Asengineers prepare NASA's the space shuttle Discovery for a July launch, theorbiter's next astronaut crew is training hard for the upcoming spaceflight. "It'samazing to see how dedicated everyone is, ...

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A more robust shuttle program with demonstrated autonomous repair capability critical for approval of a final Hubble servicing mission and completion of the International Space Station are the big ...

While NASA's Discovery astronauts prepare for the agency's first shuttle flight in more than two years, another orbiter crew is also training hard for its own launch — now less than three months away.

NASA officials will host a news conference no earlier than 2 p.m. EDT, Saturday, June 17, following a two-day detailed assessment of the readiness of Space Shuttle Discovery for launch. The briefing ...

News media covering the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-121 will have an opportunity to tour the weather forecast facility on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 28 ...

The decision of two top NASA managers to vote against the upcoming July 1 launch of the space shuttle Discovery pivoted on the risk of losing the orbiter, but not its astronaut crew, the officials ...

At 1452GMT today Space Shuttle Discovery (pictured below from its own robotic arm's boom's camera) was to dock with the International Space Station, starting the next phase of STS-121, the 18th US ...

International Space Station (ISS) mission STS-121 ended today when Space Shuttle Discovery touched down at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida at 1314GMT (pictured below). Discovery launched on 4 July ...

Great day yesterday, finishing flight day 2 early, that’s amazing. As for today, just a rendezvous. However, you will be losing a crewmember at the end of the day, but then again, you’re gaining a ...

Hey guys ... got these STS-121 preflight photos emailed to me today ... and since it's Friday, I'm slacking off at work, and posting them in the Lounge.<br><br>First ...

NASA is targeting March for the next Space Shuttle mission (STS-121). The mission will be the second test flight to the International Space Station in the Shuttle Return to Flight sequence. NASA is ...