Commander Charlie Hobaugh, Pilot Barry Wilmore and Mission Specialists Randy Bresnik, Mike Foreman, Leland Melvin, Robert…
[release] Japanese Kibo Mission MAXI acquires all-sky X-ray image in the fastest time
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and RIKEN have successfully acquired an all-sky X-ray
STS-129 MCC Status Report #21
Atlantis crew members spent part of Thanksgiving Day preparing for their scheduled Friday landing.
STS-129 MCC Status Report #20
The seven-member crew of Atlantis is packing the orbiter and preparing to return home, wrapping up…
The Way Home
Seen over the Mediterranean Sea, near the Algerian coast, the space shuttle Atlantis is featured in…
Flight Controllers Develop Workaround to Bypass Suspect Filter
A routine disposal overboard of waste water and urine collected aboard Atlantis was terminated early. It…
Waste Water Dump Nozzle Not Concern for Friday Landing
Shuttle astronauts used the camera on the Orbiter Boom Sensor System to survey the condition of…
Atlantis leaves station as NASA eyes shuttles’ end
Space shuttle Atlantis left the International Space Station on Wednesday after a seven-day stay to deliver…
Waste Water Dump Flow Reduction Not Expected to be Issue
During a purge of the space shuttle waste water tank Wednesday morning, Mission Control noticed a…
Orbiter Boom Sensor System Uncradled
Space shuttle Atlantis' crew uncradled the 50-foot-long Orbiter Boom Sensor System, or OBSS, from the payload…