Endeavour docked with the International Space Station at 5:14 a.m. CDT Wednesday, bringing an advanced scientific…
Month: May 2011
Free-Floating Planets May Be More Common Than Stars
Astronomers, including a NASA-funded team member, have discovered a new class of Jupiter-sized planets floating alone…
Endeavour’s Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver
At 5:15 a.m. EDT today, Endeavour began the nine-minute Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, or 'backflip,' on its…
Docking Day for Endeavour
The crew of space shuttle Endeavour awoke at 10:56 p.m. EDT to “Drops of Jupiter” by…
STS-134 Crew Completes First Full Day in Space
Endeavour’s astronauts performed an inspection of the orbiter’s thermal protection system. They also checked out spacesuits…
Crew Checks Thermal Protection System
The crew is performing the standard scan of the space shuttle's thermal protection system using the…
Crew to Check Thermal Protection System Today
Today the crew will perform the standard scan of the space shuttle’s thermal protection system using…
Out-of-this-world ideas on offer
Is your company on the hunt for out-of-this-world business concepts? ESA is placing information on its…