Astronauts Relax After Busy Week
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By AP Wire Services  Video:  Atlantis Crew Get Time to Enjoy Space     CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
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By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON - Restoration of a failed computer system returned life to a regular rhythm on the international space station Sunday, as two astronauts completed the fourth spacewalk since space shuttle Atlantis docked with the outpost a week ago.
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Since September 8th and 9th, the twin Mars rovers have been taking a well-deserved break, while the Sun-Earth line clears again for communication directly to Mars. While this conjunction may temporarily halt their wheels in the sand, other science tasks have kicked off under autonomous control.
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An astronautâs life can stretch family ties to the breaking point, and astronauts are not immune to emotional stress.
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By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON - Two U.S. astronauts planned to make the fourth spacewalk in a week on Sunday, as critical Russian computers which had failed last week in the international space station continued their recovery to normal operations.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 13 -- Two astronauts spent more than six hours in space Tuesday attaching large new girders to the international space station -- the first major addition to the half-finished station in almost four years.
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The shuttle Discovery astronauts floated aboard the International Space Station on Monday, the start of a week-long stay to hook up a new power system so new laboratory modules can be added to the complex.
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After five weeks of forced rationing of food and supplies the astronauts at the international space station report that they are fine despite having lost a few pounds due to a decrease in their daily calorie intake.
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By Mike Schneider, The Associated Press  HOUSTON - Restoration of a failed computer system returned life to a regular rhythm on the International Space Station on Sunday, as two astronauts took the fourth spacewalk since space shuttle Atlantis docked with the outpost a week ago.
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Astronauts and engineers spent Tuesday troubleshooting problems in space and on the ground.
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HOUSTON - Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Discovery will take a few hours off Monday after some delicate robotic arm work to move a massive girder outside the International Space Station (ISS), while engineers on Earth study contamination in one of the orbital laboratory's solar array-turning joints.
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Though cargo is piling up in the International Space Station and shuttles won&#39;t fly until after the new crew leaves, the astronauts on board are optimistic about their mission.
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The International Space Station (ISS) crew made steady progress with maintenance work this week. Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA Station Science Officer Mike Fincke restored the primary oxygen
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Astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis ventured out Sunday for the fourth walk in space in less than a week to work on the International Space Station.
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Restoration of a failed computer system returned life to a regular rhythm on the international space station Sunday, as two astronauts completed the fourth spacewalk since space shuttle Atlantis docked with the outpost a week ago.
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As a new crew prepares to lift off Wednesday for the international space station, NASA officials say they are less worried than they were two weeks ago about problems with its oxygen generator
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Separated from the international space station Saturday, their heat shielding inspected one last time for damage and all their goals accomplished, the astronauts of the space shuttle Discovery were ready to come home.