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
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
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
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
A gaseous hydrogen leak on the space shuttle Endeavour forced NASA to cancel Saturday’s planned launch, NASA said.A gaseous hydrogen leak on the space shuttle Endeavour forced NASA to cancel... more
L'Endeavour sta per far ritorno in California, su decisione della Nasa. Lo shuttle doveva rientrare in Florida, ma a causa del maltempo i tecnici han deciso di far atterrare la navetta spaziale dall'altra parte degli USA.L'Endeavour sta per far ritorno in California, su decisione della Nasa. Lo shuttle... more
Discovery-News.com: Kasey-Dee Gardner sits down with one of Virgin Galactic's maiden space travelers and finds out his three biggest fears about this sub-orbital spaceflight.
For more space news stories, check out http://dsc.discovery.com/spaceDiscovery-News.com: Kasey-Dee Gardner sits down with one of Virgin Galactic's maiden... more
Gli astronauti dello shuttle Endeavour sono nuovamente usciti per la manutenzione dell'ISS. Impegnati per ben sette ore portare avanti i lavori di lubrificazione e di riparazione di uno dei pannelli solari. Per due di loro, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper e Stephen Bowen, è già la terza passeggiata nello spazio.Gli astronauti dello shuttle Endeavour sono nuovamente usciti per la manutenzione... more
Discovery-News.com: New toilets, beds and a fridge are being installed in the ISS. Dave Mosher and James Williams hammer out the details.Discovery-News.com: New toilets, beds and a fridge are being installed in the ISS.... more
Lo Shuttle è partito all'1:55 da Cape Canaveral con a bordo sette astronauti insieme ad una seconda toilette per la Stazione Spaziale internazionale. Il compito degli astronauti sarà quello di ampliare la stazione orbitante e di installarvi un dispositivo che trasformerà la loro urina in acqua potabile. Verrà messa anche una palestra, un frigo (per il quale sono state caricate anche bevande e cibo), due forni ed un congelatore.Lo Shuttle è partito all'1:55 da Cape Canaveral con a bordo sette astronauti insieme... more
NASA is delaying next month's shuttle launch to the Hubble Space Telescope because of problems stemming from Hurricane Ike and replacement parts for the observatory.NASA is delaying next month's shuttle launch to the Hubble Space Telescope because of... more
Endeavour's astronauts embarked on the fifth and final spacewalk of their mission Saturday, this time attaching a 50-foot inspection pole to the international space station for use by the next shuttle visitors.
Michael Foreman and Robert Behnken floated out the hatch late in the afternoon as the linked shuttle and station soared more than 200 miles above the Pacific. They spacewalked the night away, successfully accomplishing all their work.
Endeavour's astronauts embarked on the fifth and final spacewalk of their mission... more
"A TUAW reader has managed to spot an iPod onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which is currently floating around in a giant vacuum. The hawk-eyed reader spotted the iPod from official NASA photos, which showed the device, barely visible, through a cabin window.""A TUAW reader has managed to spot an iPod onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which... more
Following the start of their 16-day-mission, astronauts on the space shuttle Endeavour have begun their work thousands of miles above our heads.
The space-explorers have paralysed a $200m (£100m) robot at the international space station and are now awaiting a software patch to be beamed up so they can fix it, if the patch or install fails, then the astronauts could be facing another spacewalk to mend the apparatus that is designed to help astronauts avoid difficult and dangerous spacewalks for repairs to the space station.
The astronauts had managed to piece the nine separate pieces of the robot, but were left stumped when the software didn't work. Following the start of their 16-day-mission, astronauts on the space shuttle Endeavour... more
