Astronomy
- Shuttle Endeavour Finally Launched
Shuttle Endeavour finally roared to life and blasted off Wednesday on its sixth try, rocketing away through a hazy sky toward a Friday rendezvous with the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center. Multiple pieces of foam insulation fell...
- Shuttle Endeavour Launch On Sunday Postponed
NASA on Sunday postponed the launch of space shuttle Endeavour for the day due storms near Kennedy Space Center. NASA will next try to launch the shuttle on Monday at 6:51 p.m. Endeavour's launch was postponed twice last month because of a liquid...
- Nasa Sets Wednesday Launch Date For Shuttle Endeavour
NASA managers today formally cleared the shuttle Endeavour for a delayed launch Wednesday on a space station assembly mission. Launch of the agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was delayed to June 18 or 19 to make room for the shuttle in an effort...
- Shuttle Endeavour Cleared For Launch Next Week
While the shuttle Endeavour's crew reviewed emergency procedures at the launch pad June 3 , NASA managers held an executive-level flight readiness review and cleared the ship for blastoff June 13, at 7:17:15 a.m., on a complex space station assembly...
- Shuttle Atlantis Blasting From Nasa
When the space shuttle Atlantis blasts off on NASA's final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, the shuttle Endeavour and a four-man crew will be standing by for launch on a mission space agency managers hope will never be needed: an emergency...
Astronomy
Friday landing for Endeavour
The Endeavour astronauts tested the shuttle's re-entry systems today before packing up for the trip back to Earth Friday to close out a 16-day space station assembly mission. There are no technical problems of any significance, but forecasters are predicting a slight chance for rain and thunderstorms near Endeavour's Florida runway at the 10:48 a.m. EDT landing time.
- Shuttle Endeavour Finally Launched
Shuttle Endeavour finally roared to life and blasted off Wednesday on its sixth try, rocketing away through a hazy sky toward a Friday rendezvous with the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center. Multiple pieces of foam insulation fell...
- Shuttle Endeavour Launch On Sunday Postponed
NASA on Sunday postponed the launch of space shuttle Endeavour for the day due storms near Kennedy Space Center. NASA will next try to launch the shuttle on Monday at 6:51 p.m. Endeavour's launch was postponed twice last month because of a liquid...
- Nasa Sets Wednesday Launch Date For Shuttle Endeavour
NASA managers today formally cleared the shuttle Endeavour for a delayed launch Wednesday on a space station assembly mission. Launch of the agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was delayed to June 18 or 19 to make room for the shuttle in an effort...
- Shuttle Endeavour Cleared For Launch Next Week
While the shuttle Endeavour's crew reviewed emergency procedures at the launch pad June 3 , NASA managers held an executive-level flight readiness review and cleared the ship for blastoff June 13, at 7:17:15 a.m., on a complex space station assembly...
- Shuttle Atlantis Blasting From Nasa
When the space shuttle Atlantis blasts off on NASA's final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, the shuttle Endeavour and a four-man crew will be standing by for launch on a mission space agency managers hope will never be needed: an emergency...