Shuttle to undock from space station
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NASA planned to undock the space shuttle Discovery from the International Space Station on Tuesday after an eventful mission that included a crucial rewiring and the retraction of a stubborn solar array.
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BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan  - The United States'  grounded Space Shuttle fleet may resume flights to the  International Space Station (ISS) next May or June, a senior  ISS official said Tuesday.
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With the Space Shuttle Atlantis  scheduled to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday,  skywatchers across much of the United States  and southern Canada  are in for a real treat on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.         Should weather conditions permit to offer clear skies, there will be a few  opportunities to see both the Atlantis orbiter and the ISS flying across the  sky from many locations.      The sight should easily be visible to anyone, even from brightly-lit cities. ...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis blasted off on a construction mission to the International Space Station on Friday, ending a three-month grounding to repair the ship's hail-battered fuel tank.
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Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the   International Space Station on Sunday to end a stay in which   the Atlantis crew resumed station construction after a nearly   four-year hiatus by installing a massive new solar power unit.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA began retracting via remote control a 115-foot solar panel on the international space station Wednesday, likening the tricky task to folding a road map back up and stuffing it in the glove compartment.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 8--CAPE CANAVERAL -- A cliffhanger countdown ended without a shuttle liftoff Thursday night as a stubborn layer of clouds forced NASA to scrub -- at the last minute -- its attempt to launch Discovery and its astronauts.
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By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - The shuttle Discovery backed away from the international space station and started a two-day journey home after its crew bade farewell to the residents of the orbiting outpost and left behind U.S. astronaut Suni Williams for a six-month stay.
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The U.S. shuttle Atlantis was in orbit Saturday, heading for the International Space Station.
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The twice-delayed flight of the space shuttle Atlantis, carrying a major addition to the International Space Station, is set for liftoff Thursday.
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By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - Mission Control has given Atlantis astronauts the go-ahead to start their descent back to Earth after a fruitful mission at the international space station. "You are go for the de-orbit burn," Tony Antonelli in Houston radioed up to the crew at 4:53 a.m.
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US astronauts were back on board the shuttle Atlantis preparing to undock Tuesday for the long flight back to Earth, after wrapping up their mission at the International Space Station, NASA said.
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Astronauts are set to undertake another space walk to dislodge a stuck solar array on the International Space Station, following several failed attempts to fold the array automatically.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER HOUSTON - Hours after undocking from the international space station Tuesday, Atlantis' seven astronauts began a final inspection of the space shuttle to make sure its heat shield was ready to re-enter Earth's atmosphere.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis will be moved from its launch pad to a hangar due to damage caused by a hailstorm to the fuel tank, NASA said on Tuesday.
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The US space shuttle Atlantis prepared to undock from the International Space Station after astronauts fitted it with new solar panels designed to boost the station's power generating capacity.
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Space shuttle Atlantis' thermal protection system was cleared for re-entry Saturday, allowing it to separate from the International Space Station on schedule.