Credits: ESA/NASA - S. Andrews
Month: August 2009
Discovery in Orbit, Chasing Space Station
With seven astronauts and a host of experiments and equipment on board, space shuttle Discovery completed…
NASA’s Shuttle Discovery Launches to Enhance Space Station Science
Space shuttle Discovery, with its seven-member crew, launched at 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday from NASA's Kennedy…
Lighting Up the Night
Viewed from the Banana River Viewing Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle…
NASA’s Shuttle Discovery Launches to Enhance Space Station Science
Space shuttle Discovery, with its seven-member crew, launched at 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday from NASA's Kennedy…
Countdown Resumes to 11:59 Launch
The clocks are ticking backward to the on-time launch of Discovery on STS-128 at 11:59 p.m.…
Launch Teams “Go” for Liftoff
Space shuttle Discovery has been cleared for launch tonight at 11:59 EDT. The mission management team,…
Discovery’s Countdown in Last Planned Hold
The countdown for launch has entered its last pause tonight as all remains on schedule for…
Launch Weather Forecast Improves
Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters has improved the launch forecast to an 80 percent chance of…
Countdown Enters Planned Hold
The launch of Discovery on the STS-128 mission remains on schedule as the countdown entered its…