[UPDATE -- July 12, 7:17 EDT] The launch of Space Shuttle Endeavor has been postponed to Monday, July 13, at 6:51 EDT. NASA said the launch was postponed due to bad weather. NASA TV coverage will begin at 1:30...
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After the scheduled Wednesday launch was aborted when a hydrogen gas leak was discovered, NASA will attempt a second launch of the space shuttle Discovery on Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 7:43pm EST. The current weather...
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According to NASA, launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center suffered major damage during shuttle Discovery's blastoff on Saturday."Heat-resistant bricks lining large sections of the "flame trench" wall...
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Deciding on whether to repair the gouge or not has yet to be decided by NASA ground crews, Perhaps astronauts in space would feel a little better to have it repaired considering Space Shuttle Columbia's tragedy...
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A gouge running through the underbelly of the Shuttle Endeavour reminiscent of Shuttle Columbia's damage will be something on everyone's mind. "CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A close-up laser inspection by...
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The Astronauts can thank their lucky stars there is a space station to dock into, as they would be rolling the dice with their lives with little recourse otherwise as they tried to re enter the earths...
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"CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Atlantis' six astronauts woke up Sunday prepared to inspect the space shuttle's thermal skin for damage as they soared toward the international space station.
NASA managers said hours after Saturday's launch that there was no obvious damage to Atlantis...
"CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Nasa said today that September 6 was the earliest possible date for its next attempt to launch space shuttle Atlantis on a mission to the International Space Station.
The US space...
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"Up to six pieces of debris that could be foam insulation fell off Discovery's troublesome external fuel tank minutes after liftoff Tuesday, a top NASA official said.
Officials cautioned, however, that it was...
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