Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-129 will launch at 2:28 PM ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its last mission of the year. The shuttle launch will be Tweeted live from Cape Canaveral by 100 Twitter users...
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The space shuttle Atlantis is stuck in orbit for at least another day as stormy weather prevented them from touching down at Cape Canaveral at their planned 10am EDT landing time on Friday. The shuttle, with seven...
As the space shuttle Atlantis' crew made final checks on their flight systems, the astronauts aboard the International Space Station tried out the new water recycling system. The ISS is getting ready to double the...
After seven long years, the Hubble telescope is finally getting some much-needed repairs. Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis for the STS-125 mission were nearing the telescope late Wednesday and hoped to...
Crew of the space shuttle Atlantis have 'captured' the Hubble telescope using the shuttle's robot arm. The STS-125 mission will now attempt to repair the Hubble over the course of the next five days. NASA's official...
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The space shuttle Atlantis crew are carrying out a damage inspection before moving on to the mission objective: repairing the Hubble Telescope. The crew found minor damage to the craft, which will have to be examined...
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NASA's space shuttle Atlantis is fueled and ready to launch one last time to the Hubble Space Telescope. The seven astronauts have been waiting seven months for this mission, as it was delayed last fall when the...
NASA has announced that the final three Space Shuttles will be sold after they are retired in 2010. After nearly 30 years of service, and over 120 missions into orbit, NASA’s Space Shuttle fleet will...