Discovery Crew Preparing to Undock

The crew of space shuttle Discovery awoke at 12:21 a.m. EDT to the strains of “Joy”…

STS-131 MCC Status Report #26

Space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station at 7:52 a.m. CDT, ending a stay…

STS-131 MCC Status Report #27

Preparations for landing take center stage Sunday as the seven astronauts on space shuttle Discovery wrap…

Final Heat Shield Inspection Complete

The final inspection of Discovery's heat shield is complete. The photos of the heat shield captured…

Leonardo Latched in Shuttle; Crew Conducts Final Inspection

The Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module was fully latched into space shuttle Discovery's payload bay at 3:15…

Leonardo Work, Heat Shield Inspection for Crew

The crew was awakened at 12:21 a.m. with the “Theme from Stargate” played for Mission Specialist…

Lunar Polar Craters May Be Electrified

As the solar wind flows over natural obstructions on the moon, it may charge polar lunar…

Group Portrait

The crews of STS-131 and Expedition 23 gathered for a group portrait in the Kibo laboratory…

NASA’s Shuttle Atlantis Moves to Launch Pad, Liftoff Practice Set

Journalists are invited to cover the STS-132 space shuttle crew's Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, a practice…

STS-131 MCC Status Report #24

Space shuttle Discovery astronauts secured the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo in the cargo bay this morning,…