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Final space connection: Atlantis docks at station
July 10, 2011 11:21 AM
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A space shuttle has pulled up for the last time at a space station. Emotions were running high Sunday, in orbit and on Earth, as Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station. It's the final docking to a space station ever by a NASA... more » -
Obama heralds launch of final space shuttle
July 8, 2011 4:15 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - With the launch of Atlantis on NASA's final space shuttle mission, President Barack Obama says a proud country watched as "America reached for the heavens once more." Obama congratulated the Atlantis astronauts and space workers on what he called a "picture perfect launch" Friday from Cape... more » -
Remembering all their work before the final launch
July 8, 2011 12:36 AM
Colorado has one of the largest space related economies in the country, and there are a lot of local ties to the space program. The final shuttle launch will be bittersweet for many of these people. Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida just before... more » -
Last 4 shuttle astronauts arrive for countdown
July 4, 2011 3:42 PM
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The four astronauts who will close out NASA's space shuttle program are at their Florida launch site, eager for a Friday takeoff. Commander Christopher Ferguson and his crew flew into Kennedy Space Center from Houston on Monday, the Fourth of July. NASA staff handed... more » -
Locals looking at space travel after the shuttle is retired
May 16, 2011 7:47 PM
The Space Shuttle Endeavour is in space after a successful liftoff Monday morning. Now the United States only has one space shuttle mission remaining before the program is retired, then some serious decisions need to be made about the future of the space program and how we get Americans to... more » -
Shuttle program nearing the end, but a local group is working for the future
May 16, 2011 4:26 PM
As Endeavour launched into the new frontier of space Monday morning, the United States government is preparing for a new frontier of space travel without using the shuttle. The three-decade old human transport-module to space is being retired after the final launch of Atlantis scheduled for June. NASA has... more » -
NASA clears Endeavour for final launch Monday
May 14, 2011 7:49 PM
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's next-to-last space shuttle flight is set to blast off Monday morning. Mission managers gave the green light Saturday for the final voyage of Endeavour. Forecasters put the odds of acceptable weather at 70 percent. Endeavour will fly to the International Space Station... more » -
Space shuttle Atlantis aims for morning touchdown
May 26, 2010 8:24 AM
Space shuttle Atlantis is about to wrap up its flying career. Atlantis and its six-man crew are scheduled to land Wednesday in Florida and end NASA's third-to-last shuttle flight. Mission Control says rain could interfere, however, and keep the shuttle in orbit an extra day. The lead flight... more » -
Astronauts tackling antenna work in 1st spacewalk
May 17, 2010 8:08 AM
Two astronauts are out spacewalking at the International Space Station. Garrett Reisman and Stephen Bowen ventured outside Monday morning to install a spare antenna on the space station. The visiting Atlantis crewmen also will hook up a storage platform and loosen the bolts on batteries that will be replaced... more » -
Shuttle Atlantis lifts off into outer space
May 14, 2010 4:15 PM
Space shuttle Atlantis is on its way to orbit for the last time. Atlantis and an experienced crew of six blasted off Friday afternoon from Cape Canaveral in Florida. More than 40,000 guests gathered at the launch site, all of them eager to catch one of the few remaining shuttle... more » -
Astronauts ready, big crowd awaits launch
May 14, 2010 1:37 PM
The biggest launch-day crowd in years is anxiously awaiting the last planned liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis. Only two missions are left after this one as NASA retires the shuttle fleet. More than 40,000 guests have descended on Kennedy Space Center. VIPs on the list include Defense Secretary Robert... more » -
Atlantis to launch for final time Friday
May 11, 2010 4:36 PM
NASA is counting down to the final launch of space shuttle Atlantis. Atlantis is set to blast off Friday afternoon on its last trip to the International Space Station. The countdown clocks began ticking Tuesday. Forecasters put the odds of good launch weather at 70 percent. The six astronauts... more »
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