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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 » -
Spacewalk 3: More repair work for station crew
August 16, 2010 8:09 AM
Space station astronauts have one more big spacewalking chore before they can declare success. Astronauts Douglas Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson will tackle the last of their cooling-system repair work Monday. It will be their third spacewalk in just over a week. This time, they will try to... 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 hoist cargo carrier onto space station
April 8, 2010 8:34 AM
NASA is still working around the space shuttle's broken antenna to get data it needs to see if there was any launch damage. Other than that, the mission to the International Space Station is going as planned. Astronauts attached a compartment full of newly delivered goods today, enough to... 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 » -
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 »
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