Space Station
Liftoff for Discovery, STS-120 is Underway
NASA's space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral today, beginning the next construction mission to the International Space…
Discovery Set to Launch October 23rd
NASA announced today that the space shuttle Discovery has been officially targeted for an October 23rd launch. If all goes…
Expedition 16 Docks with the Station
The International Space Station now has 6 crew members on board, after the Soyuz capsule carrying Expedition 16 docked earlier…
Expedition 16 is Off to the International Space Station
The next inhabitants of the International Space Station, Expedition 16, were blasted into orbit today aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket.…
Discovery Rolls Out to the Pad
I know it feels like it was just yesterday that Endeavour returned from its mission to the International Space Station.…
STS-118: Endeavour Touches Down Safely in Florida
After 13 days in space, the space shuttle Endeavour touched down safely in Florida today. NASA managers actually decided to…
Bigelow Speeds Up Plans for a Human Habitable Space Station
Where are you planning to go on your next vacation? Hawaii, Mexico, or Europe would be nice. But what about…
STS-118: No Repairs Necessary
NASA announced their final decision on Thursday: they won't have the astronauts repair the space shuttle Endeavour. According to the…
STS-118: Micrometeorite Dings Shuttle Windshield
Just to remind us all that the astronauts are really quite exposed up there in orbit, a micrometeorite took a…
STS-118: Damaged Glove Shortens 3rd Spacewalk
Shuttle astronaut Rick Mastracchio and International Space Station resident Clay Anderson hurried inside today, cutting their 3rd spacewalk an hour…