Hatches between space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station were opened at 1:28 p.m. EST,…
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Atlantis Docked to Station
At 11:51 a.m. EST, Commander Charlie Hobaugh backed space shuttle Atlantis into pressurized mating adapter #2…
Atlantis Arrives at Station
Space shuttle Atlantis docked with the station at 11:51 a.m. EST. After a series of leak…
Atlantis Given the “Go” for Docking
Atlantis and the STS-129 crew were given the “go” for docking and are still on track…
Atlantis Completes Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver
Space shuttle Atlantis completed the nine-minute R-Bar pitch maneuver, also known as the Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver.
Atlantis Begins Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver
At 10:52 a.m. EST, space shuttle Atlantis began the nine-minute R-Bar pitch maneuver, also known as…
Commander Performs Terminal Initiation Burn
Commander Charles Hobaugh and the crew of Atlantis performed the Terminal Initiation burn at 9:05 a.m.…
Atlantis Headed for Station Docking
The crew of space shuttle Atlantis awoke at 4:28 a.m. EST to the song "Higher Ground"…
Space Shuttle Pilot Set to Talk With Tennessee Students from Orbit
Congressman Bart Gordon and Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville will host a live conversation between more…
COBE Satellite Marks 20th Anniversary
NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite rocketed into Earth orbit on Nov. 18, 1989, and quickly…