Endeavour begins moving to launch pad
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For the first time in almost five years, space shuttle Endeavour began moving to the launch pad Tuesday in preparation for a flight which will deliver teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan and her six crew mates to the international space station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Shuttle Atlantis started for home on Tuesday, leaving the International Space Station with new solar power wings, a fresh crew member and a mystery over what knocked out the space station's computers.
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Two astronauts from the US shuttle Atlantis ventured out for the first space walk of their mission Monday to begin installing power-generating equipment on the International Space Station hundreds of miles above the Earth.
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Shuttle Atlantis looks set to lift off after foul weather last week scuttled three attempts to launch the first International Space Station construction mission in nearly four years.
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A swarm of NASA flight controllers, astronauts and engineers have reached one step closer to returning to space agency's shuttle program to launch status, performing the first of many full-scale simulations for its first return-to-flight mission.
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The redesigned external fuel tank that will help propel Discovery on the first shuttle mission since the 2003 Columbia accident is set to leave New Orleans on Friday, beginning
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Regardless, space competitions are poised to become big business.
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Discovery arrives at the International Space Station to carry out a challenging construction mission.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 12  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After traveling thousands of miles, a major component of the International Space Station is set to begin preparations for launch.
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By Jeff Postelwait World Staff Writer  Sending a message to mission control, Cmdr. Garrett Pool asked for the countdown to commence as the five-member team of the Hawkings Explorer was ready to begin its mission to Mars. "We are ready for liftoff," Garrett said.
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Weather concerns are growing as NASA nears its scheduled launch of the shuttle Discovery.
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The arrival of the space shuttle Discovery will mark the next stage in construction.
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Tuesday's shuttle launch marks the beginning of an intense period of space activity for Europe.
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The newly overhauled space shuttle Endeavour was rolled out to a seaside launch pad in Florida on Wednesday to be prepared for its first mission in nearly five years.
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Seven astronauts, including teacher-turned-spaceflyer Barbara Morgan, are taking a close look at NASA&#39;s shuttle Endeavour as they train for an August launch towards the International Space Station (ISS).
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Shuttle Atlantis roared into space soaring toward the International Space Station for the first construction mission since the 2003 Columbia tragedy.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Sep. 6--CAPE CANAVERAL -- The countdown advanced smoothly Tuesday for today's launch of space shuttle Atlantis and a crew commanded by Brent Jett Jr. of South Florida.