Astronauts and cosmonauts have now spent 1,000 hours spacewalking for assembly and maintenance of the International…
Month: May 2011
Zapping deadly bacteria using space technology
Technology spin-off from long-running research aboard the International Space Station is opening up a new way…
Spacewalkers Press Ahead with Remaining Tasks
Spacewalkers Mike Fincke and Greg Chamitoff have retrieved the power and data grapple fixture from the…
Shuttle Boom Transferred to Station
The space shuttle's robotic arm released the Orbiter Boom Sensor System at 12:50 a.m., and it…
STS-134 Astronauts Conducting Fourth Spacewalk
STS-134 astronauts Mike Fincke and Greg Chamitoff switched their suits to battery power at 12:15 a.m.…
Satellite Images Show Extent of Mississippi River Sediment
Satellite images show large amounts of sediment throughout coastal Louisiana as a result of flooding on…
STS-134 MCC Status Report #24
The combined shuttle and station crews turn their focus to final docked activities today. The crew…
STS-134 MCC Status Report #23
Its work with the space shuttle complete, the orbiter boom sensor system has a new home…