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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 » -
NASA: Money key to more space shuttle flights
March 9, 2010 12:47 PM
NASA's space shuttle manager says it wouldn't be hard to add more shuttle flights. The real question is money. Program manager John Shannon said Tuesday it costs $200 million a month to keep the fleet flying. Right now, the space shuttles are supposed to retire this fall. Four more missions... more » -
Obama sets conference on future of space program
March 7, 2010 11:49 AM
President Barack Obama plans to host a conference in Florida next month on his administration's approach to the next step in space exploration. The White House says Obama and top officials as well as leaders in space will discuss the future of U.S. efforts in human space flight. Details of... more » -
After Obama phone call, astronauts get back to work
February 18, 2010 8:47 AM
After a time-out for a congratulatory phone call from the president, astronauts onboard the International Space Station got right back to work. They've wrapped up the bulk of the work on Tranquility, a multimillion dollar room shuttled into space by Endeavour. Yesterday, they threw open the shutters on Tranquility's... more » -
Weather looking good for weekend shuttle launch
February 3, 2010 12:03 PM
NASA is predicting good weather for this weekend's space shuttle launch. Endeavour is scheduled to blast off Sunday morning on the last major construction mission at the International Space Station. A new space station room is loaded aboard the shuttle, as well as a cupola with seven windows. ... more » -
Space shuttle Discovery leaves Louisiana for Florida
September 21, 2009 11:17 AM
Space shuttle Discovery has left Barksdale Air Force base in Louisiana on the last leg of its cross-country flight home to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle is being ferried atop a modified 747 aircraft, known as a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Discovery ended a two-week, 5.7-million mile mission... more »
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