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• Space shuttle Discovery to arrive at Smithsonian Musuem

  April 19, 2012 6:43 AM

  CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) - Space shuttle Discovery is preparing to move into its new home at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum annex in northern Virginia. This morning, the world's most traveled spaceship will be lifted off its Boeing 747 carrier and towed to the museum near Dulles International... more »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• NASA will lose 7,000 jobs

  July 4, 2011 6:56 AM

  With the end of NASA's space shuttle program this month, some 7,000 space jobs in Florida, and the end of many jobs in the communities near the Space Coast. The highly-skilled space workers will have to compete in a labor market where more than one in 10 in America... more »

• Endeavour's final flight may be delayed again

  May 4, 2011 8:14 PM

  The launch date for the shuttle Endeavour's final mission may have to be pushed back again. It was set for next Tuesday, but repair work on the switch box that caused Friday's scrub is taking longer than expected. A replacement was installed today, but more testing is still needed. more »

• NASA: No Monday launch for space shuttle Endeavour

  May 1, 2011 2:34 PM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space shuttle Endeavour's launch is off until probably the end of the week. On Sunday, NASA officials said there was no way Endeavour could blast off Monday on its final voyage. A new launch date was not set. But officials said it appeared that... more »

• Space shuttle commanders reflect on program

  April 12, 2011 11:28 PM

  Three decades ago, the Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center for the very first time. Since then, shuttles have flown more than 100 missions. "It's a dream, and for me it's been a dream come true," remarks Richard Truly, NASA astronaut and former space shuttle commander.... more »

• Shuttle Discovery heads toward its final landing

  March 8, 2011 2:19 AM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) Space shuttle Discovery is on track for a Wednesday landing its very last one. Commander Steven Lindsey and his crew will test the shuttle's systems Tuesday morning. Then the six astronauts will hold a ceremony to mark Discovery's final flight. Discovery, the world's most... more »

• Discovery leaving space station for the last time

  March 7, 2011 5:44 AM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Discovery's astronauts got a special greeting Monday morning in advance of their departure from the International Space Station. Actor William Shatner, who played Capt. Kirk on the original "Star Trek" TV series, paid tribute to space shuttle Discovery's voyages over the decades. He said the... more »

• NASA shuttle workers get $15M grant to find jobs

  June 2, 2010 10:44 AM

  NASA workers facing the end of the space shuttle era are getting $15 million from the federal government to help them find new jobs. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced the emergency grant Wednesday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. She said the grant will assist about 3,200 workers... more »

• Touch down! Space shuttle back safely on Earth

  May 26, 2010 8:54 AM

  Space shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth with 6 astronauts, perhaps ending the flying career of this shuttle. Atlantis logged its 120-millionth mile shortly after midnight, accumulated over 32 flights. Only two shuttle missions remain, by NASA's two other spaceships. NASA is pushing for one more flight for Atlantis, which... 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 »

• 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 »

• Shuttle Discovery, crew of 7 back on Earth

  April 20, 2010 11:13 AM

  Space shuttle Discovery is back on Earth. The shuttle and its seven astronauts landed at Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday morning. Their arrival was delayed by rain that popped up right before daybreak. But the sky cleared and Mission Control was able to bring Discovery home. Rain... more »

• Rain, overcast sky delays space shuttle's return

  April 19, 2010 9:22 AM

  Cloudy weather in Florida will keep space shuttle Discovery in orbit an extra day. Mission Control decided to skip both landing opportunities Monday morning. The next attempt to bring Discovery and its seven astronauts home will come shortly after sunrise Tuesday. On Monday, the sky cleared somewhat as the morning... more »

• Tweets in space!

  April 5, 2010 1:23 PM

  It appears that social networking reaches even into space. This morning, before suiting up and stepping onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, NASA Astronauts "tweeted" about their experience. Prior to the launch, mission specialist Clay Anderson wrote, "This might be last ground Tweet before launch...have to pack and ready for suit... more »

• Space shuttle Discovery, 7 astronauts in orbit

  April 5, 2010 8:46 AM

  Space shuttle Discovery's launch into orbit this morning has clinched a record for the most women in space at the same time -- four. That includes the three female Discovery crew members and a woman on the space station. Discovery began one of NASA's final stockpiling missions to the International... 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 »

• Space shuttle Endeavour pulls in at space station

  February 10, 2010 10:47 AM

  Handshakes, hugs and a "good to see you" were plentiful as the International Space Station crew welcomed their shuttle mates aboard today. Endeavour astronauts are delivering a new room and observation deck that will come close to completing construction 200 miles above Earth. The midnight rendezvous occurred as the... more »

• Shuttle blasts off

  February 8, 2010 9:06 AM

  Space shuttle Endeavour is rocketing toward the space station on one of the shuttle program's last scheduled missions. Endeavour and its crew of six blasted off early Monday. The pre-dawn launch was the last one in darkness if the rest of the shuttle schedule holds. Only four more shuttle flights... more »

• Low clouds scrubs launch

  February 7, 2010 9:17 AM

  Clouds have delayed the launch of space shuttle Endeavour. NASA called everything off early this morning, with just 9 minutes left in the countdown. The band of low clouds started moving into the area late yesterday and forced the delay. Launch managers said they would try again tomorrow. Slightly better... more »

• Space shuttle Endeavour cleared for Sunday launch

  February 6, 2010 11:58 AM

  Space shuttle Endeavour has the green light for launch tomorrow and an improving weather forecast to go with it. The last scheduled night launch comes as workers face uncertainty after a space policy shake-up by the Obama administration. On Monday, President Barack Obama ditched the back-to-the-moon program of the previous... 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 »

• Bring the kids to meet an astronaut

  January 14, 2010 2:20 PM

  If you have kids who watch space shuttle launches with awe--here's their chance to meet an astronaut in person. Richard Truly, who flew Apollo missions to Skylab, and was pilot or commander aboard Space Shuttles Enterprise, Columbia and Challenger--will be in Colorado Springs Saturday at the Fine Arts Center.... more »

• Weather looks good for Monday space shuttle launch

  November 14, 2009 8:30 AM

  NASA remains on track for a Monday launch of space shuttle Atlantis. Even the weather is looking great. Atlantis will deliver a full load of spare parts to the International Space Station, along with six astronauts who will unload everything. Liftoff is scheduled for 2:28 p.m. Monday. Although... more »

• NASA puts new rocket on launch pad for test flight

  October 20, 2009 12:17 PM

  NASA's new rocket is on the launching pad. The experimental Ares rocket traveled from the hangar to the pad Tuesday morning. It was moving at less than one mile per hour, and took almost seven hours to travel 4.2 miles to the pad. It's the first time in... 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 »

• Rain, wind keep space shuttle flying extra day

  September 11, 2009 9:40 AM

  NASA needs to pick a coast today for a landing of the space shuttle Discovery. The preferred landing spot is in Florida. But storm clouds may keep the shuttle away, forcing the astronauts to touch down in California. Florida landings are preferred because the cross-country ferry trip eats up $1.7... more »