Houston TX (SPX) May 18, 2011 - Endeavour's astronauts performed an inspection of the orbiter's thermal protection system. They also checked out spacesuits and rendezvous tools in preparation for Wednesday's docking with the Inter
Washington (AFP) May 18, 2011 - Astronauts are examining several heat shield tiles that appear to have been damaged during the shuttle Endeavour's ascent into orbit, but NASA said Wednesday there was no cause for concern.
Washington DC (SPX) May 18, 2011 - The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Ralph Hall (R-TX), made the following statement after the successful launch of the STS-134 mission, representing the final mission of the
Baltimore MD (SPX) May 18, 2011 - A highly sensitive and extremely compact instrument for plasma monitoring known as Canary, developed and built by researchers at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laur
Washington (AFP) May 18, 2011 - The US space shuttle Endeavour, with six astronauts on board including an Italian, docked at the International Space Station on Wednesday, NASA said.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 17, 2011 - The Space Shuttle Endeavour launched to the International Space Station on May 16, carrying with it a mix of research that will be performed on the station during and after the shuttle mission. Near
Washington DC (SPX) May 17, 2011 - NASA has announced its first four payloads to fly on commercial suborbital spacecraft, kicking off a new era of low-cost technology R and D, science, and STEM education enabled by new commercial spa
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 17, 2011 - India's GSAT-8 multi-mission satellite has been integrated on the Ariane 5 launcher for Arianespace's third flight of 2011, moving this mission campaign into its final preparations for a May 19 lift
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 16, 2011 - A wounded US lawmaker and her astronaut husband traded wedding rings before he boarded the space shuttle Endeavour on Monday to command its final flight, a spokeswoman said.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 16, 2011 - The space shuttle Endeavour blasted off Monday toward the International Space Station on the penultimate flight for the US shuttle program.
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 16, 2011 - The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's fourth heavy-lift mission of 2011 has begun its initial build-up at the Spaceport - joining another launch campaign being conducted in parallel, and underscoring the F
London (AFP) May 16, 2011 - British scientist Stephen Hawking has branded heaven a fairy story for people afraid of the dark, in his latest dismissal of the concepts underpinning the world's religions.
Huntsville AL (SPX) May 16, 2011 - Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center gave a key component of the J-2X engine a brisk workout to ensure it can withstand its extreme operating environment. The engine's fuel turbopump fir
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 15, 2011 - NASA Sunday readied the space shuttle Endeavour for its final mission with liftoff set for 8:56 am (1256 GMT) Monday on the next-to-last flight for the American shuttle program.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 15, 2011 - Astronauts boarded the space shuttle Endeavour Monday as it prepared to blast off toward International Space Station on the penultimate flight for the US shuttle program.
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 14, 2011 - Countdown has begun for the final flight of the Endeavour, scheduled to lift off Monday on the American space program's second to last mission to the International Space Station.
