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NASA Sets Launch Dates for Remaining Space Shuttle Missions

NASA Sets Launch Dates for Remaining Space Shuttle Missions

   Following a detailed, integrated assessment, NASA selected target launch dates for the remaining eight space shuttle missions on the current manifest in 2009 and 2010.

Posted : Tue, Jul 08, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

Space Shuttle Discovery Set to Land Saturday

Space Shuttle Discovery Set to Land Saturday

   The space shuttle Discovery crew is expected to complete its 14-day flight to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:15 a.m. EDT on Saturday, June 14.

Posted : Thu, Jun 12, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

MIT project seeks to arm robotic training with data

MIT project seeks to arm robotic training with data

   The space shuttle's 45-foot robotic arm may look simple and automatic as it gracefully lifts a multi-ton satellite from the cargo bay and lets it drift off into space.

Posted : Thu, May 29, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

NASA Test Fires Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor

NASA Test Fires Space Shuttle Reusable Solid Rocket Motor

   NASA's Space Shuttle Program on Thursday successfully conducted a test firing of a space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor in Utah.

Posted : Thu, May 01, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

Astronauts to Make Virtual Connection With Students

Astronauts to Make Virtual Connection With Students

   Through NASA's Digital Learning Network (DLN), students at five middle schools and an invited student audience at Goddard will talk to the shuttle crew.

Posted : Tue, Apr 29, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA's Shuttle Crew Returns Home After Successful Mission

NASA's Shuttle Crew Returns Home After Successful Mission

   Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew landed at 8:39 p.m. EDT Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., after completing a 16-day journey of nearly 6.6 million miles in space.

Posted : Fri, Mar 28, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

Shuttle Crew to Visit NASA Headquarters, Available for Interviews

Shuttle Crew to Visit NASA Headquarters, Available for Interviews

   One week after the landing of space shuttle Atlantis and its crew, NASA Headquarters in Washington is preparing to welcome the astronauts of the STS-120 crew.

Posted : Sat, Feb 23, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Updates STS-123 Launch Rehearsal Information

NASA Updates STS-123 Launch Rehearsal Information

   NASA is updating television coverage and media access information for the practice countdown of the next space shuttle flight, STS-123.

Posted : Fri, Feb 22, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Updates Target Launch Date for Shuttle Discovery

NASA Updates Target Launch Date for Shuttle Discovery

   NASA is targeting May 25 at 7:26 p.m. EDT for the launch of the space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission from the Kennedy Space Center, Fla.

Posted : Fri, Feb 22, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

Space Shuttle Endeavour Arrives at Launch Pad, Countdown Test Set

Space Shuttle Endeavour Arrives at Launch Pad, Countdown Test Set

   After safely reaching its launch pad Monday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle Endeavour now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-123 mission.

Posted : Wed, Feb 20, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Awards Reusable Solid Rocket Motors Contract Modification

NASA Awards Reusable Solid Rocket Motors Contract Modification

   NASA has awarded a contract modification valued at $812.5 million to ATK Launch Systems Inc., of Brigham City, Utah.

Posted : Sun, Feb 17, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Dates

NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Dates

   NASA officials on Thursday revised the target launch dates for space shuttle flights during the second half of 2008.

Posted : Fri, Feb 15, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Assigns Crews for STS-127 and Expedition 19 Missions

NASA Assigns Crews for STS-127 and Expedition 19 Missions

   NASA has assigned crews for the STS-127 space shuttle mission and the Expedition 19 International Space Station mission.

Posted : Tue, Feb 12, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

Boeing and NASA Start New Year with Space Shuttle Atlantis Liftoff

Boeing and NASA Start New Year with Space Shuttle Atlantis Liftoff

   With the successful liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis, The Boeing Company and NASA are starting off 2008 with renewed focus following three successful missions last year for the shuttle and International Space Station (ISS) programs.

Posted : Sat, Feb 09, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Begins Mission to the Space Station

NASA's Shuttle Atlantis Begins Mission to the Space Station

   Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew lifted off at 2:45 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 7 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.

Posted : Fri, Feb 08, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Announces Space Shuttle Launch Targets

NASA Announces Space Shuttle Launch Targets

   NASA Friday announced Feb. 7 as the target launch date for shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the International Space Station and mid-March for the launch of Endeavour on STS-123.

Posted : Mon, Jan 14, 2008

Category : Science / Space News

NASA Reschedules Space Shuttle Launch

NASA Reschedules Space Shuttle Launch

   The launch of NASA's space shuttle Atlantis will take place no earlier than Saturday, Dec. 8, at 3:43 p.m.

Posted : Sat, Dec 08, 2007

Category : Science / Space News

Space Shuttle Atlantis Arrives at Launch Pad

Space Shuttle Atlantis Arrives at Launch Pad

   After safely reaching its launch pad Saturday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle Atlantis now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-122 mission.

Posted : Sat, Nov 10, 2007

Category : Science / Space News

Discovery home for the holidays

 Discovery home for the holidays

   Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Friday after some last-minute suspense over which landing site to use, closing out a year in which NASA finally got construction of the international space station back on track.

Posted : Tue, Dec 26, 2006

Category : Science / Space News
 
 
 
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