Space Shuttle Discovery Crew Returns to Earth after Fortifying International Space Station Science

Space shuttle Discovery and seven astronauts ended a 14-day journey of more than 6.2 million miles…

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…

NASA Selects Community College Scholars For Chance To Design Space Rovers, Visit Johnson Space Center

Community college students have been selected to travel to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, May…

NASA, Newseum to Debut Images from Unique Solar Spacecraft

NASA will hold a news briefing and unveil initial images from the Solar Dynamic Observatory, or…

NASA And NSTA Send Teachers Flying For Science In Microgravity

NASA and the National Science Teachers Association have selected high school teachers to fly an experiment…

Disocovery Prepares for Tuesday Landing

At 10:21 p.m. Monday, mission control played “On the Road Again” by Willie Nelson as the…

Crew Day Ends; Landing Scheduled for Tuesday

The crew of space shuttle Discovery went to sleep at 3:21 p.m. EDT. Crew wakeup is…

Monday Landings Waved Off

Mission Control Entry Flight Director Bryan Lunney has given Discovery's seven astronauts a "no go" to…

Crew Begins Landing Preparations

At the moment, weather conditions still are “no go” for Discovery’s second landing attempt at 10:23…

Discovery’s First Landing Opportunity Waved Off

Mission Control Entry Flight Director Bryan Lunney has decided to wave off the first landing opportunity…