NASA Notes Some Progress in Making Shuttles Safer
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NASA officials said Thursday that they had made significant progress in making shuttles safer and changing the way they do business.
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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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They say the space shuttle would likely be ready to fly by the currently planned launch date in May or June, but cautioned that efforts to devise a way to do onboard repair of damaged heat shielding were moving slowly.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  - Astronauts assigned to  NASA's first space shuttle mission since the 2003 Columbia  disaster said on Friday they are confident mistakes and  technical problems that led to that accident are in the past.
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NASA is working to solve a potentially dangerous vibration problem in its next generation of launching vehicles.
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As a new crew prepares to lift off tomorrow for the international space station, NASA officials say they are less worried than they were two weeks ago about problems with its oxygen generator and growing shortages of food and spare parts.
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Space shuttle Discovery  remained on track for a Thursday night liftoff though NASA was  beginning to have some misgivings about an approaching cold  front, officials said on Tuesday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- NASA resolved lingering concerns about lines connecting the external fuel tank to Atlantis on Wednesday and moved ahead with preparations for the first space shuttle launch of the year.
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Scans of the shuttleÂs delicate heat shield today so far reveal no worrisome damage to the craft.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA is set to launch another component of the International Space Station into orbit on Friday, three months behind schedule but in compliance with more rigorous safety standards imposed after the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.
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NASA said Tuesday it is focusing on the wiring linking crucial fuel gauges into the liquid hydrogen tank as the likely cause of failures that forced the US space agency to scrub the space shuttle's launch earlier this month.
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NASA reported major progress on glitches in a critical computer system on the International Space Station on Friday as astronauts repaired insulation damage to the space shuttle Atlantis during a spacewalk.
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NASA&#39;s space shuttle Discovery moved a step closer toward launch Monday as engineers worked to join the orbiter with the twin rocket boosters and fuel tank that will aid its flight into space next month.
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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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The reaction to NASA's still-secret air safety survey.
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Astronauts aboard NASA&#39;s shuttle Atlantis scanned their spacecraft&#39;s heat shield for any signs of damage Saturday as they continue on course towards the International Space Station (ISS).
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Atlantis   astronauts will make another inspection of their spacecraft to   ensure unidentified objects seen flying near the ship were not   pieces of its heat shield or other critical components, NASA   managers said on Tuesday.