for liftoff on Friday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Â The seven astronauts set to launch aboard NASA's shuttle Discovery next week arrived at the agency's spaceport Friday eager to fly and confident their spacecraft is safe to rocket into orbit.
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The U.S. shuttle Atlantis was in orbit Saturday, heading for the International Space Station.