Space shuttle Atlantis' crew has begun today's inspection of the shuttle's thermal protection system. They will…
Category: Shuttle Update
Atlantis Separates From International Space Station
At 4:18 a.m. EDT, space shuttle Atlantis fired its jets, separating a space shuttle from the…
Atlantis Undocks from International Space Station
At 2:28 a.m. EDT, space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station while the spacecraft…
Final Undocking Today for Shuttle Program
Today’s wakeup song was “Don’t Panic,” by Coldplay, played at 9:59 p.m. EDT for space shuttle…
Shuttle Set to Undock Early Tuesday
The crews of space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station are separated by closed hatches…
Hatches Closed Between Station and Shuttle for Final Time
Following a poignant farewell ceremony by the crews of Atlantis and Expedition 28, hatches between the…
Raffaello Returned to Atlantis’ Payload Bay
Driving Canadarm2 from the robotic workstation inside the International Space Station's cupola, Sandy Magnus and Doug…
Canadarm2 Grasps Raffaello
>From the International Space Station's cupola, astronauts Sandy Magnus and Doug Hurley have grasped the Raffaello…
Raffaello Vestibule Depressurization Under Way
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have begun depressurizing the vestibule, which connects the Raffaello multipurpose…
Crew to Move Raffaello and Say Farewell to Station
Today’s wakeup song was “Days Go By,” by Keith Urban, played at 10:29 p.m. EDT, along…