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The Space Shuttle Discovery launch was scrubbed early Tuesday, after showers and thunderstorms developed and moved into the Cape Canaveral area.The Space Shuttle Discovery launch was scrubbed early Tuesday, after showers and... more
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Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts returned to Earth on Friday, completing a long but successful construction job that boosted the size and power of the international space station.Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts returned to Earth on Friday,... more
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Despite the first 2 delays of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in June from potentially hazardous hydrogen leaks, weather has remained a constant issue, that has scrubbed the launch of the shuttle 3 straight days.Despite the first 2 delays of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in June from potentially... more
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The launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has been scrubbed for the 4th time after thunderstorms developed late this afternoon to the west of the Cape Canaveral area.The launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has been scrubbed for the 4th time after... more
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Space Shuttle Endeavour will attempt to launch today at 7:13 pm EDT. (4th attempt)
Space shuttle Endeavour's external fuel tank is being filled with more than 500,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. The three-hour operation began at 9:48 a.m. EDT. The tank will be completely filled, by 1248 pmSpace Shuttle Endeavour will attempt to launch today at 7:13 pm EDT. (4th attempt)... more
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Photographs of the Space Shuttle Atlantis (which flew as STS-125) departing from Edwards Air Force Base on Monday, June 1, 2009 and arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, June 2, 2009.Photographs of the Space Shuttle Atlantis (which flew as STS-125) departing from... more
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Nasa's Discovery shuttle has blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a 14-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
The shuttle and its crew of seven are delivering a giant cylinder for Japan's Kibo science lab but also a new pump to repair the station's toilet.
Discovery's flight is the third orbiter mission of 2008 and the first to fly the "in-line" external fuel tank.
The new fuel tank has been built from the ground up with the upgrades demanded after the Columbia disaster in 2003.
The improvements are designed to minimise the shedding of insulation foam on launch - the problem that doomed Columbia and her crew.
All missions prior to Discovery's have had the upgrades retrofitted on to tanks that were already constructed.
Nasa's Discovery shuttle has blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a... more
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The Space Shuttle Endeavor returned safely from a record breaking 16 day mission to the International Space Station. “Wheels stop,” were the words of Dominic L. Gorie, the commander, as the shuttle rolled to a safe stop at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
He said the end of the long mission was bittersweet. “The orbiter’s really been performing really marvelously this whole flight,” he said late Tuesday.
The shuttle delivered the first section of Japan’s large Kibo laboratory, an 18,500-pound storage compartment. The main laboratory, a unit the size of a bus, is scheduled to arrive in May aboard the shuttle Discovery. The Endeavour also ferried up a 12-foot, 3,400-pound Canadian Space Agency robot called Dextre, which is to perform maintenance outside the station.
“There really isn’t anymore a U.S. space flight program or a Russian space flight program,” Dr. Griffin, the NASA administrator said. “There is a world space flight program centered around the space station.”
Exciting times....The Space Shuttle Endeavor returned safely from a record breaking 16 day mission to... more
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The space shuttle Atlantis has landed safely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after at 14 day mission. Nasa was anxious to get the shuttle home, so that the Navy can proceed with the spy satellite shoot-down.
The next shuttle launch is about 3 weeks away.The space shuttle Atlantis has landed safely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after... more
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The Space Shuttle Discovery touched down safe and sound at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida after traveling about 5.3 million miles in 13 days. Take a look at some of the footage from this monumental touchdown.The Space Shuttle Discovery touched down safe and sound at the Kennedy Space Center in... more
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