Fix extends shuttle mission to 13 days
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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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NASA on Thursday moved up the next scheduled space shuttle mission by two days to give Endeavour more chances to lift off during what looks to be a busy month.
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Scientists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration say its spacecraft Mars Odyssey will prolong its stay in space until at least September 2006.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  May 31--A two-day flight readiness review ended Thursday with NASA formally clearing shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts for a long-delayed mission to the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA on Thursday will attempt to launch its third space shuttle mission in six months, a healthy pace the agency needs to maintain to finish work on the International Space Station before the shuttles stop flying in four years.
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Engineers worked to fix a leaky hydraulic seal on NASA&#39;s space shuttle Discovery Wednesday as the agency weighs a possible delay for the spacecraft&#39;s planned October launch.
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NASA managers said that they would extend the mission of the space shuttle Atlantis for a spacewalk to repair a problem that could cause damage during re-entry.
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The Mars Rover mission continues for six more months as NASA is funding an extension. The project manager said the rovers are &quot;well past warranty&quot; but are showing few signs of wearing out.
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Two International Space Station crew members have compiled 11 hours and 2 minutes of spacewalk experience in Russian-made Orlan spacesuits.  The latest spacewalk, a 5-hour, 37-minute event, ended Wednesday. It was the 83rd spacewalk in support of station assembly and maintenance.
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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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NASA made plans Thursday to possibly extend the space shuttle's stay at the International Space Station because of malfunctioning computers.
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NASA has decided to delay the Atlantis shuttle landing by 24 hours, from Wednesday to Thursday, over concerns about a floating object discovered near the orbiter and unfavorable weather conditions, a spokesman said.
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WASHINGTON  - NASA has modified the first huge external space shuttle tank, a fix meant to avoid repeating a 2003 tragedy that killed seven astronauts and has grounded the shuttles since, the agency said Tuesday.
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NASA engineers are assessing two small areas on the space shuttle Atlantis that may have received some damage during Thursday's launch and ascent, officials said Saturday. In addition, a spacewalk scheduled for Sunday has been postponed until Monday, with one of the two astronauts scheduled to take it -- Germany's Hans Schlegel -- to be replaced.
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ISS spacewalk under way The crew of the space shuttle Discovery have wasted no time and are already hard at work extending the International Space Station (ISS).â¦
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press WriterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After a two-day journey, space shuttle Discovery reached the international space station Monday for a weeklong stay to continue construction on the orbiting lab and rotate out a crew member.
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NASA will launch the shuttle Discovery on December 7 on a 12-day mission as the US space agency presses on with construction of the International Space Station, officials said.